24th Apr 2008 12:17
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd24 April 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 23-Apr-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and salesTotal number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)334879 64.89 (GBP) 63.16 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)275269 64.89 (GBP) 63.2 (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 43000 64.64(GBP)CFD SHORT 113 64.64(GBP)CFD SHORT 6042 64.64(GBP)CFD SHORT 998 64.64(GBP)CFD SHORT 2943 64.64(GBP)CFD SHORT 1879 64.64(GBP)CFD SHORT 4180 64.64(GBP)CFD LONG 6894 64.64(GBP)CFD LONG 1500 64.64(GBP)CFD LONG 4410 64.64(GBP)CFD LONG 2820 64.64(GBP)CFD LONG 6270 64.64(GBP) (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) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. Date of disclosure 24-Apr-2008 10:43:13 Contact name Collins,Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 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