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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)31 March 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 28-03-2008 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 113,646 0.028 1,322,891 0.289(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 113,646 0.028 1,322,891 0.289 (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/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 199 122.72Purchase 159 122.72Purchase 104 122.43Purchase 254 122.43Purchase 507 122.43Purchase 21 122.46Purchase 337 122.46Purchase 31 122.43Purchase 71 122.43Purchase 338 122.78Purchase 3 123.11Purchase 231 123.27Purchase 127 123.27Purchase 304 123.31Purchase 341 123.31Purchase 39 123.29Purchase 730 123.29Purchase 159 123.29Purchase 11 123.30Purchase 115 123.29Purchase 281 123.30Purchase 77 123.30Purchase 430 123.11Purchase 358 123.20Purchase 350 123.14Purchase 1,700 123.61Purchase 10 123.61Purchase 36 123.43Purchase 23 123.39Purchase 5 123.39Purchase 106 123.39Purchase 168 123.39Purchase 394 123.40Purchase 358 122.80Purchase 6 122.76Purchase 7 122.76Purchase 100 122.58Purchase 358 122.45Purchase 30 122.44Purchase 89 122.44Purchase 70 122.44Purchase 100 122.44Purchase 358 122.44Purchase 167 122.47Purchase 58 122.36Purchase 358 122.49Purchase 100 122.36Purchase 33 122.36Purchase 19 122.37Purchase 8 122.37Purchase 437 122.30Purchase 136 122.30Purchase 394 121.50Purchase 394 121.55Purchase 1 121.16Purchase 124 121.16Purchase 269 121.16Purchase 201 120.79Purchase 157 120.79Purchase 4 119.58Purchase 390 119.58Purchase 4 119.61Purchase 390 119.61Purchase 3 119.51Purchase 355 119.51Purchase 133 119.20Purchase 100 119.20Purchase 125 119.20Purchase 367 122.37Purchase 212 122.44Purchase 345 122.76Purchase 8 123.14Purchase 319 123.29Purchase 147 123.29Purchase 358 123.29Purchase 1 123.29Purchase 374 123.29Purchase 199 123.29Purchase 1,069 123.29Purchase 60 123.29Purchase 391 123.11Purchase 20 122.78Purchase 385 122.39Purchase 45 122.40Purchase 358 122.71Sale -132 120.02Sale -168 120.02Sale -300 120.02Sale -400 120.02Sale -4 120.25TOTAL BUYS:18513 TOTAL SELLS: 1004 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 31-March-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 NotesThe 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