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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 1 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 499,205 0.109279242 1842549 0.403346--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,852 0.364665907 294899 0.0645553--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 313,000 0.068517749 140000 0.0306469--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 2,478,057 0.542462897 2277448 0.4985483--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 15128 84.5Purchase 495 89.44Purchase 420 89.45Purchase 93 89.48Purchase 30 89.49Purchase 1087 89.5Purchase 9 89.52Purchase 125 89.53Purchase 152 89.54Purchase 152 89.55Purchase 244 89.56Purchase 631 89.57Purchase 794 89.58Purchase 245 89.6Purchase 161 89.61Purchase 53 89.64Purchase 237 89.65Purchase 160 89.66Purchase 190 89.7Purchase 564 89.72Purchase 178 89.73Purchase 58 89.74Purchase 91 89.75Purchase 473 89.76Purchase 618 89.77Purchase 267 89.78Purchase 844 89.79Purchase 5100 89.8Purchase 1619 89.81Purchase 878 89.82Purchase 416 89.83Purchase 555 89.84Purchase 114 89.85Purchase 37 89.86Purchase 462 89.87Purchase 500 89.88Purchase 24 89.89Purchase 1952 89.9Purchase 205 89.91Purchase 1146 89.92Purchase 182 89.93Purchase 541 89.94Purchase 584 89.95Purchase 165 89.96Purchase 94 89.97Purchase 126 89.98Purchase 413 89.99Purchase 44 90Purchase 135 90.01Purchase 40 90.09Purchase 607 90.1Purchase 323 90.13Purchase 10 90.16Purchase 367 90.17Purchase 1632 90.2Purchase 20 90.22Purchase 188 90.23Purchase 330 90.28Purchase 733 90.31Purchase 103 90.33Purchase 274 90.35Purchase 119 90.36Purchase 176 90.4Purchase 100 90.42Purchase 433 90.44Purchase 39 90.45Purchase 179 90.48Purchase 688 90.5Purchase 255 93.38Purchase 100 93.82Purchase 93 93.95Purchase 3100 94Purchase 51 94.01Purchase 70 94.05Purchase 185 94.06Purchase 71 94.1Purchase 255 94.12Purchase 30 94.13Purchase 500 94.15Purchase 106 94.2Purchase 142 94.22Purchase 105 94.25Purchase 36 94.28Purchase 35 94.32Purchase 159 94.38Purchase 102 94.48Purchase 200 94.69Purchase 400 94.7Purchase 444 94.75Purchase 43 95Purchase 1000 95.1Purchase 50 95.14Purchase 450 95.23Purchase 192 95.26Purchase 100 95.33Purchase 100 96.01Purchase 1000 96.11Purchase 100 96.6Purchase 53 96.9Purchase 2000 96.97Purchase 113 96.99Purchase 100 97.4Purchase 300 97.79Purchase 500 97.8Purchase 100 98Purchase 100 98.4 57892\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 15128 84.5Sale 11 89.21Sale 16 89.34Sale 9351 89.5Sale 649 89.51Sale 10 89.55Sale 10 89.56Sale 22 89.58Sale 20 89.64Sale 43 89.65Sale 26 89.67Sale 157 89.68Sale 303 89.7Sale 78 89.71Sale 78 89.75Sale 78 89.76Sale 2896 89.77Sale 1902 89.78Sale 13787 89.81Sale 363 89.82Sale 853 89.83Sale 82 89.84Sale 159 89.85Sale 154 89.86Sale 1434 89.88Sale 896 89.89Sale 997 89.9Sale 7 89.91Sale 953 89.92Sale 209 89.93Sale 19 89.94Sale 460 89.95Sale 292 89.96Sale 5 89.97Sale 25 90Sale 1398 90.1Sale 18 90.19Sale 3000 90.2Sale 414 90.35Sale 73 90.36Sale 31 90.37Sale 6 90.38Sale 296 90.4Sale 310 90.41Sale 60 90.42Sale 20 90.44Sale 399 91.5Sale 1 92.5Sale 800 92.99Sale 100 93Sale 1200 93.01Sale 400 93.1Sale 300 93.22Sale 305 93.4Sale 1165 93.82Sale 1567 93.92Sale 14 93.93Sale 14 93.94Sale 905 93.95Sale 169 93.96Sale 172 93.97Sale 2 93.98Sale 1643 94Sale 4919 94.01Sale 28 94.02Sale 815 94.04Sale 1177 94.05Sale 1430 94.07Sale 226 94.09Sale 1730 94.1Sale 363 94.16Sale 317 94.2Sale 130 94.26Sale 185 94.31Sale 170 94.36Sale 464 94.37Sale 267 94.38Sale 100 94.4Sale 145 94.45Sale 3384 94.5Sale 11 94.56Sale 47 94.57Sale 83 94.6Sale 18 94.63Sale 247 94.68Sale 1674 94.7Sale 346 94.73Sale 279 94.75Sale 2233 95Sale 221 95.05Sale 7 95.17Sale 513 95.24Sale 142 95.25Sale 300 95.29Sale 1040 95.36Sale 1840 95.39Sale 82 95.41Sale 18 95.44Sale 16 95.5Sale 2 95.56Sale 262 95.7Sale 484 95.72Sale 65 95.92Sale 500 96Sale 500 96.02Sale 246 96.06Sale 124 96.37Sale 430 96.39Sale 217 96.53Sale 130 96.6Sale 190 96.65Sale 1000 96.82Sale 224 96.98Sale 121 96.99Sale 100 97.64Sale 2500 98Sale 38 98.35 98355\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 200 67.53--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 100 67.85--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 100 68.23--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 100 68.41--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 100 64.6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 18 66.8--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 82 67.04--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 300 69.02--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZS Short (sell) 750 79.61--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZD Long (buy) 2000 12.90--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZD Long (buy) 3000 13.29--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZD Long (buy) 1000 19.91--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZD Short (sell) 1000 12.91--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZD Short (sell) 3000 17.1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZD Short (sell) 400 17.8--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZD Short (sell) 1000 18.2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZD Short (sell) 800 20.9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZD Short (sell) 300 21.41--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 08 Selling 70000 90.00 American 18/12/08 10.15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 13 Purchasing 30000 90.00 American 19/12/13 22.30--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 2 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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Short 100 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Short 4,440 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Short 1,330 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Short 3,350 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Short 950 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Short 200 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Short 750 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Long 67,987 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Long 212,013 05/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Long 1,385,091 29/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIO Swap Long 178,716 29/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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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