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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd07 January 2008 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Shares (AU000000RIO1)disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 04-01-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 5993 132.5886 132.5886 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3) 5993 132.5886 132.5886 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) CFD LONG 2 132.07(AUD)CFD LONG 235 132.07(AUD)CFD SHORT 300 132.07(AUD)CFD LONG 300 132.07(AUD) (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) Exercising 3. OTHER INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Date of disclosure 07-01-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected RIO TINTONature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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