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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch27 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 INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Sydney branch Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 26-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 25,768 0.005 3,000,611 0.656 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 454,000 0.099 466,700 0.102 Total 479,768 0.105 3,467,311 0.759 (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 1,364 133.68Purchase 3,000 134.00Purchase 3,000 134.00Purchase 8,000 133.60 Total Buys: 15364Total Sells: NIL (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 varying Product Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/name,e.g. purchasing, which the option relates price American, date received per unitcall option varying etc. (Note 6) European etc. (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product 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) yes Date of disclosure 27-Feb-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 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry DateCall Option SOLD 1,000 142.00 American Feb 28 2008Call Option SOLD 1,000 140.00 American Feb 28 2008Call Option PURCHASED 132,000 0.01 American Feb 28 2008Call Option PURCHASED 35,000 136.00 American Feb 28 2008Call Option PURCHASED 3,000 135.00 American Feb 28 2008Put Option SOLD 183,000 96.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 22,000 84.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 104.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 10,000 110.00 American Feb 28 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 100.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 2,000 126.00 American Feb 28 2008Put Option SOLD 3,000 128.00 American Feb 28 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 114.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 35,700 68.66 American Sep 24 2009Put Option PURCHASED 5,000 70.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 30,000 72.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 316,000 88.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 18,000 132.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 13,000 134.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 2,000 142.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 35,000 120.00 American Feb 28 2008Put Option PURCHASED 10,000 136.00 American Feb 28 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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