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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 BANK N.V. London Branch (Subsidiary of RFS Holding N.V.)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the ORD GBP 0.10 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing 28 October 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 1,155,913 0.1158% 22,827 0.0023%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)7,546 0.0008% 121,697 0.0122%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 485,022 0.0486% 376,000 0.0377%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 1,648,481 0.1652% 520,324 0.0522%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 642 22.0700 GBPPurchase 377 22.1500 GBPPurchase 669 22.4500 GBPPurchase 862 22.4600 GBPPurchase 588 22.4700 GBPPurchase 680 22.5700 GBPPurchase 2,694 22.5800 GBPPurchase 406 22.5900 GBPPurchase 594 22.6300 GBPPurchase 832 22.7600 GBPPurchase 810 22.7800 GBPPurchase 602 22.7900 GBPPurchase 200 22.8500 GBPPurchase 785 22.8900 GBPPurchase 781 22.9000 GBPPurchase 75 23.0800 GBPPurchase 279 23.0900 GBPPurchase 750 23.1000 GBPPurchase 338 23.1100 GBPPurchase 593 23.1600 GBPPurchase 475 23.1700 GBPPurchase 1,052 23.2700 GBPPurchase 1,745 23.2733 GBPPurchase 675 23.3100 GBPPurchase 346 23.5200 GBPPurchase 582 23.6400 GBPPurchase 1,063 23.6500 GBPPurchase 357 23.6700 GBPPurchase 669 23.6800 GBPPurchase 343 23.7200 GBPPurchase 666 23.7300 GBPPurchase 388 23.7500 GBPPurchase 809 23.7700 GBPPurchase 1,039 23.7800 GBPPurchase 1,291 23.8000 GBPPurchase 342 23.8100 GBPPurchase 695 23.8200 GBPPurchase 356 23.8300 GBPPurchase 59 23.8400 GBPPurchase 718 23.8500 GBPPurchase 391 23.8700 GBPPurchase 319 23.8800 GBPPurchase 335 23.9000 GBPPurchase 302 23.9300 GBPPurchase 3,300 23.9350 GBPPurchase 157 24.1100 GBPPurchase 120 24.1200 GBPPurchase 293 24.1600 GBPPurchase 595 24.2000 GBPPurchase 956 24.2400 GBPPurchase 584 24.2500 GBPPurchase 290 24.3100 GBPPurchase 271 24.3200 GBPPurchase 268 24.3400 GBPPurchase 300 24.4000 GBPPurchase 268 24.4200 GBPPurchase 298 24.5100 GBPPurchase 289 24.5700 GBPTOTAL 36,563 Sale 11,821 22.5800 GBPSale 239 22.6600 GBPSale 365 22.6800 GBPSale 200 22.8500 GBPSale 307 22.9600 GBPSale 241 23.2400 GBPSale 17,894 23.3865 GBPSale 1,001 23.4791 GBPSale 578 23.4795 GBPSale 874 23.4812 GBPSale 8,277 23.4851 GBPSale 460 23.5100 GBPSale 590 23.5400 GBPSale 268 23.8900 GBPSale 580 24.0400 GBPSale 572 24.0600 GBPSale 563 24.1900 GBPSale 535 24.2200 GBPSale 325 24.2400 GBPSale 1,500 24.2600 GBPTOTAL 47,190---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Warrant Long 1000 0.3200 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Warrant Long 1000 0.3700 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Short 50 0.0330 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Put Warrant Long 1500 1.3800 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Short 150 0.1400 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 European etc. per unit (Note varying etc. option relates 4) (Note 6)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 29 October 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Fraser Wyeth---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number +44 (0) 20 7678 0480---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 website atwww.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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 1,022 30.3400 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Purchased 150,000 38.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Purchased 10,000 40.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Purchased 1,000 44.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Purchased 1,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 10,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Purchased 48,000 52.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 12,000 52.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Written 58,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 61,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Written 2,000 72.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 2008 Call Option Purchase 35,000 48.0000 GBP American 17-Oct-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Put Option Purchase 1,000 40.0000 GBP American 18-Dec-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 2009 Call Option Purchase 29,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 2009 Put Option Written 10,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 2009 Call Option Written 4,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 2009 Put Option Written 13,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Written 75,000 52.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2010 Put Option Purchase 75,000 56.0000 GBP European 17-Dec-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 150,000 38.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Purchase 150,000 60.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 2008 Call Option Purchase 250,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-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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