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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)21 November 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 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 12-Nov-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 1793227 0.392(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1793227 0.392 (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 119 139.3Purchase 2381 139.3Purchase 2500 139.4Purchase 4000 139.45Purchase 1000 139.45Purchase 1500 139.48Purchase 3500 139.47Purchase 137 139.48Purchase 716 139.48Purchase 1083 139.48Purchase 32 139.48Purchase 32 139.48Purchase 3000 139.48Purchase 66 140Purchase 54 140Purchase 300 140Purchase 580 139.99Purchase 430 138.92Purchase 2500 140Purchase 311 140Purchase 1000 140Purchase 500 140Purchase 72 140Purchase 50 140Purchase 100 140Purchase 467 140Purchase 2500 140Purchase 1879 140.1Purchase 621 140.09Purchase 1024 140.6Purchase 35 140.6Purchase 118 140.6Purchase 852 140.6Purchase 327 140.56Purchase 101 140.56Purchase 43 140.55Purchase 1000 140.6Purchase 805 140.6Purchase 45 140.55Purchase 100 140.55Purchase 50 140.55Purchase 870 141.75Purchase 130 141.74Purchase 1000 141.75Purchase 1000 141.89Purchase 50 144.5Purchase 500 144.5Purchase 250 144.5Purchase 200 144.5Purchase 225 149.27Purchase 5 149.26Purchase 217 149.26Purchase 553 149.26Purchase 1029 149.7Purchase 500 149.6Purchase 60 149.51Purchase 911 149.51Purchase 2500 149.45Purchase 1000 149.74Purchase 992 149.7Purchase 8 149.7Purchase 2000 149.5Purchase 326 148.88Purchase 100 148.88Purchase 66 148.8Purchase 75 148.8Purchase 433 148.79Purchase 2000 139.72Purchase 68 140.13Purchase 100 140.13Purchase 100 140.13Purchase 80 140.13Purchase 563 140.13Purchase 1089 140.13Purchase 2000 141.85Purchase 500 144.35Purchase 500 144.35Purchase 35 138.1Purchase 125 138.1Purchase 291 138.1Purchase 1543 138.1Purchase 6 138.1Sale -493 139.72Sale -500 140.5Sale -500 140.9Sale -358 139.45Sale -142 139.45Sale -500 139.17Sale -928 138.98Sale -72 138.98Sale -36 138.75Sale -64 138.75Sale -150 138.75Sale -250 138.75Sale -500 138.5Sale -1000 138.5Sale -1000 138.95Sale -116 138.47Sale -115 138.47Sale -1 141.76Sale -500 135Sale -968 137.75Sale -32 137.75Sale -184 139.87Sale -16 139.87Sale -230 139.88Sale -521 138.35Sale -500 138.26Sale -100 138.35Sale -379 138.35Sale -220 139.87Sale -220 139.87Sale -575 141.63Sale -100 141.76Sale -58 141.76Sale -1766 141.76Sale -1577 141.89Sale -250 141.89Sale -200 141.89Sale -473 141.89Sale -527 141.89Sale -1973 141.89Sale -27 141.89Sale -2000 141.89Sale -100 141.89Sale -373 141.89Sale -500 143.9Sale -500 144.68Sale -85 146.92Sale -500 143.69Sale -500 143.69Sale 355 139.2Sale -355 139.2Sale -99 139.08Sale -49 139.06Sale -312 139.06Sale -121 139.06Sale -361 139.22Sale 419 139.76Sale -419 139.76Sale 394 139.06Sale -394 139.06Sale -115 139.43Sale -100 139.43Sale -182 139.43Sale -208 139.17Sale -361 139.14Sale -361 139.12Sale -361 139.2Sale -153 139.45Sale -6 139.2Sale -361 139.1Sale -361 139.43Sale -361 139.44Sale -360 139.46Sale -1 139.46Sale -397 139Sale -361 137.9Sale -268 138.2Sale -536 138.36Sale -361 138.75Sale -309 138.75Sale -52 138.75Sale -170 138.89Sale -105 138.51Sale -1000 138.51Sale -500 138.51Sale -50 138.51Sale -336 138.77Sale -361 138.77Sale -361 138.92Sale -423 139.04Sale -442 139.08Sale -171 139.06Sale -105 139.06Sale -171 139.36Sale -190 139.36Sale -36 139.45Sale -175 139.45Sale -541 139.61Sale -397 138.73Sale -307 138.65Sale -54 138.65Sale -601 138.65Sale -12 138.65Sale -361 138.65Sale -361 139.22Sale -72 139.78Sale -50 139.76Sale -427 139.77Sale -6 139.77Sale -75 139.78Sale -250 139.78Sale -311 139.88Sale -86 139.88Sale -330 139.91Sale -31 139.91Sale -435 138.56Sale -431 138.88Sale -38 138.88Sale -287 139.06Sale -50 139.06Sale -25 139.14Sale -397 139.06Sale -1906 139.87Sale -200 144.5Sale -15 144.93Sale -8 145.03Sale -325 142.89Sale -72 142.89Sale -229 143.9Sale -132 144.32Sale -125 144.22Sale -272 144.22Sale -361 144.41Sale -397 144.51Sale -433 144.5Sale -397 144.5Sale -298 144.35Sale -63 144.35Sale -361 144.35Sale -389 144.3Sale -8 144.3Sale -469 144.1Sale -361 143.5Sale -361 143.8Sale -133 144.88Sale -300 144.89Sale -1400 146.05Sale -361 148.2Sale -685 148.71Sale -44 148.8Sale -433 149.6Sale -505 149.46Sale -361 149.1Sale -114 149.3Sale -247 149.3Sale -361 143.36Sale -361 143.36Sale -397 143.35Sale -361 143.3Sale -65 141.8Sale -296 141.9Sale -361 141.92Sale -397 141.93Sale -411 141.92Sale -22 141.93Sale -394 139.06Sale -419 139.76Sale -355 139.2Sale -487 143.5Sale -110 138.01Sale -50 138.01Sale -540 138.01Sale -600 138.05Sale -700 138.05Sale -2000 139.88Sale -179 143.44Sale -44 143.47Sale -500 143.5Sale -145 143.5Sale -400 143.5Sale -100 143.51Sale -145 143.51TOTAL BUYS:59930 TOTAL SELLS:61692 (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) Yes Date of disclosure 21-Nov-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry DateCALL OPTION Purchased 15000 0.01(AUD) American 20-Dec-2007 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