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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)24 December 2007 i? 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 21-Dec-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 1,514,104 0.331(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,514,104 0.331 (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 468 129.77Purchase 16 129.78Purchase 230 129.78Purchase 204 129.78Purchase 504 129.78Purchase 468 129.78Purchase 360 129.78Purchase 1 129.67Purchase 9 129.67Purchase 360 129.90Purchase 396 129.79Purchase 754 129.80Purchase 468 129.80Purchase 38 129.54Purchase 360 129.54Purchase 157 129.53Purchase 157 129.53Purchase 360 129.50Purchase 302 129.19Purchase 94 129.19Purchase 360 129.19Purchase 329 128.44Purchase 17 128.44Purchase 4 128.44Purchase 700 128.44Purchase 22 128.44Purchase 928 128.44Purchase 200 128.10Purchase 179 128.25Purchase 11 128.25Purchase 410 128.25Purchase 214 128.63Purchase 300 128.63Purchase 100 128.63Purchase 1 128.63Purchase 37 128.61Purchase 100 128.61Purchase 200 128.61Purchase 19 128.61Purchase 960 128.45Purchase 69 128.45Purchase 88 128.45Purchase 664 128.45Purchase 1,248 128.40Purchase 1,000 127.07Purchase 250 127.07Purchase 118 129.53Purchase 404 129.78Purchase 504 129.77Sale -250 129.48Sale -869 128.84Sale -24 128.84Sale -110 128.84Sale -400 128.84Sale -300 128.84Sale -106 128.84Sale -55 128.84Sale -136 128.84Sale -662 128.28Sale -1,672 128.28Sale -65 128.28Sale -55 128.28Sale -46 128.29Sale -948 128.28Sale -150 128.28Sale -100 128.28Sale -807 128.28Sale -34 128.29Sale -97 128.29Sale -300 128.29Sale -6 128.30Sale -22 128.30Sale -8 128.30Sale -23 128.30Sale -5 128.30Sale -9 128.15Sale -298 128.15Sale -2,000 128.15Sale -100 128.15Sale -15 128.15Sale -185 128.28Sale -115 128.28Sale -78 128.30Sale -474 128.30Sale -686 128.30Sale -300 128.30Sale -750 128.30Sale -12 128.31Sale -11 128.31Sale -73 128.31Sale -23 128.32Sale -250 128.41Sale -22 128.42Sale -219 128.42Sale -5 128.43Sale -34 128.43Sale -16 128.43Sale -904 128.43Sale -355 128.44Sale -90 128.50Sale -120 128.50Sale -6 128.50Sale -650 128.50Sale -1 129.32Sale -1 127.50TOTAL BUYS:15142 TOTAL SELL:15052 (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) NO Date of disclosure 24-Dec-2007Contact 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