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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)08 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 Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 07-05-2008 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 103,914 0.023 1,127,189 0.247(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 103,914 0.023 1,127,189 0.247 (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) (AUD)Purchase 360 144.02Purchase 57 144.02Purchase 480 144.02Purchase 30 144.02Purchase 40 144.02Purchase 6 144.02Purchase 13 144.02Purchase 137 143.95Purchase 173 143.95Purchase 187 143.95Purchase 13 143.95Purchase 21 143.93Purchase 421 146.01Purchase 871 146.01Purchase 178 146.01Purchase 300 145.92Purchase 1,043 145.92Purchase 283 145.92Purchase 551 145.92Purchase 699 145.94Purchase 712 145.94Purchase 399 145.84Purchase 558 145.86Purchase 330 145.86Purchase 436 145.87Purchase 42 145.45Purchase 473 145.50Purchase 457 145.73Purchase 417 145.73Purchase 368 145.74Purchase 660 145.74Purchase 487 145.78Purchase 100 145.74Purchase 79 145.74Purchase 679 145.95Purchase 537 145.96Purchase 260 145.96Purchase 246 145.96Purchase 1 145.96Purchase 490 145.96Purchase 465 145.90Purchase 74 145.90Purchase 360 145.90Purchase 67 145.90Purchase 258 145.88Purchase 289 145.88Purchase 36 145.88Purchase 360 145.88Purchase 169 145.88Purchase 52 145.85Purchase 11 145.85Purchase 21 145.85Purchase 360 145.85Purchase 360 145.85Purchase 160 145.85Purchase 587 145.85Purchase 1,251 145.86Purchase 24 145.86Purchase 45 145.86Purchase 500 145.86Purchase 586 145.45Purchase 608 145.65Purchase 610 145.65Purchase 608 145.65Purchase 7 145.65Purchase 643 145.48Purchase 194 145.48Purchase 173 145.33Purchase 257 145.33Purchase 237 145.50Purchase 60 145.50Purchase 1 145.50Purchase 357 145.50Purchase 708 145.51Purchase 273 145.50Purchase 395 145.45Purchase 726 145.94Purchase 521 146.14Purchase 1,710 146.14Purchase 315 146.17Purchase 60 145.96Purchase 70 145.96Purchase 260 145.96Purchase 3,000 145.88Purchase 90 145.75Purchase 2,000 145.75Purchase 2,000 145.75Purchase 390 145.62Purchase 57 145.62Purchase 24 145.31Purchase 176 145.31Purchase 9 145.31Purchase 3,281 145.31Purchase 11,568 145.31Purchase 2,000 145.31Purchase 741 145.31Purchase 691 145.31Purchase 64 145.31Purchase 37 145.31Purchase 1,000 145.31Purchase 400 145.31Purchase 280 145.31Purchase 100 145.31Purchase 240 145.31Purchase 200 145.31Purchase 200 145.31Purchase 837 145.31Purchase 50 145.31Purchase 297 145.31Purchase 212 145.31Purchase 141 145.31Sale -12 145.51Sale -32 145.84Sale -23 145.48Sale -39 145.34Sale -14 145.34Sale -26 145.34Sale -23 145.31Sale -6 145.47Sale -9 145.50Sale -9 145.50Sale 441 145.31Sale -441 145.31Sale -20 144.69Sale -7 144.20Sale -17 144.20Sale -11 144.20Sale -3 145.87Sale -10 145.87Sale -13 145.52Sale 125 145.37Sale -125 145.37Sale -20 145.67Sale -9 145.67Sale -37 146.01Sale -10 146.01Sale -871 146.01Sale -25 146.01Sale -15 146.01Sale -32 146.01Sale -257 145.33Sale -60 145.50Sale -1 145.50Sale -681 145.45Sale -36 145.00Sale -1,262 145.26Sale -38 145.26Sale -834 145.26Sale -6 145.71Sale -1 145.71Sale -24 145.73Sale -44 145.73Sale -8 145.73Sale -15 145.73Sale -7 145.73Sale -187 145.73Sale -12 145.73Sale -99 145.74Sale -24 145.75Sale -4 145.76Sale -13 145.76Sale -191 145.76Sale -190 145.83Sale -26 145.83Sale -173 145.83Sale -3 145.83Sale -123 145.51Sale -44 145.51Sale -50 145.51Sale -44 145.51Sale -214 145.51Sale -15 145.55Sale -26 145.55Sale -101 145.55Sale -5 145.64Sale -1,000 145.64Sale -20 145.81Sale -4 145.81Sale -357 145.83Sale -8 145.84Sale -3 145.84Sale -2 145.84Sale -87 145.84Sale -259 145.48Sale -8 145.48Sale -36 145.45Sale -381 145.44Sale -2 145.44Sale -9 145.44Sale -318 145.45Sale -2 145.45Sale -1 145.45Sale -9 145.48Sale -289 145.48Sale -11 145.48Sale -8 145.48Sale -71 145.34Sale -7 145.34Sale -9 145.33Sale -273 145.33Sale -2 145.33Sale -3 145.33Sale -1 145.33Sale -36 145.33Sale -50 145.33Sale -18 145.33Sale -1 145.34Sale -44 145.34Sale -220 145.34Sale -6 145.34Sale -499 145.13Sale -243 145.13Sale -285 145.13Sale -1 145.13Sale -484 145.13Sale -51 145.13Sale -392 145.21Sale -351 145.21Sale -5 145.21Sale -1 145.21Sale -357 145.30Sale -254 145.31Sale -47 145.31Sale -33 145.31Sale -357 145.31Sale -464 145.31Sale -68 145.35Sale -289 145.36Sale -357 145.39Sale -134 145.39Sale -1 145.39Sale -220 145.39Sale -2 145.39Sale -10 145.47Sale -351 145.41Sale -2 145.41Sale -2 145.41Sale -2 145.41Sale -2 145.47Sale -4 145.50Sale -47 145.50Sale -347 145.50Sale -23 145.31Sale -214 145.02Sale -44 145.02Sale -99 145.02Sale -184 145.02Sale -244 145.02Sale -357 145.00Sale -638 144.69Sale -142 144.69Sale -45 144.69Sale -8 144.69Sale -284 144.69Sale -2 144.69Sale -1 144.69Sale -357 144.66Sale -79 144.78Sale -278 144.78Sale -1 144.80Sale -607 144.25Sale -63 144.24Sale -7 144.24Sale -284 144.24Sale -1 144.24Sale -2 144.24Sale -222 144.20Sale -33 144.20Sale -4 144.20Sale -9 144.20Sale -1 144.20Sale -88 144.20Sale -196 144.20Sale -8 144.20Sale -153 144.20Sale -274 145.87Sale -399 145.87Sale -11 145.87Sale -101 145.87Sale -4 145.87Sale -72 145.87Sale -100 145.87Sale -8 145.87Sale -18 145.87Sale -88 145.52Sale -35 145.52Sale -8 145.52Sale -41 145.52Sale -70 145.58Sale -137 145.58Sale -281 145.54Sale -37 145.54Sale -499 145.47Sale -2 145.37Sale -129 145.37Sale -1 145.37Sale -100 145.37Sale -428 145.50Sale -409 145.50Sale -357 145.50Sale -392 145.50Sale -254 145.65Sale -103 145.65Sale -10 145.67Sale -36 145.67Sale -100 145.67Sale -130 145.67Sale -347 145.59Sale -10 145.59Sale -62 145.98Sale -728 145.98Sale -8 146.01Sale -3 146.01Sale -282 146.01Sale -357 145.89Sale -428 145.86Sale -26 145.33Sale -357 145.40Sale -571 145.47Sale -74 145.48Sale -290 145.50Sale -3 145.50Sale -3 145.50Sale -76 145.51Sale -278 145.51Sale -3 145.51Sale -17 145.45Sale -100 145.45Sale -158 145.45Sale -44 145.45Sale -201 145.00Sale -400 145.00Sale -8 145.00Sale -355 145.00Sale -1,000 146.15Sale -9 145.62Sale -1 145.31Sale -125 145.37Sale -441 145.31Sale -31,500 145.76TOTAL BUYS:58507 TOTAL SELLS:62905 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 08-05-2008Contact name Segal, DebraTelephone number 44 20 7883 4577Name 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