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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)01 February 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 31-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 21,992 0.005 1,492,135 0.327 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 21,992 0.005 1,492,135 0.327 (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 2,186 120.20Purchase 200 120.20Purchase 1,226 120.20Purchase 38 120.20Purchase 500 120.20Purchase 50 120.20Purchase 500 120.20Purchase 200 120.20Purchase 100 120.20Purchase 4,021 119.70Purchase 979 119.70Purchase 2,379 119.75Purchase 2,621 119.75Purchase 2,392 119.85Purchase 3,568 119.85Purchase 1,432 119.98Purchase 3,468 119.98Purchase 100 119.97Purchase 80 120.15Purchase 950 119.85Purchase 330 119.85Purchase 74 119.85Purchase 186 119.85Purchase 2,500 119.84Purchase 160 117.95Purchase 200 117.95Purchase 60 117.60Purchase 2 115.05Purchase 100 116.27Purchase 100 116.26Purchase 124 116.26Purchase 124 116.25Purchase 52 116.16Purchase 432 117.95Purchase 85 113.16Sale -1,000 120.40Sale -34 116.10Sale -481 117.72Sale -850 120.16Sale -150 120.16Sale -1 120.44Sale -20 120.01Sale -80 120.44Sale -1,206 117.87Sale -2 117.87Sale -78 117.87Sale -200 117.87Sale -2 117.89Sale -77 117.89Sale -2 117.90Sale -1 117.90Sale -432 117.90Sale -396 117.85Sale -360 117.90Sale -360 117.91Sale -432 117.90Sale -285 117.91Sale -75 117.91Sale -360 117.90Sale -500 118.00Sale -468 117.85Sale -360 115.33Sale -11 115.23Sale -542 116.10Sale -89 117.80Sale -1 117.80Sale -1 117.80Sale -9 117.80Sale -170 117.72Sale -179 117.72Sale -170 117.72Sale -204 115.96Sale -100 115.96Sale -100 115.96Sale -100 115.96Sale -250 114.00Sale -200 113.98Sale -360 112.55Sale -170 112.96Sale -432 113.06Sale -360 113.00Sale -504 113.00Sale -455 113.07Sale -265 113.07Sale -396 112.97Sale -360 113.00Sale -360 113.25Sale -232 113.30Sale -200 113.30Sale -360 113.30Sale -360 113.25Sale -396 113.25Sale -396 113.24Sale -360 113.23Sale -432 113.22Sale -360 113.26Sale -262 112.96Sale -349 115.23 TOTAL BUYS:31519 TOTAL SELLS:17707 (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 NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 1-Feb-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 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