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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd05 February 2008 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 04-Feb-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2)(a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)2436423 55.962 (GBP) 54.6 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)2488027 56.13 (GBP) 54.8 (GBP)(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)CFD Long 40000 55.27 (GBP)CFD Long 33000 55.27 (GBP)CFD Long 22752 55.27 (GBP)CFD Long 11000 55.27 (GBP)CFD Short 93339 55.27 (GBP)CFD Short 46125 55.27 (GBP)CFD Short 20000 55.27 (GBP)CFD Short 20000 55.27 (GBP)CFD Short 4500 55.27 (GBP)(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. American, Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price European etc.Expiry received per unitoption etc. (Note 5) date (Note 3) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull 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. Date of disclosure 05-Feb-2008 11:18:10 Contact name Dawson,William J Telephone number 44 20 7888 5416 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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