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 September 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 450,932 0.098711966 1671498 0.3659019
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,102 0.364501727 163954 0.0358906
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(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 150,000 0.032835982 140000 0.0306469
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Total 2,266,034 0.496049675 1975452 0.4324394
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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 13 124.64
Purchase 11 124.68
Purchase 14 124.73
Purchase 2 124.81
Purchase 15 124.84
Purchase 9 124.93
Purchase 1 124.96
Purchase 170 124.97
Purchase 500 125.49
Purchase 500 125.5
Purchase 384 125.96
Purchase 116 125.99
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Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)
Sale 24 124.61
Sale 187 124.63
Sale 7 124.64
Sale 80 124.65
Sale 327 124.72
Sale 434 124.73
Sale 2 124.78
Sale 14 124.79
Sale 11 124.81
Sale 250 124.86
Sale 79 124.87
Sale 128 124.88
Sale 13 124.9
Sale 12 124.94
Sale 364 124.96
Sale 13 125.04
Sale 25 125.08
Sale 11 125.09
Sale 19 125.15
Sale 11 125.16
Sale 11 125.18
Sale 23 125.19
Sale 14 125.27
Sale 15 125.28
Sale 16 125.34
Sale 19 125.36
Sale 17 125.39
Sale 14 125.44
Sale 15 125.46
Sale 14 125.58
Sale 18 125.68
Sale 22 125.89
Sale 16 125.98
Sale 20 126.03
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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 2 September 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 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 3,000 180.00 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 8,000 180.00 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 4,000 180.00 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 22,000 180.00 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 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 5,000 180.00 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 29,000 180.00 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.

Copyright Business Wire 2008