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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch21 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 Sydney branch Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 20-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 2,999,191 0.657(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 100000 0.022 295,700 0.065Total 3,194,891 0.699 (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 166 128.00Purchase 1,180 128.00Purchase 5,000 90.00Purchase 5,000 90.00Purchase 5,000 90.00Purchase 5,000 90.00Purchase 5,000 94.00Purchase 5,000 94.00Purchase 1,000 94.00Purchase 5,000 94.00Purchase 1,000 118.00Purchase 70,000 102.00Purchase 75,000 78.00Purchase 15,000 0.01Purchase 27,000 0.01Purchase 65,000 0.01Purchase 57,000 0.01Sale -1,000 135.00Sale -5,000 135.00Sale -3,000 140.00Sale -5,000 140.00Sale -100,000 104.00Sale -297,000 0.01 Total Buys:347346Total Sells:411000 (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)CALL OPTION 5,000 90.00CALL OPTION 5,000 90.00CALL OPTION 5,000 90.00CALL OPTION 5,000 90.00CALL OPTION 5,000 94.00CALL OPTION 5,000 94.00CALL OPTION 1,000 94.00CALL OPTION 5,000 94.00CALL OPTION 1,000 118.00CALL OPTION 70,000 102.00CALL OPTION 75,000 78.00CALL OPTION 15,000 0.01CALL OPTION 27,000 0.01CALL OPTION 65,000 0.01CALL OPTION 57,000 0.01PUT OPTION -1,000 135.00PUT OPTION -5,000 135.00PUT OPTION -3,000 140.00PUT OPTION -5,000 140.00PUT OPTION -100,000 104.00PUT OPTION -297,000 0.01 (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 derivativesFull 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 21-Dec-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 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