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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd31 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 28-Dec-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 492,853 0.049(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 492,853 0.049 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares ( AU000000RIO1 Long Short)(1) Relevant Securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 0 ( 0 % ) 0 ( 0 % ) (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)Buy 597 54.19 (GBP)Buy 580 53.44 (GBP)Buy 571 53.89 (GBP)Buy 561 53.59 (GBP)Buy 557 53.93 (GBP)Buy 540 53.9 (GBP)Buy 530 53.8 (GBP)Buy 521 53.27 (GBP)Buy 499 53.46 (GBP)Buy 483 54.4 (GBP)Buy 385 53.57 (GBP)Buy 383 53.76 (GBP)Buy 344 54.45 (GBP)Buy 342 53.35 (GBP)Buy 340 53.78 (GBP)Buy 338 53.66 (GBP)Buy 320 53.36 (GBP)Buy 305 53.2 (GBP)Buy 299 53.89 (GBP)Buy 299 53.66 (GBP)Buy 271 53.73 (GBP)Buy 249 53.98 (GBP)Buy 224 53.885 (GBP)Buy 222 53.45 (GBP)Buy 210 53.91 (GBP)Buy 200 54.4 (GBP)Buy 200 54.12 (GBP)Buy 200 53.89 (GBP)Buy 197 53.86 (GBP)Buy 197 54.155 (GBP)Buy 197 53.56 (GBP)Buy 189 53.42 (GBP)Buy 187 53.965 (GBP)Buy 186 54.14 (GBP)Buy 184 54.22 (GBP)Buy 183 53.885 (GBP)Buy 180 53.86 (GBP)Buy 177 53.71 (GBP)Buy 176 53.28 (GBP)Buy 173 54.15 (GBP)Buy 173 53.895 (GBP)Buy 167 54.14 (GBP)Buy 164 53.98 (GBP)Buy 161 53.47 (GBP)Buy 147 54.19 (GBP)Buy 142 54.19 (GBP)Buy 138 53.44 (GBP)Buy 133 53.98 (GBP)Buy 131 53.5 (GBP)Buy 125 54.19 (GBP)Buy 121 53.45 (GBP)Buy 116 53.46 (GBP)Buy 110 53.48 (GBP)Buy 105 53.725 (GBP)Buy 105 53.34 (GBP)Buy 102 54.14 (GBP)Buy 100 53.42 (GBP)Buy 100 53.72 (GBP)Buy 100 53.6 (GBP)Buy 100 53.46 (GBP)Buy 99 53.965 (GBP)Buy 99 53.455 (GBP)Buy 99 53.465 (GBP)Buy 98 54.23 (GBP)Buy 98 54.02 (GBP)Buy 98 53.445 (GBP)Buy 97 53.67 (GBP)Buy 97 54.165 (GBP)Buy 96 53.45 (GBP)Buy 95 54.19 (GBP)Buy 95 53.65 (GBP)Buy 95 53.3 (GBP)Buy 94 53.885 (GBP)Buy 93 53.47 (GBP)Buy 93 53.34 (GBP)Buy 91 53.7 (GBP)Buy 90 54.23 (GBP)Buy 87 53.465 (GBP)Buy 83 53.66 (GBP)Buy 80 53.83 (GBP)Buy 79 53.37 (GBP)Buy 79 53.435 (GBP)Buy 79 53.72 (GBP)Buy 75 53.83 (GBP)Buy 75 53.46 (GBP)Buy 73 53.41 (GBP)Buy 71 54.19 (GBP)Buy 70 53.69 (GBP)Buy 70 53.73 (GBP)Buy 66 53.79 (GBP)Buy 65 53.83 (GBP)Buy 61 53.725 (GBP)Buy 61 53.46 (GBP)Buy 60 53.36 (GBP)Buy 59 53.79 (GBP)Buy 59 53.885 (GBP)Buy 58 53.3 (GBP)Buy 58 54.23 (GBP)Buy 57 53.46 (GBP)Buy 56 53.47 (GBP)Buy 52 53.77 (GBP)Buy 52 53.79 (GBP)Buy 50 53.66 (GBP)Buy 48 53.83 (GBP)Buy 48 53.34 (GBP)Buy 47 53.83 (GBP)Buy 46 53.62 (GBP)Buy 44 53.855 (GBP)Buy 43 53.98 (GBP)Buy 40 53.73 (GBP)Buy 40 53.875 (GBP)Buy 38 53.58 (GBP)Buy 38 53.47 (GBP)Buy 36 53.46 (GBP)Buy 36 53.68 (GBP)Buy 36 53.65 (GBP)Buy 36 53.3 (GBP)Buy 35 54.19 (GBP)Buy 34 53.45 (GBP)Buy 34 53.46 (GBP)Buy 34 53.47 (GBP)Buy 33 53.5 (GBP)Buy 33 53.46 (GBP)Buy 33 53.44 (GBP)Buy 31 54.14 (GBP)Buy 30 53.5 (GBP)Buy 30 53.55 (GBP)Buy 30 53.65 (GBP)Buy 29 53.79 (GBP)Buy 26 53.895 (GBP)Buy 26 53.45 (GBP)Buy 26 53.62 (GBP)Buy 25 54.14 (GBP)Buy 24 53.83 (GBP)Buy 24 53.46 (GBP)Buy 20 53.51 (GBP)Buy 19 53.66 (GBP)Buy 18 53.26 (GBP)Buy 16 53.66 (GBP)Buy 16 53.45 (GBP)Buy 14 53.34 (GBP)Buy 13 53.46 (GBP)Buy 13 53.89 (GBP)Buy 13 53.67 (GBP)Buy 12 53.66 (GBP)Buy 12 53.28 (GBP)Buy 12 53.66 (GBP)Buy 9 53.42 (GBP)Buy 8 53.35 (GBP)Buy 8 53.73 (GBP)Buy 6 53.72 (GBP)Buy 5 53.83 (GBP)Buy 4 53.875 (GBP)Buy 2 53.46 (GBP)Buy 1 53.88 (GBP)Buy 1 53.68 (GBP)Sell 597 54.19 (GBP)Sell 580 53.75 (GBP)Sell 572 53.55 (GBP)Sell 566 53.39 (GBP)Sell 560 53.48 (GBP)Sell 551 53.65 (GBP)Sell 550 53.75 (GBP)Sell 541 53.72 (GBP)Sell 541 53.98 (GBP)Sell 533 53.36 (GBP)Sell 449 53.85 (GBP)Sell 442 53.23 (GBP)Sell 417 54.5 (GBP)Sell 390 54.23 (GBP)Sell 390 53.92 (GBP)Sell 357 54.45 (GBP)Sell 350 53.89 (GBP)Sell 337 53.52 (GBP)Sell 333 53.21 (GBP)Sell 300 53.96 (GBP)Sell 275 53.37 (GBP)Sell 255 53.91 (GBP)Sell 239 53.21 (GBP)Sell 234 53.94 (GBP)Sell 228 53.24 (GBP)Sell 228 53.7 (GBP)Sell 223 53.88 (GBP)Sell 214 53.61 (GBP)Sell 150 54.49 (GBP)Sell 142 53.24 (GBP)Sell 141 53.61 (GBP)Sell 138 53.44 (GBP)Sell 62 54.37 (GBP)Sell 59 53.885 (GBP)Sell 49 53.89 (GBP)Sell 33 53.31 (GBP)Sell 33 53.31 (GBP)Sell 32 53.92 (GBP)Sell 32 53.72 (GBP)Sell 32 53.96 (GBP)Sell 31 53.72 (GBP)Sell 31 54.14 (GBP)Sell 31 54.18 (GBP)Sell 21 53.83 (GBP)Sell 18 53.24 (GBP)Sell 18 54.54 (GBP)Sell 18 53.84 (GBP)Sell 18 54.49 (GBP)Sell 12 53.61 (GBP) (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 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 INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull 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 31-Dec-2007 11:17:19Contact name Burford,Glenda BTelephone number 44 20 7888 3599Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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