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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)21 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) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 9-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 1,791,465 0.392(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,791,465 0.392 (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 500 131.7Purchase 400 131.55Purchase 330 132.52Purchase 10 132.52Purchase 60 132.52Purchase 370 132.7Purchase 400 133.1Purchase 153 134.12Purchase 220 134.12Purchase 127 134.12Purchase 400 135Purchase 1000 135.01Purchase 67 131.95Purchase 83 131.95Purchase 250 131.95Purchase 300 133.65Purchase 80 135.55Purchase 10000 131.18Sale -50 132.29Sale -71 131.74Sale -8 131.31Sale -1000 131.86Sale -69 132.29Sale -124 132.29Sale -128 130.8Sale -30 131.31Sale -22 131.5Sale -684 131.84Sale -500 131.5Sale -149 131.5Sale -674 131.31Sale -474 131.58Sale -63 131.95Sale -987 131.04Sale -727 131.68Sale -313 132.29Sale -774 130.75Sale -417 131.75Sale -17 131.85Sale -2169 134.42Sale -735 131.85Sale -132 131.75Sale -521 131.04Sale -7 131.7Sale -50 131.86Sale -473 134.4Sale -44 131.5Sale -55 130.8Sale -720 131.68Sale -250 132.29Sale -37 131.73Sale -200 131.74Sale -17 131.39Sale -211 131.39Sale -202 134.46Sale -670 131.95Sale -51 130.8Sale -77 130.8Sale -620 130.8Sale -75 132.29Sale -467 131.85Sale -100 131.39Sale -492 131.95Sale -409 131.86Sale -17 131.58Sale -100 134.86Sale -400 133.23Sale -440 131Sale -370 134Sale -10 133.5Sale -2 131.71Sale -498 131.7Sale -400 132Sale -990 133.6Sale -300 131.35Sale -500 134.5Sale -1000 132.7Sale -500 131.98Sale -300 135Sale -311 132.02Sale -250 131.65Sale -38 132.5Sale -286 132.51Sale -359 132.5Sale -359 132.5Sale -359 132.25Sale -118 131.68Sale -359 131.89Sale -609 131.92Sale -467 131.95Sale -359 132Sale -431 132Sale -156 130.9Sale -395 131Sale -359 134.34Sale -457 132.1Sale -10 130.91Sale -203 130.9Sale -431 131.33Sale -12 131.54Sale -431 131.67Sale -347 131.54Sale -395 131.75Sale -359 131.88Sale -431 131.55Sale -380 131.4Sale -319 132.15Sale -349 130.91Sale -1 131.6Sale -40 131.67Sale -97 131.66Sale -114 131.32Sale -25 131.9Sale -359 132.05Sale -535 132.05Sale -29 132.05Sale -359 132.05Sale -395 132Sale -359 132Sale -196 132Sale -199 132Sale -359 131.9Sale -395 132.05Sale -313 131.7Sale -467 131.7Sale -145 131.32Sale -145 131.32Sale -29 131.32Sale -307 134.06Sale -73 132.1Sale -359 131.7Sale -59 132.1Sale -467 131.83Sale -395 132.52Sale -395 132.22Sale -391 131.67Sale -175 131.8Sale -518 130.86Sale -647 131.37Sale -46 131.7Sale -359 131.75Sale -765 130.86Sale -200 132.62Sale -342 132.23Sale -203 131.66Sale -359 131.32Sale -281 131.32Sale -134 131.68Sale -241 131.68Sale -19 131.9Sale -175 131.9Sale -395 131.9Sale -162 131.9Sale -503 132.06Sale -32 132.06Sale -320 132Sale -206 131.4Sale -359 131.94Sale -151 131.9Sale -359 131.71Sale -327 132.06Sale -359 131.9Sale -324 131.57Sale -431 131.65Sale -47 131.65Sale -58 131.6Sale -359 131.6Sale -486 131.75Sale -6 132.06Sale -38 132Sale -1 132.06Sale -403 131.65Sale -359 131.35Sale -395 134Sale -196 134.06Sale -29 131.8Sale -21 131.9Sale -40 132.15Sale -359 131.72Sale -395 131.72Sale -15 131.66Sale -125 131.75Sale -20 132.02Sale -359 132.02Sale -18 132.02Sale -10 132.1Sale -180 131.89Sale -32 131.65Sale -579 131.65Sale -300 131.61Sale -153 131.4Sale -14 132.51Sale -21 132.51Sale -15 132.24Sale -2 132.24Sale -18 131.88Sale -677 131.88Sale -359 131.88Sale -18 131.9Sale -27 131.9Sale -28 132.02Sale -29 132.06Sale -39 132Sale -47 132.05Sale -341 132.02Sale -134 132.1Sale -165 132.1Sale -179 131.89Sale -359 132.15Sale -359 131.76Sale -71 131.65Sale -29 131.65Sale -80 131.66Sale -467 131.34Sale -359 132Sale -359 131.42Sale -359 131.9Sale -359 131.68Sale -359 131.7Sale -80 131.64Sale -35 131.57Sale -351 131.62Sale -359 131.6Sale -359 131.6Sale -159 132.62Sale -467 130.9Sale -359 130.9Sale -40 131.32Sale -51 131.81Sale -81 130.81Sale -58 131.76Sale -58 131.6Sale -50 130.94Sale -136 130.83Sale -56 131.1TOTAL BUYS:14750 TOTAL SELLS:59585 (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) Yes Date of disclosure 21-Nov-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry Date PUT OPTION Purchased 4000 124 (AUD) American 29-Nov-2007PUT OPTION Purchased 5000 130 (AUD) American 29-Nov-2007 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