6th Aug 2008 09:00
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 5 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 389,576 0.085280736 1673481 0.3663359------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,177 0.364518145 157442 0.0344651------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 60,000 0.013134393 140000 0.0306469------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,114,753 0.462933274 1970923 0.4314479------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 993 110.79Purchase 15 111.05Purchase 1 111.1Purchase 48 111.11Purchase 50 111.14Purchase 8 111.15Purchase 154 111.16Purchase 3 111.17Purchase 95 111.18Purchase 16 111.2Purchase 75 111.21Purchase 18 111.24Purchase 14 111.25Purchase 9 111.27Purchase 42 111.29Purchase 11 111.31Purchase 6 111.32Purchase 160 111.34Purchase 5 111.36Purchase 2 111.37Purchase 46 111.38Purchase 13 111.4Purchase 152 111.43Purchase 15 111.44Purchase 178 111.45Purchase 30 111.46Purchase 990 111.47Purchase 9 111.48Purchase 27 111.49Purchase 402 111.5Purchase 199 111.51Purchase 14 111.52Purchase 5 111.53Purchase 295 111.55Purchase 89 111.56Purchase 10 111.59Purchase 90 111.61Purchase 7 111.63Purchase 127 111.64Purchase 4 111.65Purchase 21 111.67Purchase 33 111.68Purchase 652 111.7Purchase 199 111.73Purchase 500 111.74Purchase 4 111.75Purchase 9 111.76Purchase 22 111.79Purchase 1 111.8Purchase 4 111.81Purchase 14 111.93Purchase 8 112.04Purchase 5 112.06Purchase 12 112.09Purchase 10 112.16Purchase 7 112.2Purchase 9 112.24Purchase 2 112.36Purchase 35 112.41Purchase 36 112.45Purchase 35 112.5Purchase 74 112.52Purchase 1 112.53Purchase 1 112.56Purchase 187 112.57Purchase 1 112.59Purchase 369 112.6Purchase 71 112.61Purchase 71 112.65Purchase 532 112.75Purchase 114 112.8Purchase 31 112.82Purchase 522 112.83Purchase 91 112.89Purchase 353 112.9Purchase 4 113.06Purchase 5043101 118.1 5051568\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 1771 110.79Sale 11 111.11Sale 45 111.13Sale 11 111.14Sale 253 111.15Sale 179 111.16Sale 64 111.17Sale 9 111.19Sale 483 111.21Sale 6 111.22Sale 1 111.23Sale 199 111.25Sale 168 111.26Sale 362 111.27Sale 64 111.28Sale 70 111.29Sale 307 111.31Sale 9 111.32Sale 36 111.33Sale 200 111.34Sale 297 111.39Sale 654 111.41Sale 6 111.42Sale 5 111.47Sale 2 111.48Sale 7 111.5Sale 25 111.51Sale 5 111.54Sale 19 111.56Sale 27 111.57Sale 16 111.58Sale 17 111.61Sale 48 111.62Sale 18 111.63Sale 123 111.65Sale 10 111.68Sale 21 111.69Sale 7 111.71Sale 26 111.73Sale 4 111.79Sale 35 111.8Sale 5 111.85Sale 17 111.88Sale 19 111.89Sale 11 111.95Sale 17 111.99Sale 10 112.02Sale 9 112.06Sale 10 112.07Sale 2 112.08Sale 5 112.12Sale 430 112.13Sale 2 112.14Sale 15 112.15Sale 33 112.17Sale 10 112.18Sale 17 112.2Sale 5 112.22Sale 6 112.26Sale 1 112.27Sale 4 112.28Sale 4 112.29Sale 3 112.34Sale 22 112.37Sale 5 112.39Sale 2 112.4Sale 2 112.41Sale 3 112.45Sale 3 112.46Sale 3 112.48Sale 1 112.51Sale 622 112.54Sale 2 112.56Sale 3 112.6Sale 2 112.62Sale 2 112.64Sale 900 112.73Sale 99 112.75Sale 100 112.78Sale 501 112.8Sale 400 112.81Sale 5043101 118.1 5052028\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOJZB Long (buy) 2500000 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOJZA Long (buy) 2500000 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 6 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 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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