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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)10 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) 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 7-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 1,516,575 0.332(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,516,575 0.332 (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 3000 144.35Purchase 360 145.46Purchase 432 145.26Purchase 11 144.81Purchase 89 143.23Purchase 335 143.23Purchase 82 143.25Purchase 267 143.25Purchase 561 143.24Purchase 15 143.24Purchase 29 143.24Purchase 22 143.24Purchase 897 143.24Purchase 244 143.24Purchase 62 143.17Purchase 161 143.17Purchase 608 143.16Purchase 112 143.06Purchase 250 142.85Purchase 300 142.91Purchase 9 143.17Purchase 9 143.17Purchase 8 143.24Purchase 8 143.24Purchase 7 143.25Purchase 7 143.25Purchase 8 143.25Purchase 8 143.25Purchase 8 143.23Purchase 8 143.23Purchase 11 143.25Purchase 11 143.25Sale -16 143.02Sale -475 142.94Sale -1809 145.48Sale -16 144.52Sale -8 144.52Sale -25 144.25Sale -22 143.94Sale -21 143.85Sale -22 143.97Sale -21 143.83Sale -18 143.82Sale -20 143.7Sale -18 143.9Sale -19 144.08Sale -17 144Sale -19 144.02Sale -18 144.1Sale -20 144.13Sale -15 143.8Sale -6 143.68Sale -7 143.68Sale -4 143.68Sale -15 143.35Sale -14 143.25Sale -12 143.24Sale -6 143.23Sale -10 143.2Sale -8 143.19Sale -9 143.19Sale -8 143.19Sale -7 143.22Sale -2 143.15Sale -3 143.15Sale -3 143.15Sale -8 143.02Sale -7 143.04Sale -8 143.06Sale -10 143.08Sale -5 143.11Sale -4 143.43Sale -10 143.3Sale -11 143.15Sale -12 143.12Sale -12 143.07Sale -14 143.08Sale -15 143.07Sale -15 143.17Sale -14 143.05Sale -1216 142.8Sale -500 142.8Sale -284 142.8Sale -75 142.94Sale -250 142.94Sale -200 142.94Sale -220 144.35Sale -9 143.5556Sale -9 143.5556Sale -8 143.5556Sale -8 143.5556Sale -8 143.5556Sale -8 143.5556Sale -8 143.5556Sale -8 143.5556Sale -11 143.5556Sale -11 143.5556Sale -7 143.5556Sale -7 143.5556TOTAL BUYS:7939 TOTAL SELLS:5705 (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) NO Date of disclosure 10-Dec-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