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 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.

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