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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)26 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 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 25-03-2008 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 59,135 0.0129 1,363,213 0.298(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 59,135 0.0129 1,363,213 0.298 (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 430 117.01Purchase 358 117.25Purchase 466 117.55Purchase 430 117.60Purchase 126 117.49Purchase 68 117.49Purchase 164 117.49Purchase 573 117.47Purchase 289 117.59Purchase 82 117.59Purchase 30 117.59Purchase 65 117.59Purchase 358 117.57Purchase 537 117.65Purchase 17 117.68Purchase 13 117.74Purchase 21 117.90Purchase 22 117.74Purchase 20 117.70Purchase 8 117.72Purchase 10 117.72Purchase 19 117.70Purchase 18 117.75Purchase 17 117.72Purchase 17 117.94Purchase 17 117.96Purchase 16 117.95Purchase 14 117.91Purchase 16 117.97Purchase 16 118.01Purchase 13 118.01Purchase 14 118.03Purchase 1 118.05Purchase 7 118.05Purchase 4 118.05Purchase 13 118.22Purchase 10 118.39Purchase 10 118.45Purchase -9 118.30Purchase 9 118.30Purchase 7 118.26Purchase 8 118.19Purchase 6 118.14Purchase 7 118.14Purchase 7 118.30Purchase 6 118.53Purchase 6 118.67Purchase 6 118.62Purchase 7 118.68Purchase -6 118.69Purchase 6 118.69Purchase 7 118.65Purchase 7 118.68Purchase 7 118.72Purchase 8 118.68Purchase 7 118.88Purchase 8 118.80Purchase 8 118.90Purchase -9 118.97Purchase 9 118.97Purchase 10 119.00Purchase 10 119.00Purchase 12 118.68Purchase 11 118.58Purchase 12 118.58Purchase 7 118.58Purchase 7 118.57Purchase 9 118.59Purchase 389 118.60Purchase 244 118.62Purchase 14 118.62Purchase 100 118.62Purchase 5 118.60Purchase 358 118.62Purchase 163 118.84Purchase 110 118.84Purchase 9 118.84Purchase 76 118.72Purchase 36 118.71Purchase 430 118.80Purchase 258 118.80Purchase 100 118.80Purchase 370 118.80Purchase 4 118.80Purchase 20 118.80Purchase 191 119.29Purchase 29 119.29Purchase 9 119.29Purchase 4 119.29Purchase 197 119.10Purchase 303 119.20Purchase 55 119.20Purchase 394 119.20Purchase 358 119.43Purchase 9 118.97Purchase 6 118.69Purchase 9 118.30Sale -2,381 117.00Sale -95 117.00Sale -553 117.00Sale -1,662 119.98Sale -551 119.98Sale -2 118.00TOTAL BUYS:8749 TOTAL SELLS: 5244 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 26-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