26th Feb 2008 10:03
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)26 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 25-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 10,489 0.002 1,288,154 0.282 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 10,489 0.002 1,288,154 0.282 (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 200 135.43Purchase 500 136.50Sale -48 133.90Sale -96 133.96Sale -39 133.96Sale -4 134.07Sale -33 134.10Sale -39 134.47Sale -33 134.78Sale -28 134.91Sale -47 136.02Sale -50 136.00Sale -29 135.85Sale -37 136.66Sale -360 135.30Sale -393 135.17Sale -469 135.17Sale -360 135.13Sale -3 135.31Sale -360 135.30Sale -538 135.30Sale -3 135.31Sale -360 135.27Sale -433 135.25Sale -360 135.25Sale -393 135.25Sale -3 135.25Sale -360 135.29Sale -433 135.23Sale -577 135.23Sale -356 135.23Sale -4 135.23Sale -396 134.68Sale -31 134.60Sale -329 134.60Sale -505 134.61Sale -360 134.73Sale -360 134.80Sale -433 134.61Sale -110 134.60Sale -250 134.60Sale -396 134.76Sale -1 133.90Sale -25 133.90Sale -218 133.90Sale -1,000 133.90Sale -2,000 133.90Sale -312 133.90Sale -360 133.90Sale -360 133.88Sale -134 133.96Sale -127 133.96Sale -613 134.10Sale -360 134.19Sale -360 134.19Sale -430 134.20Sale -1 134.20Sale -1 134.20Sale -1 134.20Sale -396 134.23Sale -433 134.10Sale -13 134.10Sale -45 134.10Sale -180 134.10Sale -89 134.10Sale -160 134.11Sale -200 134.11Sale -469 134.14Sale -360 134.14Sale -100 134.24Sale -443 134.35Sale -469 134.35Sale -394 134.47Sale -1 134.48Sale -173 134.52Sale -360 134.56Sale -360 134.68Sale -396 134.68Sale -74 134.78Sale -44 134.78Sale -24 134.81Sale -3 134.81Sale -360 134.89Sale -52 134.93Sale -250 134.93Sale -36 134.93Sale -360 134.92Sale -67 134.93Sale -360 135.25Sale -1,199 134.95Sale -62 135.41Sale -260 135.24Sale -1 135.14Sale -395 135.14Sale -100 135.24Sale -360 135.33Sale -433 135.33Sale -102 135.35Sale -99 135.35Sale -195 135.35Sale -433 135.35Sale -433 135.25Sale -396 135.59Sale -360 136.00Sale -282 136.02Sale -78 136.02Sale -63 136.02Sale -250 136.02Sale -853 136.00Sale -48 135.97Sale -1 135.97Sale -167 135.97Sale -144 135.97Sale -145 136.00Sale -100 136.00Sale -13 136.00Sale -360 136.00Sale -5 136.00Sale -305 136.00Sale -396 135.78Sale -360 135.80Sale -1 135.85Sale -250 135.85Sale -8 135.85Sale -505 135.90Sale -10 136.70Sale -260 136.56Sale -100 136.56Sale -305 136.69Sale -55 136.69Sale -36 136.66Sale -388 136.75Sale -12 136.76Sale -100 136.76Sale -287 136.66Sale -386 136.70Sale -108 135.85TOTAL BUYS:700 TOTAL SELLS:33601 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 26-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