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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)22 January 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 21-Jan-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 1,859 0.0004 1,512,150 0.331(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,859 0.0004 1,512,150 0.331 (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 396 114.19Purchase 322 114.92Purchase 230 114.93Purchase 274 114.93Purchase 38 114.92Purchase 504 114.92Purchase 360 114.92Purchase 302 114.99Purchase 130 114.99Purchase 396 115.19Purchase 203 115.29Purchase 2 115.33Purchase 354 115.33Purchase 220 115.33Purchase 55 115.29Purchase 64 115.29Purchase 100 115.22Purchase 10 115.01Purchase 32 115.32Purchase 70 115.32Purchase 100 115.29Purchase 158 115.29Purchase 360 115.22Purchase 148 120.82Purchase 522 120.82Purchase 110 120.81Purchase 110 120.80Purchase 110 120.79Sale -524 118.56Sale -32 118.82Sale -200 118.87TOTAL BUYS:5680 TOTAL SELLS:756 (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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 22-Jan-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotes 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