28th Feb 2008 11:15
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)28 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 27-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 29,473 0.006 2,572,866 0.563(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 29,473 0.006 2,572,866 0.563 (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 200 136.20Purchase 104 136.91Purchase 219 135.91Purchase 396 136.00Purchase 141 135.91Purchase 74 135.90Purchase 395 135.89Purchase 257 135.86Purchase 128 135.86Purchase 11 135.86Purchase 748 135.36Purchase 150 135.36Purchase 2 135.36Purchase 1,000 135.36Purchase 66 135.34Purchase 2 135.34Purchase 679 135.34Purchase 2,000 135.40Purchase 2,000 134.95Purchase 200 134.78Purchase 751 134.78Purchase 1,000 136.68Sale -295 136.59Sale -360 136.25Sale -360 136.27Sale -541 136.25Sale -360 136.25Sale -1,011 136.22Sale -640 136.22Sale -1 136.23Sale -1,038 136.23Sale -360 136.22Sale -144 136.43Sale -140 136.43Sale -396 136.43Sale -396 136.50Sale -360 136.50Sale -396 136.50Sale -360 136.59Sale -1,000 136.59Sale -555 136.59Sale -14 136.76Sale -36 136.59Sale -174 136.59Sale -154 136.90Sale -1 136.90Sale -100 136.90Sale -105 136.90Sale -295 136.90Sale -65 136.90Sale -35 136.88Sale -434 136.88Sale -233 136.88Sale -127 136.90Sale -23 136.88Sale -100 136.88Sale -200 136.88Sale -37 136.88Sale -294 136.88Sale -139 136.88Sale -132 136.88Sale -228 136.88Sale -73 136.84Sale -100 136.84Sale -187 136.84Sale -82 136.84Sale -100 136.84Sale -359 136.84Sale -7 136.82Sale -100 136.82Sale -98 136.82Sale -182 136.82Sale -115 136.82Sale -1 136.82Sale -1 136.82Sale -1 136.82Sale -251 136.92Sale -391 136.95Sale -150 136.95Sale -433 137.01Sale -104 137.00Sale -148 136.68Sale -163 136.68Sale -165 136.68Sale -8 136.68Sale -516 136.68Sale -7 135.28Sale -253 135.28Sale -240 135.28Sale -565 135.20Sale -33 135.20Sale -2 135.20Sale -400 135.20Sale -400 135.20Sale -1,975 134.68Sale -25 134.68Sale -3,744 134.69Sale -1,256 134.69Sale -271 134.69Sale -34 134.69Sale -1,856 134.69Sale -2 134.69Sale -493 134.69Sale -1,088 134.69Sale -5,000 134.69TOTAL BUYS:10523 TOTAL SELLS:33018 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 28-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