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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)27 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)1. KEY INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 20-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 1658503 0.363(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1658503 0.363 (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 100 131.57Purchase 380 131.00Purchase 540 130.90Purchase 460 130.90Purchase 354 130.99Purchase 785 130.95Purchase 361 130.94Purchase 715 130.95Purchase 212 130.95Purchase 182 130.95Purchase 55 130.95Purchase 336 130.95Sale 64 131.51Sale 336 131.51Sale 30 131.23Sale 460 130.90Sale 100 131.51Sale 577 131.50Sale 5 131.62Sale 88 131.41Sale 14 131.41Sale 51 131.41Sale 244 131.41Sale 1 131.41Sale 27 131.41Sale 75 131.41Sale 311 131.23Sale 19 131.24Sale 101 131.24Sale 170 131.24Sale 27 131.24Sale 62 131.24Sale 433 131.25Sale 192 131.30Sale 168 131.30Sale 469 131.30Sale 97 130.90Sale 95 130.90Sale 20 130.90Sale 500 130.90Sale 28 130.90Sale 300 130.92Sale 380 131.00TOTAL BUYS:4480 TOTAL SELLS:5444 (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 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) Date of disclosure 27-Nov-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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