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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd28 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 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 27-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 -500533 -0.05(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal -500533 -0.05 (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 935 53.65 (GBP)Buy 935 53.65 (GBP)Buy 924 54.43 (GBP)Buy 924 54.43 (GBP)Buy 803 53.62 (GBP)Buy 636 53.63 (GBP)Buy 610 53.74 (GBP)Buy 603 53.68 (GBP)Buy 572 54.27 (GBP)Buy 568 53.92 (GBP)Buy 567 53.5 (GBP)Buy 555 54 (GBP)Buy 553 53.7 (GBP)Buy 552 53.73 (GBP)Buy 552 53.72 (GBP)Buy 552 53.96 (GBP)Buy 546 53.55 (GBP)Buy 545 53.6 (GBP)Buy 537 53.69 (GBP)Buy 536 53.75 (GBP)Buy 536 53.83 (GBP)Buy 535 53.5 (GBP)Buy 528 54.42 (GBP)Buy 510 54.64 (GBP)Buy 502 53.8 (GBP)Buy 499 54.42 (GBP)Buy 492 53.83 (GBP)Buy 472 53.65 (GBP)Buy 468 53.56 (GBP)Buy 458 53.76 (GBP)Buy 450 54.15 (GBP)Buy 429 53.95 (GBP)Buy 428 53.66 (GBP)Buy 427 54.21 (GBP)Buy 415 54.35 (GBP)Buy 408 53.97 (GBP)Buy 399 54.29 (GBP)Buy 398 53.68 (GBP)Buy 344 53.49 (GBP)Buy 335 53.5 (GBP)Buy 333 54.59 (GBP)Buy 321 53.77 (GBP)Buy 300 53.89 (GBP)Buy 290 53.65 (GBP)Buy 290 53.96 (GBP)Buy 289 54.28 (GBP)Buy 287 54.28 (GBP)Buy 270 54.3 (GBP)Buy 269 53.58 (GBP)Buy 258 53.65 (GBP)Buy 256 53.77 (GBP)Buy 250 54.42 (GBP)Buy 250 53.22 (GBP)Buy 244 53.53 (GBP)Buy 241 54.36 (GBP)Buy 232 54.27 (GBP)Buy 226 53.93 (GBP)Buy 224 54.31 (GBP)Buy 224 53.49 (GBP)Buy 214 53.71 (GBP)Buy 211 54.11 (GBP)Buy 209 54.3 (GBP)Buy 205 54.42 (GBP)Buy 200 53.75 (GBP)Buy 195 53.66 (GBP)Buy 191 54.64 (GBP)Buy 189 54.59 (GBP)Buy 182 53.55 (GBP)Buy 180 53.93 (GBP)Buy 169 54.64 (GBP)Buy 166 54.33 (GBP)Buy 165 53.65 (GBP)Buy 158 54.22 (GBP)Buy 150 53.93 (GBP)Buy 150 53.72 (GBP)Buy 149 53.75 (GBP)Buy 146 54.36 (GBP)Buy 144 54.19 (GBP)Buy 141 54.05 (GBP)Buy 140 53.95 (GBP)Buy 137 54.34 (GBP)Buy 135 54.06 (GBP)Buy 133 53.72 (GBP)Buy 129 54.32 (GBP)Buy 127 54.05 (GBP)Buy 124 53.7 (GBP)Buy 121 54.27 (GBP)Buy 120 53.73 (GBP)Buy 115 54.21 (GBP)Buy 113 54.1 (GBP)Buy 108 53.72 (GBP)Buy 106 54.39 (GBP)Buy 105 54.22 (GBP)Buy 103 53.91 (GBP)Buy 103 53.71 (GBP)Buy 102 54.14 (GBP)Buy 100 54.64 (GBP)Buy 98 54.39 (GBP)Buy 97 54.04 (GBP)Buy 97 54.595 (GBP)Buy 96 54.39 (GBP)Buy 94 54.37 (GBP)Buy 92 53.68 (GBP)Buy 90 53.67 (GBP)Buy 86 53.625 (GBP)Buy 75 54.19 (GBP)Buy 75 54.25 (GBP)Buy 72 53.65 (GBP)Buy 71 53.785 (GBP)Buy 70 53.6 (GBP)Buy 69 54.35 (GBP)Buy 69 53.55 (GBP)Buy 68 54.43 (GBP)Buy 63 53.6 (GBP)Buy 63 54.43 (GBP)Buy 61 53.74 (GBP)Buy 59 54.25 (GBP)Buy 57 54.11 (GBP)Buy 56 54.69 (GBP)Buy 56 53.72 (GBP)Buy 54 53.9 (GBP)Buy 54 53.69 (GBP)Buy 53 53.92 (GBP)Buy 53 53.58 (GBP)Buy 52 54 (GBP)Buy 51 53.55 (GBP)Buy 51 54.64 (GBP)Buy 48 53.55 (GBP)Buy 44 53.72 (GBP)Buy 44 53.67 (GBP)Buy 41 54.1 (GBP)Buy 40 54.69 (GBP)Buy 39 54.38 (GBP)Buy 38 53.6 (GBP)Buy 37 54.14 (GBP)Buy 37 53.67 (GBP)Buy 36 54.06 (GBP)Buy 36 54 (GBP)Buy 36 53.69 (GBP)Buy 35 54.27 (GBP)Buy 33 53.71 (GBP)Buy 30 53.67 (GBP)Buy 30 54.4 (GBP)Buy 29 53.6 (GBP)Buy 27 53.9 (GBP)Buy 27 54.19 (GBP)Buy 27 53.97 (GBP)Buy 25 53.76 (GBP)Buy 24 53.75 (GBP)Buy 24 53.96 (GBP)Buy 23 53.83 (GBP)Buy 23 53.5 (GBP)Buy 23 54.21 (GBP)Buy 21 54.11 (GBP)Buy 19 54.64 (GBP)Buy 19 54 (GBP)Buy 18 54.64 (GBP)Buy 18 54.16 (GBP)Buy 18 53.9 (GBP)Buy 17 53.66 (GBP)Buy 15 53.69 (GBP)Buy 15 54.69 (GBP)Buy 14 53.97 (GBP)Buy 14 54.42 (GBP)Buy 13 54.06 (GBP)Buy 10 54.39 (GBP)Buy 10 54.04 (GBP)Buy 10 53.76 (GBP)Buy 9 53.56 (GBP)Buy 9 53.75 (GBP)Buy 8 54.39 (GBP)Buy 7 54.595 (GBP)Buy 7 54.43 (GBP)Buy 6 54.38 (GBP)Buy 4 53.22 (GBP)Buy 3 54.43 (GBP)Buy 3 53.71 (GBP)Buy 3 53.69 (GBP)Buy 3 53.89 (GBP)Buy 2 54.27 (GBP)Buy 2 53.74 (GBP)Buy 2 54.38 (GBP)Sell 586 53.63 (GBP)Sell 581 53.66 (GBP)Sell 562 54.25 (GBP)Sell 561 53.47 (GBP)Sell 559 53.76 (GBP)Sell 551 53.6 (GBP)Sell 545 54.01 (GBP)Sell 540 53.92 (GBP)Sell 539 53.43 (GBP)Sell 539 53.9 (GBP)Sell 523 54.69 (GBP)Sell 512 53.93 (GBP)Sell 512 53.91 (GBP)Sell 512 53.47 (GBP)Sell 497 54.65 (GBP)Sell 495 53.59 (GBP)Sell 489 54.21 (GBP)Sell 472 53.65 (GBP)Sell 433 53.7 (GBP)Sell 431 54.05 (GBP)Sell 428 54.03 (GBP)Sell 423 53.9 (GBP)Sell 411 53.72 (GBP)Sell 408 54.46 (GBP)Sell 400 54.36 (GBP)Sell 400 53.74 (GBP)Sell 400 53.85 (GBP)Sell 400 53.6 (GBP)Sell 395 53.96 (GBP)Sell 393 53.88 (GBP)Sell 386 53.59 (GBP)Sell 362 53.83 (GBP)Sell 350 54.4 (GBP)Sell 347 54.23 (GBP)Sell 342 54.39 (GBP)Sell 310 53.95 (GBP)Sell 304 54.43 (GBP)Sell 300 54.18 (GBP)Sell 298 54.64 (GBP)Sell 269 53.58 (GBP)Sell 258 54.18 (GBP)Sell 250 54.69 (GBP)Sell 240 53.83 (GBP)Sell 220 53.71 (GBP)Sell 217 54.64 (GBP)Sell 178 54.64 (GBP)Sell 178 53.6 (GBP)Sell 161 53.91 (GBP)Sell 151 53.74 (GBP)Sell 138 53.96 (GBP)Sell 138 54.15 (GBP)Sell 123 54.03 (GBP)Sell 100 54.64 (GBP)Sell 100 53.71 (GBP)Sell 100 54.23 (GBP)Sell 100 53.65 (GBP)Sell 100 53.84 (GBP)Sell 100 53.58 (GBP)Sell 100 53.69 (GBP)Sell 100 53.83 (GBP)Sell 98 54.36 (GBP)Sell 96 53.83 (GBP)Sell 92 54.64 (GBP)Sell 65 53.44 (GBP)Sell 62 53.93 (GBP)Sell 54 53.69 (GBP)Sell 53 53.58 (GBP)Sell 31 53.85 (GBP)Sell 25 54.33 (GBP)Sell 21 54.72 (GBP)Sell 18 54.64 (GBP)Sell 14 53.43 (GBP)Sell 12 54.04 (GBP)Sell 10 53.43 (GBP)Sell 8 54.69 (GBP)Sell 3 53.69 (GBP)Sell 2 54.25 (GBP)Total Buys:35984 Total Sells:21481(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 INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full 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 28-Dec-2007 11:07:16 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