12th Feb 2008 11:09
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)12 February 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 INFORMATIONName 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 11-Feb-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 37,156 0.008 1,317,793 0.288(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 37,156 0.008 1,317,793 0.288 (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 1,817 121.77Purchase 10 122.24Purchase 12 122.00Purchase 20 122.14Purchase 18 121.91Purchase 15 122.20Purchase 17 122.22Purchase 15 122.21Purchase 12 122.81Purchase 12 122.82Purchase 10 122.84Purchase 10 122.86Purchase 11 122.85Purchase 11 122.81Purchase 11 123.12Purchase 11 123.42Purchase 12 123.39Purchase 11 123.20Purchase 12 123.19Purchase 11 123.38Purchase 14 123.67Purchase 14 123.63Purchase 13 123.50Purchase 15 123.36Purchase 16 123.52Purchase 16 123.89Purchase 18 123.82Purchase 19 123.79Purchase 18 123.97Purchase 22 124.05Purchase 22 124.05Purchase 2 124.18Purchase 8 124.18Purchase 16 124.20Purchase 11 124.02Purchase 187 124.81Purchase 313 124.60Purchase 365 124.54Purchase 66 124.53Purchase 69 124.53Purchase 882 124.25Purchase 16 123.10Sale -7 122.00Sale -272 122.24Sale -15 122.21Sale -5 123.09Sale -360 123.52Sale -8 122.00Sale -949 122.00Sale -226 121.92Sale -70 121.92Sale -3 121.89Sale -728 122.20Sale -1 122.04Sale -888 122.04Sale -50 122.20Sale -7 122.21Sale -40 122.21Sale -201 123.09Sale -100 123.09Sale -6 123.09Sale -30 123.09Sale -29 123.09Sale -33 123.09Sale -23 123.09Sale -648 123.08Sale -395 123.48Sale -6 123.48Sale -360 123.32Sale -360 123.32Sale -360 123.32Sale -644 123.10Sale -30 123.10Sale -30 123.10Sale -612 123.45Sale -360 123.80Sale -206 123.95Sale -100 123.95Sale -47 123.95Sale -7 123.95Sale -359 124.01Sale -1 124.09Sale -1,049 123.69Sale -895 123.69Sale -4 123.69Sale -500 123.69Sale -360 123.82Sale -360 123.90Sale -360 124.00Sale -360 124.11Sale -85 125.50Sale -100 125.53Sale -100 125.53Sale -100 125.53Sale -15 125.53Sale -100 125.53Sale -357 122.28Sale -16 123.10TOTAL BUYS:4180 TOTAL SELLS:13337 (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 INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 12-Feb-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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