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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)15 February 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-Feb-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 21,078 0.004 1,252,070 0.274(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 21,078 0.004 1,252,070 0.274 (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 200 133.77Purchase 218 133.40Purchase 178 133.40Purchase 421 133.35Purchase 71 133.35Purchase 40 133.35Purchase 80 133.09Purchase 360 133.35Purchase 504 133.24Purchase 1,000 133.24Purchase 504 133.00Purchase 432 133.00Purchase 224 133.34Purchase 100 133.34Purchase 36 133.34Purchase 360 133.29Purchase 540 133.26Purchase 396 133.05Purchase 185 133.00Purchase 211 133.00Purchase 26 132.63Purchase 334 132.61Purchase 261 132.08Purchase 93 132.08Purchase 6 132.08Purchase -360 132.22Purchase 360 132.22Purchase 40 132.70Purchase 285 132.70Purchase 75 132.70Purchase 121 132.85Purchase 500 132.85Purchase 1,000 132.85Purchase 26 132.85Purchase 10 132.83Purchase 4 132.83Purchase 1 132.83Purchase 100 132.78Purchase 1 132.78Purchase 1 132.78Purchase 360 132.39Purchase 56 132.20Purchase 100 132.20Purchase 400 132.20Purchase 76 132.20Purchase 200 132.20Purchase 36 132.20Purchase 104 132.20Purchase 360 132.05Purchase 391 132.04Purchase 5 132.04Purchase 320 132.03Purchase 76 132.03Purchase 432 131.95Purchase 200 131.99Purchase 396 131.97Purchase 371 131.97Purchase 25 131.97Purchase 175 131.91Purchase 14 131.91Purchase 11 131.91Purchase 132 131.89Purchase 38 131.89Purchase 53 131.89Purchase 173 131.89Purchase 216 131.88Purchase 30 131.88Purchase 75 131.88Purchase 35 131.88Purchase 4 131.88Purchase 75 131.80Purchase 352 131.86Purchase 7 131.86Purchase 1 131.86Purchase 43 131.86Purchase 317 131.86Purchase 85 131.80Purchase 4 132.15Purchase 477 132.15Purchase 29 132.15Purchase 296 132.14Purchase 60 132.14Purchase 4 132.14Purchase 421 132.13Purchase 9 132.13Purchase 2 132.13Purchase 218 131.82Purchase 343 131.81Purchase 17 131.81Purchase 28 131.78Purchase 290 131.76Purchase 70 131.76Purchase 6 131.60Purchase 160 131.60Purchase 12 131.60Purchase 2 131.60Purchase 10 131.60Purchase 6 131.60Purchase 164 131.60Purchase 76 131.60Purchase 284 131.60Purchase 89 131.60Purchase 8 131.60Purchase 100 131.60Purchase 45 131.60Purchase 147 131.60Purchase 7 131.60Purchase 100 131.51Purchase 3 131.50Purchase 1 131.50Purchase 14 131.49Purchase 171 131.49Purchase 228 131.49Purchase 21 131.46Purchase 360 131.49Purchase 13 131.46Purchase 225 131.46Purchase 6 131.46Purchase 20 131.46Purchase 100 131.46Purchase 360 131.49Purchase 999 131.59Purchase 115 131.60Purchase 175 131.60Purchase 60 131.60Purchase 10 131.60Purchase 16 131.59Purchase 65 131.59Purchase 20 131.58Purchase 448 131.55Purchase 116 131.55Purchase 396 131.58Purchase 126 131.58Purchase 200 131.58Purchase 246 131.58Purchase 76 131.58Purchase 207 131.55Purchase 73 131.55Purchase 28 131.55Purchase 404 131.55Purchase 56 131.52Purchase 252 131.52Purchase 52 131.52Purchase 110 131.45Purchase 322 131.45Purchase 8 131.42Purchase 1,156 131.38Purchase 360 131.45Purchase 436 131.28Purchase 147 131.31Purchase 320 131.40Purchase 40 131.40Purchase 100 131.31Purchase 260 131.40Purchase 100 131.40Purchase 11 131.31Purchase 102 131.31Purchase 182 131.31Purchase 160 131.39Purchase 200 131.39Purchase 173 131.31Purchase 5 131.31Purchase 68 131.28Purchase 104 131.24Purchase 4 131.25Purchase 356 131.25Purchase 396 131.28Purchase 396 131.25Purchase 360 131.25Purchase 540 131.20Purchase 360 131.20Purchase 360 131.35Purchase 360 131.49Purchase 350 131.49Purchase 396 131.50Purchase 360 131.50Purchase 152 131.40Purchase 208 131.40Purchase 50 131.30Purchase 130 131.19Purchase 91 131.19Purchase 113 131.19Purchase 1,801 131.58Purchase 1,000 131.58Purchase 91 131.58Purchase 438 131.74Purchase 12 131.74Purchase 10 131.74Purchase 8 131.74Purchase 20 131.47Purchase 254 131.47Purchase 74 131.47Purchase 396 131.48Purchase 246 131.52Purchase 150 131.52Purchase 46 131.52Purchase 350 131.52Purchase 243 131.12Purchase 378 131.11Purchase 379 131.11Purchase 27 131.02Purchase 54 131.02Purchase 17 131.02Purchase 24 131.00Purchase 129 131.00Purchase 100 131.00Purchase 30 131.00Purchase 77 131.00Purchase 190 130.98Purchase 170 130.98Purchase 432 130.94Purchase 360 131.44Purchase 360 131.30Purchase 58 131.30Purchase 360 132.22Sale -8 132.55Sale -58 130.99Sale -4 130.99Sale -2,971 133.77Sale -1,000 132.99Sale -23 132.99Sale -155 132.99Sale -1,000 133.00Sale -572 133.48Sale -684 132.51Sale -311 132.51Sale -1,000 132.54Sale -5 132.55Sale -590 132.52Sale -225 132.52Sale -47 132.54Sale -824 132.54Sale -21 132.55Sale -285 132.55Sale -221 131.87Sale -750 131.88Sale -29 131.88Sale -1,000 131.00Sale -500 131.00Sale -500 131.40Sale -100 130.72Sale -400 130.75Sale -1,988 130.99Sale -300 130.99Sale -713 130.99Sale -979 130.99Sale -163 130.99Sale -60 129.50Sale -1,900 129.50Sale -3,040 129.50TOTAL BUYS:41464 TOTAL SELLS:22426 (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-Feb-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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