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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)21 December 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 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 20-Dec-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 1,514,194 0.331(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,514,194 0.331 (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 1 129.19Purchase 1 129.29Purchase 1 129.32Purchase 14,425 129.00Purchase 8,000 129.50Sale -3,335 128.25Sale -3 128.25Sale -841 128.25Sale -500 128.25Sale -1,000 128.25Sale -18 128.28Sale -104 128.28Sale -372 128.29Sale -381 128.29Sale -1 128.45Sale -157 128.45Sale -301 128.45Sale -2 128.45Sale -29 128.45Sale -32 128.45Sale -924 128.45Sale -50 128.44Sale 382 128.46Sale -382 128.46Sale -1,100 128.48Sale -55 128.76Sale -295 128.76Sale -396 128.75Sale -10 128.76Sale -540 128.76Sale -360 128.86Sale -1 129.26Sale -1 129.26Sale -12,465 129.00Sale -40 129.00Sale -50 129.00Sale -500 129.00Sale -200 129.00Sale -200 129.00Sale -150 129.00Sale -10 129.00Sale -300 129.00Sale -250 129.00Sale -100 129.00Sale -1,000 129.00Sale -600 129.00Sale -50 129.00Sale -77 129.00Sale -115 129.00Sale -364 129.00Sale -10,000 129.00Sale -20,000 129.00Sale -120 129.00Sale -30 129.00Sale -45 129.00Sale -45 129.00Sale -25 129.00Sale -15 129.00Sale -100 129.00Sale -3,000 129.00Sale -400 129.00Sale -200 129.00Sale -235 129.00Sale -1,200 129.00Sale -60 129.00Sale -120 129.00Sale -23 129.00Sale -50 129.00Sale -50 129.00Sale -100 129.00Sale -38 129.00Sale -62 129.00Sale -78 129.00Sale -763 129.00Sale -382 128.46TOTAL BUYS:22428 TOTAL SELLS:64420 (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 derivativesFull 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) NO Date of disclosure 21-Dec-2007Contact 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