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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 9 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 578,661 0.126672681 1847501 0.4044301--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,669,202 0.365399244 237997 0.0520991--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 313,000 0.068517749 140000 0.0306469--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 2,560,863 0.560589673 2225498 0.4871761--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 455 77.86Purchase 26 77.87Purchase 114 77.89Purchase 4376 78.01Purchase 383 78.14Purchase 318 78.15Purchase 15 78.26Purchase 14 78.32Purchase 73 78.35Purchase 33 78.36Purchase 233 78.37Purchase 137 78.38Purchase 210 78.4Purchase 72 78.44Purchase 94 78.45Purchase 288 78.46Purchase 11 78.47Purchase 450 78.5Purchase 7 78.51Purchase 338 78.52Purchase 174 78.54Purchase 28 78.57Purchase 59 78.59Purchase 701 78.6Purchase 132 78.7Purchase 147 78.71Purchase 29 78.72Purchase 97 78.73Purchase 47 78.75Purchase 258 78.76Purchase 50 78.77Purchase 15 78.78Purchase 434 78.79Purchase 531 78.8Purchase 545 78.81Purchase 168 78.82Purchase 102 78.83Purchase 180 78.85Purchase 194 78.87Purchase 70 78.88Purchase 156 78.89Purchase 1009 78.9Purchase 233 78.91Purchase 212 78.94Purchase 90 78.95Purchase 200 78.97Purchase 708 78.99Purchase 2094 79Purchase 18 79.01Purchase 62 79.02Purchase 41 79.03Purchase 1007 79.04Purchase 119 79.05Purchase 261 79.06Purchase 15 79.08Purchase 16 79.09Purchase 461 79.12Purchase 699 79.13Purchase 617 79.14Purchase 199 79.15Purchase 318 79.17Purchase 316 79.18Purchase 442 79.19Purchase 418 79.2Purchase 10 79.21Purchase 1215 79.24Purchase 355 79.25Purchase 124 79.27Purchase 104 79.3Purchase 15 79.33Purchase 5 79.36Purchase 176 79.37Purchase 211 79.39Purchase 1541 79.4Purchase 195 79.41Purchase 7 79.42Purchase 170 79.43Purchase 524 79.46Purchase 177 79.47Purchase 53 79.48Purchase 99 79.49Purchase 868 79.5Purchase 325 79.51Purchase 1102 79.54Purchase 73 79.55Purchase 468 79.59Purchase 151 79.6Purchase 481 79.61Purchase 3 79.62Purchase 10 79.63Purchase 1235 79.64Purchase 455 79.65Purchase 181 79.66Purchase 1062 79.68Purchase 3 79.69Purchase 898 79.7Purchase 239 79.71Purchase 16 79.72Purchase 47 79.73Purchase 268 79.74Purchase 614 79.75Purchase 16 79.76Purchase 166 79.8Purchase 315 79.81Purchase 277 79.83Purchase 41 79.84Purchase 1998 79.85Purchase 976 79.86Purchase 157 79.87Purchase 1315 79.88Purchase 859 79.89Purchase 281 79.9Purchase 5 79.92Purchase 101 79.93Purchase 3554 79.95Purchase 154 79.96Purchase 152 79.97Purchase 281 79.98Purchase 85 79.99Purchase 3432 80Purchase 16 80.02Purchase 43 80.04Purchase 345 80.05Purchase 68 80.06Purchase 718 80.07Purchase 7 80.08Purchase 203 80.09Purchase 1262 80.1Purchase 221 80.12Purchase 55 80.13Purchase 2196 80.15Purchase 159 80.19Purchase 3 80.2Purchase 50 80.22Purchase 460 80.23Purchase 8 80.24Purchase 564 80.25Purchase 408 80.27Purchase 117 80.28Purchase 62 80.29Purchase 528 80.3Purchase 3 80.31Purchase 123 80.33Purchase 500 80.35Purchase 421 80.36Purchase 354 80.37Purchase 432 80.38Purchase 140 80.39Purchase 374 80.4Purchase 1340 80.41Purchase 205 80.42Purchase 155 80.43Purchase 467 80.44Purchase 34 80.45Purchase 104 80.46Purchase 1701 80.47Purchase 1095 80.48Purchase 198 80.49Purchase 1281 80.5Purchase 124 80.51Purchase 637 80.52Purchase 264 80.53Purchase 290 80.55Purchase 1 80.87Purchase 363 80.9Purchase 103002 81.12Purchase 85 81.3Purchase 1 81.31Purchase 1 81.32Purchase 141 81.33Purchase 314 81.34Purchase 1 81.35Purchase 71 81.36Purchase 43 81.4Purchase 395 81.41Purchase 394 81.45Purchase 1 81.46Purchase 187 81.47Purchase 62 81.54Purchase 10 81.68Purchase 28 81.69Purchase 160 81.89Purchase 72 81.9Purchase 350 81.94Purchase 245 82Purchase 132 82.13Purchase 5002 82.2Purchase 479 82.25Purchase 70 82.32Purchase 83 82.33Purchase 100 82.34Purchase 285 82.35Purchase 1329 82.38Purchase 76 82.39Purchase 276 82.4 180458\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 150 78.51Sale 3523 79Sale 812 79.01Sale 450 79.08Sale 500 79.11Sale 1261 79.3Sale 18 79.31Sale 1 79.38Sale 573 79.66Sale 1707 79.67Sale 133 79.7Sale 87 79.8Sale 1550 79.88Sale 10 79.89Sale 11 79.97Sale 351 80Sale 15 80.02Sale 650 80.08Sale 6 80.12Sale 500 80.2Sale 1021 80.3Sale 200 80.31Sale 600 80.33Sale 281 80.34Sale 329 80.35Sale 3 80.36Sale 3 80.37Sale 1286 80.38Sale 11 80.47Sale 13 80.5Sale 5000 80.55Sale 382 80.59Sale 86 80.8Sale 64 80.81Sale 2500 81Sale 79218 81.12Sale 1077 81.14Sale 940 81.15Sale 483 81.16Sale 207 81.34Sale 500 81.45Sale 3 81.53Sale 271 82.2Sale 1333 82.25Sale 146 82.27 108265\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZK Long (buy) 1000000 0.001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZD Long (buy) 1000 3.82--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZJ Long (buy) 500 8.42--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZJ Long (buy) 500 8.43--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZJ Long (buy) 1261 8.72--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZJ Long (buy) 18 8.73--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZJ Long (buy) 1021 9.72--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZJ Long (buy) 200 9.73--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZJ Short (sell) 1500 8.43--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZJ Short (sell) 1000 8.47--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZJ Short (sell) 1000 8.83--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZJ Short (sell) 5000 11.63--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 Call Purchasing 90000 130.00 American 22/12/11 10.28--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 10 October 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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