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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)13 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 12-03-2008 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 19,705 0.004 1,330,099 0.291(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 19,705 0.004 1,330,099 0.291 (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/sell Total (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 65 126.01Purchase 2,000 125.50Sale -361 125.70Sale -361 125.70Sale -433 125.65Sale -397 125.65Sale -361 125.65Sale -361 125.55Sale -193 125.14Sale -166 125.15Sale -2 125.20Sale -1 125.16Sale -360 125.16Sale -650 124.83Sale -100 124.67Sale -211 124.67Sale -50 124.67Sale -361 125.00Sale -361 125.10Sale -397 125.11Sale -248 125.17Sale -20 125.17Sale -28 125.17Sale -65 125.17Sale -397 125.75Sale -361 125.75Sale -361 125.85Sale -1 125.76Sale -350 125.76Sale -10 125.76Sale -102 125.40Sale -133 124.83Sale -361 125.90Sale -361 125.61Sale -471 125.61Sale -70 125.61Sale -469 125.70TOTAL BUYS:2065 TOTAL SELLS:8934 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 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 13-March-2008 Contact name Collins, Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature 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