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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch25 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 Sydney branchCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 20-03-2008 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 93,099 0.020 2,776,384 0.607(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 269,000 0.058 419,700 0.092Total 362,099 0.079 3,196,084 0.699 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note2)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 sales Purchase/Sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchase 926 116.29Purchase 1,120 116.29Purchase 3,063 116.29Purchase 551 115.53Purchase 1,490 115.53Purchase 1,200 118.00 Total purchases:8350 (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. purchasing, which the option relates price American, date received per unitcall option varying 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) YES Date of disclosure 25-March-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry Date Put Option SOLD 22,000 84.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 183,000 96.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 100.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 104.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 114.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 5,000 70.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 30,000 72.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 316,000 88.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 35,700 68.660000 American Sep 24 2009Put Option PURCHASED 18,000 132.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 13,000 134.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 2,000 142.000000 American Mar 27 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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