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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)27 November 2007 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 23-Nov-2007 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 1507375 0.330(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1507375 0.330 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 360 128.75Purchase 8 128.74Purchase 360 128.78Purchase 8 128.74Purchase 36 128.74Purchase 39 128.77Purchase 197 128.77Purchase 160 128.77Purchase 78 128.76Purchase 354 128.76Purchase 150 128.76Purchase 300 128.74Purchase 188 128.74Purchase 335 128.7Purchase 97 128.7Purchase 345 128.7Purchase 150 128.7Purchase 9 128.7Purchase 360 128.6Purchase 360 128.6Purchase 2 128.23Purchase 3 128.23Purchase 355 128.23Purchase 648 128.23Purchase 1 128.23Purchase 360 128.3Purchase 409 128.25Purchase 23 128.25Purchase 68 128.17Purchase 300 128.11Purchase 387 128.12Purchase 5 128.12Purchase 4 128.12Purchase 100 128.11Purchase 247 128.67Purchase 137 128.5Purchase 12 128.5Purchase 420 128.46Purchase 12 128.46Purchase 172 128.73Purchase 12 128.73Purchase 248 128.73Purchase 360 128.67Purchase 360 128.67Purchase 208 128.68Purchase 185 128.68Purchase 4 128.68Purchase 3 128.68Purchase 140 128.68Purchase 360 128.68Purchase 95 128.69Purchase 4 128.69Purchase 3 128.69Purchase 15 128.69Purchase 15 128.69Purchase 228 128.69Purchase 333 128.65Purchase 63 128.65Purchase 432 128.6Purchase 167 128.57Purchase 577 128.57Purchase 408 128.57Purchase 24 128.57Purchase 259 128.56Purchase 38 128.56Purchase 40 128.56Purchase 339 128.54Purchase 16 128.54Purchase 41 128.54Purchase 432 128.54Purchase 504 128.54Purchase 468 128.54Purchase 442 128.53Purchase 20 128.53Purchase 151 128.53Purchase 248 128.49Purchase 4 128.49Purchase 3 128.49Purchase 105 128.49Purchase 468 128.5Purchase 398 128.54Purchase 8 128.54Purchase 477 128.54Purchase 360 128.5Purchase 360 128.48Purchase 360 128.4Purchase 26 128.37Purchase 100 128.37Purchase 4 128.36Purchase 3 128.36Purchase 100 128.36Purchase 504 128.42Purchase 7 128.46Purchase 360 128.47Purchase 360 128.47Purchase 4 128.46Purchase 3 128.46Purchase 116 128.39Purchase 244 128.39Purchase 360 128.39Purchase 396 128.39Purchase 396 128.4Purchase 220 129.06Purchase 346 128.46Purchase 360 128.54Purchase 354 128.76TOTAL BUYS:21607 TOTAL 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. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unitoption 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 Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 27-Nov-2007 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 Notes The 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