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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)17 January 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 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 16-Jan-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 27,306 0.006 1,538,886 0.337(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 27,306 0.006 1,538,886 0.337 (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 360 122.30Purchase 229 122.83Purchase 203 122.83Purchase 396 122.86Purchase 540 123.00Purchase 396 123.00Purchase 396 123.83Purchase 360 123.75Purchase 360 123.75Purchase 224 123.43Purchase 1,000 123.41Purchase 468 123.06Purchase 60 123.05Purchase 300 123.05Purchase 432 123.05Purchase 360 122.88Purchase 432 122.78Purchase 87 122.77Purchase 360 122.78Purchase 381 122.77Purchase 360 122.78Purchase 360 122.78Purchase 396 122.77Purchase 527 123.36Purchase 360 123.20Purchase 373 123.00Purchase 551 124.40Purchase 339 124.31Purchase 311 124.29Purchase 23 124.29Purchase 245 124.28Purchase 15 124.28Purchase 100 124.28Purchase 540 124.27Purchase 468 124.29Purchase 412 124.30Purchase 92 124.30Purchase 206 124.28Purchase 154 124.28Purchase 360 123.71Sale -396 122.86Sale -94 122.78Sale -8 122.80Sale -45 122.80Sale -100 122.80Sale -500 122.80Sale -500 122.80Sale -19 122.80Sale -1,000 122.80Sale -100 122.86Sale -301 122.88Sale -39 123.01Sale -2,000 123.01Sale -18 123.02Sale -102 123.02Sale -1,764 123.02Sale -250 123.02TOTAL BUYS:13536 TOTAL SELLS:7236 (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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 17-Jan-2008Contact 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