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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd23 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) Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 22-Jan-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and salesTotal number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)2513662 43.03 (GBP) 38.68 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)2051056 43.04 (GBP) 38.74 (GBP) (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 SHORT 130800 42.95CFD SHORT 100 42.95CFD SHORT 100 42.95CFD LONG 100 42.95CFD SHORT 100 42.95CFD LONG 100 42.95CFD LONG 500 42.95CFD SHORT 35000 42.95CFD SHORT 30000 42.95CFD SHORT 125000 42.95CFD SHORT 10000 42.95CFD SHORT 5020 42.95CFD SHORT 10000 42.95CFD LONG 14500 42.95CFD LONG 10000 42.95CFD LONG 200000 42.95CFD SHORT 68339 42.95CFD LONG 17469 42.95CFD SHORT 51652 42.95CFD SHORT 119200 42.95CFD SHORT 193011 42.95CFD SHORT 188837 42.95CFD LONG 180000 42.95CFD LONG 360000 42.95 (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. Date of disclosure Contact name Collins,Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR Notes The 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