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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)21 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 Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 20-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 9,829 0.002 1,267,324 0.277(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 9,829 0.002 1,267,324 0.277 (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 374 137.00Purchase 20 137.00Purchase 9 137.00Purchase 12 136.58Purchase 7 136.58Purchase 62 136.58Purchase 4 136.55Purchase 12 136.55Sale -9 133.62Sale 102 134.70Sale -102 134.70Sale 118 135.52Sale -118 135.52Sale -351 133.62Sale -360 133.60Sale -360 133.60Sale -360 133.59Sale -396 133.49Sale -210 133.50Sale -150 133.50Sale -360 133.04Sale -360 133.32Sale -243 134.50Sale -31 134.50Sale -469 134.50Sale -505 134.30Sale -469 134.50Sale -10 134.55Sale -10 134.55Sale -139 134.55Sale -541 134.60Sale -359 134.71Sale -1 134.76Sale -360 134.71Sale -433 134.68Sale -1,480 134.69Sale -650 134.69Sale -365 134.69Sale -294 134.69Sale -352 134.81Sale -8 134.81Sale -360 134.90Sale -5 135.37Sale -3 135.37Sale -20 135.37Sale -423 135.52Sale -649 135.55Sale -360 135.56Sale -360 135.65Sale -360 135.78Sale -469 135.78Sale -37 135.79Sale -4 135.79Sale -4 135.79Sale -139 135.79Sale -176 135.79Sale -360 136.07Sale -355 136.23Sale -132 136.23Sale -9 136.23Sale -3 136.23Sale -1 136.23Sale -118 135.52Sale -102 134.70TOTAL BUYS:500 TOTAL SELLS:14084 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) 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 INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 21-Feb-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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