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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)07 December 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) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 6-Dec-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 1,518,809 0.332(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,518,809 0.332 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 1500 144.74Purchase 1150 144.74Purchase 300 144.93Purchase 218 144.99Purchase 113 144.86Purchase 29 144.86Purchase 198 145.09Purchase 198 145.09Purchase 126 145.1Purchase 234 145.1Purchase 323 145.08Purchase 37 145.08Purchase 26 144.84Purchase 234 144.84Purchase 100 144.84Purchase 200 144.54Purchase 74 144.64Purchase 213 144.67Purchase 100 144.67Purchase 100 144.67Purchase 19 144.67Purchase 166 144.64Purchase 120 144.64Purchase 54 144.64Purchase 5 144.64Purchase 24 144.64Purchase 54 144.64Purchase 223 144.64Purchase 9 144.68Purchase 120 144.68Purchase 231 144.68Purchase 349 144.67Purchase 11 144.67Purchase 360 144.75Purchase 360 144.75Purchase 69 144.46Purchase 360 144.47Purchase 234 144.46Purchase 165 144.46Purchase 113 144.49Purchase 50 144.49Purchase 138 144.55Purchase 403 144.55Purchase 200 144.5Purchase 160 144.5Purchase 196 144.49Purchase 381 144.49Purchase 233 144.41Purchase 360 144.5Purchase 360 144.5Purchase 577 144.5Purchase 504 144.46Purchase 136 144.45Purchase 224 144.45Purchase 56 144.25Purchase 59 144.5Purchase 301 144.5Purchase 338 144.5Purchase 203 144.5Purchase 360 144.52Purchase 649 144.64Purchase 20 144.73Purchase 167 144.73Purchase 173 144.73Purchase 8 144.72Purchase 269 144.72Purchase 400 144.72Purchase 49 144.72Purchase 70 144.69Purchase 360 144.7Purchase 500 144.69Purchase 7 144.69Purchase 432 144.6Purchase 363 144.47Purchase 104 144.47Purchase 396 144.47Purchase 51 144.5Purchase 453 144.49Purchase 312 144.27Purchase 48 144.27Purchase 37 144.25Purchase 306 144.25Purchase 54 144.25Purchase 260 144.35Purchase 100 144.35Purchase 360 144.6Purchase 291 144.6Purchase 16 144.6Purchase 270 144.6Purchase 121 144.66Purchase 347 144.66Purchase 320 145.01Purchase 40 145.01Purchase 232 145.38Purchase 24 145.37Purchase 104 145.37Purchase 196 145.37Purchase 176 145.37Purchase 24 145.37Purchase 360 145.38Purchase 46 145.37Purchase 59 145.37Purchase 255 145.37Purchase 316 145.42Purchase 396 145.45Purchase 396 145.45Purchase 468 145.45Purchase 432 145.45Purchase 80 145.42Purchase 356 145.5Purchase 4 145.5Purchase 432 145.45Purchase 360 145.49Purchase 360 145.57Purchase 432 145.6Purchase 57 145.65Purchase 360 145.65Purchase 24 145.5Purchase 75 145.5Purchase 339 145.65Purchase 2200 144.5Sale -38 144.5Sale -217 145.56Sale -8 145.6Sale -236 145.63Sale -41 145.63Sale -30 144.66Sale -2 144.66Sale -1 144.66Sale -4 144.66Sale -1 144.66Sale -2000 144.66Sale -47 144.67Sale -2245 144.5Sale -1950 144.5Sale -801 144.5Sale -4 144.51Sale -363 144.5Sale -1791 144.5Sale -8 144.51Sale -286 145.45Sale -18 145.45Sale -696 145.45Sale -568 145.6Sale -1432 145.6Sale -250 145.56Sale -34 145.57Sale -34 145.6Sale -1080 145.6Sale -100 145.63Sale -2200 144.5Sale -20000 145.8234Sale -20000 145.8234TOTAL BUYS:29674 TOTAL SELLS:56485 (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) 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 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) NO Date of disclosure 7-Dec-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