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EPT Disclosure

3rd Jun 2008 11:01

RNS Number : 8303V

Credit Suisse Sydney Branch

03 June 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 Sydney branch
Company dealt in	Rio Tinto Limited
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing	2-06-2008

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	0	0	2,726,797	0.597
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	0	0	70,700	0.015
Total	0	0	2,797,497	0.612

(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 purchasesell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (Note 4) (AUD)

TOTAL BUYS: 0

TOTAL SELLS: 0

(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)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (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) YES

Date of disclosure	03-06-2008
Contact name	Carolyn Collins
Telephone number	44 20 7888 0241
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	Rio Tinto Plc
Nature of connection (Note 9)	ADVISOR

Product Description	Written/Purchased	No. of Securities	Exercise Price	Type	Expiry Date
Put Option	PURCHASED	35,700	68.66	American	Sep 24 2009
Put Option	PURCHASED	5,000	70.00	American	Jun 26 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	30,000	72.00	American	Jun 26 2008

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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