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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)17 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 14-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 1,457,703 0.319 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,457,703 0.319 (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 239 135.78Purchase 1761 135.78Purchase 2500 135.43Purchase 1000 136.74Purchase 416 136.74Purchase 1582 136.74Purchase 2 136.74Purchase 200 136.09Purchase 2000 136.86Purchase 793 137.42Purchase 7 137.42Purchase 471 137.5Purchase 46 137.5Purchase 29 137.5Purchase 345 137.5Purchase 186 137.5Purchase 355 137.5Purchase 500 137.5Purchase 1 137.5Purchase 67 137.5Purchase 40 138.27Purchase 200 139Purchase 117 139.4Purchase 243 139.4Purchase 360 139.4Purchase 260 139.45Purchase 100 139.45Purchase 396 139.14Purchase 1 138.83Purchase 9 138.81Purchase 9 138.8Purchase 8 138.75Purchase 3 138Sale -116 136.1Sale -600 136.13Sale -284 136.13Sale -158 135.43Sale -1000 135.43Sale -301 135.43Sale -5 135.43Sale -336 135.49Sale -432 135.3Sale -468 135.26Sale -15 135.52Sale -620 135.91Sale -100 136.3Sale -136 136.3Sale -100 136.32Sale -100 136.33Sale -24 136.33Sale -360 136.36Sale -540 136.29Sale -10 136.29Sale -81 136.29Sale -360 136.67Sale -117 136.09Sale -83 136.09Sale -349 135.84Sale -11 135.84Sale -34 135.85Sale -200 136Sale -55 136.85Sale -45 138Sale -281 137.8Sale -200 137.8Sale -288 137.89Sale -600 138.68Sale -442 139Sale -409 139.45Sale -377 139.39Sale -361 139.39Sale -110 139.39Sale -1 139.39Sale -300 139.4Sale -244 139.28Sale -194 139.28Sale -484 139.28Sale -500 139.28Sale -300 139.28Sale -24 139.28Sale -260 139.28Sale -54 139.45Sale -126 139.2Sale -6 139.2Sale -34 139.2Sale -149 139.2Sale -199 139.27Sale -40 138.5Sale -230 138 TOTAL BUYS:14246 TOTAL SELLS:13253 (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 17-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