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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)27 November 2007 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 22-Nov-2007 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 1528982 0.335(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1528982 0.335 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 122 128.73Purchase 396 128.75Purchase 60 128.66Purchase 41 128.66Purchase 85 128.66Purchase 52 128.66Purchase 149 128.66Purchase 10 128.66Purchase 201 128.66Purchase 360 128.66Purchase 65 128.66Purchase 10 128.66Purchase 1 128.66Purchase 8 128.66Purchase 2 128.66Purchase 274 128.66Purchase 360 128.7Purchase 360 128.58Purchase 360 128.65Purchase 85 128.69Purchase -387 128.59Purchase 387 128.59Purchase 290 128.63Purchase 70 128.63Purchase 262 128.59Purchase 347 128.5Purchase 126 128.57Purchase -360 128.74Purchase 360 128.74Purchase 203 128.84Purchase 157 128.84Purchase 800 128.57Purchase 15 128.57Purchase 140 128.57Purchase 20 128.4Purchase 287 128.34Purchase 233 128.29Purchase 277 128.21Purchase 1 128.21Purchase 180 128.21Purchase 14 128.21Purchase 32 128.21Purchase 24 128.21Purchase 372 128.21Purchase 360 128.21Purchase 180 128.51Purchase 180 128.51Purchase 97 128.5Purchase 11 128.5Purchase 30 128.5Purchase 98 128.5Purchase 12 128.5Purchase 29 128.5Purchase 83 128.5Purchase 360 128.45Purchase 188 128.48Purchase 171 128.48Purchase 1 128.45Purchase 345 128.56Purchase 8 128.56Purchase 7 128.56Purchase 146 128.56Purchase 1 128.55Purchase 362 128.55Purchase 6 128.55Purchase 98 128.55Purchase 432 128.56Purchase 360 128.56Purchase 360 128.56Purchase 201 128.36Purchase 1 128.36Purchase 158 128.36Purchase 396 128.35Purchase 43 128.37Purchase 317 128.37Purchase 468 128.15Purchase 432 128.15Purchase 259 128.13Purchase 25 128.13Purchase 148 128.13Purchase 577 128.15Purchase 360 128.1Purchase 61 128.09Purchase 252 128.09Purchase 300 128.08Purchase 360 128.05Purchase 515 127.99Purchase 98 127.99Purchase 580 129.01Purchase 1 128.53Purchase 70 128.53Purchase 69 128.53Purchase 30 128.87Purchase 6 128.87Purchase 432 128.87Purchase 360 128.87Purchase 100 128.77Purchase 360 128.74Purchase 387 128.59Sale 740 127.94Sale 1660 127.94Sale 100 127.95Sale 880 128Sale 132 128Sale 361 127.98Sale 100 127.98Sale 1570 127.98Sale 2 128Sale 100 128Sale 43 128Sale 170 128Sale 780 128Sale 80 128Sale 200 128Sale 100 128Sale 13 128Sale 100 128.02Sale 150 128.02Sale 214 128.02Sale 5 128.04Sale 997 127.89Sale 50 127.89Sale 789 128.05Sale 96 128.05Sale 380 128.05Sale 400 128.05Sale 447 128.05Sale 388 128.07Sale 200 128.1Sale 100 128.1Sale 500 128.1Sale 234 128.2Sale 500 128.2Sale 16 128.2Sale 250 128.2Sale 1500 128.2TOTAL BUYS:18142 TOTAL SELLS:14347 (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 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 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 27-Nov-2007 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'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