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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 10 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 1,488,683 (0.1492%) 1,383 (0.0001%)------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 16 (0.0000%) 122,094 (0.0122%)------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 534,022 (0.0535%) 626,000 (0.0627%)------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------Total 2,022,721 (0.2027%) 749,477 (0.0750%)------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------\* 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 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------Purchase 393Purchase 588 23.0300Purchase 1,145 23.0600Purchase 874 23.0700Purchase 106 23.0900Purchase 430 23.7900Purchase 209 23.8000Purchase 64 23.8200Purchase 25,000 23.8500Purchase 500 23.8800Purchase 11,500 23.9900Purchase 33 24.0155Purchase 2,000 24.2000Purchase 35,684 24.2200Purchase 2,924 24.2400Purchase 368 24.2500Purchase 20,000 24.2900Purchase 363 24.3000Purchase 200 24.3600Purchase 820 24.4000Purchase 353 24.4100Purchase 349 24.4200Purchase 202 24.4300Purchase 359 24.4400Purchase 336 24.4500Purchase 338 24.5000Purchase 8 24.5200Purchase 374 24.5300Purchase 374 24.5400Purchase 377 24.5600Purchase 379 24.6600Purchase 555 24.6800Purchase 2,410 24.6900Purchase 1,204 24.7400Purchase 289 24.7500Purchase 157 24.7700Purchase 781 24.8000Purchase 571 24.8100Purchase 880 24.9000Purchase 206 24.9200Purchase 1,384 24.9300Purchase 345 24.9400Purchase 356 24.9500Purchase 587 24.9600Purchase 79 24.9700Purchase 202 24.9800Purchase 284 25.0000Purchase 205 25.0100Purchase 156 25.0600Purchase 74 25.0900TOTAL 117,375 25.4700 Sale 23.0686Sale 23.7500 3,000Sale 23.7600 78Sale 23.7900 72Sale 23.8100 106Sale 23.8200 120Sale 23.8500 172Sale 23.8600 809Sale 23.9100 184Sale 23.9500 29Sale 23.9800 1,446Sale 23.9900 659Sale 24.0000 723Sale 24.0100 954Sale 24.0200 1,115Sale 24.0300 233Sale 24.0700 682Sale 24.1700 3,513Sale 24.2000 992Sale 24.2400 133Sale 24.3000 27,684Sale 24.3978 119Sale 24.4000 5,000Sale 24.4192 700Sale 24.4913 1,200Sale 24.4914 4,000Sale 24.8505 350Sale 25.4700 10,651Total 64,798 74----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* 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 Short 150 0.5300 EUR---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Short 2,000 0.3500 EUR---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------Dec 2009 Call Warrant Short 500 0.0800 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 13 October 2008------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------Contact name Fraser Wyeth------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------Telephone number +44 (0) 20 7678 5898------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------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 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 75,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Written 2,000 72.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-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 14,000 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Purchase 250,000 27.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 2008 Call Option Purchase 35,000 48.0000 GBP American 17-Oct-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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