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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)27 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 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 24-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 1,514,354 0.332 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,514,354 0.332 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchase 7 131.61Purchase 8 131.50Purchase 6 131.44Purchase 7 131.45Purchase 6 131.44Purchase 2 131.31Purchase 2 131.21Purchase 2 131.16Purchase 2 131.01Purchase 2 131.20Purchase 2 131.15Purchase 3 131.18Purchase 2 131.17Purchase 2 131.22Purchase 3 131.23Purchase 2 131.24Purchase 2 131.25Purchase 3 131.25Purchase 3 131.25Purchase 2 131.25Purchase 3 131.22Purchase -4 131.15Purchase 4 131.15Purchase 3 131.29Purchase 4 131.18Purchase 3 131.39Purchase 4 131.22Purchase 4 131.22Purchase 4 131.23Purchase 5 131.32Purchase 4 131.76Purchase 5 131.81Purchase 4 131.75Purchase 4 131.61Purchase 4 131.56Purchase 5 131.65Purchase 5 131.66Purchase 5 131.55Purchase 4 131.55Purchase 5 131.06Purchase 18 131.00Purchase 2 130.99Purchase 3 130.94Purchase 23 130.94Purchase 5 130.80Purchase 42 130.90Purchase 5 130.87Purchase 1 130.85Purchase 45 130.80Purchase 6 130.68Purchase 42 130.69Purchase 5 130.82Purchase 49 130.78Purchase 6 130.78Purchase 29 130.85Purchase 6 130.81Purchase 33 130.82Purchase 397 130.87Purchase 24 130.84Purchase 168 130.84Purchase 53 130.84Purchase 115 130.83Purchase 7 130.85Purchase 32 130.85Purchase 9 130.92Purchase -351 130.92Purchase 351 130.92Purchase 121 130.90Purchase 239 130.90Purchase 326 130.89Purchase 34 130.89Purchase 6 130.96Purchase 5 131.01Purchase 6 131.03Purchase 4 131.09Purchase 10 130.92Purchase 351 130.92Purchase 4 131.15Sale -104 131.17Sale -396 131.17Sale -109 131.20Sale -75 131.20Sale -1,816 131.20Sale -124 130.92 TOTAL BUYS:2374 TOTAL SELLS:2624 (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 varying Product 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) Exercising Product 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 Full 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 27-Dec-2007 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