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FORM 38.5(b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION \* TName of exempt principal trader ABN AMRO Equities Australia Limited------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in RIO TINTO LIMITED------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing 6 August 2008------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------\* T 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 2) \* T Long Short------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- --------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- ---------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 399,394 0.087429961 1674046 0.3664596------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,177 0.364518145 155442 0.0340273------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 105,000 0.022985187 140000 0.0306469------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,169,571 0.474933293 1969488 0.4311338------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) \* T Class of relevant security: Long Short------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 0 (0%) 0 (0%)------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 (0%) 0 (0%)------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------------------------------Total 0 (0%) 0 (0%)------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------------------------------\* T (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) \* TClass of relevant security: Details---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales \* TPurchases Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Purchase 145 111.8Purchase 281 112.1Purchase 25 112.15Purchase 16 112.16Purchase 70 112.17Purchase 2 112.28Purchase 22 112.29Purchase 70 112.41Purchase 417 112.43Purchase 106 112.44Purchase 265 112.46Purchase 12 112.47Purchase 161 112.49Purchase 302 112.5Purchase 18 112.52Purchase 16 112.53Purchase 58 112.54Purchase 108 112.55Purchase 64 112.57Purchase 84 112.58Purchase 4 112.59Purchase 110 112.62Purchase 124 112.63Purchase 388 112.65Purchase 122 112.7Purchase 147 112.8Purchase 4 112.81Purchase 99 112.82Purchase 48 112.89Purchase 36 112.92Purchase 34 112.94Purchase 80 112.96Purchase 4 112.97Purchase 82 113.02Purchase 141 113.03Purchase 308 113.04Purchase 4 113.05Purchase 100 113.06Purchase 36 113.09Purchase 57 113.1Purchase 1 113.12Purchase 189 113.13Purchase 37 113.14Purchase 188 113.18Purchase 35 113.2Purchase 320 113.22Purchase 159 113.23Purchase 394 113.24Purchase 210 113.25Purchase 202 113.26Purchase 281 113.27Purchase 525 113.28Purchase 263 113.29Purchase 166 113.3Purchase 359 113.32Purchase 219 113.34Purchase 143 113.35Purchase 1 113.36Purchase 181 113.37Purchase 656 113.38Purchase 349 113.39Purchase 394 113.4Purchase 87 113.41Purchase 40 113.42Purchase 780 113.43Purchase 520 113.44Purchase 2553 113.45Purchase 410 113.46Purchase 331 113.47Purchase 161 113.48Purchase 1125 113.49Purchase 165 113.5Purchase 641 113.51Purchase 223 113.53Purchase 301 113.54Purchase 297 113.55Purchase 174 113.56Purchase 10 113.58Purchase 301 113.59Purchase 244 113.6Purchase 462 113.61Purchase 299 113.62Purchase 502 113.63Purchase 295 113.64Purchase 96 113.67Purchase 89 113.68Purchase 1000 113.69Purchase 263 113.7Purchase 136 113.75Purchase 200 113.76Purchase 302 113.78Purchase 147 113.79Purchase 246 113.8Purchase 247 113.88Purchase 212 113.9Purchase 840 113.91Purchase 220 113.95Purchase 500 113.96Purchase 45 113.97Purchase 168 113.99Purchase 179 114Purchase 128 114.04Purchase 497 114.07Purchase 130 114.08Purchase 1015 114.09Purchase 70 114.1Purchase 554 114.12Purchase 74 114.14Purchase 196 114.18Purchase 228 114.2Purchase 103 114.21Purchase 170 114.26Purchase 330 114.33Purchase 543 114.34Purchase 1 114.36Purchase 710 114.4Purchase 126 114.49 29128\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 1 112.38Sale 8 113.09Sale 11 113.11Sale 28 113.2Sale 2 113.21Sale 4 113.24Sale 2 113.29Sale 32 113.3Sale 190 113.31Sale 2 113.32Sale 310 113.35Sale 3 113.37Sale 9 113.38Sale 30 113.41Sale 12 113.42Sale 3 113.43Sale 9 113.44Sale 131 113.45Sale 11 113.47Sale 1505 113.48Sale 356 113.49Sale 139 113.5Sale 1 113.51Sale 13 113.52Sale 14 113.54Sale 10 113.56Sale 24 113.6Sale 5 113.62Sale 9 113.66Sale 12 113.7Sale 14 113.75Sale 13 113.78Sale 1008 113.9Sale 10 113.93Sale 1500 114Sale 14 114.01Sale 16 114.03Sale 11 114.07Sale 4256 114.1Sale 750 114.12Sale 3 114.2Sale 8 114.21Sale 2000 114.22Sale 6 114.23Sale 3 114.27Sale 8 114.3Sale 1514 114.31Sale 28 114.32Sale 2 114.37Sale 5817 114.4Sale 5 114.43Sale 3 114.47 19875\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) AUDe.g. CFD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 2000 14.00---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* T (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying \* TProduct name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneye.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received purchasing, which the option European per unit varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. (Note 4)------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 2000 180.00 American 25/6/09 2.56------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 2.57------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 3000 180.00 American 25/6/09 2.62------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 2.64------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 3000 180.00 American 25/6/09 2.70------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 5000 180.00 American 25/6/09 2.70------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 2.72------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 2.80------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 2.84------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 2000 180.00 American 25/6/09 2.90------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 2.90------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 2.90------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 2.95------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 2000 180.00 American 25/6/09 3.00------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 15000 180.00 American 25/6/09 3.00------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------RIO Jun 09 Call Purchasing 5000 180.00 American 25/6/09 3.00------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* T (ii) Exercising \* TProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) \* TNature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives \* TFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO \* TDate of disclosure 7 August 2008------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------Contact name Oliver Bainbridge - Kirit Devshi------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------Telephone number (020) 7678 5898------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected RIO TINTO------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisor------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------\* T Notes: The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's websiteat www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate) OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) \* TProduct name, Written or Number of Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry datee.g. call option purchased securities to (Note 2) American, which the option European or derivative etc. relates------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 25,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 20,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 3,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 8,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 4,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 22,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call Written 140,000 146.00 European 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Short 100 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Short 4,440 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Short 1,330 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Short 3,350 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Short 950 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Short 200 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Short 750 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Long 67,987 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Long 212,013 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Long 1,385,091 29/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Long 178,716 29/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------\* T Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreementsto purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. 2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and itsNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Copyright Business Wire 2008Related Shares:
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