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EPT Disclosure

21st Nov 2008 09:06

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		20 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	584,604	0.127973642	1860354	0.4072437
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	1,665,201	0.364523398	278014	0.0608591
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	303,000	0.066328683	155000	0.0339305
Total	2,552,805	0.558825724	2293368	0.5020333

(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%)

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchases	Number of securities	Price per unit (AUD)
Purchase	258	57
Purchase	3	57.01
Purchase	1	57.16
Purchase	979	57.19
Purchase	600	57.23
Purchase	152	57.24
Purchase	1728	57.25
Purchase	308	57.33
Purchase	241	57.34
Purchase	651	57.35
Purchase	61	57.4
Purchase	87	57.48
Purchase	663	57.52
Purchase	2	57.53
Purchase	106	57.55
Purchase	61	57.7
Purchase	3	57.71
Purchase	100	57.77
Purchase	9	57.78
Purchase	22	57.79
Purchase	107	57.8
Purchase	265	58.06
Purchase	320	58.07
Purchase	256	58.21
Purchase	107	58.25
Purchase	200	58.3
Purchase	449	58.43
Purchase	1	58.44
Purchase	1	58.45
Purchase	98	58.48
Purchase	105	58.49
Purchase	1062	58.5
Purchase	3	58.53
Purchase	1200	58.54
Purchase	500	58.55
Purchase	33	58.57
Purchase	37	58.58
Purchase	114	58.61
Purchase	1	58.62
Purchase	1199	58.67
Purchase	521	58.72
Purchase	147	58.73
Purchase	78	58.84
Purchase	600	58.85
Purchase	1122	58.86
Purchase	4	58.87
Purchase	342	58.88
Purchase	500	58.92
Purchase	160	58.94
Purchase	4	58.95
Purchase	12	58.99
Purchase	875	59
Purchase	868	59.01
Purchase	1	59.03
Purchase	197	59.04
Purchase	551	59.05
Purchase	1528	59.06
Purchase	534	59.11
Purchase	185	59.12
Purchase	3	59.17
Purchase	1200	59.2
Purchase	20	59.21
Purchase	1	59.23
Purchase	437	59.24
Purchase	433	59.36
Purchase	93	59.37
Purchase	224	59.38
Purchase	203	59.4
Purchase	7	59.41
Purchase	5	59.42
Purchase	5	59.44
Purchase	130	59.45
Purchase	1412	59.46
Purchase	142	59.49
Purchase	155	59.51
Purchase	100	59.52
Purchase	279	59.54
Purchase	1200	59.55
Purchase	1200	59.56
Purchase	255	59.58
Purchase	600	59.6
Purchase	200	59.64
Purchase	1200	59.67
Purchase	1000	59.7
Purchase	358	59.73
Purchase	1595	59.77
Purchase	105	59.78
Purchase	2225	59.8
Purchase	247	59.82
Purchase	59	59.83
Purchase	1200	59.89
Purchase	100	59.9
Purchase	420	59.93
Purchase	30	59.94
Purchase	1380	60
Purchase	964	60.01
Purchase	280	60.06
Purchase	187	60.09
Purchase	167	60.11
Purchase	436	60.12
Purchase	91	60.13
Purchase	1131	60.14
Purchase	442	60.15
Purchase	730	60.16
Purchase	418	60.2
Purchase	49	60.21
Purchase	3	60.26
Purchase	237	60.34
Purchase	630	60.35
Purchase	1647	60.39
Purchase	1084	60.4
Purchase	1	60.41
Purchase	188	60.42
Purchase	70	60.45
Purchase	210	60.47
Purchase	500	60.48
Purchase	2000	60.49
Purchase	319	60.5
Purchase	3	60.51
Purchase	228	60.67
Purchase	277	60.89
Purchase	304	60.99
Purchase	136	61
Purchase	295	61.09
Purchase	415	61.1
Purchase	34	61.16
Purchase	230	61.17
Purchase	701	61.2
Purchase	34	61.29
Purchase	862	61.3
Purchase	980	61.31
Purchase	104	61.32
Purchase	123	61.33
Purchase	23631	65.9
	78686

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (AUD)
Sale	1	56.95
Sale	297	57.22
Sale	500	57.23
Sale	1458	57.25
Sale	100	57.48
Sale	600	57.55
Sale	300	57.67
Sale	64	57.69
Sale	200	57.72
Sale	238	57.89
Sale	127	57.93
Sale	206	57.96
Sale	252	57.97
Sale	680	58.24
Sale	259	58.26
Sale	2	58.27
Sale	1	58.31
Sale	7	58.32
Sale	3	58.34
Sale	1	58.35
Sale	7	58.36
Sale	3	58.39
Sale	312	58.42
Sale	288	58.43
Sale	2	58.47
Sale	605	58.49
Sale	90	58.5
Sale	2	58.54
Sale	1	58.58
Sale	187	58.59
Sale	1199	58.64
Sale	1	58.7
Sale	10	58.76
Sale	276	58.77
Sale	4	58.8
Sale	685	58.85
Sale	627	58.87
Sale	88	58.9
Sale	72	58.94
Sale	1221	58.95
Sale	235	58.96
Sale	849	58.97
Sale	40	58.99
Sale	210	59.05
Sale	719	59.07
Sale	116	59.08
Sale	1007	59.09
Sale	109	59.15
Sale	38	59.16
Sale	96	59.19
Sale	9	59.25
Sale	934	59.26
Sale	94	59.33
Sale	483	59.34
Sale	268	59.35
Sale	3	59.37
Sale	50	59.4
Sale	158	59.44
Sale	551	59.45
Sale	1216	59.46
Sale	667	59.49
Sale	1208	59.54
Sale	1	59.57
Sale	93	59.58
Sale	263	59.59
Sale	234	59.6
Sale	472	59.65
Sale	150	59.66
Sale	600	59.68
Sale	1800	59.69
Sale	1	59.74
Sale	1800	59.75
Sale	357	59.79
Sale	3	59.86
Sale	2200	59.9
Sale	800	59.92
Sale	442	59.94
Sale	3858	59.95
Sale	251	59.96
Sale	31	59.97
Sale	1250	59.98
Sale	1497	59.99
Sale	3406	60
Sale	91	60.1
Sale	247	60.15
Sale	45	60.16
Sale	1710	60.19
Sale	1	60.23
Sale	373	60.24
Sale	80	60.28
Sale	189	60.29
Sale	5003	60.3
Sale	5000	60.32
Sale	40	60.38
Sale	703	60.39
Sale	308	60.4
Sale	10	60.41
Sale	139	60.42
Sale	463	60.43
Sale	7343	60.45
Sale	344	60.47
Sale	149	60.48
Sale	18	60.49
Sale	5157	60.5
Sale	837	60.51
Sale	380	60.86
Sale	600	61.24
Sale	200	61.27
Sale	9838	65.9
	78813

(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

(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)

(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		21 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

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