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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)21 January 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 18-Jan-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 1,859 0.0004 1,517,074 0.332(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,859 0.0004 1,517,074 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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 800 124.00Purchase 357 121.58Purchase 360 120.69Purchase 3 120.61Purchase 1,077 120.00Purchase 2,000 119.99Purchase 360 119.88Purchase 344 119.82Purchase 16 119.71Purchase 294 119.70Purchase 232 119.70Purchase 2,000 119.70Purchase 682 119.70Purchase 360 119.66Purchase 432 119.55Purchase 1,000 119.50Purchase 4 119.50Purchase 4 119.50Purchase 250 119.50Purchase 57 119.50Purchase 443 119.50Purchase 71 119.49Purchase 269 119.49Purchase 360 119.35Purchase 504 118.90Purchase 432 118.77Purchase 83 117.30Purchase 228 117.30Purchase 875 117.30Purchase 789 117.30Purchase 25 117.00Purchase 3,000 117.00Purchase 11 112.99Purchase 105 112.99Purchase 59 112.63Purchase 14 112.61Purchase 180 112.61Purchase 77 112.57Purchase 102 111.60Purchase 45 111.60Purchase 213 111.60Purchase 360 111.64Purchase 86 111.45Purchase 274 111.45Purchase 155 111.44Purchase 205 111.44Purchase 3 111.43Purchase 164 111.46Purchase 196 111.46Purchase 128 111.50Purchase 165 111.50Purchase 67 111.50Purchase 45 111.50Purchase 387 111.50Purchase 441 111.70Purchase 135 111.70Purchase 360 111.60Purchase 360 111.60Purchase 360 111.60Purchase 360 111.96Purchase 396 111.96Purchase 179 111.15Purchase 244 111.15Purchase 6 111.20Purchase 165 111.20Purchase 144 111.20Purchase 45 111.20Purchase 260 111.15Purchase 193 111.30Purchase 167 111.30Purchase 52 110.91Purchase 165 110.90Purchase 468 110.91Purchase 432 111.20Purchase 298 111.16Purchase 4 111.16Purchase 58 111.16Purchase 432 110.91Purchase 994 112.99Purchase 1,217 119.50Sale -9,600 119.60Sale -1,107 115.63Sale -71 114.40Sale -267 114.40Sale -685 114.44Sale -877 114.44Sale -185 114.45Sale -562 114.45Sale -848 114.45Sale -414 114.45Sale -980 114.45Sale -379 114.49Sale -337 113.38Sale -698 111.11Sale -692 111.45Sale -500 116.50Sale -2,012 117.50Sale -9 117.50Sale -28 117.50Sale -451 117.50Sale -89 117.41Sale -2,400 117.41Sale -11 117.48Sale -169 117.77Sale -634 117.20Sale -4,366 117.20Sale -540 120.00Sale -100 124.20Sale -360 124.20Sale -1,385 124.40Sale -57 115.62Sale -100 115.62Sale -200 115.62Sale -300 115.62Sale -267 115.62Sale -469 115.62Sale -100 114.41Sale -175 114.45Sale -125 114.45Sale -912 114.45Sale -300 114.45Sale -100 114.45Sale -500 114.45Sale -100 113.38Sale -38 113.38Sale -25 113.38Sale -106 111.05Sale -148 111.07Sale -48 111.08Sale -184 111.12Sale -500 111.14Sale -250 111.15Sale -50 111.17Sale -16 111.34Sale -302 111.35Sale -6 111.45Sale -2,500 110.70Sale -2,281 110.70Sale -169 110.72Sale -50 110.74Sale -4,807 111.00TOTAL BUYS:28687 TOTAL SELLS:45941 (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 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 21-Jan-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