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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)13 February 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 INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 12-Feb-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 30,886 0.006 1,349,885 0.295(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 30,886 0.006 1,349,885 0.295 (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 100 126.38Purchase 200 126.38Purchase 23 126.09Purchase 100 126.09Purchase 50 126.09Purchase 187 126.09Sale -88 127.05Sale -93 126.07Sale -279 124.93Sale -47 124.93Sale -5 124.93Sale -2 125.15Sale -489 123.75Sale -508 123.76Sale -699 127.80Sale -753 127.80Sale -70 127.64Sale -1,353 127.00Sale -14 127.00Sale -18 127.01Sale -1 127.02Sale -4 127.02Sale -20 127.03Sale -2 127.04Sale -762 125.92Sale -8 126.04Sale -99 126.04Sale -18 126.05Sale -20 126.06Sale -106 124.93Sale -5 124.93Sale -50 124.93Sale -1 124.93Sale -50 124.93Sale -7 124.93Sale -450 124.93Sale -1,714 125.05Sale -117 125.06Sale -50 125.06Sale -117 125.07Sale -3 123.75Sale -31,000 129.94TOTAL BUYS:660TOTAL SELLS:39022 (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 NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 13-Feb-2008 Contact name Collins, Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR Notes The 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