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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)01 April 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 INFORMATION Name 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 31-03-2008 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 112,646 0.025 1,314,147 0.287(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 112,646 0.025 1,314,147 0.287 (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 358 123.22Purchase 298 122.91Purchase 60 122.91Purchase 114 122.94Purchase 358 123.00Purchase 358 123.06Purchase 394 123.02Purchase 430 123.07Purchase -430 123.18Purchase 430 123.18Purchase 42 122.64Purchase 281 122.64Purchase 35 122.63Purchase 358 123.20Purchase 156 123.35Purchase 48 123.35Purchase 154 123.35Purchase 17 123.29Purchase 41 123.28Purchase 358 123.18Purchase 34 123.18Purchase 90 123.18Purchase 377 123.18Purchase 573 123.21Purchase 246 123.40Purchase 112 123.40Purchase -645 124.28Purchase 645 124.28Purchase 358 123.69Purchase 46 123.89Purchase 312 123.89Purchase 358 123.89Purchase 136 123.77Purchase 258 123.77Purchase 7 121.50Purchase 430 123.18Purchase 244 122.94Purchase 358 123.77Purchase 645 124.28Purchase 300 123.29Sale -3 122.45Sale -140 122.45Sale -698 122.43Sale -7 122.43Sale -44 122.44Sale -10 122.44Sale -98 122.44TOTAL BUYS:8744 TOTAL SELLS:1000 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 1-04-2008Contact 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 Panels 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