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FORM 38.5 (b)
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DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
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WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS
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BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
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(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)
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1. KEY INFORMATION
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Name of exempt principal trader
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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) Limited
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Company dealt in
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Rio Tinto Limited
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Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
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Ordinary Shares
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Date of dealing
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27-05-2008
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2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
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(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)
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Long
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Short
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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52,689
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0.011
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1,117,319
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0.244
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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Total
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52,689
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0.011
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1,117,319
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0.244
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)
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Class Of Relevant Security
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Long
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Short
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(1) Relevant Securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to purchasesell
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Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)
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Class of relevant security:
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Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
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(a) Purchases and sales
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Purchase/sale
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Number of securities
|
Price per unit (Note 4) (AUD)
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|
Purchase
|
235
|
146.87
|
|
Purchase
|
130
|
146.87
|
|
Purchase
|
1
|
146.87
|
|
Purchase
|
17
|
146.87
|
|
Purchase
|
27
|
146.87
|
|
Purchase
|
7
|
146.86
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|
Purchase
|
30
|
146.86
|
|
Purchase
|
30
|
146.86
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|
Purchase
|
16
|
146.86
|
|
Purchase
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7
|
146.86
|
|
Sale
|
-427
|
146.82
|
|
Sale
|
-102
|
146.38
|
|
Sale
|
-108
|
146.92
|
|
Sale
|
-78
|
146.63
|
|
Sale
|
-3
|
146.58
|
|
Sale
|
-15
|
146.50
|
|
Sale
|
-140
|
146.62
|
|
Sale
|
-130
|
146.87
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|
Sale
|
-456
|
147.61
|
|
Sale
|
-105
|
147.82
|
|
Sale
|
-202
|
147.55
|
|
Sale
|
-29
|
147.52
|
|
Sale
|
-2
|
147.52
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|
Sale
|
-474
|
147.49
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Sale
|
-50
|
147.06
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Sale
|
-116
|
147.50
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Sale
|
-258
|
147.79
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Sale
|
-23
|
147.75
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|
Sale
|
-2,509
|
147.00
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Sale
|
-331
|
147.06
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Sale
|
-105
|
147.07
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|
Sale
|
-12
|
147.07
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|
Sale
|
-63
|
147.07
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|
Sale
|
-154
|
147.05
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Sale
|
-830
|
146.96
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|
Sale
|
-147
|
146.96
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Sale
|
-16
|
146.82
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Sale
|
-148
|
146.79
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|
Sale
|
-129
|
146.72
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Sale
|
-14
|
146.59
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Sale
|
-368
|
146.59
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Sale
|
-2
|
146.46
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Sale
|
-89
|
146.53
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|
Sale
|
-175
|
146.53
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Sale
|
-9
|
146.53
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Sale
|
-128
|
146.53
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Sale
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-225
|
146.53
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Sale
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-134
|
146.62
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Sale
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-127
|
146.62
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Sale
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-122
|
146.60
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Sale
|
-116
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146.51
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Sale
|
-119
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146.47
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Sale
|
-114
|
146.49
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Sale
|
-111
|
146.45
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Sale
|
-3
|
146.45
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Sale
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-7
|
146.38
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Sale
|
-15
|
146.38
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Sale
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-1
|
146.38
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Sale
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-19
|
146.38
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Sale
|
-546
|
146.44
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Sale
|
-119
|
146.43
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Sale
|
-101
|
146.67
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Sale
|
-100
|
146.67
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Sale
|
-200
|
146.68
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|
Sale
|
-200
|
146.68
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Sale
|
-43
|
146.68
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Sale
|
-495
|
146.67
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|
Sale
|
-89
|
146.67
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Sale
|
-93
|
146.66
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Sale
|
-332
|
146.65
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|
Sale
|
-5
|
146.65
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|
Sale
|
-4
|
146.65
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Sale
|
-99
|
146.99
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Sale
|
-96
|
146.76
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|
Sale
|
-96
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146.73
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|
Sale
|
-84
|
146.70
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Sale
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-351
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146.66
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Sale
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-388
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146.68
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Sale
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-5
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147.01
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Sale
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-5
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147.01
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Sale
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-24
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147.18
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Sale
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-5
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147.18
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Sale
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-4
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147.18
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Sale
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-50
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147.18
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Sale
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-110
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147.22
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|
Sale
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-93
|
147.12
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|
Sale
|
-419
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147.12
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|
Sale
|
-445
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147.07
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Sale
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-28
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147.06
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Sale
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-23
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147.06
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Sale
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-22
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147.06
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Sale
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-288
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146.99
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Sale
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-267
|
146.97
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Sale
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-211
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146.91
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Sale
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-362
|
146.79
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Sale
|
-77
|
146.79
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|
Sale
|
-81
|
146.81
|
|
Sale
|
-81
|
146.58
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|
Sale
|
-221
|
146.57
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|
Sale
|
-74
|
146.57
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|
Sale
|
-37
|
146.58
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|
Sale
|
-146
|
146.59
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|
Sale
|
-67
|
146.58
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|
Sale
|
-333
|
146.50
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|
Sale
|
-59
|
146.50
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|
Sale
|
-62
|
146.47
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|
Sale
|
-33
|
146.47
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|
Sale
|
-68
|
146.47
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|
Sale
|
-37
|
146.47
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|
Sale
|
-79
|
146.47
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|
Sale
|
-224
|
146.48
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|
Sale
|
-4
|
146.48
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|
Sale
|
-47
|
146.48
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|
Sale
|
-57
|
146.48
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|
Sale
|
-30
|
146.33
|
|
Sale
|
-3
|
146.33
|
|
Sale
|
-72
|
146.33
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|
Sale
|
-267
|
146.24
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|
Sale
|
-1
|
146.27
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|
Sale
|
-135
|
146.27
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|
Sale
|
-100
|
146.45
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|
Sale
|
-11
|
146.50
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|
Sale
|
-137
|
146.50
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|
Sale
|
-88
|
146.50
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|
Sale
|
-46
|
146.54
|
|
Sale
|
-50
|
146.54
|
|
Sale
|
-4
|
146.57
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|
Sale
|
-4
|
146.57
|
|
Sale
|
-26
|
146.57
|
|
Sale
|
-24
|
146.57
|
|
Sale
|
-17
|
146.58
|
|
Sale
|
-8
|
146.58
|
|
Sale
|
-46
|
146.60
|
|
Sale
|
-96
|
146.68
|
|
Sale
|
-45
|
146.69
|
|
Sale
|
-14
|
146.69
|
|
Sale
|
-153
|
146.69
|
|
Sale
|
-53
|
146.69
|
|
Sale
|
-90
|
146.73
|
|
Sale
|
-53
|
146.82
|
|
Sale
|
-179
|
146.82
|
|
Sale
|
-37
|
146.88
|
|
Sale
|
-185
|
146.92
|
|
Sale
|
-44
|
146.93
|
|
Sale
|
-66
|
146.88
|
|
Sale
|
-84
|
146.86
|
|
Sale
|
-106
|
146.86
|
|
Sale
|
-155
|
146.85
|
|
Sale
|
-21
|
146.87
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|
Sale
|
-37
|
146.68
|
|
Sale
|
-68
|
146.67
|
|
Sale
|
-89
|
146.68
|
|
Sale
|
-206
|
146.68
|
|
Sale
|
-11
|
146.68
|
|
Sale
|
-43
|
146.76
|
|
Sale
|
-200
|
146.80
|
|
Sale
|
-65
|
146.78
|
|
Sale
|
-75
|
146.78
|
|
Sale
|
-104
|
146.87
|
|
Sale
|
-64
|
146.87
|
|
Sale
|
-119
|
146.85
|
|
Sale
|
-50
|
146.85
|
|
Sale
|
-112
|
146.72
|
|
Sale
|
-91
|
146.63
|
|
Sale
|
-205
|
146.62
|
|
Sale
|
-189
|
146.61
|
|
Sale
|
-187
|
146.61
|
|
Sale
|
-330
|
146.72
|
|
Sale
|
-59
|
146.86
|
|
Sale
|
-81
|
146.86
|
|
Sale
|
-336
|
146.99
|
|
Sale
|
-71
|
146.99
|
|
Sale
|
-59
|
146.95
|
|
Sale
|
-303
|
146.95
|
|
Sale
|
-240
|
146.92
|
|
Sale
|
-411
|
146.91
|
|
Sale
|
-4
|
146.95
|
|
Sale
|
-76
|
146.95
|
|
Sale
|
-472
|
146.95
|
|
Sale
|
-60
|
147.61
|
|
Sale
|
-50
|
147.61
|
|
Sale
|
-346
|
147.45
|
|
Sale
|
-459
|
147.44
|
|
Sale
|
-95
|
147.43
|
|
Sale
|
-211
|
147.88
|
|
Sale
|
-78
|
147.88
|
|
Sale
|
-16
|
147.88
|
|
Sale
|
-83
|
147.84
|
|
Sale
|
-122
|
147.84
|
|
Sale
|
-79
|
147.60
|
|
Sale
|
-239
|
147.58
|
|
Sale
|
-1
|
147.56
|
|
Sale
|
-28
|
147.56
|
|
Sale
|
-2
|
147.56
|
|
Sale
|
-92
|
147.56
|
|
Sale
|
-54
|
147.67
|
|
Sale
|
-70
|
147.38
|
|
Sale
|
-100
|
147.38
|
|
Sale
|
-100
|
147.38
|
|
Sale
|
-100
|
147.38
|
|
Sale
|
-74
|
147.38
|
|
Sale
|
-94
|
147.36
|
|
Sale
|
-193
|
147.57
|
|
Sale
|
-82
|
147.56
|
|
Sale
|
-16
|
147.56
|
|
Sale
|
-108
|
147.56
|
|
Sale
|
-87
|
147.56
|
|
Sale
|
-22
|
147.55
|
|
Sale
|
-113
|
147.56
|
|
Sale
|
-68
|
147.52
|
|
Sale
|
-8
|
147.49
|
|
Sale
|
-102
|
147.49
|
|
Sale
|
-99
|
147.54
|
|
Sale
|
-111
|
147.28
|
|
Sale
|
-103
|
147.23
|
|
Sale
|
-112
|
147.19
|
|
Sale
|
-97
|
147.06
|
|
Sale
|
-252
|
146.59
|
|
Sale
|
-590
|
146.58
|
|
Sale
|
-102
|
146.43
|
|
Sale
|
-225
|
146.56
|
|
Sale
|
-97
|
146.56
|
|
Sale
|
-7
|
146.66
|
|
Sale
|
-8
|
146.66
|
|
Sale
|
-12
|
146.66
|
|
Sale
|
-9
|
146.66
|
|
Sale
|
-144
|
146.66
|
|
Sale
|
-668
|
146.66
|
|
Sale
|
-179
|
146.66
|
|
Sale
|
-9
|
146.63
|
|
Sale
|
-16
|
146.66
|
|
Sale
|
-3
|
146.91
|
|
Sale
|
-124
|
146.89
|
|
Sale
|
-119
|
147.51
|
|
Sale
|
-41
|
147.51
|
|
Sale
|
-18
|
147.50
|
|
Sale
|
-1
|
147.50
|
|
Sale
|
-55
|
147.50
|
|
Sale
|
-9
|
147.50
|
|
Sale
|
-117
|
147.50
|
|
Sale
|
-18
|
147.50
|
|
Sale
|
-123
|
147.49
|
|
Sale
|
-4
|
147.75
|
|
Sale
|
-4
|
147.75
|
|
Sale
|
-36
|
147.75
|
|
Sale
|
-64
|
147.76
|
|
Sale
|
-76
|
147.78
|
|
Sale
|
-8
|
147.84
|
|
Sale
|
-57
|
147.88
|
|
Sale
|
-162
|
147.91
|
|
Sale
|
-142
|
147.75
|
|
Sale
|
-760
|
147.75
|
|
Sale
|
-16
|
147.92
|
|
Sale
|
-36
|
147.92
|
|
Sale
|
-100
|
147.92
|
|
Sale
|
-182
|
147.92
|
|
Sale
|
-172
|
147.85
|
|
Sale
|
-187
|
147.71
|
|
Sale
|
-163
|
147.70
|
|
Sale
|
-177
|
147.78
|
|
Sale
|
-142
|
147.78
|
|
Sale
|
-62
|
147.51
|
|
Sale
|
-80
|
147.51
|
|
Sale
|
-1,223
|
147.41
|
|
|
|
TOTAL BUYS:500
TOTAL SELLS:34129
|
|
|
|
Product name, e.g. CFD
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Long/short (Note 5)
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Number of securities (Note 6)
|
Price per unit (Note 4)
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
|
|
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
|
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Product name,e.g. call option
|
Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.
|
Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)
|
Exercise price
|
Type, e.g. American, European etc.
|
Expiry date
|
Option money paid/received per unit (Note 4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(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
|
|
|
|
|
|
Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO
|
|
|
|
Date of disclosure
|
29-05-2008
|
|
Contact name
|
Carolyn Collins
|
|
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/.
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