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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd14 November 2007 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) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto Plc and LtdClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Shares: GB0007188757 and AU000000RIO1disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 13-Nov-2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 2493268 55.99 (GBP) 53.38 (GBP)83941 139 (AUD) 135.5 (AUD) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)83941 139 (AUD) 135.5 (AUD)2263988 55.7168 (GBP) 53.5 (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 25000 55.61 (GBP)CFD Long 1000 139 (AUD)CFD Short 220000 54.466588 (GBP)CFD Short 46100 54.6117 (GBP)CFD Short 45000 53.877574 (GBP)CFD Short 25000 53.58 (GBP)CFD Short 25000 54.80475 (GBP)CFD Short 23050 53.8 (GBP)CFD Short 23050 53.8679 (GBP)CFD Short 20000 53.4617 (GBP)CFD Short 14597 139.7353 (AUD)CFD Short 14000 54.918239 (GBP)CFD Short 11826 54.1619 (GBP)CFD Short 7300 53.81 (GBP)CFD Short 6894 54.1619 (GBP)CFD Short 5000 54.091596 (GBP)CFD Short 3900 54.6117 (GBP)CFD Short 2000 139 (AUD)CFD Short 1950 53.8679 (GBP)CFD Short 1950 53.8 (GBP)CFD Short 100 54.17 (GBP)CFD Short 100 54.2 (GBP) (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 5) European etc. (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 derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Date of disclosure 14-Nov-2007 01:49:38Contact name Collins,CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR Notes The 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