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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch21 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 INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Sydney branch Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 18-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 35,157 0.007 3,004,812 0.657(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 100,000 0.022 295,700 0.065Total 135,157 0.029 3,300,512 0.722 (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 Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 529 116.54Purchase 212 116.54Purchase 92 116.54Purchase 1,067 116.54Purchase 100 116.50Purchase 4,950 110.60Purchase 50 110.60Purchase 360 110.96Purchase 313 110.81Purchase 514 110.81Purchase 1,300 110.81Purchase 200 110.80Purchase 165 110.76Sale 2,148 110.76Sale -1,269 111.95Sale -2,251 124.00Sale -2,000 121.50Sale -1,000 121.11Sale -814 120.70Sale -13 120.70Sale -12 120.70Sale -150 120.70Sale -11 120.71Sale -2,000 119.85Sale -647 118.75Sale -250 118.75Sale -100 118.75Sale -660 118.75Sale -100 118.76Sale -114 118.81Sale -114 118.82Sale -2,000 116.50Sale -206 111.91Sale -300 111.96Sale -225 111.96Purchase -15 118.81 Total Buys:12000Total Sells:14251 (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 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 21-Jan-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 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