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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)17 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 14-03-2008 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 7,255 0.002 1,311,377 0.287 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,255 0.002 1,311,377 0.287 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchase 250 128.60Purchase 47 127.20Purchase 1,053 127.20Purchase 6 127.20Purchase 213 127.20Purchase 820 127.20Purchase 608 127.06Purchase 300 127.06Purchase 1,820 127.10Purchase 100 127.10Purchase 80 127.10Purchase 2,000 127.01Purchase 267 127.05Purchase 1,733 127.05Purchase 1,266 127.02Purchase 710 127.02Purchase 24 127.01Purchase 2,250 127.00Purchase 750 127.00Purchase 345 126.50Purchase 168 126.50Purchase 3,000 126.30Purchase 440 126.21Sale -331 130.11Sale -669 130.11Sale -197 129.75Sale -406 129.75Sale -77 129.75Sale -20 129.95Sale -1,000 128.55Sale -1,500 127.35Sale -500 127.25Sale -400 127.28Sale -100 127.30Sale -910 127.01Sale -90 127.02Sale -500 127.10Sale -756 127.11Sale -1 127.13Sale -160 127.13Sale -83 127.13Sale -608 127.06Sale -392 127.10Sale -1,000 127.10Sale -500 127.00Sale -500 127.00Sale -486 127.04Sale -24 127.05Sale -490 127.05Sale -1,000 127.10TOTAL BUYS:18250 TOTAL SELLS: 12700 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 varying Product 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) Exercising Product 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 17-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 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