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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch07 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) Disclosure contains amended option positions at bottom of page from 9th November to 5th December 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 6-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 2,950,576 0.646 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 182,000 0.04 349,700 0.077 Total 3,118,276 0.683 (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) Sale 746 144.74 TOTAL BUYS:NIL TOTAL SELLS:746 (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 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 7-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 Trade date: 9th November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 3,784,986 0.829% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 135,000 0.030% 455,700 0.100% sell Total 4,105,686 0.899% 12th November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 3,076,652 0.673% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 135,000 0.030% 440,700 0.096% sell Total 3,382,352 0.740% 13th November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,971,223 0.650% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 135,000 0.030% 464,700 0.102% sell Total 3,300,923 0.723% 14th November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,904,223 0.636% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 135,000 0.030% 464,700 0.102% sell Total 3,233,923 0.708% 15th November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,903,160 0.636% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 135,000 0.030% 464,700 0.102% sell Total 3,232,860 0.708% 16th November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,901,194 0.635% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 135,000 0.030% 464,700 0.102% sell Total 3,230,894 0.707% 19th November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,896,443 0.634% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 135,000 0.030% 484,700 0.106% sell Total 3,246,143 0.711% 20th November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,893,169 0.633% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 135,000 0.030% 484,700 0.106% sell Total 3,242,869 0.710% 21st November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,892,302 0.633% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 135,000 0.030% 484,700 0.106% sell Total 3,242,002 0.710% 22nd November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,890,315 0.633% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 135,000 0.030% 484,700 0.106% sell Total 3,240,015 0.709% 23rd November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,890,296 0.633% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 135,000 0.030% 484,700 0.106% sell Total 3,239,996 0.709% 26th November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,896,989 0.634% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 135,000 0.030% 484,700 0.106% sell Total 3,246,689 0.711% 27th November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,891,118 0.633% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 135,000 0.030% 484,700 0.106% sell Total 3,240,818 0.709% 28th November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,890,601 0.633% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 135,000 0.030% 479,700 0.105% sell Total 3,235,301 0.708% 29th November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,944,636 0.645% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 182,000 0.040% 349,700 0.077% sell Total 3,112,336 0.681% 30th November Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,950,397 0.646% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 182,000 0.040% 349,700 0.077% sell Total 3,118,097 0.683% 3rd December Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,951,557 0.646% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 182,000 0.040% 349,700 0.077% sell Total 3,119,257 0.683% 4th December Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,949,587 0.646% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 182,000 0.040% 349,700 0.077% sell Total 3,117,287 0.682% 5th December Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,949,830 0.646% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 182,000 0.040% 349,700 0.077% sell Total 3,117,530 0.682% Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. 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