REG-ABN AMRO BANK N.V. Amendment: EPT Disclosure

LONDON--(Business Wire)--

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)

Amendment - Please note this disclosure replaces the disclosure issued on
30.07.2008 for date of dealing 29.07.2008 (RNS: 380F004CB516). Total buys were
increased 637 shares to 81,400 in section 3a.*

1. KEY INFORMATION

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Name of exempt principal trader ABN AMRO BANK N.V. London Branch (Subsidiary of RFS Holding
N.V.)
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Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc
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Class of relevant security to which the ORD GBP 0.10
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
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Date of dealing 29 July 2008
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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)

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Long Short
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Number (%) Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities 1,005,284 (0.1007%) 6,349 (0.0006%)
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,200 (0.0001%) 112,711 (0.0113%)
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(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 560,022 (0.0561%) 770,000 (0.0772%)
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Total 1,566,506 (0.1569%) 889,060 (0.0891%)
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 2)

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Class of relevant security: Long Short
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Number (%) Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
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(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
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Total 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

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Class of relevant security: Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

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Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)
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Purchase 6,500 51.3700 GBP
Purchase 133 51.8000 GBP
Purchase 600 51.9230 GBP
Purchase 56,921 52.0511 GBP
Purchase 1,859 52.0667 GBP
Purchase 13,700 52.0682 GBP
Purchase 1,050 52.1659 GBP
Purchase 637* 51.3957 GBP
TOTAL 81,400

Sale 2,000 51.3600 GBP
Sale 6,500 51.3764 GBP
Sale 113 51.4200 GBP
Sale 33 51.5800 GBP
Sale 109 51.7200 GBP
Sale 376 51.9100 GBP
Sale 1,737 51.9200 GBP
Sale 1,979 51.9300 GBP
Sale 1,805 51.9400 GBP
Sale 386 51.9500 GBP
Sale 1,572 51.9600 GBP
Sale 3,929 51.9700 GBP
Sale 2,874 51.9800 GBP
Sale 1,369 51.9900 GBP
Sale 4,076 52.0000 GBP
Sale 3,597 52.0100 GBP
Sale 2,652 52.0200 GBP
Sale 4,796 52.0300 GBP
Sale 3,454 52.0400 GBP
Sale 2,674 52.0500 GBP
Sale 3,527 52.0600 GBP
Sale 3,623 52.0700 GBP
Sale 1,984 52.0800 GBP
Sale 1,424 52.0900 GBP
Sale 2,603 52.1000 GBP
Sale 2,272 52.1100 GBP
Sale 5,907 52.1200 GBP
Sale 2,167 52.1300 GBP
Sale 1,602 52.1400 GBP
Sale 1,211 52.1500 GBP
Sale 1,051 52.1600 GBP
Sale 244 52.1700 GBP
Sale 336 52.1800 GBP
Sale 520 52.1900 GBP
Sale 954 52.2000 GBP
Sale 231 52.2100 GBP
Sale 531 52.2200 GBP
Sale 788 52.2300 GBP
Sale 806 52.2400 GBP
Sale 324 52.2500 GBP
Sale 580 52.2600 GBP
Sale 775 52.2700 GBP
Sale 114 52.2800 GBP
Sale 8,000 52.2861 GBP
Sale 637 52.2900 GBP
Sale 1,216 52.3000 GBP
Sale 236 52.3100 GBP
Sale 365 52.3200 GBP
Sale 115 52.3300 GBP
Sale 112 52.4600 GBP
Sale 114 52.6700 GBP
Sale 118 52.6900 GBP
Sale 112 52.7100 GBP
Sale 3,000 51.6700 GBP
TOTAL 93,630
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)
e.g. CFD
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Dec 2009 Call WarrantLong 1110.8200 EUR
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.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)
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(ii) Exercising

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Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

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Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note
4)
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4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

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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.
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Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

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Date of disclosure 31 July 2008
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Contact name Fraser Wyeth
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Telephone number (020) 7678 0480
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Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc
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Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisor
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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)

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Product name, Written or Number of Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased securities to (Note 2) American,
which the option European
or derivative etc.
relates
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Dec 2008 Put Option Written 1,022 30.3400 GBP American 19-Dec-08
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Dec 2008 Put Option Purchased 10,000 40.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08
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Dec 2008 Put Option Purchased 1,000 44.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08
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Dec 2008 Call Option Purchased 1,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08
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Dec 2008 Put Option Written 10,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08
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Dec 2008 Call Option Purchased 48,000 52.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08
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Dec 2008 Put Option Written 12,000 52.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08
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Dec 2008 Call Option Written 58,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08
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Dec 2008 Put Option Written 75,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08
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Dec 2008 Call Option Written 2,000 72.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08
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Sep 2008 Put Option Purchase 10,000 40.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08
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Sep 2008 Put Option Purchase 7,000 44.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08
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Sep 2008 Call Option Purchase 33,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08
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Sep 2008 Put Option Purchase 16,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08
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Sep 2008 Call Option Written 5,000 52.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08
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Sep 2008 Call Option Purchase 26,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08
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Sep 2008 Put Option Written 1,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08
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Sep 2008 Call Option Written 7,000 60.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08
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Sep 2008 Call Option Written 6,000 64.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08
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Dec 2009 Put Option Purchase 1,000 40.0000 GBP American 18-Dec-09
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June 2009 Call Option Purchase 29,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09
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June 2009 Put Option Written 10,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09
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June 2009 Call Option Written 4,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09
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June 2009 Put Option Written 14,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09
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Dec 2008 Call Option Written 75,000 52.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-08
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Dec 2010 Put Option Purchase 75,000 56.0000 GBP European 17-Dec-10
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Dec 2008 Put Option Written 150,000 38.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-08
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Dec 2008 Call Option Purchase 150,000 60.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-08
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Sep 2008 Put Option Purchase 250,000 44.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08
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Dec 2008 Put Option Purchase 250,000 27.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-08
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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

ABN AMRO BANK N.V.

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