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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch18 March 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 Sydney branch Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 17-03-2008 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 84,559 0.018 2,780,584 0.628(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 269,000 0.058 419,700 0.092 Total 353,559 0.077 3,200,284 0.700 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note2) 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 2,783 127.00Purchase 19,140 127.00Purchase 1,402 127.00Purchase 6,611 127.00Purchase 26 126.93Purchase 11 126.93Purchase 115 126.93Purchase 24 126.93Purchase 20 126.93Purchase 78 126.93Purchase 75 126.93Purchase 1 126.93Purchase 500 126.93Purchase 58 126.93Purchase 2 126.93Purchase 29 126.93Purchase 127 126.93Purchase 29 126.93Purchase 61 126.93Purchase 54 126.93Purchase 632 126.93Purchase 1 126.93Purchase 1 126.93Purchase 118 126.93Purchase 1,326 126.93Purchase 50 126.93Purchase 4 126.93Purchase 200 126.93Purchase 115 126.93Purchase 49 126.95Purchase 63 126.95Purchase 100 126.95Purchase 20 126.95Purchase 1,023 126.92Purchase 575 126.92Purchase 632 126.92Purchase 1,028 126.92Purchase 1 126.91Purchase 149 127.02Purchase 1,119 127.02Purchase 350 127.02Purchase 775 127.02Purchase 488 127.02Purchase 158 127.02Purchase 720 127.02Purchase 500 127.02Purchase 72 127.02Purchase 102 127.02Purchase 326 127.02Purchase 81 127.03Purchase 1,968 127.03Purchase 610 127.03Purchase 3 127.04Purchase 403 127.04Purchase 22 127.05Purchase 30 127.06Purchase 377 127.04Purchase 107 127.04Purchase 361 127.02Purchase 13 127.03Purchase 103 127.02Purchase 717 127.03Purchase 733 127.03Purchase 979 127.03Purchase 471 127.03Purchase 2,146 126.92Purchase 1,328 126.92Purchase 303 126.85Purchase 1,049 126.85Purchase 639 126.85Purchase 410 126.85Purchase 140 126.85Purchase 1,259 126.86Purchase 296 126.86Purchase 838 126.86Purchase 1,099 126.98Purchase 1,077 126.98Purchase 1,212 126.99Purchase 1,123 126.90Purchase 920 126.86Purchase 123 126.86Sale -1,123 131.00Sale -1,017 130.50Sale -1 130.50Sale -2 130.50Sale -105 130.50Sale -875 130.50Sale -750 131.00Sale -67 131.90Sale -60 131.90Sale -320 131.60Sale -229 131.60Sale -30 131.60Sale -6 131.60Sale -154 131.60Sale -114 131.60Sale -147 131.60Sale -2,000 131.60Total buys:62783 Total sells:7000(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. purchasing, which the option relates price American, date received per unitcall option varying 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) YES Date of disclosure 18-March-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 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONSProduct Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry DatePut Option SOLD 22,000 A A A A A 84.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 183,000 A A A A A 96.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 A A A A 100.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 A A A A 104.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 A A A A 114.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 5,000 A A A A A 70.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 30,000 A A A A A 72.000000 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 316,000 A A A A A 88.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 35,700 A A A A A 68.660000 American Sep 24 2009Put Option PURCHASED 18,000 A A A A 132.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 13,000 A A A A 134.000000 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 2,000 A A A A 142.000000 American Mar 27 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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