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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch20 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Sydney branchCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 19-03-2008 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 85,949 0.018 2,777,584 0.608(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 269,000 0.058 419,700 0.092Total 354,949 0.077 3,197,284 0.699 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note2)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 2,000 126.00Sale -1,853 125.99 (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. purchasing, which the option relates price American, date received per unitcall option varying 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) YES Date of disclosure 20-March-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONSProduct Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry DatePut Option SOLD 22,000 A A A A A 84.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 183,000 A A A A A 96.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 A A A A 100.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 A A A A 104.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 A A A A 114.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 5,000 A A A A A 70.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 30,000 A A A A A 72.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 316,000 A A A A A 88.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 35,700 A A A A A 68.660000 American Sep 24 2009Put Option PURCHASED 18,000 A A A A 132.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 13,000 A A A A 134.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 2,000 A A A A 142.000000 American Mar 27 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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