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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)23 November 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 15-Nov-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 1725715 0.378 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1725715 0.378 (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 1000 135.01Purchase 85 134.83Purchase 66 136.55Purchase 294 136.55Purchase 360 136.59Purchase 346 136.61Purchase 3 136.61Purchase 120 136.61Purchase 14 136.89Purchase 346 136.89Purchase 24 136.90Purchase 300 136.89Purchase 36 136.89Purchase 441 136.92Purchase 100 136.92Purchase 360 137.00Purchase 360 137.00Purchase 360 136.99Purchase 360 136.53Purchase 124 136.54Purchase 2 136.54Purchase 234 136.54Purchase 190 136.53Purchase 114 136.53Purchase 68 136.53Purchase 133 136.53Purchase 360 136.55Purchase 433 137.03Purchase 60 137.03Purchase 3 137.03Purchase 5 137.03Purchase 2 137.03Purchase 67 137.03Purchase 296 137.03Purchase 360 137.20Purchase 360 137.33Purchase 360 137.37Purchase 433 137.37Purchase 1000 137.00Purchase 317 137.35Purchase 43 137.35Purchase 371 135.96Sale 36 134.59Sale 3 135.61Sale 2 135.74Sale 3 135.74Sale 2 135.88Sale 2 135.95Sale 3 136.61Sale 4 136.58Sale 4 136.54Sale 5 137.03Sale 7 137.89Sale 7 137.75Sale 11 138.00Sale 7 135.10Sale 5 134.76Sale 9 134.61Sale 7 134.83Sale 8 134.64Sale 6 134.53Sale 6 134.73Sale 6 134.76Sale 7 134.82Sale 6 134.90Sale 5 134.90Sale 5 134.73Sale 6 134.54Sale 1000 134.54Sale 4 134.50Sale 5 134.70Sale 5 134.70Sale 5 134.64Sale 5 134.65Sale 4 134.90Sale 5 134.91Sale 4 135.30Sale 4 135.35Sale 3 135.45Sale 3 135.33Sale 3 135.45Sale 2 135.71Sale 2 135.76Sale 2 135.68Sale 1 135.75Sale 2 136.11Sale 2 136.15Sale 1 136.14Sale 2 136.26Sale 2 136.22Sale 3 136.22Sale 2 136.50Sale 2 136.47Sale 3 136.53Sale 3 136.34Sale 3 136.40Sale 4 136.57Sale 4 136.49Sale 5 136.29Sale 4 136.47Sale 5 136.79Sale 5 136.91Sale 5 136.90Sale 5 136.55Sale 4 136.54Sale 5 136.79Sale 5 136.88Sale 4 136.87Sale 6 137.03Sale 6 137.23Sale 6 137.12Sale 6 137.35Sale 6 137.45Sale 7 137.49Sale 8 137.65Sale 6 137.79Sale 6 137.92Sale 5 137.93 TOTAL BUYS:10310 TOTAL SELLS:1371 (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) Date of disclosure 23-Nov-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