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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)20 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 19-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 9,829 0.002 1,253,740 0.274(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 9,829 0.002 1,253,740 0.274 (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/sell Total (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 12,259 136.50Purchase 391 137.49Purchase 69 137.44Purchase 40 137.40Purchase 337 138.00Purchase 8 138.00Purchase 15 138.00Purchase 541 137.97Purchase 34 137.87Purchase 3 137.87Purchase 323 137.87Purchase 460 137.46Purchase 340 137.40Purchase 20 137.40Purchase 1,000 137.44Purchase 153 137.46Sale -7 137.64Sale -141 137.64Sale -3 137.87Sale -12 137.89Sale -106 136.50Sale -1,166 136.50Sale -466 136.50Sale -900 136.50Sale -5,000 136.50Sale -104 136.50Sale -5,789 136.50Sale -700 137.74Sale -587 137.64Sale -424 137.65Sale -18 137.65Sale -17 137.65Sale -65 137.65Sale -450 137.55Sale -50 137.57Sale -85 137.89Sale -400 137.89Sale -8 137.00Sale -393 137.01Sale -99 137.20TOTAL BUYS:15993 TOTAL SELLS:16990 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 20-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 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