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EPT Disclosure

26th Nov 2008 11:58

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		25 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	581,007	0.127186235	1863725	0.4079816
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	1,668,901	0.365333353	268342	0.0587418
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	303,000	0.066328683	155000	0.0339305
Total	2,552,908	0.558848271	2287067	0.5006539

(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%)

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchases	Number of securities	Price per unit (AUD)
Purchase	16	63.18
Purchase	159	63.21
Purchase	11	63.29
Purchase	197	63.3
Purchase	28	63.32
Purchase	227	63.33
Purchase	284	63.34
Purchase	13	63.35
Purchase	2,129	63.51
Purchase	284	63.52
Purchase	1,289	63.55
Purchase	87	63.56
Purchase	731	63.57
Purchase	127	63.61
Purchase	418	63.62
Purchase	360	63.63
Purchase	384	63.64
Purchase	274	63.65
Purchase	187	63.66
Purchase	198	63.68
Purchase	729	63.71
Purchase	213	63.72
Purchase	130	63.73
Purchase	625	63.74
Purchase	410	63.75
Purchase	1,092	63.76
Purchase	438	63.78
Purchase	56	63.79
Purchase	399	63.8
Purchase	198	63.81
Purchase	108	63.83
Purchase	16	63.84
Purchase	507	63.85
Purchase	279	63.86
Purchase	648	63.88
Purchase	786	63.89
Purchase	5,597	63.9
Purchase	146	63.91
Purchase	548	63.92
Purchase	162	63.93
Purchase	99	63.94
Purchase	448	63.96
Purchase	569	63.97
Purchase	289	63.98
Purchase	311	63.99
Purchase	287	64
Purchase	925	64.01
Purchase	950	64.02
Purchase	156	64.03
Purchase	684	64.04
Purchase	644	64.05
Purchase	592	64.06
Purchase	132	64.08
Purchase	108	64.09
Purchase	51	64.1
Purchase	114	64.11
Purchase	2,341	64.12
Purchase	489	64.13
Purchase	471	64.14
Purchase	832	64.15
Purchase	1,042	64.16
Purchase	15	64.19
Purchase	443	64.21
Purchase	1	64.22
Purchase	384	64.23
Purchase	600	64.25
Purchase	238	64.26
Purchase	1,311	64.27
Purchase	417	64.28
Purchase	15	64.3
Purchase	1,627	64.31
Purchase	128	64.32
Purchase	55	64.33
Purchase	24	64.35
Purchase	33	64.36
Purchase	117	64.37
Purchase	53	64.4
Purchase	189	64.41
Purchase	139	64.43
Purchase	244	64.44
Purchase	237	64.45
Purchase	220	64.47
Purchase	400	64.5
Purchase	87	64.51
Purchase	1,200	64.52
Purchase	435	64.53
Purchase	349	64.55
Purchase	1	64.56
Purchase	1	64.61
Purchase	78	64.62
Purchase	356	64.63
Purchase	169	64.66
Purchase	55	64.68
Purchase	451	64.72
Purchase	45	64.73
Purchase	97	64.74
Purchase	185	64.75
Purchase	345	64.76
Purchase	150	64.77
Purchase	436	64.8
Purchase	922	64.81
Purchase	364	64.83
Purchase	202	64.84
Purchase	559	64.85
Purchase	953	64.87
Purchase	912	64.88
Purchase	333	64.89
Purchase	2,123	64.9
Purchase	798	64.91
Purchase	98	64.92
Purchase	76	64.93
Purchase	570	64.94
Purchase	1,488	64.95
Purchase	179	64.97
Purchase	398	65
Purchase	167	65.01
Purchase	206	65.04
Purchase	188	65.05
Purchase	299	65.07
Purchase	30	65.08
Purchase	336	65.11
Purchase	241	65.12
Purchase	997	65.13
Purchase	203	65.14
Purchase	1	65.18
Purchase	749	65.2
Purchase	100	65.28
Purchase	170	65.29
Purchase	704	65.3
Purchase	100	65.33
Purchase	344	65.51
Purchase	1,000	94
	59,164

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (AUD)
Sale	623	63.24
Sale	35	63.25
Sale	36	63.29
Sale	416	63.31
Sale	26	63.32
Sale	63	63.33
Sale	57	63.36
Sale	191	63.38
Sale	103	63.4
Sale	600	63.47
Sale	270	63.48
Sale	413	63.49
Sale	1,200	63.5
Sale	249	63.51
Sale	100	63.52
Sale	614	63.58
Sale	81	63.59
Sale	114	63.6
Sale	600	63.61
Sale	595	63.63
Sale	83	63.65
Sale	62	63.66
Sale	32	63.67
Sale	231	63.69
Sale	1,124	63.7
Sale	199	63.71
Sale	876	63.75
Sale	77	63.76
Sale	400	63.77
Sale	394	63.78
Sale	505	63.8
Sale	33	63.81
Sale	1,054	63.82
Sale	100	63.83
Sale	113	63.85
Sale	48	63.86
Sale	1,286	63.87
Sale	600	63.88
Sale	176	63.89
Sale	1,786	63.9
Sale	146	63.91
Sale	26	63.93
Sale	197	63.94
Sale	1,188	63.95
Sale	605	63.96
Sale	87	63.97
Sale	212	63.98
Sale	151	63.99
Sale	1,361	64
Sale	713	64.01
Sale	286	64.02
Sale	247	64.03
Sale	59	64.04
Sale	1,161	64.05
Sale	75	64.06
Sale	40	64.07
Sale	311	64.08
Sale	531	64.09
Sale	258	64.1
Sale	969	64.11
Sale	799	64.12
Sale	1,597	64.15
Sale	2,914	64.16
Sale	267	64.17
Sale	1	64.19
Sale	1,333	64.2
Sale	384	64.21
Sale	503	64.23
Sale	21	64.24
Sale	349	64.25
Sale	501	64.26
Sale	1,854	64.27
Sale	856	64.28
Sale	885	64.29
Sale	753	64.3
Sale	242	64.31
Sale	189	64.32
Sale	138	64.33
Sale	534	64.35
Sale	17	64.36
Sale	745	64.37
Sale	1	64.38
Sale	4	64.39
Sale	93	64.4
Sale	360	64.43
Sale	501	64.44
Sale	44	64.48
Sale	117	64.5
Sale	100	64.51
Sale	195	64.54
Sale	1,197	64.55
Sale	168	64.57
Sale	241	64.64
Sale	1,300	64.69
Sale	668	64.72
Sale	1,200	64.73
Sale	562	64.76
Sale	451	64.77
Sale	153	64.83
Sale	2,633	64.85
Sale	568	64.86
Sale	1,466	64.87
Sale	117	64.89
Sale	1,307	64.9
Sale	940	64.91
Sale	273	64.92
Sale	507	64.93
Sale	2,023	64.94
Sale	1,269	64.95
Sale	734	64.96
Sale	30	64.97
Sale	860	65.1
Sale	100	65.11
Sale	200	65.13
Sale	53	65.15
Sale	1,545	65.19
Sale	444	65.29
Sale	600	65.45
Sale	92	65.47
Sale	508	65.48
	62,694

(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
RIOKZM		Long		85		4.87

(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)

(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		26 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
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

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