23rd Jan 2008 12:01
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)23 January 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 22-Jan-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 22,573 0.005 1,523,791 0.334(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 22,573 0.005 1,523,791 0.334 (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 360 101.97Purchase 309 101.97Purchase 231 101.97Purchase 360 101.97Purchase 360 101.97Purchase 684 101.97Purchase 352 101.90Purchase 8 101.90Purchase 360 101.90Purchase 468 101.90Purchase 648 101.80Purchase 360 101.75Purchase 16 102.39Purchase 344 102.39Purchase 14 102.48Purchase 14 101.70Purchase 1,433 101.80Purchase 267 101.80Purchase 100 101.80Purchase 396 101.52Purchase 178 101.56Purchase 182 101.55Purchase 468 101.47Purchase 504 101.52Purchase 15 101.76Purchase 396 101.80Purchase 13 101.82Purchase 360 101.71Purchase 1 101.28Purchase 10 101.28Purchase 10,000 100.30Purchase 378 100.44Purchase 6 100.43Purchase 6 100.43Purchase 6 100.43Purchase 396 100.41Purchase 15 100.15Purchase 174 102.21Purchase 186 102.11Purchase 14 102.50Purchase 360 102.62Purchase 15 102.78Purchase 468 102.88Purchase 262 103.24Purchase 468 103.28Purchase 396 103.20Purchase 14 103.21Purchase 504 103.34Purchase 150 103.35Purchase 210 103.35Purchase 287 103.34Purchase 123 103.34Purchase 22 103.34Purchase 181 103.41Purchase 155 103.41Purchase 96 103.41Purchase 3 103.41Purchase 10 103.41Purchase 225 103.55Purchase 135 103.55Purchase 12 103.75Purchase 468 103.70Purchase 13 103.74Purchase 396 103.78Purchase 11 104.10Purchase 12 104.18Purchase 396 104.30Purchase 468 104.30Purchase 350 104.30Purchase 118 104.30Purchase 11 104.30Purchase 9 104.41Purchase 360 104.40Purchase 115 104.46Purchase 191 104.44Purchase 54 104.44Purchase 504 104.46Purchase 1 104.46Purchase 60 104.49Purchase 200 104.49Purchase 172 104.49Purchase 10 104.46Purchase 211 104.48Purchase 149 104.48Purchase 9 104.40Purchase 8 104.30Purchase 7 104.35Purchase 7 104.52Purchase 1,201 104.65Purchase 10 104.58Purchase 6 104.58Purchase 329 104.59Purchase 151 104.40Purchase 209 104.40Purchase 360 104.40Purchase 5 104.42Purchase 396 104.38Purchase 7 104.25Purchase 6 104.28Purchase 6 104.16Purchase 6 103.97Purchase 6 104.21Purchase 6 104.23Purchase 6 104.00Purchase 6 104.40Purchase 7 104.51Purchase 227 104.60Purchase 133 104.60Purchase 419 104.61Purchase 7 104.62Purchase 13 104.61Purchase 156 104.40Purchase 140 104.40Purchase 8 104.50Purchase 88 104.50Purchase 344 104.50Purchase 66 104.50Purchase 294 104.50Purchase 64 104.40Purchase 9 104.30Purchase 10 104.50Purchase 10 104.21Purchase 9 103.80Purchase 12 103.31Purchase 12 103.70Purchase 10 103.50Purchase 12 103.70Purchase 13 104.36Purchase 12 104.44Purchase 360 104.65Purchase 12 104.65Purchase 684 104.76Purchase 16 104.90Purchase 12 104.86Purchase 10 105.00Purchase 10 105.03Purchase 8 104.75Purchase 432 104.75Purchase 10,000 104.95Purchase 576 104.82Purchase 20 105.90Purchase 558 105.90Purchase 396 105.64Purchase 250 105.25Purchase 360 105.30Purchase -468 105.25Purchase 468 105.25Purchase 360 105.26Purchase 396 105.40Purchase 396 105.30Purchase 295 105.40Purchase 65 105.40Purchase 360 105.40Purchase 210 105.40Purchase 150 105.40Purchase 432 105.00Purchase 322 105.09Purchase 74 105.09Purchase 360 104.91Purchase 468 104.68Purchase 360 104.78Purchase 210 104.78Purchase 150 104.78Purchase 360 105.20Purchase 360 105.53Purchase 432 105.72Purchase 147 105.90Purchase 357 105.75Purchase 792 106.20Purchase 160 106.00Purchase 360 106.05Purchase 200 106.00Purchase 468 106.20Purchase 432 106.10Purchase 360 106.10Purchase 120 105.80Purchase 300 105.80Purchase 300 105.80Purchase 360 105.81Purchase 468 105.25Purchase 9 104.51Purchase 7 103.99Purchase 31 104.59Purchase 517 104.58Purchase 206 103.24Sale -368 101.04Sale -1,061 101.60Sale -9 101.90Sale 370 105.00Sale -370 105.00Sale -551 101.00Sale -15 101.00Sale -1,134 101.00Sale -300 101.00Sale -1,338 101.25Sale -200 101.25Sale -100 101.25Sale -50 101.25Sale -500 101.25Sale -100 101.44Sale -785 101.01Sale -115 101.01Sale -115 101.01Sale -500 101.01Sale -206 101.01Sale -115 101.02Sale -5 101.04Sale -291 101.04Sale -2,387 101.02Sale -113 101.03Sale -324 101.62Sale -281 101.65Sale -50 101.70Sale -213 101.70Sale -406 101.71Sale -2,378 101.90Sale -278 101.90Sale -104 101.97Sale -182 101.97Sale -1,239 101.64Sale -784 101.64Sale -249 101.64Sale -249 101.64Sale -262 101.64Sale -130 101.75Sale -1,500 101.75Sale -93 101.76Sale -197 102.00Sale -198 102.10Sale -99 102.10Sale -1,754 104.70Sale -50 104.70Sale -614 104.70Sale -70 104.80Sale -12 104.83Sale -436 104.70Sale -2 104.71Sale -1,214 104.71Sale -100 104.72Sale -100 104.72Sale -3 104.72Sale -100 104.75Sale -87 104.75Sale -37 104.75Sale -100 104.75Sale -300 104.75Sale -21 104.75Sale -1,000 105.00Sale -1,102 105.00Sale -89 105.00Sale -506 105.00Sale -848 105.00Sale -1 105.00Sale -121 105.00Sale -1 105.00Sale -1 105.00Sale -213 105.00Sale -1 105.00Sale -17 105.00Sale -94 105.00Sale -1,000 105.00Sale -6 105.01Sale -1 105.00Sale -292 105.00Sale -33 105.00Sale -201 105.00Sale -83 105.00Sale -50 105.00Sale -3,970 105.00Sale -55 105.00Sale -200 105.00Sale -50 105.00Sale -100 105.00Sale -100 105.00Sale -1,000 105.00Sale -300 105.00Sale -95 105.00Sale -12 105.00Sale -30 105.00Sale -58 105.00Sale -2,800 105.70Sale -200 105.71Sale -370 105.00Sale -10,000 100.30TOTAL BUYS:58647 TOTAL SELLS:49574 (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 23-Jan-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