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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)18 February 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 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 15-Feb-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 23,516 0.005 1,254,702 0.275(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 23,516 0.005 1,254,702 0.275 (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 10,728 137.10Purchase 1,629 137.10Purchase 4 131.85Purchase 110 131.85Purchase 86 131.85Purchase 100 131.84Sale 23 136.70Sale -23 136.70Sale 286 135.22Sale -286 135.22Sale 360 133.93Sale -360 133.93Sale -1,562 135.45Sale -600 135.45Sale -300 135.48Sale -433 135.45Sale -360 136.90Sale -1,093 136.70Sale -1,000 137.50Sale -433 137.97Sale -649 138.00Sale -396 138.00Sale -360 137.98Sale -433 137.90Sale -360 137.29Sale -396 135.67Sale -10 135.67Sale -63 135.67Sale -147 135.22Sale -251 135.89Sale -182 135.89Sale -433 135.91Sale -396 135.91Sale -396 135.84Sale -360 135.80Sale -340 135.80Sale -93 135.81Sale -360 136.06Sale -20 133.90Sale -50 133.90Sale -70 133.50Sale -70 133.18Sale -15 131.91Sale -551 131.91Sale -360 133.93Sale -286 135.22Sale -23 136.70TOTAL BUYS:12657 TOTAL SELLS:12851 (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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 18-Feb-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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