28th Apr 2008 11:15
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)28 April 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 24-04-2008 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 109,158 0.024 1,238,031 0.271 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 109,158 0.024 1,238,031 0.271 (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) (AUD) Purchase 12 146.47Purchase 10 146.45Purchase 24 146.52Purchase 21 146.52Purchase 19 146.44Purchase 13 146.44Purchase 17 146.89Purchase 85 147.00Purchase 86 147.37Purchase 30 147.18Purchase 25 146.43Purchase 44 146.35Purchase 29 146.35Purchase 54 146.37Purchase 30 146.34Purchase 7,013 145.35Purchase 187 145.35Sale 187 145.35Sale -187 145.35Sale -197 145.41Sale -465 145.41Sale -358 145.44Sale -358 145.44Sale -397 145.88Sale -13 145.34Sale -243 145.35Sale -500 145.35Sale -4,000 145.30Sale -257 145.35Sale -533 145.42Sale -467 145.42Sale -4 145.40Sale -200 145.40Sale -716 145.40Sale -80 145.42Sale -358 145.62Sale -197 145.41Sale -358 145.44Sale -358 145.41Sale -358 145.55Sale -501 145.88Sale -85 145.98Sale -481 145.93Sale -8 145.93Sale -12 145.93Sale -358 145.98Sale -336 146.01Sale -10 146.01Sale -12 146.01Sale -655 145.85Sale -353 146.05Sale -41 146.05Sale -358 146.05Sale -5 146.18Sale -50 146.18Sale -6 146.26Sale -115 145.88Sale -98 145.88Sale -7 145.88Sale -266 145.88Sale -63 145.88Sale -504 145.88Sale -50 145.88Sale -187 145.35TOTAL BUYS:7699 TOTAL SELLS:14978 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 NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 28-04-2008 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