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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)29 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 INFORMATIONName 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 28-04-2008 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 111,619 0.024 1,241,424 0.271(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 111,619 0.024 1,241,424 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/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) (AUD)Purchase 1 142.82Purchase 260 142.38Purchase 59 142.38Purchase 124 142.08Purchase 266 142.08Purchase 110 142.08Purchase 231 142.15Purchase 8 142.95Purchase 41 142.95Purchase 162 142.95Purchase 162 142.95Purchase 37 142.95Purchase 30 142.94Purchase 4 142.94Purchase 87 142.59Purchase 132 142.59Purchase 8 142.59Purchase 84 142.60Purchase 89 142.60Purchase 130 142.60Purchase 65 142.60Purchase 102 142.60Purchase 130 142.60Purchase 200 142.46Purchase 130,000 142.82Sale -130,000 142.82Sale 345 141.90Sale -345 141.90Sale -176 142.53Sale -60 143.50Sale -1 142.89Sale -1 142.87Sale -1 142.88Sale -50 141.90Sale -100 141.90Sale -104 142.30Sale -357 142.37Sale -115 142.51Sale -78 142.53Sale -24 142.53Sale -1 142.53Sale -78 142.53Sale -428 142.53Sale -76 142.46Sale -281 142.46Sale -40 142.47Sale -357 142.45Sale -1 142.47Sale -1 142.47Sale -1 142.47Sale -200 142.47Sale -221 142.47Sale -357 142.53Sale -345 141.90TOTAL BUYS:132522 TOTAL SELLS:133454 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 29-04-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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