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EPT Disclosure

17th Nov 2008 09:38

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

Name of exempt principal trader ABN AMRO Equities Australia Limited
Company dealt in RIO TINTO LIMITED
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing 14 November 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

Long Short

Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities 595,366 0.130329514 1853210 0.4056798
(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,670,201 0.365617931 223522 0.0489304
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 303,000 0.066328683 155000 0.0339305
Total 2,568,567 0.562276129 2231732 0.4885407

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

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%)

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security: Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchases Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)
Purchase 18695 69
Purchase 132 72.08
Purchase 1513 72.1
Purchase 1400 72.12
Purchase 2 72.13
Purchase 32 72.14
Purchase 23 72.17
Purchase 1029 72.18
Purchase 869 72.19
Purchase 1000 72.6
Purchase 43 72.93
Purchase 1000 73.23
Purchase 1 73.63
Purchase 129 73.65
Purchase 1347 73.68
Purchase 63 73.69
Purchase 514 73.75
Purchase 600 73.81
Purchase 781 73.86
Purchase 100 73.87
Purchase 1684 74
Purchase 65 74.3
Purchase 2886 74.7
Purchase 97 74.71
Purchase 1032 74.72
Purchase 4755 74.74
Purchase 47 74.75
Purchase 1183 74.76
Purchase 406 74.82
Purchase 39 74.89
Purchase 23772 74.9
Purchase 1534 74.94
Purchase 114 74.95
Purchase 1735 74.96
Purchase 900 74.97
Purchase 1500 74.98
71022
Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)
Sale 18695 69
Sale 1081 72.05
Sale 27 72.06
Sale 841 72.07
Sale 55 72.39
Sale 50 72.49
Sale 33 72.53
Sale 392 72.55
Sale 1169 72.56
Sale 2295 72.57
Sale 173 72.58
Sale 2000 72.59
Sale 361 72.6
Sale 1075 72.61
Sale 43 72.63
Sale 664 72.67
Sale 100 72.68
Sale 199 72.71
Sale 202 72.72
Sale 100 72.78
Sale 940 72.81
Sale 150 72.94
Sale 1300 72.95
Sale 1100 72.97
Sale 200 73
Sale 191 73.01
Sale 48 73.03
Sale 3 73.05
Sale 1787 73.07
Sale 3428 73.1
Sale 1088 73.11
Sale 100 73.12
Sale 100 73.13
Sale 47 73.16
Sale 816 73.2
Sale 804 73.21
Sale 253 73.24
Sale 10 73.28
Sale 200 73.3
Sale 549 73.32
Sale 440 73.36
Sale 747 73.37
Sale 47 73.39
Sale 913 73.42
Sale 149 73.44
Sale 1997 73.45
Sale 66 73.46
Sale 530 73.48
Sale 85 73.49
Sale 1471 73.5
Sale 43 73.52
Sale 98 73.54
Sale 1100 73.71
Sale 4814 73.72
Sale 78 73.73
Sale 127 73.79
Sale 4368 73.8
Sale 405 73.81
Sale 632 73.82
Sale 2510 73.83
Sale 90 73.84
Sale 8 73.86
Sale 599 73.87
Sale 1000 73.9
Sale 2401 74
67387

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) AUD
RIOKZL Short (sell) 5000 16.73

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6) Exercise

price

Type, e.g. American, European etc. Expiry

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 4)

Jun 09 Call Selling 5000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.3000
Jun 09 Call Selling 10000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.3000

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full 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.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

Date of disclosure 17 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

Notes: The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 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)

Product name,

e.g. call option

Written or purchased Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates Exercise price (Note 2) Type, e.g. American, European etc. Expiry date
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
Dec 08 Call Purchased 163,000 0.01 European 18/12/08
Jun 09 Call Written 140,000 146.00 European 25/06/09

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to 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 its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

Copyright Business Wire 2008


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