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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 6 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 1,625,509 0.1628% 26,017 0.0026%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)1 0.0000% 121,029 0.0121%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 535,022 0.0536% 626,000 0.0627%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 2,160,532 0.2164% 773,046 0.0774%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 17,250 28.8800 GBPPurchase 532 29.1700 GBPPurchase 126 29.1800 GBPPurchase 1,025 29.1900 GBPPurchase 676 29.2000 GBPPurchase 256 29.2100 GBPPurchase 879 29.2200 GBPPurchase 1,777 29.2300 GBPPurchase 948 29.2400 GBPPurchase 352 29.2500 GBPPurchase 439 29.2600 GBPPurchase 124 29.2700 GBPPurchase 164 29.2800 GBPPurchase 505 29.2900 GBPPurchase 1,376 29.3000 GBPPurchase 240 29.3100 GBPPurchase 269 29.3200 GBPPurchase 464 29.3300 GBPPurchase 125 29.3500 GBPPurchase 505 29.3600 GBPPurchase 125 29.3700 GBPPurchase 379 29.4000 GBPPurchase 430 29.4300 GBPPurchase 128 29.4500 GBPPurchase 487 29.4700 GBPPurchase 300 29.4800 GBPPurchase 741 29.4900 GBPPurchase 877 29.5000 GBPPurchase 252 29.5100 GBPPurchase 125 29.5200 GBPPurchase 124 29.5300 GBPPurchase 250 29.5400 GBPPurchase 4,602 29.6171 GBPPurchase 27 29.9600 GBPPurchase 8,000 30.0466 GBPPurchase 250 30.2000 GBPTOTAL 45,129 Sale 12,250 28.8800 GBPSale 15,000 29.3144 GBPSale 593 29.5800 GBPSale 456 29.5900 GBPSale 2,243 29.6000 GBPSale 182 29.6100 GBPSale 413 29.6700 GBPSale 164 29.6800 GBPSale 393 29.6900 GBPSale 158 29.7000 GBPSale 186 29.8200 GBPSale 22 29.8600 GBPSale 295 29.8700 GBPSale 1,294 30.0000 GBPSale 922 30.0100 GBPSale 606 30.0200 GBPSale 1,603 30.0500 GBPSale 853 30.0600 GBPSale 570 30.0700 GBPSale 2,020 30.0800 GBPSale 132 30.1400 GBPSale 306 30.2000 GBPSale 15,000 30.4900 GBPSale 5,500 30.6919 GBPTOTAL 61,161---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 2009 Call Warrant Short 500 0.1500 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 8 October 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Fraser Wyeth---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number +44 (0) 20 7678 0480---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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