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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)16 April 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 15-04-2008 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 101,218 0.022 1,249,987 0.274 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 101,218 0.022 1,249,987 0.274 (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 358 139.12Purchase 405 139.20Purchase 60 139.20Purchase 1,188 139.10Purchase 58 139.09Purchase 300 139.09Purchase 3 139.08Purchase 5 139.08Purchase 18 139.08Purchase 358 139.01Purchase 136 139.00Purchase 501 138.99Purchase 4 139.59Purchase 394 139.50Purchase 150 139.40Purchase 6 139.40Purchase 15 139.40Purchase 32 139.40Purchase 151 139.40Purchase 283 138.40Purchase 75 138.40Purchase 260 138.09Purchase 13 138.09Purchase 121 138.09Purchase 77 137.98Purchase 56 137.98Purchase 100 137.98Purchase 411 137.98Purchase 358 137.90Purchase 465 138.00Purchase 358 138.06Purchase 365 139.00Purchase 3 139.08Sale -908 138.11Sale -9 138.61Sale -8 138.65Sale -8 138.59Sale -8 138.41Sale -8 138.49Sale -8 138.32Sale -5 138.38Sale -7 138.36Sale -8 138.74Sale -7 139.14Sale -5 139.17Sale -5 139.12Sale -12 139.12Sale -1 139.26Sale -11 139.26Sale -5 139.28Sale -6 139.43Sale -6 139.48Sale -6 139.20Sale -6 139.14Sale -4 139.11Sale -1 139.11Sale -5 139.11Sale -8 139.17Sale -6 139.17Sale -4 139.09Sale -4 139.12Sale -3 139.01Sale -4 138.99Sale -3 138.88Sale -3 138.68Sale -3 138.70Sale -3 138.78Sale -3 138.93Sale -2 139.01Sale -3 138.99Sale -3 138.99Sale -3 139.00Sale -2 138.99Sale -1 138.99Sale -3 138.92Sale -2 138.92Sale -4 138.91Sale -3 138.91Sale -3 138.90Sale -2 138.75Sale -3 138.61Sale -4 138.61Sale -4 138.61Sale -3 138.95Sale -3 139.10Sale -3 139.02Sale -3 139.02Sale -3 139.07Sale -2 138.95Sale -3 139.08Sale -5 139.07Sale -7 138.97Sale -6 138.51TOTAL BUYS:7087 TOTAL SELLS:1181 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 16-04-2008 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