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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)13 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 12-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 1,457,190 0.319(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,457,190 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 264 142.18Purchase 140 142.18Purchase 596 142.18Purchase 761 142.29Purchase 119 142.29Purchase 11 142.29Purchase 11 142.28Purchase 11 142.27Purchase 11 142.26Purchase 20 142.23Purchase 9 142.23Purchase 47 142.23Purchase 23 142.23Purchase 977 142.22Purchase 1000 142Purchase 56 142.16Purchase 125 142.27Purchase 34 142.27Purchase 15 142.27Purchase 826 142.27Purchase 2500 142.36Purchase 1875 142.36Purchase 44 142.36Purchase 581 142.36Purchase 1419 142.36Purchase 581 142.36Purchase 100 142.34Purchase 426 142.31Purchase 137 142.31Purchase 100 142.31Purchase 1837 142.3Purchase 584 142.74Purchase 26 142.74Purchase 390 142.74Purchase 1653 142.65Purchase 440 142.65Purchase 407 142.65Purchase 175 142.65Purchase 400 142.69Purchase 140 142.69Purchase 1 142.69Purchase 140 142.69Purchase 2000 142.63Purchase 15000 142.65Purchase 500 142.74Purchase 149 142.73Purchase 1851 142.73Purchase 56 143.11Purchase 182 143.23Purchase 234 143.23Purchase 1396 143.23Purchase 465 143.23Purchase 223 143.23Purchase 85 143.24Purchase 21 143.24Purchase 400 143.24Purchase 1066 143.24Purchase 255 143.24Purchase 308 143.23Purchase 17 143.23Purchase 51 143.23Purchase 297 143.2Purchase 280 143.8Purchase 367 143.79Purchase 353 143.79Sale -100 142Sale -265 142.98Sale -327 142.98Sale -2836 142.39Sale -487 142.4Sale -513 142.4Sale -1000 142.5Sale -500 142.5Sale -250 142.5Sale -100 142.5Sale -1000 142.5Sale -35 142.5Sale -200 142.5Sale -1706 142.5Sale -280 142.65Sale -300 142.65Sale -1000 142.65Sale -75 142.65Sale -4700 142.7Sale 18 142.75Sale -18 142.75Sale -11 142.66Sale -15 142.66Sale -18 142.75TOTAL BUYS:44568 TOTAL SELLS:15718 (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 derivativesFull 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 13-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 NotesThe 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