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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd19 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 18-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 157,256 0.015 10,446 0.001(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 157,256 0.015 10,446 0.001 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares ( AU000000RIO1 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)Buy 326 57.26 (GBP)Buy 205 57.26 (GBP)Buy 99 56.97 (GBP)Buy 89 55.87 (GBP)Buy 89 56.11 (GBP)Buy 89 56.89 (GBP)Buy 89 55.72 (GBP)Buy 88 56.26 (GBP)Buy 88 56.72 (GBP)Buy 88 56.22 (GBP)Buy 88 56.26 (GBP)Buy 88 56.33 (GBP)Buy 87 57.03 (GBP)Buy 87 56.85 (GBP)Buy 53 56.09 (GBP)Buy 53 55.87 (GBP)Buy 53 56.11 (GBP)Buy 53 56.11 (GBP)Buy 53 55.83 (GBP)Buy 53 56.16 (GBP)Buy 53 56.26 (GBP)Buy 53 56.26 (GBP)Buy 53 56.26 (GBP)Buy 53 56.05 (GBP)Buy 53 56.02 (GBP)Buy 53 56.02 (GBP)Buy 53 55.72 (GBP)Buy 53 55.75 (GBP)Buy 52 56.85 (GBP)Buy 52 56.82 (GBP)Buy 52 56.72 (GBP)Buy 51 56.99 (GBP)Buy 51 55.84 (GBP)Buy 51 56.76 (GBP)Buy 51 55.84 (GBP)Buy 51 57 (GBP)Buy 50 56.99 (GBP)Buy 49 57 (GBP)Buy 49 56.8 (GBP)Buy 49 57.01 (GBP)Buy 48 57.01 (GBP)Buy 48 56.98 (GBP)Buy 48 57.04 (GBP)Buy 48 56.79 (GBP)Buy 48 57 (GBP)Buy 48 56.98 (GBP)Buy 48 56.88 (GBP)Buy 48 56.79 (GBP)Buy 47 56.87 (GBP)Buy 47 56.96 (GBP)Buy 47 56.96 (GBP)Buy 47 55.75 (GBP)Buy 46 56.87 (GBP)Buy 41 56.88 (GBP)Buy 41 56.95 (GBP)Buy 40 56.88 (GBP)Buy 40 56.79 (GBP)Buy 39 56.8 (GBP)Buy 38 56.93 (GBP)Buy 37 56.76 (GBP)Buy 36 56.5 (GBP)Buy 35 55.72 (GBP)Buy 35 57.01 (GBP)Buy 35 57 (GBP)Buy 35 56.8 (GBP)Buy 35 56.87 (GBP)Buy 34 56.31 (GBP)Buy 34 56.87 (GBP)Buy 34 57.01 (GBP)Buy 34 57 (GBP)Buy 34 57 (GBP)Buy 34 57.04 (GBP)Buy 33 56.9 (GBP)Buy 31 56.99 (GBP)Buy 16 57 (GBP)Buy 15 56.43 (GBP)Buy 14 56.76 (GBP)Buy 13 57.04 (GBP)Buy 13 57 (GBP)Buy 13 57.01 (GBP)Buy 13 57 (GBP)Buy 13 56.87 (GBP)Buy 13 56.5 (GBP)Buy 13 57 (GBP)Buy 13 56.8 (GBP)Buy 13 56.88 (GBP)Buy 12 56.9 (GBP)Sell 2687 57.26 (GBP)Sell 1823 57.26 (GBP)Sell 1577 57.26 (GBP)Sell 1367 57.26 (GBP)Sell 1068 57.26 (GBP)Sell 775 55.78 (GBP)Sell 692 55.74 (GBP)Sell 633 57.26 (GBP)Sell 500 57.26 (GBP)Sell 498 57.26 (GBP)Sell 182 55.69 (GBP)Sell 157 57.12 (GBP)Sell 121 57.26 (GBP)Sell 119 57.125 (GBP)Sell 88 56.56 (GBP)Sell 88 56.77 (GBP)Sell 87 56.82 (GBP)Sell 87 56.93 (GBP)Sell 87 56.84 (GBP)Sell 87 57.21 (GBP)Sell 87 56.98 (GBP)Sell 66 56.78 (GBP)Sell 53 56.56 (GBP)Sell 52 57.14 (GBP)Sell 52 56.93 (GBP)Sell 52 56.86 (GBP)Sell 52 56.76 (GBP)Sell 52 56.77 (GBP)Sell 52 56.77 (GBP)Sell 52 56.76 (GBP)Sell 52 56.81 (GBP)Sell 52 56.88 (GBP)Sell 52 56.82 (GBP)Sell 52 56.82 (GBP)Sell 52 56.78 (GBP)Sell 52 56.98 (GBP)Sell 52 56.98 (GBP)Sell 52 57.21 (GBP)Sell 52 57.21 (GBP)Sell 52 57.21 (GBP)Sell 52 57.21 (GBP)Sell 52 57.21 (GBP)Sell 52 56.93 (GBP)Sell 52 56.93 (GBP)Sell 52 56.84 (GBP)Sell 52 56.78 (GBP)Sell 51 57.21 (GBP)Sell 51 57.21 (GBP)Sell 36 57.21 (GBP)Sell 36 55.37 (GBP)Sell 35 55.94 (GBP)Sell 21 55.6 (GBP)Sell 1 57.21 (GBP)Total buys:4497 Total sells:14356(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 19/02/2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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