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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 24 July 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 343,674 0.075232488 1677463 0.3672076--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,591 0.364608772 167004 0.0365583--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 45,000 0.009850795 140000 0.0306469--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 2,054,265 0.449692055 1984467 0.4344128--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) \* TClass 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 21472 115.2Purchase 3 115.34Purchase 35 115.41Purchase 214 115.55Purchase 290 115.6Purchase 318 115.61Purchase 264 115.62Purchase 41 115.63Purchase 71 115.7Purchase 35 115.73Purchase 71 115.77Purchase 107 115.85Purchase 35 115.9Purchase 178 116.01Purchase 71 116.02Purchase 71 116.06Purchase 420 116.13Purchase 72 116.14Purchase 299 116.15Purchase 146 116.16Purchase 81 116.18Purchase 130 116.19Purchase 585 116.2Purchase 235 116.21Purchase 228 116.24Purchase 107 116.25Purchase 425 116.26Purchase 122 116.27Purchase 140 116.28Purchase 623 116.29Purchase 882 116.3Purchase 211 116.31Purchase 583 116.32Purchase 118 116.33Purchase 28 116.34Purchase 468 116.35Purchase 219 116.38Purchase 399 116.4Purchase 190 116.42Purchase 29 116.45Purchase 293 116.47Purchase 41 116.48Purchase 104 116.49Purchase 105 116.5Purchase 163 116.52Purchase 414 116.53Purchase 71 116.56Purchase 533 116.58Purchase 112 116.59Purchase 35 116.63Purchase 178 116.65Purchase 36 116.66Purchase 55 116.67Purchase 417 116.68Purchase 1262 116.69Purchase 2739 116.7Purchase 36 116.71Purchase 587 116.72Purchase 82 116.73Purchase 249 116.77Purchase 171 116.78Purchase 247 116.81Purchase 178 116.85Purchase 219 116.88Purchase 107 116.89Purchase 139 116.92Purchase 100 116.95Purchase 209 116.99Purchase 2796 117Purchase 100 117.1 41794\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 24452 115.2Sale 1080 115.33Sale 320 115.34Sale 600 115.35Sale 51 115.75Sale 66 115.76 26569\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOVZL Short (sell) 9000 1.045--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 1500 16.20--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 500 16.24--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOJZJ Short (sell) 2796 37.10--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 25 July 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 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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