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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)09 April 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) Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 8-04-2008 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 100,209 0.022 1,250,331 0.274(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 100,209 0.022 1,250,331 0.274 (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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 728 137.40Purchase 42 137.49Purchase 100 137.42Purchase 5 137.42Purchase 53 137.42Purchase 14 136.22Purchase 33 136.22Purchase 113 136.22Purchase 98 136.22Purchase 100 136.22Purchase 143 136.22Purchase 394 137.19Purchase 600 137.36Purchase 500 137.59Purchase 478 137.99Purchase 500 137.99Purchase 22 137.99Purchase 77 137.80Purchase 106 137.80Purchase 175 137.80Purchase 100 138.05Purchase 500 138.05Purchase 252 138.68Purchase 106 138.68Purchase 275 138.68Purchase 17 138.68Purchase 66 138.67Purchase 394 138.66Purchase 358 138.52Purchase 358 138.80Purchase 324 139.05Purchase 23 139.05Purchase 190 139.05Purchase 19 138.93Purchase 73 138.93Purchase 64 138.93Purchase 126 138.93Purchase 76 138.93Purchase 298 138.85Purchase 60 138.85Purchase 30 138.77Purchase 500 138.70Purchase 200 138.60Purchase 358 138.63Purchase 200 138.60Purchase 394 138.50Purchase 394 138.66Purchase 358 138.68Sale -68 137.40Sale -72 137.19Sale -17 137.14Sale -65 136.72Sale -59 136.67Sale -1 136.71Sale -51 136.68Sale -47 136.66Sale -54 136.40Sale -37 135.93Sale -30 136.15Sale -5 136.15Sale -32 136.20Sale -18 136.55Sale -20 136.65Sale -20 136.39Sale -56 138.73Sale -313 137.40Sale -55 137.31Sale -86 137.33Sale -18 137.21Sale -57 137.39Sale -1 136.63Sale -56 136.63Sale -53 136.71Sale -51 136.65Sale -13 136.68Sale -49 136.78Sale -44 136.28Sale -48 135.85Sale -47 135.81Sale -42 136.01Sale -37 135.91Sale -28 136.21Sale -26 136.21Sale -23 136.72Sale -22 136.56Sale -1 136.62Sale -2 136.55Sale -20 136.32Sale -22 136.69Sale -19 136.73Sale -1 136.73Sale -21 136.82Sale -20 136.53Sale -20 136.34Sale -19 136.37Sale -21 136.46Sale -1 136.64Sale -20 136.64Sale -2 136.70Sale -22 136.70Sale -25 136.64Sale -28 136.68Sale -25 136.77Sale -29 136.86Sale -31 137.03Sale -33 137.24Sale -38 137.02Sale -5 136.73Sale -10 136.73Sale -21 136.73Sale -36 137.00Sale -40 136.99Sale -42 137.32Sale -41 137.59Sale -39 137.70Sale -41 137.66Sale -39 137.74Sale -44 137.85Sale -44 137.81Sale -43 137.91Sale -44 137.93Sale -49 138.40Sale -42 138.38Sale -816 138.70Sale -184 138.70Sale -37 138.70Sale -11 138.70Sale -35 138.60Sale -15 138.60Sale -45 138.80Sale -54 139.00Sale -55 138.96Sale -31 138.93Sale -32 139.09Sale -33 138.93TOTAL BUYS:10358 TOTAL SELLS:4069 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 INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 8-04-2008 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 NotesThe 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