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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)21 April 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 18-04-2008 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 101601 0.022 1244011 0.272(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 101601 0.022 1244011 0.272 (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) (AUD)Purchase 250 139.90Purchase 12 139.76Purchase 94 139.76Purchase 45 139.73Purchase 17 139.73Purchase 393 139.72Purchase 1 139.72Purchase 428 139.71Purchase 1 139.71Purchase 366 139.42Purchase 2 139.41Purchase 110 139.40Purchase 2 139.39Purchase 20 139.39Purchase 357 139.35Purchase 2 139.35Purchase 15 139.35Purchase 16 139.35Purchase 6 139.35Purchase 9 139.35Purchase 407 139.25Purchase 91 139.25Purchase 2 139.25Purchase 9 140.31Purchase 50 140.31Purchase 296 140.31Purchase 111 140.50Purchase 318 140.50Purchase 2 140.35Purchase 358 140.33Purchase 358 140.33Purchase 3 140.31Purchase 86 140.41Purchase 143 140.48Purchase 278 140.55Purchase 358 140.79Purchase 358 140.79Purchase 358 140.77Purchase 358 140.70Purchase 290 140.70Purchase 68 140.69Purchase 534 140.70Purchase 110 140.70Purchase 80 140.55Purchase 50 140.48Purchase 96 140.48Purchase 39 140.48Purchase 2 140.48Purchase 28 140.48Purchase 465 140.49Purchase 386 140.41Purchase 358 140.50Purchase 47 140.49Purchase 25 140.41Purchase 4 140.41Purchase 194 140.25Purchase 200 140.25Purchase 429 140.27Purchase 1,458 140.75Purchase 42 140.74Purchase 364 140.78Purchase 100 140.77Purchase 36 140.77Purchase 500 142.00Purchase 382 140.49Purchase 392 140.35Sale -2 140.48Sale -200 139.94Sale -70 139.99Sale -253 140.48Sale -139 140.48Sale -108 140.50Sale -250 140.50Sale -216 140.54Sale -100 140.54Sale -42 140.54Sale -358 140.56Sale -465 140.57Sale -358 140.75Sale -429 140.75Sale -537 140.63TOTAL BUYS:12769 TOTAL SELLS:3527 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 21-04-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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