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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch29 February 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 Sydney branch Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 28-Feb-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 24,638 0.005 2,861,259 0.626(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 269,000 0.058 419,700 0.091Total 293,638 0.064 3,280,959 0.718 (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 71 135.37Purchase 64 135.37Purchase 509 135.37Purchase 563 135.51Purchase 182 135.51Purchase 120 135.51Purchase 9 135.51Purchase 9 135.51Purchase 117 135.49Purchase 1 135.04Purchase 1,999 135.04Purchase 1 135.04Purchase 960 135.04Purchase 1,000 135.04Purchase 36 135.04Purchase 3 135.04Purchase 323 135.18Purchase 1 135.18Purchase 44 135.18Purchase 2 135.18Purchase 400 135.18Purchase 3 135.18Purchase 3 135.18Purchase 500 135.25Purchase 500 135.25Purchase 161 135.45Purchase 169 135.45Purchase 109 135.45Purchase 348 135.45Purchase 985 135.45Purchase 15 135.45Purchase 237 135.40Purchase 163 135.40Purchase 600 135.40Purchase 1,000 135.60Purchase 1,000 135.60Purchase 1,278 135.70Purchase 362 135.70Purchase 1,543 135.90Purchase 385 135.90Purchase 255 135.95Purchase 279 136.01Purchase 721 136.01Purchase 996 136.01Purchase 4 136.01Purchase 745 135.95Purchase 1,000 136.04Purchase 1,000 136.08Purchase 8 135.90Purchase 621 135.90Purchase 18 135.90Purchase 50 135.90Purchase 4 135.90Purchase 340 135.90Purchase 31 135.89Purchase 2,171 135.80Purchase 360 135.80Purchase 469 135.80Purchase 360 135.70Purchase 213 135.45Purchase 224 135.18Purchase 3,000 135.00Purchase 132,000 0.01Sale -3,000 136.20Sale -2,000 136.00 Total Buys: 160644Total Sells: 5000 (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 varying Product Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/name,e.g. purchasing, which the option relates price American, date received per unitcall option varying etc. (Note 6) European etc. (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product 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 INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 29-Feb-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 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry DatePut Option SOLD 183,000 96.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 22,000 84.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 104.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 100.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 114.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 35,700 68.66 American Sep 24 2009Put Option PURCHASED 5,000 70.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 30,000 72.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 316,000 88.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 18,000 132.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 13,000 134.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 2,000 142.00 American Mar 27 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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