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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)08 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 7-04-2008 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 100,878 0.022 1,257,289 0.275(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 100,878 0.022 1,257,289 0.275 (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 515 136.96Purchase 94 136.96Purchase 77 136.90Purchase 281 136.90Purchase 52 136.84Purchase 11 136.84Purchase 304 136.84Purchase 358 136.70Purchase 307 136.70Purchase 1 136.67Purchase 50 136.67Purchase 358 136.70Purchase 162 136.60Purchase 232 136.60Purchase 537 136.63Purchase 352 136.55Purchase 6 136.55Purchase 299 136.52Purchase 16 136.52Purchase 222 136.52Purchase 306 136.69Purchase 52 136.69Purchase 223 136.68Purchase 73 136.69Purchase 357 136.69Purchase 501 136.70Purchase 50 136.68Purchase 61 136.68Purchase 24 136.68Purchase 357 136.68Purchase 394 136.70Purchase 1 136.68Purchase 18 136.65Purchase 145 136.65Purchase 42 136.65Purchase 24 136.86Purchase 200 136.84Purchase 3 136.87Purchase 358 136.98Purchase 42 136.87Purchase 18 136.87Purchase 146 136.87Purchase 55 136.84Purchase 180 136.84Purchase 7 136.84Purchase 1 136.59Purchase 123 136.59Purchase 2 136.51Purchase 358 136.30Purchase 358 136.29Purchase 358 136.38Purchase 392 136.34Purchase 306 136.59Purchase 149 136.87Purchase 440 136.65Purchase 457 136.90Sale -467 136.51Sale -539 136.51Sale -485 136.94Sale -15 136.94Sale -600 136.33Sale -1,200 136.68Sale -500 136.50Sale -572 135.93TOTAL BUYS:10815 TOTAL SELLS:4378 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 8-04-2008 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