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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd21 January 2008 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 18-Jan-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 2177393 47.855 (GBP) 45.68 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3) 3032668 47.9 (GBP) 45.65 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) CFD SHORT 1500 47 CFD LONG 15000 47 CFD SHORT 100 47 CFD SHORT 100000 47 CFD LONG 5000 47 CFD SHORT 45000 47 CFD LONG 44100 47 CFD SHORT 17000 47 CFD SHORT 6000 47 CFD LONG 4500 47 CFD LONG 70071 47 CFD SHORT 14517 47 CFD LONG 14517 47 CFD LONG 5000 47 CFD LONG 6000 47 CFD LONG 361491 47 CFD SHORT 94089 47 CFD LONG 20000 47 CFD SHORT 10000 47 CFD LONG 3350 47 CFD SHORT 18506 47 (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Date of disclosure Contact name Telephone number Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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