11th Mar 2008 10:40
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)11 March 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 07-03-2008 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 12,347 0.002 1,344,554 0.294(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 12,347 0.002 1,344,554 0.294 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 15,000 130.60Purchase 474 130.54Purchase 7 130.54Purchase 19 130.94Purchase 300 130.94Purchase 815 130.94Purchase 58 130.94Purchase 13 130.94Purchase 54 130.94Purchase 241 130.93Purchase 1,000 130.60Purchase 262 131.04Purchase 500 131.04Purchase 35 131.04Purchase 40 131.04Purchase 163 131.04Purchase 284 130.90Purchase 1,909 130.90Purchase 270 130.90Purchase 200 130.90Purchase 45 130.90Purchase 626 130.89Purchase 166 130.87Purchase 500 130.87Purchase 1 133.00Purchase 139 133.00Sale -1,138 130.90Sale -457 130.90Sale -151 130.90Sale -13 130.90Sale -1,899 130.90Sale -11 130.91Sale -840 130.91Sale -454 131.00Sale -1 131.18Sale -1 131.26Sale -35 131.26Sale -3,101 130.90Sale -149 130.90Sale -590 130.90Sale -175 130.90Sale -55 130.90Sale -930 130.90Sale -133 130.78Sale -57 130.78Sale -33 130.78Sale -33 130.78Sale -187 130.80Sale -202 130.80Sale -582 130.80Sale -30 130.80Sale -500 130.80Sale -250 130.80Sale -100 130.80Sale -1,200 130.80Sale -38 130.80Sale -244 130.80Sale -300 130.83Sale -40 130.84Sale -462 130.84Sale -173 130.62Sale -81 130.65Sale -100 130.65Sale -83 130.65Sale -106 130.65Sale -66 130.65Sale -412 130.56Sale -166 130.52Sale -300 130.52Sale -95 130.52Sale -83 130.53Sale -350 130.53Sale -3 130.53Sale -3 130.53Sale -250 130.56Sale -76 130.56Sale -340 130.56Sale -134 130.56Sale -7 130.56Sale -4 130.56Sale -667 130.56Sale -100 130.57Sale -340 130.57Sale -200 130.57Sale -350 130.58Sale -19 130.58Sale -448 130.59Sale -153 130.59Sale -1,000 133.89TOTAL BUYS:23121 TOTAL SELLS:20500 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 11-March-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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