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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch12 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 11-03-2008 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 36,028 0.007 2,841,259 0.622 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 269,000 0.058 419,700 0.091 Total 305,028 0.067 3,260,959 0.714 (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 2,000 119.30Purchase 310 119.30Purchase 500 119.30Purchase 159 119.30Purchase -33 119.30Purchase 33 119.30Purchase 1,456 119.30Purchase 414 119.30Purchase 128 119.30Purchase 3,000 119.30Purchase 4,000 119.30Purchase 839 119.38Purchase 1,000 119.38Purchase 100 119.38Purchase 6 119.38Purchase 10 119.38Purchase 45 119.38Purchase 33 119.30Sale -3,000 120.50 (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. purchasing, which the option relates price American, date received per unitcall option varying 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 NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 12-March-2008 Contact name Collins, Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry Date Put Option SOLD 183,000 96.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 22,000 84.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 104.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 100.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 114.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 35,700 68.66 American Sep 24 2009Put Option PURCHASED 5,000 70.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 30,000 72.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 316,000 88.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 18,000 132.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 13,000 134.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 2,000 142.00 American Mar 27 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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