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REG-ABN AMRO BANK N.V. EPT Disclosure

Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:49am EDT
 
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                           9 October 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                   578,661        0.126672681    1847501         0.4044301
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)      1,669,202      0.365399244    237997          0.0520991
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(3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell                            313,000        0.068517749    140000          0.0306469
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Total                                     2,560,863      0.560589673    2225498         0.4871761
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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                           455                               77.86
Purchase                           26                                77.87
Purchase                           114                               77.89
Purchase                           4376                              78.01
Purchase                           383                               78.14
Purchase                           318                               78.15
Purchase                           15                                78.26
Purchase                           14                                78.32
Purchase                           73                                78.35
Purchase                           33                                78.36
Purchase                           233                               78.37
Purchase                           137                               78.38
Purchase                           210                               78.4
Purchase                           72                                78.44
Purchase                           94                                78.45
Purchase                           288                               78.46
Purchase                           11                                78.47
Purchase                           450                               78.5
Purchase                           7                                 78.51
Purchase                           338                               78.52
Purchase                           174                               78.54
Purchase                           28                                78.57
Purchase                           59                                78.59
Purchase                           701                               78.6
Purchase                           132                               78.7
Purchase                           147                               78.71
Purchase                           29                                78.72
Purchase                           97                                78.73
Purchase                           47                                78.75
Purchase                           258                               78.76
Purchase                           50                                78.77
Purchase                           15                                78.78
Purchase                           434                               78.79
Purchase                           531                               78.8
Purchase                           545                               78.81
Purchase                           168                               78.82
Purchase                           102                               78.83
Purchase                           180                               78.85
Purchase                           194                               78.87
Purchase                           70                                78.88
Purchase                           156                               78.89
Purchase                           1009                              78.9
Purchase                           233                               78.91
Purchase                           212                               78.94
Purchase                           90                                78.95
Purchase                           200                               78.97
Purchase                           708                               78.99
Purchase                           2094                              79
Purchase                           18                                79.01
Purchase                           62                                79.02
Purchase                           41                                79.03
Purchase                           1007                              79.04
Purchase                           119                               79.05
Purchase                           261                               79.06
Purchase                           15                                79.08
Purchase                           16                                79.09
Purchase                           461                               79.12
Purchase                           699                               79.13
Purchase                           617                               79.14
Purchase                           199                               79.15
Purchase                           318                               79.17
Purchase                           316                               79.18
Purchase                           442                               79.19
Purchase                           418                               79.2
Purchase                           10                                79.21
Purchase                           1215                              79.24
Purchase                           355                               79.25
Purchase                           124                               79.27
Purchase                           104                               79.3
Purchase                           15                                79.33
Purchase                           5                                 79.36
Purchase                           176                               79.37
Purchase                           211                               79.39
Purchase                           1541                              79.4
Purchase                           195                               79.41
Purchase                           7                                 79.42
Purchase                           170                               79.43
Purchase                           524                               79.46
Purchase                           177                               79.47
Purchase                           53                                79.48
Purchase                           99                                79.49
Purchase                           868                               79.5
Purchase                           325                               79.51
Purchase                           1102                              79.54
Purchase                           73                                79.55
Purchase                           468                               79.59
Purchase                           151                               79.6
Purchase                           481                               79.61
Purchase                           3                                 79.62
Purchase                           10                                79.63
Purchase                           1235                              79.64
Purchase                           455                               79.65
Purchase                           181                               79.66
Purchase                           1062                              79.68
Purchase                           3                                 79.69
Purchase                           898                               79.7
Purchase                           239                               79.71
Purchase                           16                                79.72
Purchase                           47                                79.73
Purchase                           268                               79.74
Purchase                           614                               79.75
Purchase                           16                                79.76
Purchase                           166                               79.8
Purchase                           315                               79.81
Purchase                           277                               79.83
Purchase                           41                                79.84
Purchase                           1998                              79.85
Purchase                           976                               79.86
Purchase                           157                               79.87
Purchase                           1315                              79.88
Purchase                           859                               79.89
Purchase                           281                               79.9
Purchase                           5                                 79.92
Purchase                           101                               79.93
Purchase                           3554                              79.95
Purchase                           154                               79.96
Purchase                           152                               79.97
Purchase                           281                               79.98
Purchase                           85                                79.99
Purchase                           3432                              80
Purchase                           16                                80.02
Purchase                           43                                80.04
Purchase                           345                               80.05
Purchase                           68                                80.06
Purchase                           718                               80.07
Purchase                           7                                 80.08
Purchase                           203                               80.09
Purchase                           1262                              80.1
Purchase                           221                               80.12
Purchase                           55                                80.13
Purchase                           2196                              80.15
Purchase                           159                               80.19
Purchase                           3                                 80.2
Purchase                           50                                80.22
Purchase                           460                               80.23
Purchase                           8                                 80.24
Purchase                           564                               80.25
Purchase                           408                               80.27
Purchase                           117                               80.28
Purchase                           62                                80.29
Purchase                           528                               80.3
Purchase                           3                                 80.31
Purchase                           123                               80.33
Purchase                           500                               80.35
Purchase                           421                               80.36
Purchase                           354                               80.37
Purchase                           432                               80.38
Purchase                           140                               80.39
Purchase                           374                               80.4
Purchase                           1340                              80.41
Purchase                           205                               80.42
Purchase                           155                               80.43
Purchase                           467                               80.44
Purchase                           34                                80.45
Purchase                           104                               80.46
Purchase                           1701                              80.47
Purchase                           1095                              80.48
Purchase                           198                               80.49
Purchase                           1281                              80.5
Purchase                           124                               80.51
Purchase                           637                               80.52
Purchase                           264                               80.53
Purchase                           290                               80.55
Purchase                           1                                 80.87
Purchase                           363                               80.9
Purchase                           103002                            81.12
Purchase                           85                                81.3
Purchase                           1                                 81.31
Purchase                           1                                 81.32
Purchase                           141                               81.33
Purchase                           314                               81.34
Purchase                           1                                 81.35
Purchase                           71                                81.36
Purchase                           43                                81.4
Purchase                           395                               81.41
Purchase                           394                               81.45
Purchase                           1                                 81.46
Purchase                           187                               81.47
Purchase                           62                                81.54
Purchase                           10                                81.68
Purchase                           28                                81.69
Purchase                           160                               81.89
Purchase                           72                                81.9
Purchase                           350                               81.94
Purchase                           245                               82
Purchase                           132                               82.13
Purchase                           5002                              82.2
Purchase                           479                               82.25
Purchase                           70                                82.32
Purchase                           83                                82.33
Purchase                           100                               82.34
Purchase                           285                               82.35
Purchase                           1329                              82.38
Purchase                           76                                82.39
Purchase                           276                               82.4
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Sales                              Number of securities              Price per unit (AUD)
Sale                               150                               78.51
Sale                               3523                              79
Sale                               812                               79.01
Sale                               450                               79.08
Sale                               500                               79.11
Sale                               1261                              79.3
Sale                               18                                79.31
Sale                               1                                 79.38
Sale                               573                               79.66
Sale                               1707                              79.67
Sale                               133                               79.7
Sale                               87                                79.8
Sale                               1550                              79.88
Sale                               10                                79.89
Sale                               11                                79.97
Sale                               351                               80
Sale                               15                                80.02
Sale                               650                               80.08
Sale                               6                                 80.12
Sale                               500                               80.2
Sale                               1021                              80.3
Sale                               200                               80.31
Sale                               600                               80.33
Sale                               281                               80.34
Sale                               329                               80.35
Sale                               3                                 80.36
Sale                               3                                 80.37
Sale                               1286                              80.38
Sale                               11                                80.47
Sale                               13                                80.5
Sale                               5000                              80.55
Sale                               382                               80.59
Sale                               86                                80.8
Sale                               64                                80.81
Sale                               2500                              81
Sale                               79218                             81.12
Sale                               1077                              81.14
Sale                               940                               81.15
Sale                               483                               81.16
Sale                               207                               81.34
Sale                               500                               81.45
Sale                               3                                 81.53
Sale                               271                               82.2
Sale                               1333                              82.25
Sale                               146                               82.27
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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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RIOKZK                Long (buy)           1000000                         0.001
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RIOKZD                Long (buy)           1000                            3.82
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RIOKZJ                Long (buy)           500                             8.42
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RIOKZJ                Long (buy)           500                             8.43
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RIOKZJ                Long (buy)           1261                            8.72
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RIOKZJ                Long (buy)           18                              8.73
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RIOKZJ                Long (buy)           1021                            9.72
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RIOKZJ                Long (buy)           200                             9.73
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RIOKZJ                Short (sell)         1500                            8.43
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RIOKZJ                Short (sell)         1000                            8.47
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RIOKZJ                Short (sell)         1000                            8.83
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RIOKZJ                Short (sell)         5000                            11.63
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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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Dec 11 Call        Purchasing      90000              130.00       American   22/12/11    10.28
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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                                          10 October 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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Dec 08 Call             Purchased    163,000          0.01           European     18/12/08
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Jun 09 Call             Written      140,000          146.00         European     25/06/09
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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


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