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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 11 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 591,991 0.129590705 1851674 0.4053436------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,666,201 0.364742305 220742 0.0483219------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 348,000 0.076179478 155000 0.0339305------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,606,192 0.570512488 2227416 0.4875959------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 439 74.65Purchase 99 74.9Purchase 651 74.92Purchase 500 75.01Purchase 504 75.07Purchase 75 75.1Purchase 18 75.14Purchase 23 75.16Purchase 92 75.22Purchase 157 75.43Purchase 28 75.49Purchase 104 75.52Purchase 1303 75.62Purchase 110 75.66Purchase 290 75.7Purchase 560 75.73Purchase 256 75.78Purchase 74 75.81Purchase 255 75.89Purchase 61 76.03Purchase 138 76.04Purchase 241 76.05Purchase 100 76.06Purchase 21 76.08Purchase 375 76.09Purchase 650 76.1Purchase 396 76.19Purchase 200 76.24Purchase 300 76.25Purchase 46 76.26Purchase 596 76.47Purchase 1779 76.5Purchase 193 76.52Purchase 1500 76.58Purchase 100 76.68Purchase 529 76.69Purchase 168 76.74Purchase 82 76.75Purchase 61 76.76Purchase 28 76.85Purchase 44 76.86Purchase 80 76.89Purchase 1061 77Purchase 469 77.03Purchase 413 77.04Purchase 201 77.05Purchase 535 77.06Purchase 225 77.07Purchase 89 77.16Purchase 380 77.18Purchase 211 77.19Purchase 1539 77.2Purchase 120 77.25Purchase 658 77.26Purchase 24 77.49 19151\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 10 74.26Sale 44 74.39Sale 42 74.45Sale 106 74.46Sale 18 74.49Sale 4 74.53Sale 121 74.54Sale 645 74.55Sale 41 74.56Sale 144 74.58Sale 201 74.6Sale 795 74.64Sale 2 74.65Sale 38 74.66Sale 25 74.67Sale 37 74.76Sale 34 74.79Sale 20 74.85Sale 11 74.94Sale 598 74.95Sale 750 74.97Sale 1 74.98Sale 194 75Sale 1 75.01Sale 1711 75.02Sale 57 75.23Sale 39 75.29Sale 125 75.3Sale 157 75.44Sale 19 75.45Sale 35 75.47Sale 520 75.5Sale 138 75.51Sale 104 75.52Sale 140 75.56Sale 773 75.57Sale 637 75.58Sale 34 75.59Sale 35 75.6Sale 79 75.63Sale 375 75.7Sale 108 75.72Sale 90 75.76Sale 81 75.81Sale 47 75.87Sale 250 75.89Sale 174 75.91Sale 2598 76Sale 211 76.01Sale 21 76.08Sale 143 76.19Sale 73 76.32Sale 1000 76.35Sale 1000 76.43Sale 731 76.49Sale 500 76.52Sale 250 76.83Sale 832 76.9Sale 50 76.93Sale 200 76.95Sale 600 76.97Sale 662 77Sale 1053 77.05Sale 82 77.06Sale 103 77.1Sale 309 77.12Sale 1 77.13Sale 100 77.19Sale 24 77.58 20153\* 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)------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Dec 11 Put Selling 46000 68.00 American 22/12/11 17.10------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Dec 13 Put Purchasing 15000 90.00 American 19/12/13 28.00------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 12 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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