8th Jan 2008 11:54
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)08 January 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 07-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 1,515,538 0.332(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,515,538 0.332 (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/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3)(a) Purchases and salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 4,010 129.17Purchase 140 129.57Purchase 60 129.57Purchase 360 129.72Purchase 900 129.95Purchase 602 129.75Purchase 250 129.75Purchase 63 129.75Purchase 85 129.75Purchase 648 129.75Purchase 13 129.75Purchase 339 129.75Purchase 350 129.75Purchase 500 129.75Purchase 150 129.75Purchase 195 129.75Purchase 60 129.75Purchase 745 129.75Purchase 281 129.49Purchase 250 129.49Purchase 50 129.49Purchase 119 129.49Purchase 1,200 129.49Purchase 100 129.48Purchase 4 129.44Purchase 500 129.44Purchase 468 129.49Purchase 360 129.49Sale -26 129.49Sale -4,000 129.75Sale -550 129.41Sale -841 129.50Sale -159 129.51Sale -600 129.53Sale -1,237 129.53Sale -763 129.55Sale -8 129.45Sale -942 129.45Sale -50 129.46Sale -474 129.45Sale -157 129.43Sale -500 129.43Sale -11 129.43Sale -332 129.43Sale -296 129.00TOTAL BUYS:12802 TOTAL SELLS:10946 (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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 8-Jan-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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