REG-ABN AMRO BANK N.V. 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)

1. KEY INFORMATION

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Name of exempt principal trader ABN AMRO Equities Australia Limited
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Company dealt in RIO TINTO LIMITED
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Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
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Date of dealing 1 August 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 397,516 0.087018854 1675000 0.3666685
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,141 0.364510264 157376 0.0344506
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(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 60,000 0.013134393 140000 0.0306469
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Total 2,122,657 0.464663511 1972376 0.431766
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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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Purchases Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)
Purchase 2 121.09
Purchase 36 121.14
Purchase 64 121.25
Purchase 67 121.28
Purchase 1 121.37
Purchase 1 121.4
Purchase 444 121.45
Purchase 385 121.46
Purchase 1 121.47
Purchase 215 121.48
Purchase 1 121.51
Purchase 3 121.56
Purchase 213 121.6
Purchase 1 121.67
Purchase 1 121.68
Purchase 1 121.69
Purchase 4 121.7
Purchase 1 121.71
Purchase 3 121.74
Purchase 3 121.81
Purchase 3 121.85
Purchase 20 121.87
Purchase 166 121.9
Purchase 45 121.91
Purchase 238 121.93
Purchase 70 122.01
Purchase 141 122.07
Purchase 37 122.1
Purchase 92 122.11
Purchase 240 122.3
Purchase 35 122.83
Purchase 78 122.86
Purchase 1 122.91
Purchase 36 122.93
Purchase 1 122.98
Purchase 47 123.22
Purchase 36 123.23
Purchase 173 123.26
Purchase 108 123.27
Purchase 126 123.28
Purchase 36 123.3
Purchase 158 123.31
Purchase 71 123.33
Purchase 180 123.34
Purchase 433 123.35
Purchase 12 123.36
Purchase 88 123.37
Purchase 118 123.38
Purchase 154 123.42
Purchase 198 123.43
Purchase 35 123.45
Purchase 311 123.46
Purchase 4 123.47
Purchase 131 123.48
Purchase 245 123.49
Purchase 35 123.5
Purchase 125 123.51
Purchase 262 123.52
Purchase 374 123.54
Purchase 299 123.55
Purchase 107 123.65
Purchase 54 123.68
Purchase 2 123.75
Purchase 107 123.76
Purchase 104 124.02
Purchase 25 124.06
Purchase 105 124.18
Purchase 612 124.21
Purchase 131 124.25
Purchase 333 124.38
Purchase 364 124.39
Purchase 72 124.49
Purchase 58 124.5
Purchase 447 124.58
Purchase 21 124.62
Purchase 226 124.68
Purchase 364 124.69
Purchase 50 124.7
Purchase 230 124.72
Purchase 28206 125.4
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Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)
Sale 1 121.25
Sale 421 121.3
Sale 1 121.31
Sale 208 121.32
Sale 1 121.4
Sale 350 121.44
Sale 1 121.46
Sale 1 121.49
Sale 1 121.5
Sale 2 121.51
Sale 1 121.56
Sale 3315 121.6
Sale 3 121.61
Sale 2 121.65
Sale 431 121.66
Sale 3 121.76
Sale 3 121.79
Sale 1 121.85
Sale 2 121.87
Sale 2 121.9
Sale 1 122.01
Sale 1 122.03
Sale 2 122.05
Sale 2 122.07
Sale 1 122.1
Sale 2 122.75
Sale 32 122.98
Sale 21 123.8
Sale 28206 125.4
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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) AUD
e.g. CFD
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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 5 August 2008
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Contact name Oliver Bainbridge - Kirit Devshi
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Telephone number (020) 7678 5898
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Name of offeree/offeror with which connected RIO TINTO
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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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Jun 09 Call purchased 25,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 20,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call Written 140,000 146.00 European 25/06/09
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RIO Swap Short 100 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Short 4,440 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Short 1,330 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Short 3,350 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Short 950 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Short 200 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Short 750 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Long 67,987 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Long 212,013 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Long 1,385,091 29/10/08
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RIO Swap Long 178,716 29/10/08
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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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