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EPT Disclosure

18th Nov 2008 09:05

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 17 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 593,919 0.130012757 1853704 0.4057879
(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,668,201 0.365180118 226909 0.0496719
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 303,000 0.066328683 155000 0.0339305
Total 2,565,120 0.561521558 2235613 0.4893903

(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 97 70.07
Purchase 1000 70.09
Purchase 2142 70.1
Purchase 37 70.12
Purchase 139 70.15
Purchase 963 70.2
Purchase 1863 70.24
Purchase 8810 70.25
Purchase 1600 70.27
Purchase 681 70.28
Purchase 319 70.3
Purchase 435 70.39
Purchase 315 70.4
Purchase 475 70.45
Purchase 38 70.46
Purchase 483 70.69
Purchase 1517 70.7
Purchase 600 70.73
Purchase 509 70.88
Purchase 491 70.9
Purchase 75 70.96
Purchase 1 71.08
Purchase 249 71.09
Purchase 175 71.11
Purchase 1000 71.75
Purchase 827 71.98
Purchase 100 71.99
Purchase 27713 72
Purchase 7 72.05
Purchase 1 72.91
Purchase 1 72.93
Purchase 72 72.95
Purchase 777 72.97
Purchase 238 73.29
Purchase 1012 73.32
Purchase 3247 73.44
Purchase 2100 73.5
Purchase 724 73.51
Purchase 121 73.52
Purchase 100 73.54
Purchase 208 73.55
Purchase 26 73.56
Purchase 152 73.62
Purchase 474 73.63
Purchase 288 73.64
Purchase 462 73.65
Purchase 100 73.67
Purchase 440 73.7
Purchase 192 73.78
Purchase 34 73.93
Purchase 46 73.94
Purchase 12 73.96
Purchase 238 73.97
Purchase 580 74
Purchase 7 74.12
Purchase 349 74.13
Purchase 298 74.14
Purchase 1973 74.15
Purchase 123 74.16
Purchase 460 74.5
Purchase 40 74.52
Purchase 100 74.92
Purchase 51 75.06
Purchase 449 75.07
Purchase 498 75.14
Purchase 2 75.15
Purchase 828 75.18
Purchase 172 75.19
Purchase 1000 75.2
Purchase 575 75.3
Purchase 194 75.31
Purchase 131 75.32
Purchase 909 75.42
Purchase 84 75.43
Purchase 8 75.44
Purchase 1 75.48
Purchase 998 75.5
73556
Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)
Sale 536 69.8
Sale 14 69.81
Sale 151 69.82
Sale 300 69.99
Sale 1325 70
Sale 300 70.01
Sale 15 70.09
Sale 200 70.1
Sale 513 70.11
Sale 90 70.15
Sale 125 70.19
Sale 72 70.2
Sale 10 70.21
Sale 17000 70.25
Sale 125 70.29
Sale 563 70.31
Sale 59 70.32
Sale 78 70.35
Sale 15 70.36
Sale 125 70.4
Sale 125 70.75
Sale 1 70.9
Sale 198 71
Sale 34 71.02
Sale 8 71.04
Sale 1666 71.05
Sale 343 71.06
Sale 1 71.08
Sale 1000 71.1
Sale 75 71.44
Sale 425 71.7
Sale 600 71.8
Sale 250 71.86
Sale 19427 72
Sale 8 72.14
Sale 234 72.15
Sale 8 72.16
Sale 405 72.4
Sale 216 72.43
Sale 277 72.65
Sale 492 72.7
Sale 30 72.76
Sale 82 72.77
Sale 64 72.78
Sale 250 72.89
Sale 1334 72.9
Sale 166 72.91
Sale 250 72.94
Sale 13 72.96
Sale 306 73.1
Sale 18 73.11
Sale 96 73.12
Sale 60 73.15
Sale 120 73.16
Sale 1425 73.3
Sale 512 73.31
Sale 325 73.38
Sale 500 73.59
Sale 500 73.6
Sale 49 73.72
Sale 1233 73.9
Sale 767 73.91
Sale 838 74.01
Sale 906 74.31
Sale 94 74.32
Sale 1 74.4
Sale 232 74.46
Sale 61 74.5
Sale 1 74.52
Sale 925 74.55
Sale 3 74.56
Sale 1008 74.6
Sale 500 74.69
Sale 700 74.72
Sale 1 74.75
Sale 1 74.76
Sale 1 74.77
Sale 2 74.78
Sale 500 75
Sale 821 75.15
Sale 9 75.16
Sale 170 75.18
Sale 894 75.37
Sale 93 75.39
Sale 1 75.43
Sale 498 75.44
Sale 1013 75.46
Sale 2 75.47
Sale 500 75.49
Sale 1000 75.5
66284

(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
RIOKZV Long (buy) 192 88.80
RIOKZV Long (buy) 500 89.08
RIOKZV Long (buy) 1308 89.13
RIOKZV Short (sell) 100 92.58
RIOKZV Short (sell) 1500 92.59
RIOKZV Short (sell) 400 92.60
RIOKZU Long (buy) 500 76.00
RIOKZU Long (buy) 1000 76.48
RIOKZU Short (sell) 500 74.61
RIOKZU Short (sell) 500 75.03
RIOKZU Short (sell) 500 75.35
RIOKZU Short (sell) 500 78.85
RIOKZL Long (buy) 928 19.00
RIOKZL Long (buy) 8 19.09
RIOKZL Long (buy) 2000 19.80

(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 18 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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