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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 19-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 1657539 0.363 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1657539 0.363 (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/sell Total (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 1679 136.35Purchase 106 136.35Purchase 1073 137Purchase 3927 137Purchase 940 136.75Purchase 50 136.75Purchase 10 136.75Purchase 1500 136.42Purchase 13 136.25Purchase 5 136.25Purchase 475 136.25Purchase 222 136.25Purchase 328 136.21Purchase 232 136.21Purchase 16 136.21Purchase 1 136.21Purchase 186 136.41Purchase 92 136.29Purchase 98 136.29Purchase 2 136.29Purchase 100 136.29Purchase 21 136.29Purchase 6 136.28Purchase 315 135.77Purchase 82 135.77Purchase 397 135.7Purchase 360 135.71Purchase 433 135.71Purchase 397 135.75Purchase 360 135.75Purchase 500 135.73Purchase 50 135.73Purchase 360 135.97Purchase 238 135.97Purchase 1 135.97Purchase 121 135.97Purchase 433 135.97Purchase 360 136Purchase 261 135.85Purchase 172 135.85Purchase 1 135.85Purchase 359 135.85Purchase 541 135.85Purchase 360 135.9Purchase 360 135.9Purchase 433 135.9Purchase 397 135.9Purchase 267 135.89Purchase 35 135.89Purchase 84 135.87Purchase 26 135.89Purchase 2 135.89Purchase 172 135.89Purchase 11 135.89Purchase 200 135.89Purchase 22 135.89Purchase 433 135.9Purchase 360 135.9Purchase 360 135.9Purchase 360 135.84Purchase 397 135.85Purchase 360 135.8Purchase 487 135.39Purchase 613 135.38Purchase 40 135.39Purchase 250 135.39Purchase 714 135.21Purchase 397 135.21Purchase 307 135.2Purchase 19 135.2Purchase 326 135.21Purchase 34 135.21Purchase 34 135.2Purchase 1 135.18Purchase 29 135.18Purchase 31 135.18Purchase 469 134.8Purchase 308 135.25Purchase 2 135.25Purchase 50 135.25Purchase 157 135.25Purchase 203 135.25Purchase 53 135.25Purchase 307 135.25Purchase 11 135.25Purchase 307 135.25Purchase 42 135.25Purchase 397 135.25Purchase 360 135.28Purchase 433 135.25Purchase 397 135.3Purchase 98 135.5Purchase 167 135.25Purchase 95 135.25Purchase 16 135.25Purchase 344 135.25Purchase 360 135.33Purchase 360 135.3Purchase 360 135.35Purchase 340 135Purchase 143 135.39Purchase 11 135.89Purchase 27 135.73Sale 360 135.35Sale 357 136.33Sale 143 136.33Sale 500 136.32Sale 500 136.59Sale 27 136.59Sale 200 136.88Sale 1000 135.99Sale 1407 135.15Sale 5000 135.2Sale 915 135.2Sale 32 135.35Sale 266 135.35Sale 986 135.35Sale 41 135.35Sale 206 135.29Sale 155 135.13Sale 185 135.65Sale 340 135.51Sale 143 134.9Sale 304 134.99 TOTAL BUYS:30561 TOTAL SELLS:13067 (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) 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