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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 5 November 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 586,791 0.128452391 1846162 0.4041369------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,672,497 0.366120541 201542 0.0441189------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 348,000 0.076179478 155000 0.0339305------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,607,288 0.570752409 2202704 0.4821863------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 57,392 79.71Purchase 1,500 82.27Purchase 434 82.46Purchase 7 82.61Purchase 397 82.62Purchase 603 82.68Purchase 1,000 82.75Purchase 1,000 82.78Purchase 555 82.81Purchase 1,000 82.85Purchase 79 82.86Purchase 930 82.87Purchase 123 82.89Purchase 1,068 82.9Purchase 500 82.94Purchase 793 82.95Purchase 1,059 82.97Purchase 1,025 82.99Purchase 535 83.04Purchase 965 83.05Purchase 895 83.07Purchase 130 83.08Purchase 2,049 83.3Purchase 4 83.31Purchase 78 83.33Purchase 86 83.34Purchase 35 83.5Purchase 1,200 83.53Purchase 765 83.54Purchase 57 83.68Purchase 225 83.72Purchase 359 83.78Purchase 1,250 83.9Purchase 1 84.02Purchase 200 84.08Purchase 144 84.15Purchase 20 84.23Purchase 170 84.24Purchase 25,618 84.25Purchase 232 84.26Purchase 66 84.28Purchase 200 84.34Purchase 1,114 84.36Purchase 285 84.37Purchase 51 84.38Purchase 593 84.39Purchase 850 84.55Purchase 150 84.56Purchase 2,000 85.37Purchase 2,112 85.7Purchase 290 85.71Purchase 203 85.77Purchase 1,007 85.78Purchase 672 85.86Purchase 500 86Purchase 251 86.04Purchase 261 86.05Purchase 1,500 86.1Purchase 500 86.11Purchase 61 86.13Purchase 2,274 86.6 119,423\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD) Sale 8,199 79.71Sale 424 82.58Sale 500 82.64Sale 18 82.66Sale 6 82.68Sale 587 82.69Sale 1,250 82.81Sale 300 82.82Sale 700 82.83Sale 175 82.87Sale 5 82.89Sale 4,145 82.9Sale 6 82.91Sale 254 82.95Sale 13 82.96Sale 1,000 82.99Sale 750 83Sale 3 83.02Sale 200 83.04Sale 787 83.05Sale 686 83.15Sale 1,000 83.16Sale 636 83.19Sale 1,415 83.25Sale 500 83.47Sale 700 83.5Sale 21 83.6Sale 1 83.62Sale 478 83.64Sale 8,718 83.7Sale 1 83.72Sale 499 83.73Sale 640 83.74Sale 5,300 83.75Sale 500 83.76Sale 250 83.82Sale 3,148 83.85Sale 91 83.86Sale 1,093 83.89Sale 1,000 83.9Sale 4,619 84.13Sale 549 84.14Sale 1,916 84.15Sale 217 84.24Sale 1,363 84.25Sale 250 84.31Sale 938 84.72Sale 62 84.87Sale 250 85.19Sale 1,000 85.34Sale 141 85.36Sale 2,359 85.37Sale 557 85.61Sale 987 86.1Sale 13 86.11Sale 100 86.13Sale 998 86.23Sale 2 86.24Sale 1,501 86.6 63,821\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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)------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Jun 09 Call Options Selling 4,000 100.00 American 25/06/2009 6.8550------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Jun 09 Call Options Purchasing 6,000 110.00 American 25/06/2009 4.6050------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Jun 09 Call Options Purchasing 6,000 110.00 American 25/06/2009 4.7500------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 November 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 Written 5,000 110.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call Written 10,000 110.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 52,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 10,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 10,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 18,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 40,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 10,000 144.00 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 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 5,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 29,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 163,000 0.01 European 18/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call Written 140,000 146.00 European 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------\* 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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