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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)29 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 INFORMATIONName 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 25-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 19,369 0.004 1,535,892 0.336(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 19,369 0.004 1,535,892 0.336 (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 1,260 118.50Purchase 2,332 118.50Purchase 200 115.77Purchase 715 112.05Purchase 285 112.05Purchase 215 112.50Purchase 87 112.50Purchase 698 112.50Purchase 152 112.50Purchase 200 112.50Purchase 655 112.50Purchase 493 112.37Purchase 500 112.36Purchase 1,500 112.08Purchase 500 112.08Purchase 2,000 111.51Purchase 1,080 111.50Purchase 920 111.50Sale -200 118.50Sale -360 117.30Sale -346 117.39Sale -14 117.49Sale -360 115.29Sale -120 112.49Sale -40 112.49Sale -200 112.49Sale -397 112.20Sale -1,430 112.20Sale -43 112.20Sale -160 112.20Sale -265 112.20Sale -550 112.20Sale -147 112.20Sale -2,000 112.20Sale -8 112.21Sale -506 111.91Sale -5 111.92Sale -300 111.92Sale -157 111.92Sale -10 111.92Sale -22 111.96Sale -431 112.10Sale -360 112.10Sale -160 112.20Sale -30 112.20Sale -11 112.05Sale -45 112.06Sale -305 112.06Sale -85 112.10Sale -88 112.10Sale -360 112.10Sale -100 112.20Sale -43 112.20Sale -507 112.20Sale -150 112.20Sale -10 112.21Sale -504 112.50Sale -360 112.49Sale -360 112.55Sale -540 112.55Sale -354 112.47Sale -6 112.47Sale -360 112.55Sale -82 112.25Sale -314 112.25Sale -206 111.54Sale -154 111.54Sale -360 111.55Sale -360 112.20Sale -432 112.10Sale -360 112.24Sale -187 112.12Sale -10 112.06Sale -349 112.06TOTAL BUYS:13792 TOTAL SELLS:15623 (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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 29-Jan-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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