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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)07 March 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 06-03-2008 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 9,726 0.002 1,344,554 0.294(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 9,726 0.002 1,344,554 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/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 309 136.02Purchase 20 136.02Purchase 32 136.02Purchase 157 135.97Purchase 98 135.97Purchase 106 135.97Purchase 556 135.88Purchase 148 135.75Purchase 18 135.75Purchase 578 136.00Purchase 140 136.50Sale -7 136.03Sale -1,306 136.00Sale -321 136.00Sale -179 136.00Sale -72 136.04Sale -137 136.04Sale -36 136.03Sale -1 136.03Sale -525 136.03Sale -172 136.10Sale -108 136.10Sale -359 135.82Sale -2 135.82Sale -433 135.86Sale -361 135.82Sale -361 135.80Sale -673 135.76Sale -657 135.76Sale -361 135.65Sale -10 135.86Sale -99 135.96Sale -201 135.97Sale -20 135.97Sale -18 135.97Sale -379 135.97Sale -977 136.00Sale -23 136.00Sale -361 135.83Sale -199 135.70Sale -234 135.70Sale -361 135.80Sale -541 135.89Sale -608 135.70Sale -470 135.70Sale -361 135.70Sale -169 135.60Sale -264 135.60Sale -305 135.62Sale -56 135.62Sale -361 135.62Sale -261 135.61Sale -100 135.61Sale -5 135.94Sale -361 135.94Sale -369 135.94Sale -100 135.94Sale -261 135.94Sale -100 135.94Sale -261 135.76Sale -100 135.76Sale -361 135.89TOTAL BUYS:2162 TOTAL SELLS:14367 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 7-March-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