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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)10 April 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 9-04-2008 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 101,949 0.022 1,249,894 0.2736(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 101,949 0.022 1,249,894 0.2736 (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 106 137.88Purchase 324 137.88Purchase 1,676 137.88Purchase 30 137.88Purchase 910 137.88Purchase 126 137.88Purchase 43 137.88Purchase 36 137.88Purchase 291 137.88Purchase 29 137.88Purchase 1,575 137.88Purchase 1,576 137.88Purchase 1,160 137.88Purchase 1,161 137.88Purchase 1 137.88Purchase 28 137.88Purchase 200 137.88Purchase 186 137.88Purchase 861 137.88Purchase 42 137.88Purchase 200 137.88Purchase 1,926 137.88Purchase 14 138.42Purchase 1 138.42Purchase 12 138.42Purchase 9 138.42Purchase 1 138.42Purchase 1,929 138.42Purchase 67 138.42Purchase 8 138.42Purchase 282 138.42Purchase 1 138.42Purchase 43 138.40Purchase 29 138.39Purchase 1 138.39Purchase 48 138.39Purchase 27 138.38Purchase 20 138.35Purchase 310 138.32Purchase 499 138.20Purchase 1,998 138.25Purchase 2 138.25Purchase 900 138.25Purchase 2,000 138.25Purchase 100 138.25Purchase 1,384 138.25Purchase 2,500 138.25Purchase 116 138.23Purchase 1,000 138.18Purchase 256 138.20Purchase 736 138.20Purchase 5 138.20Purchase 3 138.03Purchase 65 137.80Purchase 352 137.90Purchase 78 137.90Purchase 436 137.80Purchase 358 138.99Purchase 141 139.58Purchase 217 139.58Purchase 389 139.75Purchase 411 139.75Sale -24,949 138.25Sale -4 138.25Sale -47 138.25Sale -60 138.99Sale -1,998 138.25TOTAL BUYS:29235 TOTAL SELLS:27058 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 10-04-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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