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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd02 January 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 Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 31-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 -491571 -0.049(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal -491571 -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 591 53.06 (GBP)Buy 586 53.3 (GBP)Buy 572 52.85 (GBP)Buy 542 53.01 (GBP)Buy 524 52.97 (GBP)Buy 500 52.95 (GBP)Buy 493 53.04 (GBP)Buy 464 52.95 (GBP)Buy 451 53.02 (GBP)Buy 397 52.89 (GBP)Buy 396 52.95 (GBP)Buy 395 52.98 (GBP)Buy 331 52.95 (GBP)Buy 260 52.89 (GBP)Buy 245 53.24 (GBP)Buy 231 52.98 (GBP)Buy 194 52.94 (GBP)Buy 148 52.91 (GBP)Buy 134 52.9 (GBP)Buy 102 52.92 (GBP)Buy 79 52.95 (GBP)Buy 75 52.95 (GBP)Buy 62 52.9 (GBP)Buy 36 52.95 (GBP)Buy 34 52.97 (GBP)Buy 22 53.1 (GBP)Buy 18 52.95 (GBP)Buy 18 53.03 (GBP)Buy 18 53.04 (GBP)Buy 15 53.16 (GBP)Buy 13 52.95 (GBP)Buy 12 53.04 (GBP)Buy 4 52.9 (GBP)Sell 590 53.09 (GBP)Sell 584 52.85 (GBP)Sell 562 52.91 (GBP)Sell 560 52.93 (GBP)Sell 560 53.01 (GBP)Sell 557 53.01 (GBP)Sell 542 53.14 (GBP)Sell 522 53.1 (GBP)Sell 515 53.02 (GBP)Sell 492 53.06 (GBP)Sell 361 53.11 (GBP)Sell 295 53.34 (GBP)Sell 198 53.12 (GBP)Sell 100 53.04 (GBP)Sell 95 53.04 (GBP)Sell 87 53.19 (GBP)Sell 54 53.12 (GBP)Sell 6 53.04 (GBP)Total Buys:7962 Total Sells:6680(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 02-Jan-2008 10:44:06 Contact name Burford,Glenda B Telephone number 44 20 7888 3599 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