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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch24 January 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 Sydney branchCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 23-Jan-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 42,079 0.009 2,986,379 0.654(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 300,000 0.066 506,920 0.111Total 342,079 0.075 3,493,299 0.765 (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 39 104.77Purchase 100 104.77Purchase 100 104.77Purchase 100 104.77Purchase 400 104.77Purchase 122 104.77Purchase 12 104.77Purchase 1 104.77Purchase 300 104.77Purchase 300 104.77Purchase 400 104.77Purchase 126 104.77Purchase 1,793 105.12Purchase 2,500 105.12Purchase 707 105.08Purchase 704 106.89Purchase 784 106.90Purchase 559 106.93Purchase 136 106.93Purchase 110 106.93Purchase 1,204 106.90Purchase 708 106.90Sale -170 109.00Sale -975 109.00Sale -92 106.01Sale -92 106.01Sale -680 106.01Sale -325 104.95Sale -280 104.95Sale -95 104.95Sale -486 107.56Sale -89 107.56Sale -11 107.56Sale -14 107.56Sale -81 107.56Sale -73 107.56Sale -1,204 109.95Sale -500 109.95Sale -100 109.95Sale -125 109.95Sale -163 109.95Sale -1,014 109.95Sale -24 109.00Sale -76 109.00Sale -1,500 109.00Sale -60 109.00Sale -84 109.00Sale -1,600 109.00Sale -511 109.00Sale -1,922 108.00Sale -140 108.00Sale -213 108.00Sale -2,725 108.00Sale -185 107.50Sale -100 107.50Sale -37 107.50Sale -20 107.50Sale -465 107.50Sale -2,193 107.50Sale -111 107.50Sale -140 107.50Sale -250 107.50Sale -500 107.50Sale -45 107.50Sale -1,000 107.50Sale -100 107.50Sale -100 107.50Sale -150 107.50Sale -300 107.50Sale -60 107.50Sale -100 107.50Sale -200 107.50Sale -185 107.50Sale -50 107.50Sale -19 107.50Sale -600 107.50Sale -80 107.50Sale -1,000 107.50Sale -10 107.50 Total Buys:11205Total Sells:23424 (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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 24-Jan-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR NotesThe 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