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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)11 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 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 10-03-2008 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 17,754 0.004 1,326,760 0.290(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 17,754 0.004 1,326,760 0.290 (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/sell Total (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 450 126.00Purchase 550 126.00Purchase 500 125.86Purchase 334 125.65Purchase 5 125.65Purchase 161 125.65Purchase 500 125.65Purchase 700 125.92Purchase 50 126.28Purchase 469 125.85Purchase 107 125.78Purchase 133 125.75Purchase 300 125.74Purchase 390 125.61Purchase 110 125.61Purchase 500 125.70Purchase 161 125.72Purchase 200 125.72Purchase 286 125.67Purchase 167 125.70Purchase 58 125.70Purchase 6 125.70Purchase 82 125.70Purchase 48 125.70Purchase 75 125.67Purchase 982 125.66Purchase 9 125.65Purchase 9 125.65Purchase 1,000 125.81Purchase 603 125.86Purchase 397 125.86Purchase 1,500 126.01Purchase 2,000 126.10Purchase 650 126.29Purchase 1,005 126.29Purchase 43 126.29Purchase 396 126.29Purchase 103 126.29Purchase 303 126.29Purchase 955 126.19Purchase 11 126.19Purchase 34 126.19Purchase 1,000 126.16Purchase 136 126.27Purchase 864 126.27Purchase 826 126.27Purchase 1,000 126.27Purchase 174 126.27Purchase 220 126.60Purchase 177 126.60Purchase 361 126.60Purchase 397 126.58Purchase 447 126.23Purchase 317 126.24Purchase 42 126.24Purchase 2 126.24Purchase 58 126.23Purchase 100 126.71Purchase 6 128.50Purchase 500 128.50Purchase 160 128.50Purchase 200 128.50Purchase 361 128.41Purchase 361 128.45Sale -200 126.48Sale -50 125.63Sale -50 125.87Sale -500 127.63Sale -50 129.01TOTAL BUYS:24051 TOTAL SELLS:850 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 11-March-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