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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)03 March 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 29-Feb-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 8,936 0.009 1,328,134 0.290(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 8,936 0.009 1,328,134 0.290 (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 1,452 137.00Sale -22 134.74Sale -1,645 135.09Sale -9 135.35Sale -361 136.10Sale -361 134.20Sale -2 134.20Sale -395 134.20Sale -578 134.38Sale -3 134.29Sale -430 134.29Sale -2 134.33Sale -395 134.33Sale -361 134.40Sale -529 134.42Sale -53 134.42Sale -1 134.42Sale -500 134.42Sale -23 134.60Sale -446 134.60Sale -3 134.67Sale -430 134.67Sale -433 134.60Sale -105 134.74Sale -120 134.74Sale -111 134.74Sale -3 134.74Sale -306 134.90Sale -55 134.90Sale -397 134.90Sale -361 135.05Sale -133 135.09Sale -361 135.10Sale -361 135.10Sale -4 135.12Sale -100 135.12Sale -14 135.12Sale -1 135.26Sale -115 135.26Sale -950 135.26Sale -40 135.26Sale -69 135.26Sale -200 135.26Sale -100 135.26Sale -100 135.26Sale -143 135.26Sale -200 135.26Sale -18 135.26Sale -25 135.27Sale -100 135.27Sale -236 135.27Sale -61 135.27Sale -372 135.27Sale -66 135.31Sale -350 135.35Sale -2 135.35Sale -465 135.31Sale -113 135.31Sale -361 135.37Sale -505 135.47Sale -219 136.10Sale -320 136.07Sale -38 136.07Sale -3 136.07Sale -137 136.10Sale -77 136.10TOTAL BUYS:1452 TOTAL SELLS:14799 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 3-March-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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