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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)10 January 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) Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 09-Jan-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 1,519,267 0.333(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,519,267 0.333 (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 1,000 126.69Purchase 12 126.22Purchase 119 126.22Purchase 143 126.22Purchase 18 126.22Purchase 43 126.22Purchase 2 126.22Purchase 15 126.22Purchase 8 126.22Purchase 320 126.20Purchase 53 126.20Purchase 42 126.20Purchase 89 126.20Purchase 360 126.21Purchase 432 126.30Purchase 360 126.11Purchase 504 126.11Purchase 23 126.11Purchase 396 126.11Purchase 468 126.12Purchase 971 126.21Purchase 1 126.11Purchase 360 126.20Purchase 360 126.18Purchase 452 126.18Purchase 16 126.18Purchase 432 125.82Purchase 360 126.35Purchase 360 126.30Purchase 445 126.11Sale -64 126.05Sale -50 126.31Sale -147 125.84Sale -37 125.84Sale -18 125.84Sale -32 125.84Sale -324 125.84Sale -100 125.95Sale -400 125.95Sale -893 126.01Sale -17 126.01Sale -15 126.02Sale -11 126.03Sale -1,000 126.05Sale -2,850 125.81Sale -150 125.81Sale -27 126.69Sale -300 126.69Sale -2 126.69Sale -20 126.69Sale -200 126.70Sale -400 126.87Sale -400 126.88Sale -248 126.88Sale -182 126.88Sale -150 126.89Sale -2 126.89Sale -69 126.89Sale -631 126.30Sale -25 126.30Sale -109 126.30Sale -12 126.30Sale -400 126.30Sale -22 126.31Sale -25 126.31Sale -64 126.31Sale -156 126.31Sale -300 126.31Sale -140 126.31Sale -43 126.31Sale -62 126.33Sale -200 126.34Sale -150 126.34Sale -111 126.34Sale -29 126.00Sale -371 126.00TOTAL BUYS:8164 TOTAL SELLS:10958 (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 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 INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 10-Jan-2008 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