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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)12 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 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 11-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 1,486,040 0.325(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,486,040 0.325 (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 288 146.5Purchase 168 146.5Purchase 1353 146.5Purchase 200 146.58Purchase 360 146.59Purchase 360 146.59Purchase 278 146.58Purchase 221 146.58Purchase 139 146.58Purchase 432 146.6Purchase 13 146.6Purchase 360 146.6Purchase 360 146.6Purchase 649 146.58Purchase 307 146.48Purchase 15 146.48Purchase 38 146.48Purchase 360 146.56Purchase 360 146.52Purchase 36 146.52Purchase 360 146.52Purchase 467 146.51Purchase 1 146.51Purchase 59 146.35Purchase 27 146.35Purchase 328 146.35Purchase 9 146.35Purchase 9 146.35Purchase 352 146.34Purchase 2 146.34Purchase 42 146.34Purchase 468 146.34Purchase 106 146.31Purchase 168 146.31Purchase 7 146.31Purchase 309 146.32Purchase 11 146.32Purchase 40 146.32Purchase 241 146.31Purchase 112 146.31Purchase 86 146.31Purchase 1683 146.58Purchase 55 146.23Purchase 485 146.23Purchase 540 146.27Purchase 7 146.17Purchase 577 146.1Purchase 360 146.14Purchase 468 146.15Purchase 1 146.05Purchase 933 146.05Purchase 334 146.05Purchase 134 146.05Purchase 100 146.02Purchase 37 146.02Purchase 112 146.02Purchase 40 146.07Purchase 50 146.07Purchase 20 146.07Purchase 75 146.07Purchase 27 146.07Purchase 148 146.07Purchase 1 145.91Purchase 233 145.91Purchase 108 145.91Purchase 26 145.91Purchase 360 145.91Purchase 150 145.91Purchase 60 145.93Purchase 300 145.93Purchase 3 145.88Purchase 292 145.87Purchase 68 145.87Purchase 40 145.85Purchase 360 145.83Purchase 360 145.82Purchase 135 145.76Purchase 37 145.76Purchase 49 145.79Purchase 268 145.79Purchase 29 145.79Purchase 50 145.79Purchase 468 145.79Purchase 360 145.8Purchase 360 145.82Purchase 49 146.07Purchase 553 146.07Purchase 360 146.07Purchase 27 146.03Purchase 50 146.03Purchase 142 146.03Purchase 360 146.03Purchase 281 145.93Purchase 115 145.93Purchase 396 145.73Purchase 24 145.73Purchase 50 145.73Purchase 100 145.72Purchase 100 145.72Purchase 42 145.72Purchase 80 145.73Purchase 396 145.78Purchase 360 145.9Purchase 115 145.89Purchase 50 145.89Purchase 195 145.89Purchase 360 145.92Purchase 360 145.92Purchase 360 146.08Purchase 396 146.05Purchase 360 145.91Purchase 132 145.9Purchase 228 145.9Purchase 29 145.93Purchase 42 145.93Purchase 275 145.93Purchase 122 145.93Purchase 80 145.92Purchase 396 145.93Purchase 432 145.98Purchase 50 145.92Purchase 196 145.92Purchase 34 145.92Purchase 21 145.86Purchase 233 145.86Purchase 117 145.87Purchase 13 145.87Purchase 196 145.87Purchase 34 145.87Purchase 360 145.87Purchase 141 145.86Purchase 50 145.86Purchase 132 145.86Purchase 396 145.91Purchase 298 145.92Purchase 37 145.92Purchase 25 145.92Purchase 352 145.92Purchase 1 145.92Purchase 7 145.92Purchase 393 145.92Purchase 3 145.92Purchase 168 145.95Purchase 75 145.95Purchase 1 145.95Purchase 116 145.95Purchase 132 145.95Purchase 264 145.95Purchase 189 145.94Purchase 171 145.94Purchase 190 146.04Purchase 170 146.04Purchase 404 146.05Purchase 90 146.05Purchase 10 146.05Purchase 504 146.05Purchase 396 146.05Purchase 252 146.15Purchase 108 146.15Purchase 160 146.16Purchase 272 146.16Purchase 122 146.13Purchase 37 146.13Purchase 184 146.13Purchase 89 146.13Purchase 360 146.09Purchase 339 146.09Purchase 21 146.09Purchase 360 146.52Purchase 360 146.51Purchase 1000 147.2Purchase 55 146Purchase 128 146.07Purchase 577 146.07Purchase 311 146.07Purchase 171 146.58Purchase 360 146.58Purchase 383 146.58Sale -268 146.37Sale -832 146.41Sale -31 146.3TOTAL BUYS:38839 TOTAL SELLS:1131 (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 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 12-Dec-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotes 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