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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)08 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 Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 7-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 37,436 0.008 1,494,100 0.327(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 37,436 0.008 1,494,100 0.327 (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 13 125.51Purchase 146 125.51Purchase 61 126.50Purchase 99 126.50Purchase 332 125.07Purchase 998 125.03Purchase 1,429 125.00Purchase 393 125.00Purchase 3 124.84Purchase 119 124.84Purchase 232 124.52Purchase 1,491 124.49Purchase 3 124.35Purchase 143 125.20Purchase 9 125.20Purchase 3 125.20Purchase 3 125.20Purchase 206 125.20Purchase 76 125.15Purchase 155 125.15Purchase 12 125.15Purchase 200 125.41Purchase 95 125.20Purchase 243 125.31Purchase 251 125.87Purchase 249 125.75Purchase 95 125.30Sale -12 126.99Sale 468 124.51Sale -468 124.51Sale -1,000 127.20Sale -11 126.50Sale -21 125.85Sale -22 125.54Sale -17 125.40Sale -20 125.30Sale -18 125.26Sale -17 125.20Sale -18 125.49Sale -17 125.60Sale -3 126.00Sale -13 126.00Sale -3 126.35Sale -13 126.35Sale -15 126.05Sale -15 125.48Sale -15 126.07Sale -14 126.89Sale -12 127.45Sale -12 127.17Sale -11 126.95Sale -10 126.83Sale -10 126.74Sale -2 126.82Sale -6 126.82Sale -160 126.80Sale -8 126.31Sale -8 126.13Sale -6 126.00Sale -7 126.20Sale -5 126.30Sale -2 126.37Sale -8 126.04Sale -159 125.79Sale -7 125.43Sale -468 125.36Sale -7 125.30Sale -8 125.26Sale -7 125.22Sale -8 124.98Sale -9 124.54Sale -6 124.36Sale -5 124.39Sale -6 124.32Sale -432 124.33Sale -360 124.33Sale -540 124.35Sale -360 124.40Sale -133 124.30Sale -9 124.30Sale -142 124.33Sale -218 124.33Sale -720 124.26Sale -360 124.22Sale -432 124.26Sale -360 124.26Sale -226 124.28Sale -360 124.26Sale -134 124.28Sale -360 124.28Sale -24 124.23Sale -50 124.23Sale -344 124.23Sale -50 124.23Sale -648 124.23Sale -360 124.18Sale -243 125.68Sale -30 124.14Sale -330 124.14Sale -360 124.15Sale -500 124.10Sale -310 124.10Sale -312 124.10Sale -100 124.11Sale -396 124.31Sale -360 124.31Sale -358 124.34Sale -642 124.37Sale -360 124.38Sale -360 124.38Sale -1,000 124.35Sale -50 124.50Sale -4,950 124.55Sale -200 125.22Sale -164 125.22Sale -396 125.55Sale -3 125.80Sale -500 125.80Sale -37 125.80Sale -360 125.75Sale -1 125.65Sale -395 125.65Sale -77 126.50Sale -290 126.54Sale -133 126.55Sale -95 125.30Sale -468 124.51Sale -15 125.90TOTAL BUYS:7059 TOTAL SELLS:22638 (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 8-Feb-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