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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 3 September 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 496,042 0.108586841 1673427 0.3663241--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,102 0.364501727 179737 0.0393456--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 150,000 0.032835982 140000 0.0306469--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 2,311,144 0.505924549 1993164 0.4363166--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 \* TPurchases Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Purchase 63 111.5Purchase 1 111.55Purchase 299 111.65Purchase 4300 111.7Purchase 200 111.72Purchase 62 111.96Purchase 5000 112.2Purchase 64 112.23Purchase 100 112.27Purchase 405 112.28Purchase 916 112.29Purchase 1329 112.3Purchase 20 112.31Purchase 2000 112.32Purchase 337 112.33Purchase 3254 112.52Purchase 476 112.6Purchase 52 112.62Purchase 24 112.63Purchase 77 112.7Purchase 31 112.81Purchase 430 112.85Purchase 43 112.9Purchase 88 112.92Purchase 17 112.94Purchase 583 112.96Purchase 67 112.98Purchase 233 113Purchase 61 113.03Purchase 15 113.05Purchase 85 113.07Purchase 70 113.11Purchase 21 113.19Purchase 4 113.22Purchase 228 113.26Purchase 70 113.31Purchase 152 113.39Purchase 90 113.61Purchase 128 114.6Purchase 118 114.91Purchase 131 114.92Purchase 300 114.94Purchase 186 114.95Purchase 504 114.96Purchase 265 114.97Purchase 359 114.98Purchase 115 114.99Purchase 1130 115Purchase 361 115.09Purchase 196 115.1Purchase 192 115.11Purchase 406 115.13Purchase 841 115.15Purchase 144 115.17Purchase 234 115.18Purchase 403 115.19Purchase 27 115.2Purchase 120 115.22Purchase 33 115.23Purchase 209 115.25Purchase 247 115.28Purchase 107 115.29Purchase 126 115.3Purchase 5 115.31Purchase 70 115.32Purchase 314 115.33Purchase 107 115.34Purchase 85 115.37Purchase 34 115.46Purchase 48 115.47Purchase 120 115.54Purchase 205 115.57Purchase 114 115.58Purchase 992 115.59Purchase 1859 115.6Purchase 642 115.61Purchase 92 115.62Purchase 254 115.65Purchase 444 115.66Purchase 676 115.67Purchase 879 115.68Purchase 419 115.69Purchase 819 115.7Purchase 26 115.71Purchase 522 115.72Purchase 325 115.73Purchase 850 115.74Purchase 857 115.75Purchase 270 115.77Purchase 35 115.79Purchase 170 115.8Purchase 116 115.81Purchase 55 115.82Purchase 329 115.83Purchase 95 115.86Purchase 56 115.9Purchase 105 115.91Purchase 161 115.95Purchase 46 115.96Purchase 1 116.01Purchase 99 116.15Purchase 412 116.17Purchase 484 116.21Purchase 43 116.26Purchase 14 116.27Purchase 27377 119.97 68775\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 469 111.49Sale 109 112.26Sale 35 112.28Sale 140 112.29Sale 685 112.3Sale 195 112.4Sale 270 112.52Sale 121 112.69Sale 613 112.7Sale 902 112.71Sale 1053 112.75Sale 380 112.83Sale 677 112.87Sale 163 112.9Sale 1 112.91Sale 733 112.92Sale 20 113.04Sale 2000 113.05Sale 1354 113.06Sale 1 113.33Sale 1135 113.69Sale 435 113.7Sale 400 113.71Sale 30 113.73Sale 27377 119.97 39298\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOJZQ Short (sell) 500 41.59--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 3000 12.20--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 5000 12.69--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 2000 12.81--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 500 13.13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOJZN Short (sell) 100 26.28--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOJZN Short (sell) 2900 26.34--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOJZN Short (sell) 200 28.19--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOJZN Long (buy) 1000 26.65--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOJZN Long (buy) 2000 26.78--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 4 September 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 purchased 25,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 20,000 180.00 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 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 2,000 180.00 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 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 3,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 8,000 180.00 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 4,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 22,000 180.00 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 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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Written 140,000 146.00 European 25/06/09------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Short 100 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Short 4,440 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Short 1,330 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Short 3,350 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Short 950 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Short 200 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Short 750 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Long 67,987 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Long 212,013 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Long 1,385,091 29/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Long 178,716 29/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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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