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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)05 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 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 4-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 68801 0.015 1490207 0.326 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 68801 0.015 1490207 0.326 (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 137 129.90Purchase 641 129.90Purchase 1,000 129.88Purchase 700 129.15Purchase 300 129.12Purchase 211 129.10Purchase 91 129.10Purchase 108 129.10Purchase 114 129.10Purchase 476 129.10Purchase 500 128.00Purchase 934 131.15Purchase 270 131.16Purchase 118 131.16Purchase 66 131.13Purchase 2,000 130.70Purchase 90 131.36Purchase 100 131.45Purchase 50 131.86Purchase 100 131.85Purchase 396 131.95Purchase 432 131.80Purchase 288 131.96Purchase 72 131.96Purchase 211 131.95Purchase 6 131.95Purchase 6 131.95Purchase 137 131.95Purchase 200 132.00Purchase 250 132.60Purchase 800 133.00Purchase 200 132.75Purchase 2,000 133.01Purchase 2,000 132.75Purchase 2,273 132.70Purchase 900 132.50Purchase 100 132.47Purchase 500 132.49Purchase 366 132.49Purchase 100 132.48Purchase 100 132.48Purchase 117 132.48Purchase 17 132.47Purchase 100 130.50Purchase 20 129.20Purchase 200 130.00Purchase 1,181 130.00Sale -500 128.00Sale -300 128.11Sale -248 128.11Sale -252 128.11Sale -473 127.65Sale -15 127.65Sale -80 128.19Sale -480 128.19Sale -100 128.19Sale -400 128.19Sale -237 128.37Sale -4 128.37Sale -11 128.37Sale -11 128.37Sale -100 128.37Sale -69 128.37Sale -100 128.41Sale -10 128.41Sale -250 128.41Sale -396 128.55Sale -396 128.55Sale -540 128.45Sale -160 128.38Sale -200 128.38Sale -466 128.38Sale -1,000 128.38Sale -875 128.11Sale -125 128.12Sale -360 128.12Sale -347 128.11Sale -13 128.11Sale -260 128.10Sale -100 128.10Sale -1,863 128.26Sale -299 128.38Sale -61 128.39Sale -576 128.38Sale -25 129.28Sale -100 129.28Sale -187 129.28Sale -120 129.28Sale -5 129.43Sale -100 129.43Sale -368 129.43Sale -55 129.44Sale -22 129.44Sale -3 129.44Sale -23 129.44Sale -432 129.43Sale -396 129.46Sale -328 129.29Sale -68 129.29Sale -360 129.30Sale -170 129.52Sale -190 129.52Sale -179 129.55Sale -77 129.55Sale -19 129.55Sale -1 129.55Sale -1 129.55Sale -1 129.55Sale -11 129.55Sale -12 129.55Sale -59 129.55Sale -195 127.99Sale -500 128.00Sale -2,355 128.00Sale -950 128.00Sale -500 128.05Sale -318 129.89Sale -150 129.89Sale -710 130.40Sale -290 130.43 TOTAL BUYS:20978 TOTAL SELLS:20957 (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. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unitoption 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) NO Date of disclosure 5-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 Notes 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