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EPT Disclosure

14th Nov 2008 09:10

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 13 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 592,360 0.129671481 1853839 0.4058175
(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,201 0.364523398 209022 0.0457563
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 318,000 0.069612281 155000 0.0339305
Total 2,575,561 0.563807161 2217861 0.4855043

(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 245 69
Purchase 500 69.5
Purchase 500 69.57
Purchase 1500 69.65
Purchase 500 69.73
Purchase 300 69.75
Purchase 325 69.76
Purchase 403 69.83
Purchase 1000 69.87
Purchase 201 69.89
Purchase 70 70.01
Purchase 1430 70.07
Purchase 527 70.58
Purchase 636 70.78
Purchase 364 70.79
Purchase 250 70.82
Purchase 250 70.89
Purchase 219 71.19
Purchase 1281 71.2
Purchase 192 71.21
Purchase 16 71.22
Purchase 250 71.24
Purchase 391 71.3
Purchase 175 71.33
Purchase 451 71.35
Purchase 8 71.36
Purchase 64 71.39
Purchase 167 71.4
Purchase 422 71.47
Purchase 1065 71.48
Purchase 343 71.49
Purchase 655 71.5
Purchase 1500 71.55
Purchase 14 71.56
Purchase 386 71.59
Purchase 144 71.67
Purchase 329 71.69
Purchase 325 71.75
Purchase 50 71.77
Purchase 10541 75.2
27989
Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)
Sale 1229 69
Sale 500 69.35
Sale 455 69.85
Sale 1500 69.87
Sale 2000 69.94
Sale 251 69.95
Sale 1975 70.07
Sale 344 70.19
Sale 101 70.2
Sale 35 70.21
Sale 20 70.24
Sale 241 70.39
Sale 347 70.4
Sale 37 70.47
Sale 47 70.48
Sale 495 70.83
Sale 1255 70.84
Sale 625 70.95
Sale 175 71.15
Sale 500 71.54
Sale 405 71.57
Sale 220 71.58
Sale 781 71.6
Sale 63 71.64
Sale 1381 71.65
Sale 318 71.67
Sale 401 71.68
Sale 499 71.71
Sale 149 71.77
Sale 10541 75.2
26890

(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) 1000 92.70
RIOKZV Short (sell) 499 90.87
RIOKZV Short (sell) 401 90.90
RIOKZV Short (sell) 100 90.91

(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)

Jun 09 Call Selling 2000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.3000
Jun 09 Call Selling 7000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.2700
Jun 09 Call Selling 1000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.2700
Jun 09 Call Selling 1000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.2700
Jun 09 Call Selling 1000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.2700
Jun 09 Call Selling 1000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.2700
Jun 09 Call Selling 1000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.2700
Jun 09 Call Selling 1000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.2700
Jun 09 Call Selling 1000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.2700
Jun 09 Call Selling 1000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.2700
Jun 09 Call Selling 1000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.2700
Jun 09 Call Selling 1000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.2700
Jun 09 Call Selling 2000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.2400
Jun 09 Call Selling 9000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.2400

(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 14 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
Jun 09 Call purchased 14,000 180.00 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

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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