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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)24 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 23-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 25,201 0.006 1,528,928 0.335(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 25,201 0.006 1,528,928 0.335 (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 541 104.79Purchase 66 104.75Purchase 1,913 104.75Purchase 432 104.75Purchase 360 104.22Purchase 128 104.26Purchase 100 104.26Purchase 132 104.26Purchase 360 104.20Purchase 360 104.26Purchase 360 104.26Purchase 23 104.26Purchase 267 104.26Purchase 70 104.26Purchase 396 104.30Purchase 352 104.72Purchase 8 104.72Purchase 184 105.12Purchase 400 105.12Purchase 100 105.12Purchase 111 105.12Purchase 205 105.12Purchase 10 105.39Purchase 10 105.39Purchase 80 105.39Purchase 100 105.70Sale -241 108.23Sale -5 108.51Sale 172 107.09Sale -172 107.09Sale -24 108.54Sale -11 108.42Sale -1,000 105.43Sale -468 107.40Sale -360 107.48Sale -139 108.23Sale -75 108.23Sale -300 108.23Sale -245 108.23Sale -1,000 108.38Sale -931 108.38Sale -69 108.38Sale -890 108.40Sale -145 108.42Sale -562 108.45Sale -200 108.45Sale -29 108.46Sale -13 108.46Sale -15 108.48Sale -12 108.48Sale -32 108.49Sale -224 108.51Sale -36 108.51Sale -10 107.05Sale -300 107.05Sale -19 107.05Sale -13 107.05Sale -3 107.05Sale -15 107.05Sale -60 107.09Sale -128 107.09Sale -405 107.02Sale -40 107.02Sale -15 108.54Sale -21 108.54Sale -49 108.54Sale -16 108.54Sale -20 108.54Sale -161 108.54Sale -149 108.60Sale -74 109.00Sale -187 108.42Sale -234 108.42Sale -96 109.39Sale -100 109.39Sale -164 109.39Sale -100 108.80Sale -172 107.09TOTAL BUYS:7068 TOTAL SELLS:9577 (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 24-Jan-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