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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)14 January 2008 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 Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 11-Jan-2008 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) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 1,511,963 0.331(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,511,963 0.331 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class Of Relevant Security Long Short (1) Relevant Securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 319 126.36Purchase 41 126.36Purchase 107 126.45Purchase 41 126.38Purchase 320 126.38Purchase 260 126.46Purchase 100 126.46Purchase 360 126.46Purchase 25 126.49Purchase 151 126.49Purchase 143 126.48Purchase 151 126.48Purchase 27 126.47Purchase 151 126.47Purchase 576 126.89Purchase 360 126.81Purchase 360 126.81Purchase 360 126.81Purchase 209 126.84Purchase 367 126.80Purchase 540 127.26Purchase 468 127.32Purchase 504 127.32Purchase 231 127.32Purchase 129 127.32Purchase 296 127.49Purchase 100 127.49Purchase 667 127.34Purchase 360 127.34Purchase 235 127.34Purchase 26 127.34Purchase 135 127.34Purchase 118 127.32Purchase 242 127.32Purchase 72 126.92Purchase 123 126.92Purchase 80 126.92Purchase 85 126.92Purchase 396 126.91Purchase 185 126.94Purchase 135 126.94Purchase 564 126.95Purchase 12 126.95Purchase 40 126.94Sale -1,108 126.60Sale -75 126.61Sale -1,742 126.70Sale -75 126.71Sale -2,000 127.75TOTAL BUYS:10171 TOTAL SELLS:5000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unitoption etc. (Note 6) European etc. (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 14-Jan-2008 Contact name Collins, Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto