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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)03 December 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 30-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 1,487,490 0.326 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,487,490 0.326 (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 360 144.89Purchase 540 144.89Purchase 33 144.90Purchase 138 144.97Purchase 200 144.97Purchase 22 144.97Purchase 340 144.89Purchase 20 144.89Purchase 1700 144.99Purchase 300 144.99Purchase 165 145.00Purchase 1 145.00Purchase 230 145.00Purchase 73 144.96Purchase 352 144.96Purchase 67 144.96Purchase 1 144.96Purchase 6 144.93Purchase 2 144.92Purchase 1 144.90Purchase 4 144.90Purchase 27 144.90Purchase 3 144.90Purchase 3 144.90Purchase 2 144.90Purchase 1300 144.90Purchase 4 144.89Purchase 637 144.89Purchase 9 144.89Purchase 38 144.89Purchase 386 144.89Purchase 58 144.87Purchase 360 144.89Purchase 254 144.89Purchase 80 144.89Purchase 360 144.90Purchase 11 144.89Purchase 310 144.90Purchase 360 144.92Purchase 50 144.90Purchase 360 144.96Purchase 87 144.89Purchase 360 144.86Purchase 178 144.80Purchase 100 144.80Purchase 50 144.80Purchase 1 144.80Purchase 103 144.80Purchase 211 144.50Purchase 2 144.50Purchase 57 144.50Purchase 70 144.50Purchase 20 144.50Purchase 396 144.48Purchase 289 144.60Purchase 251 144.60Purchase 309 144.48Purchase 100 144.48Purchase 100 144.48Purchase 67 144.48Purchase 360 144.22Purchase 360 144.23Purchase 360 144.24Purchase 359 144.23Purchase 1 144.23Purchase 360 144.19Purchase 360 144.22Purchase 323 144.22Purchase 37 144.22Purchase 311 144.17Purchase 9 144.17Purchase 40 144.17Purchase 396 144.17Purchase 432 144.17Purchase 31 144.16Purchase 49 144.16Purchase 354 144.17Purchase 100 144.17Purchase 50 144.17Purchase 310 144.18Purchase 50 144.18Purchase 37 144.16Purchase 3 144.16Purchase 19 144.16Purchase 2 144.16Purchase 70 144.16Purchase 88 144.16Purchase 89 144.16Purchase 13 144.16Purchase 11 144.16Purchase 20 144.16Purchase 781 144.15Purchase 432 144.15Purchase 31 144.10Purchase 400 144.10Purchase 1 144.10Purchase 396 144.10Purchase 11 144.07Purchase 3 144.08Purchase 357 144.08Purchase 360 143.97Purchase 308 143.97Purchase 52 143.97Purchase 31 144.00Purchase 88 144.00Purchase 13 144.00Purchase 294 144.00Purchase 42 143.97Purchase 360 144.00Purchase 396 144.00Purchase 457 144.13Purchase 11 144.13Purchase 45 144.11Purchase 200 144.11Purchase 460 144.11Purchase 432 144.20Purchase 402 144.23Purchase 138 144.23Purchase 360 144.11Purchase 8 144.01Purchase -468 144.00Purchase 468 144.00Purchase 10000 144.00Purchase 540 144.00Purchase 7 143.88Purchase 432 143.97Purchase 360 144.01Purchase 360 144.01Purchase 182 144.08Purchase 15 144.08Purchase 344 144.09Purchase 16 144.09Purchase 360 144.17Purchase 360 144.20Purchase 759 144.30Purchase 1 144.30Purchase 58 144.30Purchase 1000 144.30Purchase 171 144.30Purchase 1011 144.30Purchase 360 144.30Purchase 504 144.18Purchase 100 144.08Purchase 99 144.08Purchase 135 144.15Purchase 43 144.15Purchase 256 144.15Purchase 46 144.05Purchase 321 144.05Purchase 381 144.05Purchase 40 144.05Purchase 49 144.05Purchase 34 144.05Purchase 360 143.95Purchase 7 143.98Purchase 9 143.98Purchase 344 143.98Purchase 396 143.98Purchase 27 143.93Purchase 14 143.99Purchase 250 143.99Purchase 96 143.99Purchase 223 143.99Purchase 16 143.99Purchase 50 143.99Purchase 71 143.99Purchase 360 144.00Purchase 19 143.99Purchase 24 143.99Purchase 360 144.00Purchase 360 144.00Purchase 24 143.99Purchase 14 143.99Purchase 4 143.99Purchase 4 143.99Purchase 71 143.99Purchase 200 143.99Purchase 396 144.00Purchase 540 144.00Purchase 327 143.90Purchase 33 143.85Purchase 432 144.00Purchase 576 144.05Purchase 360 144.05Purchase -35 144.17Purchase 35 144.17Purchase 249 144.17Purchase 220 144.17Purchase 41 144.16Purchase 319 144.16Purchase 105 143.96Purchase 8 143.96Purchase 4 143.96Purchase 3 143.96Purchase 100 143.96Purchase 140 143.96Purchase 432 143.85Purchase 360 143.78Purchase 540 143.53Purchase 288 143.59Purchase 30 143.59Purchase 114 143.59Purchase 260 144.29Purchase 160 144.33Purchase 200 144.33Purchase 100 144.29Purchase 295 144.30Purchase 4 144.30Purchase 61 144.30Purchase 150 144.24Purchase 300 144.24Purchase 41 144.22Purchase 100 144.22Purchase 16 144.22Purchase 40 144.22Purchase 20 144.22Purchase 77 144.22Purchase 11 144.22Purchase 396 144.22Purchase 360 143.59Purchase 540 143.40Purchase 360 143.39Purchase 73 143.34Purchase 161 143.50Purchase 741 143.50Purchase 103 143.50Purchase 174 143.50Purchase 83 143.50Purchase 504 143.55Purchase 144 143.55Purchase 360 142.75Purchase 396 142.60Purchase 62 142.59Purchase 44 142.59Purchase 7 142.59Purchase 137 142.59Purchase 360 142.40Purchase 360 141.99Purchase 35 144.17Purchase 468 144.00Sale -8 144.00Sale 468 144.00Sale -468 144.00Sale 835 144.00Sale -835 144.00Sale -394 143.76Sale -703 143.74Sale -476 144.82Sale -383 144.84Sale -141 144.85Sale -410 144.85Sale -526 144.85Sale -13 144.85Sale -200 144.85Sale -2000 143.96Sale -20 144.00Sale -181 144.00Sale -378 144.00Sale -26 144.00Sale -3000 144.00Sale -1395 144.00Sale -97 144.00Sale -200 144.00Sale -3000 144.00Sale -30 144.00Sale -196 144.00Sale -166 144.00Sale -945 143.76Sale -161 143.76Sale -300 143.74Sale -100 143.74Sale -1414 143.78Sale -586 143.78Sale -51 143.85Sale -846 143.85Sale -706 143.65Sale -179 143.65Sale -56 143.65Sale -54 143.65Sale -5 143.65Sale -571 143.78Sale -429 143.78Sale -512 144.00Sale -3000 141.50Sale -1600 141.41Sale -835 144.00Sale -468 144.00Sale -17788 139.00Sale -87227 143.00TOTAL BUYS:58758 TOTAL SELLS:131776 (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 3-Dec-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