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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd09 May 2008 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Shares disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 08-May-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2)(a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)375734 65.32 (GBP) 62.81 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)225631 65.2294 (GBP) 62.81 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) (GBP) CFD SHORT 55000 65 CFD SHORT 10000 65 CFD SHORT 50000 65 CFD SHORT 16222 65 CFD SHORT 5000 65 CFD SHORT 1053 65 CFD LONG 2096 65 (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. Date of disclosure 09-May-2008 09:02:43Contact name Segal,DebraTelephone number 44 20 7883 4577Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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