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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch21 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Sydney branchCompany 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 3,784,986 0.829(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 3,784,986 0.829 (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 76 130.9Purchase 76 130.9Purchase 2000 132.25Purchase 195 132.5Purchase 200 132.5Purchase 110 132.5Purchase 589 132.5Purchase 500 132.49Purchase 99 132.48Purchase 257 132.48Purchase 50 132.48Purchase 1683 132.44Purchase 266 132.4Purchase 51 132.4Purchase 5000 137Purchase 3250 138Purchase 250 138Purchase 1500 138Purchase 57070 114Purchase 5000 133Sale -300 130.9Sale -76 130.9Sale -76 130.9Sale -1877 130.9Sale -2000 130.9Sale -2229 130.9Sale -600 130.9Sale -500 132Sale -5000 132Sale -5167 134Sale -7486 133.7Sale -5165 133.5Sale -2514 133.69Sale -564 131.65Sale -1495 131.64Sale -41 131.5Sale -94 131.64Sale -2970 131.11Sale -1400 134.1Sale -60 132Sale -405 132.05Sale -70 131.1Sale -1000 131.1Sale -86 133.51Sale -295 131.48Sale -2326 131.5Sale -4345 131.48Sale -1633 131.5Sale -80 132Sale -500 131.1Sale -1117 134Sale -3371 134.1Sale -4833 134.01Sale -4835 133.51Sale -9559 133.5Sale -460 131.1Sale -2829 131.64Sale -809 132Sale -1000 132.1Sale -360 131.48Sale -1000 131.5Sale -10 134.1Sale -500 134.1Sale -355 133.5Sale -308 132Sale -372 132Sale -116 132.1Sale -18 131.65Sale -1275 132Sale -75 132Sale -57070 114TOTAL BUYS:78222 TOTAL SELLS:140626 (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 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 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