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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)23 November 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) AMENDMENT 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 13-Nov-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 1755071 0.384 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1755071 0.384 (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 11 139.7Purchase 482 139.7Purchase 1000 139Purchase 723 140.39Purchase 100 140.39Purchase 106 140.39Purchase 1300 140.65Purchase 200 140.65Purchase 1152 140.85Purchase 1000 140.65Purchase 400 140.39Purchase 73 140.39Purchase 73 140.39Purchase 470 140.39Purchase 919 140.3Purchase 81 140.29Purchase 393 140.3Purchase 700 140.3Purchase 6 140.3Purchase 1 140.3Purchase 1 140.3Purchase 5 140.3Purchase 894 140.3Purchase 1000 140.19Purchase 970 140.2Purchase 30 140.12Purchase 1624 137.5Purchase 2 137.49Purchase 1 137.49Purchase 1373 137.49Purchase 116000 138.85Purchase 500 139.0145Purchase 1900 140.7Purchase 100 140.69Purchase 2000 139Purchase 433 139Purchase 361 139.49Purchase 12 139.12Purchase 2 139.12Purchase 1 139.12Purchase 338 139.12Purchase 20 139.12Purchase 4 139.12Purchase 56 139.12Purchase 26 138.89Purchase 165 138.89Purchase 356 138.37Purchase 30 138.37Purchase 475 138.35Purchase 30 138.35Purchase 241 137.52Purchase 120 137.52Purchase 20000 138.85Sale 71 139Sale 608 139Sale 321 139Sale 220 139.61Sale 220 139.61Sale 191 139.64Sale 23 139.64Sale 4 139.64Sale 225 139.63Sale 211 139.63Sale 230 139.58Sale 220 139.61Sale 239 140.7Sale 1585 140.7Sale 126 140.7Sale 50 140.7Sale 116000 138.85 TOTAL BUYS:158260 TOTAL SELLS:120104 (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 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 : AMENDMENT- SEE OPTIONS 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) YES Date of disclosure 23-Nov-2007 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 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry Date PUT OPTION Purchased 5000 135(AUD) American 20-DEC-2007PUT OPTION Purchased 5000 140(AUD) American 20-DEC-2007PUT OPTION Purchased 1000 135(AUD) American 20-DEC-2007PUT OPTION Purchased 3000 140(AUD) American 20-DEC-2007PUT OPTION Purchased 10000 134(AUD) American 29-NOV-2007 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