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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd02 May 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 01-May-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 293149 61.33 (GBP) 58.36 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3) 335304 61.48 (GBP) 58.3 (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 2843 58.36CFD SHORT 10146 58.36CFD SHORT 15000 58.36CFD LONG 2000 58.36CFD LONG 5000 58.36CFD LONG 10146 58.36CFD LONG 15000 58.36CFD LONG 28462 58.36CFD LONG 30000 58.36 (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull 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 02-May-2008 09:01:42 Contact name Segal,Debra Telephone number 44 20 7883 4577 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