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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)28 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 27-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 1,443,167 0.316(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,443,167 0.316 (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 1649 135.75Purchase 360 135.89Purchase 146 136.65Purchase 50 135.5Purchase 203 136.3Purchase 1669 136.25Purchase 613 136.3Purchase 360 136Purchase 432 135.79Purchase 360 136.3Purchase 576 135.79Purchase 344 135.83Purchase 16 135.83Purchase 30 135.86Purchase 330 135.86Purchase 60 135.83Purchase 145 135.96Purchase 185 135.96Purchase 30 135.96Purchase 322 135.95Purchase 38 135.95Purchase 328 136.54Purchase 104 136.44Purchase 396 136.44Purchase 360 136.2Purchase 553 136.65Purchase 4 136.65Purchase 20 136.65Purchase 72 136.65Purchase 102 136.53Purchase 294 136.53Purchase 360 136.65Purchase 10 136.65Purchase 4 136.65Purchase 20 136.65Purchase 120 136.71Purchase 229 136.71Purchase 11 136.71Purchase 540 136.77Purchase 53 136.78Purchase 6 136.78Purchase 468 136.77Purchase 157 137.2Purchase 326 137.2Purchase 396 137.15Purchase 360 137.26Purchase 360 137.1Purchase 16 137.03Purchase 468 136.84Purchase 360 136.82Purchase 221 136.68Purchase 636 136.68Purchase 11 136.68Purchase 2 136.68Purchase 756 136.83Purchase 360 136.83Purchase 17 136.95Purchase 250 136.95Purchase 93 136.94Purchase 540 136.9Purchase 160 136.78Purchase 200 136.77Purchase 360 136.9Purchase 461 136.69Purchase 7 136.69Purchase 394 136.5Purchase 2 136.5Purchase 255 136.9Purchase 1698 136.81Purchase 167 136.92Purchase 229 136.92Purchase 49 136.7Purchase 360 136.67Purchase 233 136.57Purchase 360 136.57Purchase 62 136.24Purchase 36 136.23Purchase 79 136Purchase 8 136Purchase 489 136Purchase 100 135.97Purchase 900 135.94Purchase 649 135.61Purchase 60 135.3Purchase 360 137.2Purchase 284 135.57Purchase 4 135.57Purchase 396 135.35Purchase 62 135.33Purchase 10 135.33Purchase 22 135.35Purchase 78 135.35Purchase 16 135.5Purchase 259 135.97Purchase 324 136.23Purchase 343 136.57Purchase 337 136.78Purchase 216 136.65Purchase 360 136.23Sale -62 135.75Sale -159 135.75Sale -313 135.75Sale -160 135.75Sale -1119 135.75Sale -21 136.16Sale -36 136.07Sale -38 135.85Sale 18 135.89Sale -18 135.89Sale -12 135.85Sale 31 135.85Sale -31 135.85Sale -41 135.83Sale -2 136.08Sale -24 136.09Sale -24 136.09Sale -47 136Sale -44 137.49Sale -46 135.44Sale 45 135.3Sale -45 135.3Sale -46 135.4Sale -47 135.42Sale -51 135.36Sale -1 135.7Sale -42 135.7Sale -55 135.5Sale -49 135.35Sale -56 135.1Sale -854 135.99Sale -100 136Sale -186 136Sale -200 136.01Sale -400 136.01Sale -223 136.01Sale -37 136.03Sale -45 135.3Sale -31 135.85Sale -18 135.89TOTAL BUYS:27690 TOTAL SELLS:4589 (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) 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 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 28-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