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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)15 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 14-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 1,511,964 0.331(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,511,964 0.331 (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 360 126.10Purchase 323 126.10Purchase 37 126.10Purchase 2 126.07Purchase 360 126.32Purchase 468 126.70Purchase 135 126.54Purchase 77 126.54Purchase 360 126.55Purchase 250 126.54Purchase 42 126.54Purchase 154 126.54Purchase 261 126.54Purchase 125 126.54Purchase 238 126.69Purchase 54 126.69Purchase 69 126.69Purchase 28 126.69Purchase 1 126.69Purchase 6 126.69Purchase 134 125.69Purchase 4 125.69Purchase 3 125.69Purchase 61 125.69Purchase 11 125.69Purchase 49 125.69Purchase 2 125.45Purchase 3 125.45Purchase 45 125.45Purchase 48 125.45Purchase 40 125.71Purchase 988 125.71Purchase 432 125.60Purchase 360 125.50Purchase 7 125.48Purchase 13 125.48Purchase 3 125.48Purchase 123 125.50Purchase 250 125.50Purchase 59 125.49Purchase 3 125.48Purchase 1 125.48Purchase 53 125.48Purchase 286 125.12Purchase 290 125.12Purchase 18 125.02Purchase 1 125.02Purchase 25 125.02Purchase 166 124.97Purchase 1,500 124.97Purchase 360 125.11Purchase 51 124.97Purchase 31 124.00Purchase 581 124.00Purchase 33 123.94Purchase 14 123.93Purchase 82 123.83Purchase 396 123.83Purchase 240 124.77Purchase 95 124.77Purchase 25 124.77Purchase 360 123.83Purchase 382 123.93Purchase 360 124.18Purchase 4 124.18Sale -290 125.00Sale -511 122.71Sale -800 127.30Sale -1,253 127.30Sale -231 126.25Sale -150 126.25Sale -160 126.36Sale -450 126.81Sale -9 127.00Sale -1,000 127.00Sale -1,000 122.72Sale -489 122.71Sale -11 126.15Sale -78 126.15Sale -40 126.15Sale -260 126.15Sale -49 126.18Sale -70 126.18Sale -241 126.18Sale -3,953 126.20Sale -100 126.21Sale -100 126.21Sale -98 126.21TOTAL BUYS:11342 TOTAL SELLS:11343 (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 15-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