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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)30 November 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 29-Nov-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 1414472 0.310(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1414472 0.310 (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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 1811 139.25Purchase 113 139.2Purchase 250 139.2Purchase 315 139.2Purchase 6 139.2Purchase 360 139.35Purchase 360 139.51Purchase 432 139.4Purchase 360 139.37Purchase 38 139.34Purchase 104 139.34Purchase 3 139.34Purchase 200 139.34Purchase 87 139.34Purchase 74 139.32Purchase 430 139.32Purchase 139 139.31Purchase 124 139.31Purchase 3 139.31Purchase 139 139.31Purchase 27 139.31Purchase 350 139.31Purchase 46 139.31Purchase 118 139.27Purchase 349 139.23Purchase 45 139.38Purchase 315 139.38Purchase 360 139.38Purchase 360 139.38Purchase 1 139.23Purchase 250 139.3Purchase 179 139.52Purchase 217 139.52Purchase 6 139.51Purchase 390 139.51Purchase 468 139.5Purchase 396 139.5Purchase 170 139.71Purchase 92 139.72Purchase 268 139.72Purchase 56 139.73Purchase 304 139.73Purchase 334 139.71Purchase 396 139.73Purchase 360 139.83Purchase 360 139.83Purchase 163 139.75Purchase 197 139.75Purchase 51 139.75Purchase 309 139.75Purchase 483 139.7Purchase 93 139.7Purchase 151 139.69Purchase 119 139.69Purchase 23 139.69Purchase 67 139.69Purchase 432 139.67Purchase 260 139.62Purchase 29 139.62Purchase 107 139.62Purchase 360 139.62Purchase 52 139.59Purchase 308 139.59Purchase 236 139.57Purchase 155 139.59Purchase 205 139.59Purchase 155 139.57Purchase 149 139.57Purchase 838 139.21Purchase 260 139.09Purchase 100 139.09Purchase 100 139.08Purchase 182 139.08Purchase 50 139.08Purchase 200 139.08Purchase 71 139.04Purchase 71 139Purchase 100 139Purchase 24 139Purchase 11 139.03Purchase 83 139Purchase 396 139Purchase 396 138.97Purchase 250 138.96Purchase 57 138.9Purchase 87 138.9Purchase 252 138.9Purchase 360 138.9Purchase 360 138.76Purchase 8 138.76Purchase 268 138.76Purchase 84 138.76Purchase 4 138.75Purchase 18 138.75Purchase 22 138.75Purchase 64 138.75Purchase 238 138.72Purchase 59 138.72Purchase 359 138.73Purchase 37 138.73Purchase 346 138.96Purchase 14 138.96Purchase 256 138.97Purchase 38 138.97Purchase 66 138.97Purchase 53 139Purchase 2 139Purchase 89 139Purchase 16 139Purchase 200 139Purchase 540 139Purchase 360 139Purchase 468 139.05Purchase 52 138.99Purchase 344 138.99Purchase 156 138.99Purchase 204 138.99Purchase 546 138.99Purchase 360 138.99Purchase 360 138.99Purchase 3 138.98Purchase 46 138.98Purchase 125 138.98Purchase 648 138.9Purchase 31 138.89Purchase 104 138.89Purchase 1 138.89Purchase 216 138.89Purchase 2 138.89Purchase 6 138.89Purchase 192 138.85Purchase 117 138.85Purchase 5 138.85Purchase 4 138.85Purchase 78 138.85Purchase 360 138.98Purchase 21 138.97Purchase 2 138.97Purchase 96 138.97Purchase 385 138.97Purchase 432 139Purchase 360 139Purchase 360 139Purchase 360 139Purchase 360 139Purchase 353 139.09Purchase 43 139.09Purchase 680 139.4Purchase 18 139.4Purchase 360 139.4Purchase 125 139.25Purchase 158 139.25Purchase 28 139.22Purchase 268 139.22Purchase 100 139.22Purchase 2 139.14Purchase 100 139.14Purchase 330 139.14Purchase 360 139.07Purchase 207 139.05Purchase 152 138.98Purchase 304 138.97Purchase 56 138.97Purchase 360 139.06Purchase 343 139.06Purchase 360 139.17Purchase 360 139.2Purchase 360 139.21Purchase 360 139.21Purchase 360 139.21Purchase 17 139.06Purchase 246 139.05Purchase 19 139.05Purchase 16 139.05Purchase 79 139.03Purchase 337 138.76Purchase 23 138.76Purchase 394 138.75Purchase 74 138.75Purchase 360 138.85Purchase 289 138.87Purchase 99 138.87Purchase 19 138.87Purchase 25 138.87Purchase 33 138.85Purchase 27 138.85Purchase 300 138.85Purchase 367 138.84Purchase 29 138.84Purchase 58 138.7Purchase 432 138.8Purchase 45 138.79Purchase 396 138.8Purchase 244 138.79Purchase 104 138.79Purchase 3 138.79Purchase 432 138.8Purchase 360 138.84Purchase 327 138.85Purchase 31 138.85Purchase 38 138.85Purchase 178 138.81Purchase 100 138.81Purchase 118 138.81Purchase 360 138.8Purchase 360 138.9Purchase 87 138.93Purchase 131 138.99Purchase 6 138.99Purchase 100 138.99Purchase 93 138.99Purchase 32 138.99Purchase 250 138.99Purchase 359 138.97Purchase 1 138.97Purchase 360 138.93Purchase 360 138.93Purchase 139 138.92Purchase 100 138.92Purchase 360 138.89Purchase 273 138.86Purchase 254 138.86Purchase 100 138.86Purchase 6 138.86Purchase 396 138.89Purchase 432 138.87Purchase 468 138.88Purchase 21 138.84Purchase 339 138.84Purchase 533 138.84Purchase 79 138.84Purchase 360 138.85Purchase 154 138.9Purchase 206 138.9Purchase 66 138.84Purchase 94 138.84Purchase 200 138.84Purchase 343 138.84Purchase 2 138.84Purchase 105 138.84Purchase 20 138.84Purchase 250 138.84Purchase 396 138.85Purchase 360 138.8Purchase 100 138.75Purchase 42 138.75Purchase 396 138.62Purchase 396 138.83Purchase 27 138.86Purchase 267 138.86Purchase 23 138.86Purchase 43 138.86Purchase 360 138.81Purchase 194 138.8Purchase 125 138.8Purchase 41 138.8Purchase 360 138.87Purchase 129 138.89Purchase 3 138.89Purchase 228 138.89Purchase 148 138.9Purchase 90 138.9Purchase 2 138.9Purchase 101 138.9Purchase 19 138.9Purchase 360 138.91Purchase 504 138.94Purchase 396 138.94Purchase 4 138.88Purchase 360 139.2Purchase 360 139.2Purchase 418 139.28Purchase 396 139.31Purchase 50 139.28Purchase 396 139.5Purchase 432 139.47Purchase 250 139.5Purchase 290 139.47Purchase 360 139.5Purchase 40 139.51Purchase 356 139.51Purchase 396 139.5Purchase 360 138.4Purchase 360 138.4Purchase 360 138.4Purchase 396 138.44Purchase 132 138.1Purchase 359 138.11Purchase 1 138.11Purchase 264 138.1Purchase 113 138.06Purchase 33 138.06Purchase 250 138.06Purchase 360 138.1Purchase 110 137.1Purchase 536 138.88Purchase 470 138.75Purchase 157 138.91Purchase 360 138.97Purchase 316 138.97Purchase 648 138.98Purchase 182 138.96Purchase 349 139.03Purchase 396 139.59Purchase 12 136.22Purchase 10 136.22Purchase 490 136.22Sale 14 139.6Sale 158 139.28Sale 500 139.25Sale 2198 139.25Sale 302 139.25Sale 208 139.65Sale 1252 139.65Sale 14 139.67Sale 18 139.68Sale 225 139.68Sale 100 139.77Sale 216 139.77Sale 5 139.78Sale 23 139.78Sale 100 139.83Sale 1 139.6Sale 94 139.6Sale 98 139.6Sale 62 139.6Sale 1 139.6Sale 1391 139.6Sale 5 139.6Sale 4 139.6Sale 9 139.6Sale 321 139.6Sale 839 139.41Sale 7 139.41Sale 149 139.41Sale 5 139.43Sale 20 139.45Sale 500 139.45Sale 193 139.46Sale 4 139.46Sale 5 139.46Sale 100 139.46Sale 247 139.46Sale 651 139.2Sale 25 139.21Sale 117 139.21Sale 8 139.22Sale 2 139.22Sale 259 139.22Sale 2 139.24Sale 66 139.24Sale 965 139.26Sale 8 139.26Sale 4 139.26Sale 9 139.26Sale 23 139.26Sale 5 139.27Sale 142 139.27Sale 42 139.28Sale 134 139.28Sale 114 139.28Sale 896 139.28Sale 1011 138.75Sale 160 138.8Sale 25 138.82Sale 25 138.83Sale 12 138.54Sale 29 138.54Sale 959 138.54Sale 1000 138.54Sale 1000 138.48Sale 211 139.45Sale 42 139.45Sale 1000 139.45Sale 195 139.46Sale 168 139.46Sale 2000 139.5Sale 20 137.97Sale 200 137.97TOTAL BUYS:65669 TOTAL SELLS:20917 (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 varyingProduct 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) ExercisingProduct 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 30-Nov-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