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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd08 May 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 07-May-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 1023271 0.1 1846 0(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1023271 0.1 1846 0 (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 0 ( 0 % ) 0 ( 0 % ) (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)Buy 394 63.59 (GBP)Buy 156 63.59 (GBP)Buy 118 63.61 (GBP)Buy 79 62.98 (GBP)Buy 78 63.9 (GBP)Buy 78 63.81 (GBP)Buy 63 62.85 (GBP)Buy 63 62.9 (GBP)Buy 63 63.1 (GBP)Buy 63 63.1 (GBP)Buy 63 63.1 (GBP)Buy 63 62.98 (GBP)Buy 63 62.98 (GBP)Buy 63 62.98 (GBP)Buy 62 63.9 (GBP)Buy 62 63.81 (GBP)Buy 62 63.81 (GBP)Buy 62 63.74 (GBP)Buy 62 63.9 (GBP)Buy 59 62.9 (GBP)Buy 39 63.54 (GBP)Buy 33 62.9 (GBP)Buy 30 62.9 (GBP)Buy 20 62.9 (GBP)Buy 18 62.89 (GBP)Buy 17 63.14 (GBP)Buy 17 62.97 (GBP)Buy 8 62.97 (GBP)Buy 8 63.03 (GBP)Buy 4 62.9 (GBP)Buy 2 63.03 (GBP)Sell 943 63.59 (GBP)Sell 79 63.295 (GBP)Sell 78 63.73 (GBP)Sell 78 64.03 (GBP)Sell 78 63.89 (GBP)Sell 78 63.83 (GBP)Sell 78 64.1 (GBP)Sell 77 64.14 (GBP)Sell 75 63.79 (GBP)Sell 74 63.59 (GBP)Sell 63 63.03 (GBP)Sell 63 63.03 (GBP)Sell 62 63.59 (GBP)Sell 62 63.89 (GBP)Sell 62 63.96 (GBP)Sell 62 63.96 (GBP)Sell 62 64.14 (GBP)Sell 62 64.14 (GBP)Sell 62 64.01 (GBP)Sell 62 64.03 (GBP)Sell 62 64.03 (GBP)Sell 62 64.1 (GBP)Sell 62 64.1 (GBP)Sell 62 64.1 (GBP)Sell 62 64.02 (GBP)Sell 62 64.02 (GBP)Sell 62 64.06 (GBP)Sell 61 63.96 (GBP)Sell 52 63.025 (GBP)Sell 51 63.63 (GBP)Sell 46 63.7 (GBP)Sell 45 64.01 (GBP)Sell 40 63.89 (GBP)Sell 40 63.89 (GBP)Sell 39 63.79 (GBP)Sell 39 63.91 (GBP)Sell 39 63.86 (GBP)Sell 37 63.62 (GBP)Sell 34 63.7 (GBP)Sell 33 63.31 (GBP)Sell 32 63.31 (GBP)Sell 32 62.96 (GBP)Sell 30 64.02 (GBP)Sell 30 63.89 (GBP)Sell 30 63.62 (GBP)Sell 29 63.51 (GBP)Sell 29 63.86 (GBP)Sell 29 63.51 (GBP)Sell 28 63.79 (GBP)Sell 28 63.91 (GBP)Sell 27 63.7 (GBP)Sell 26 63.99 (GBP)Sell 25 63.98 (GBP)Sell 22 62.98 (GBP)Sell 22 62.95 (GBP)Sell 21 62.98 (GBP)Sell 17 63.96 (GBP)Sell 17 62.97 (GBP)Sell 16 64.01 (GBP)Sell 13 63.62 (GBP)Sell 13 63.025 (GBP)Sell 12 63.7 (GBP)Sell 10 63.86 (GBP)Sell 10 63.91 (GBP)Sell 10 63.79 (GBP)Sell 10 62.95 (GBP)TOTAL BUYS: 1972 TOTAL SELLS: 3818(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 INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull 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 08-May-2008 09:44:46Contact name Segal,DebraTelephone number 44 20 7883 4577Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR NotesThe 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