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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)27 March 2008 i? 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 Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 26-03-2008 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 117,139 0.025 1,341,762 0.294(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 117,139 0.025 1,341,762 0.294 (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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 58,000 119.17Purchase 1 119.16Purchase 1 119.16Purchase 1 119.16Purchase 1 119.16Purchase -53,419 119.17Purchase 53,419 119.17Purchase 4,581 119.16Purchase 1 119.20Purchase 1 119.32Purchase 358 118.92Purchase 102 118.92Purchase 507 118.92Purchase 198 118.93Purchase 14 118.93Purchase 5 118.93Purchase 9 118.93Purchase 132 118.93Purchase 358 118.86Purchase 358 118.86Purchase 254 118.85Purchase 358 118.85Purchase 358 118.85Purchase 4 118.83Purchase 100 118.83Purchase 358 118.82Purchase 24 118.82Purchase 442 118.82Purchase 27 118.80Purchase 291 118.80Purchase 358 118.93Purchase -1 118.90Purchase 1 118.90Purchase 358 118.91Purchase -357 118.90Purchase 357 118.90Purchase 40 118.80Purchase 220 118.69Purchase 138 118.68Purchase 609 118.68Purchase 430 118.69Purchase 358 118.70Purchase 537 118.39Purchase 501 118.38Purchase 358 118.38Purchase 358 118.38Purchase 202 118.37Purchase 5 118.37Purchase 151 118.37Purchase 358 118.37Purchase 466 118.38Purchase 358 118.79Purchase 358 118.34Purchase 430 118.34Purchase 358 118.33Purchase 430 118.33Purchase 358 118.33Purchase 430 118.33Purchase 358 118.36Purchase 573 118.19Purchase 501 119.25Purchase 430 119.29Purchase 143 119.35Purchase 34 119.35Purchase 117 119.35Purchase 66 119.35Purchase 34 119.35Purchase 294 119.35Purchase 466 119.36Purchase 100 119.35Purchase 358 119.35Purchase 358 119.35Purchase 430 119.33Purchase 267 119.30Purchase 80 119.30Purchase 11 119.30Purchase 358 119.06Purchase 430 119.01Purchase 171 119.40Purchase 250 119.40Purchase 260 119.40Purchase -358 119.45Purchase 358 119.45Purchase 358 119.45Purchase -358 119.45Purchase 358 119.45Purchase 9 119.45Purchase -421 119.45Purchase 421 119.45Purchase 358 119.45Purchase 358 118.99Purchase 358 118.99Purchase 421 119.45Purchase 358 119.45Purchase 358 119.45Purchase 357 118.90Purchase 1 118.90Sale -1,358 119.17Sale -1,049 119.17Sale -1,614 119.17Sale -65 119.17Sale -53 119.17Sale -12 119.17Sale -4 119.17Sale -315 119.17Sale -111 119.17Sale -1 119.16Sale -1 119.17TOTAL BUYS:84038 TOTAL SELLS: 4583 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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 27-March-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