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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)18 December 2007 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 17-Dec-2007 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 1467346 0.321 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1467346 0.321 (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/sell Total (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 800 131.4Purchase 200 131.4Purchase 114 131.31Purchase 94 131.68Purchase 113 131.68Purchase 189 131.68Purchase 401 132.3Purchase 599 132.27Purchase 1374 134.91Purchase 7 134.9Purchase 54 134.9Purchase 565 134.9Purchase 12 134.92Purchase 7 134.91Purchase 40 134.92Purchase 250 135Purchase 1 135Purchase 5 135Sale -3612 131.85Sale -410 132.56Sale -91 132.56Sale -3 132.56Sale -432 132.3Sale -400 132.24Sale -79 132.03Sale -40 132.03Sale -205 132.03Sale -1 132.03Sale -35 132.03Sale -378 132.09Sale -75 132.09Sale -468 132.11Sale -100 132.12Sale -100 132.13Sale -67 132.13Sale -193 132.13Sale -100 132.13Sale -64 132.13Sale -3 132.13Sale -877 132.11Sale -50 132.11Sale -82 132.11Sale -432 132.1Sale -432 132.1Sale -1000 131.3Sale -127 131.38Sale -54 131.38Sale -100 131.38Sale -200 131.38Sale -100 131.38Sale -100 131.38Sale -39 131.38Sale -485 131.68Sale -415 131.69Sale -432 131.76Sale -159 131.81Sale -300 131.94Sale -45 131.94Sale -278 132.18Sale -60 132.18Sale -25 132.18Sale -37 132.18Sale -35 132.24Sale -100 132.24Sale -100 132.24Sale -65 132.24Sale -500 133.41Sale -139 133.44Sale -24 133.99Sale -64 133.99Sale -396 132.39Sale -360 132.39 TOTAL BUYS:4825 TOTAL SELLS:14468 (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 Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 18-Dec-2007 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