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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd31 January 2008 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 30-Jan-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2)(a) Purchases and salesTotal number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)1614849 48.62 (GBP) 45.5 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)1288486 48.63 (GBP) 46 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) CFD SHORT 5000 48.19CFD LONG 20000 48.19CFD SHORT 20000 48.19CFD LONG 11500 48.19CFD LONG 20000 48.19CFD LONG 40000 48.19 CFD SHORT 12000 48.19CFD LONG 5000 48.19CFD LONG 10000 48.19CFD SHORT 153798 48.19CFD SHORT 2069 48.19CFD SHORT 2069 48.19 CFD LONG 150 48.19CFD SHORT 15400 48.19CFD LONG 6000 48.19CFD SHORT 30800 48.19CFD LONG 12000 48.19CFD SHORT 30800 48.19CFD LONG 12000 48.19 (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION NONE Full 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. Date of disclosure 31/01/08 Contact name Collins,Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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