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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch24 December 2007 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 21-Dec-2007 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 2,986,501 0.654(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 100,000 0.022 295,700 0.065Total 3,182,201 0.70 (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 167 128.55Purchase 167 128.55Purchase 272 129.00Purchase 750 129.00Purchase 978 129.00Purchase 782 128.29Purchase 1,735 128.29Purchase 422 128.29Purchase 9 128.29Purchase 16 128.29Purchase 29 128.29Purchase 524 128.29Purchase 100 128.29Purchase 483 128.29Purchase 137 128.29Purchase 125 128.29Purchase 593 128.29Purchase 750 128.29Purchase 9 128.29Purchase 16 128.29Purchase 29 128.29Purchase 21 128.29Purchase 1,320 128.29Purchase 905 128.29Purchase 436 128.29Purchase 120 128.29Purchase 358 128.29Purchase 9 128.29Purchase 16 128.29Purchase 28 128.29Purchase 126 128.29Purchase 2 128.29Purchase 55 128.14Purchase 8 128.14Purchase 302 128.14Purchase 2 128.14Purchase 205 128.14Purchase 365 128.13Purchase 900 128.29Sale -581 128.55 Total Buys:13271Total Sells:581 (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 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 24-Dec-2007Contact 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