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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)19 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 Equities (Australia) Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 18-03-2008 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 52,767 0.011 1,303,501 0.285 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 52,767 0.011 1,303,501 0.285 (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/sell Total (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 546 122.80Purchase 2,217 122.80Purchase 2,120 122.80Purchase 1,868 122.80Purchase 152 122.80Purchase 331 122.80Purchase 83 122.80Purchase 102 122.80Purchase 3,000 122.80Purchase 785 122.80Purchase 700 122.80Purchase 324 121.86Purchase 2 121.82Purchase 1,819 121.95Purchase 111 122.05Purchase 1,000 122.05Purchase 496 122.05Purchase 33 122.09Purchase 300 122.00Purchase 250 122.00Purchase 990 121.98Purchase 500 122.05Purchase 422 122.11Purchase 430 122.11Purchase 697 122.08Purchase 582 122.08Purchase 6 122.08Purchase 215 122.08Purchase 167 122.10Purchase 192 122.10Purchase 389 122.21Purchase 345 122.23Purchase 251 122.29Purchase 49 122.25Purchase 295 122.39Purchase 31 122.39Purchase 153 122.44Purchase 229 122.44Purchase 117 122.42Purchase 164 122.50Purchase 50 122.50Purchase 4 122.63Purchase 93 122.63Purchase 147 122.63Purchase 18 122.63Purchase 68 122.76Purchase 140 122.76Purchase 82 122.50Purchase 150 122.50Purchase 25 122.70Purchase 222 122.70Purchase 119 122.30Purchase 26 122.30Purchase 188 122.39Purchase 181 122.45Purchase 161 122.72Purchase 536 122.67Purchase 464 122.67Purchase 147 122.69Purchase 130 122.70Purchase 61 122.70Purchase 65 122.20Purchase 111 122.30Purchase 729 122.41Purchase 20 122.41Purchase 47 122.41Purchase 3 122.41Purchase 1 122.41Purchase 100 122.41Purchase 100 122.41Purchase 891 122.40Purchase 584 122.40Purchase 80 122.40Purchase 100 122.41Purchase 85 122.67Purchase 93 122.96Purchase 95 122.90Purchase 94 122.88Purchase 90 123.01Purchase 81 123.00Purchase 12 123.00Purchase 105 123.10Purchase 88 123.10Purchase 95 123.11Purchase 107 123.11Purchase 30 123.12Purchase 61 122.88Purchase 108 122.88Purchase 123 122.64Purchase 118 122.58Purchase 125 122.70Purchase 138 122.81Purchase 155 122.91Purchase 167 122.89Purchase 20 122.90Purchase 71 122.90Purchase 66 122.90Purchase 188 122.90Purchase 190 123.23Purchase 188 123.40Purchase 119 123.40Purchase 20 123.40Purchase 290 123.40Purchase 1,000 123.40Purchase 15 123.40Purchase 50 123.39Purchase 6 123.39Purchase 214 123.04Purchase 283 123.09Purchase 156 123.09Purchase 3 123.09Purchase 2 123.09Purchase 3 123.09Purchase 2 123.05Purchase 17 123.05Purchase 19 123.05Purchase 8 123.05Purchase 7 123.04Purchase 24 123.05Purchase 173 123.05Purchase 143 123.05Purchase 75 123.07Purchase 147 123.07Purchase 73 123.05Purchase 23 123.05Purchase 16 123.05Purchase 106 123.05Purchase 211 122.96Purchase 39 122.94Purchase 46 122.94Purchase 11 122.94Purchase 201 122.94Purchase 521 122.95Purchase 169 122.95Purchase 361 122.95Purchase 225 122.95Purchase 724 122.95Purchase 1,574 122.95Purchase 132 122.95Purchase 15 122.95Purchase 279 122.95Purchase 1,721 122.95Purchase 279 122.95Purchase 1,000 122.95Purchase 84 122.95Purchase 7 122.95Purchase 15 122.95Purchase 48 122.95Purchase 846 122.95Purchase 215 122.95Purchase 139 122.95Purchase 728 122.95Purchase 4 122.95Purchase 8 122.95Purchase 11 122.95Purchase 3 122.95Purchase 81 122.95Purchase 26 122.95Purchase 3 122.90Purchase 208 122.95Purchase 228 122.95Purchase 37 122.95Purchase 527 122.95Purchase 3 122.95Purchase -660 122.95Purchase 660 122.95Purchase 71 122.95Purchase 235 122.95Purchase 1,000 122.95Purchase 31 122.95Purchase 546 122.95Purchase 120 122.95Purchase 18 122.95Purchase 316 122.95Purchase 684 122.95Purchase 316 122.95Purchase 684 122.95Purchase 75 122.95Purchase 69 122.95Purchase 9 122.95Purchase 163 122.95Purchase 1 122.95Purchase 14 122.99Purchase 218 122.98Purchase 76 123.00Purchase 270 123.00Purchase 1,200 123.00Purchase 400 123.00Purchase 150 123.00Purchase 400 123.00Purchase 4 123.00Purchase 37 122.94Purchase 75 122.94Purchase 57 122.94Purchase 933 122.93Purchase 3 122.92Purchase 3 122.92Purchase 9 122.92Purchase 52 122.92Purchase 94 122.92Purchase 5 122.92Purchase 100 122.92Purchase 1 122.92Purchase 999 122.92Purchase 1 122.91Purchase 147 122.89Purchase 63 122.89Purchase 300 122.86Purchase 39 122.96Purchase 189 122.96Purchase 183 122.96Purchase 394 123.00Purchase 176 123.00Purchase 151 123.01Purchase 77 123.01Purchase 74 123.01Purchase 59 123.01Purchase -361 123.01Purchase 361 123.01Purchase 505 123.01Purchase 132 122.91Purchase 3 122.88Purchase 3 122.88Purchase 14 122.88Purchase 235 122.96Purchase 34 122.93Purchase 85 122.93Purchase 100 122.93Purchase 1 122.93Purchase 1 122.93Purchase 15 122.93Purchase 155 123.08Purchase 19 123.09Purchase 152 123.10Purchase 944 122.96Purchase 45 122.96Purchase 5 122.95Purchase 6 122.95Purchase 128 122.61Purchase 361 123.01Purchase 660 122.95Sale -163 122.50Sale -177 122.69Sale -310 122.69Sale -20,000 122.95 TOTAL BUYS:59616 TOTAL SELLS: 20650 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. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unitoption 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) NO Date of disclosure 19-March-2008 Contact name Collins, Carolyn 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(R)TMs 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