27th Feb 2008 10:33
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)27 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 26-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 20,537 0.004 1,280,986 0.280(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 20,537 0.004 1,280,986 0.280 (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 1 133.84Purchase 35,000 133.85Purchase 1 133.70Purchase 1 133.79Purchase 200 133.91Purchase 16 133.91Purchase 144 133.91Purchase 109 133.90Purchase 376 133.90Purchase 84 133.89Purchase 388 134.08Purchase 500 134.08Purchase 112 134.08Purchase 1 134.39Purchase 1 134.40Purchase 1 134.40Purchase 396 134.96Purchase 271 134.94Purchase 60 134.94Purchase 61 134.94Purchase 4 134.94Purchase 360 135.21Purchase 327 135.55Purchase 22 135.54Purchase 11 135.49Purchase 360 135.49Purchase 108 135.49Purchase 433 135.55Purchase 325 135.49Purchase 360 135.45Purchase 164 135.47Purchase 196 135.47Purchase 685 135.51Purchase 360 134.85Purchase 396 135.69Purchase 360 135.67Purchase 180 135.80Purchase -350 135.81Purchase 350 135.81Purchase 46 135.81Purchase 100 135.80Purchase 80 135.80Purchase 60 135.80Purchase 300 135.79Purchase 348 136.81Purchase 245 136.81Purchase 200 136.81Purchase 350 135.81Purchase 84,901 135.41Purchase 40,468 134.40Purchase 300 134.40Sale -500 133.68Sale 1 133.68Sale -1 133.68Sale -269 133.85Sale -251 133.76Sale -60 133.74Sale -1 133.69Sale -1,397 133.90Sale -1,027 133.89Sale -881 133.91Sale -500 133.98Sale -1 134.40Sale -789 134.41Sale -1 134.40Sale -40 133.68Sale -1,022 133.68Sale -1,948 133.68Sale -75 133.68Sale -767 133.68Sale -509 133.68Sale -1,000 133.68Sale -200 133.68Sale -7,000 133.68Sale -522 133.85Sale -1,478 133.85Sale -195 133.85Sale -58 133.85Sale -44 133.74Sale -896 133.74Sale -997 133.85Sale -3 133.85Sale -1 133.69Sale -3 133.90Sale -370 133.95Sale -5 133.95Sale -1,021 133.95Sale -34 133.95Sale -299 133.95Sale -267 133.95Sale -4 133.95Sale -2,000 133.90Sale -3,000 133.88Sale -316 133.90Sale -287 133.90Sale -31 133.92Sale -314 133.92Sale -256 133.90Sale -1,744 133.90Sale -159 133.89Sale -814 133.89Sale -10 133.90Sale -559 133.90Sale -624 133.90Sale -2 133.90Sale -43 133.90Sale -331 133.90Sale -646 133.90Sale -354 133.90Sale -2,000 133.90Sale -995 133.90Sale -2 133.90Sale -3 133.90Sale -997 133.90Sale -3 133.91Sale -874 133.91Sale -245 133.91Sale -1,000 134.18Sale -4,000 134.31Sale -1,000 134.39Sale -700 134.40Sale -144 134.40Sale -156 134.40Sale -552 134.40Sale -451 134.40Sale -1,549 134.42Sale -1 134.42Sale -293 134.42Sale -1,109 134.40Sale -2 134.40Sale -99 134.41Sale -500 134.42Sale -1,207 134.42Sale -1 134.41Sale -36 134.40Sale -1,000 134.40Sale -2 134.40Sale -1,591 134.40Sale -193 134.45Sale -24 134.45Sale -1 133.68Sale -3,000 134.00Sale -8,000 133.60Sale -84,901 135.41TOTAL BUYS:169772 TOTAL SELLS:152556 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 27-Feb-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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