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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)04 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 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 3-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 1,530,125 0.335 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,530,125 0.335 (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 85 146.46Purchase 85 146.46Purchase 169 146.46Purchase 57 146.46Purchase 396 146.54Purchase 625 146.77Purchase 781 146.77Purchase 123 146.75Purchase 10 146.73Purchase 159 146.68Purchase 35 146.68Purchase 11 146.68Purchase 100 146.68Purchase 55 146.68Purchase 11 146.66Purchase 406 146.6Purchase 7 146.6Purchase 19 146.6Purchase 500 146.53Purchase 1176 146.53Purchase 279 146.52Purchase 117 146.52Purchase 167 146.51Purchase 193 146.51Purchase 190 146.39Purchase 170 146.39Purchase 100 146.38Purchase 11 146.34Purchase 504 146.3Purchase 360 146.3Purchase 427 146.27Purchase 360 146.3Purchase 360 146.3Purchase 4 146.27Purchase 1 146.27Purchase 100 146.23Purchase 250 146.11Purchase 2 146.11Purchase 4 145.94Purchase 12 145.86Purchase 31 145.86Purchase 78 145.87Purchase 303 145.87Purchase 15 145.87Purchase 2 145.86Purchase 82 145.86Purchase 78 145.86Purchase 101 145.86Purchase 328 145.86Purchase 14 145.86Purchase 3 145.86Purchase 15 145.86Purchase 288 145.93Purchase 3 145.93Purchase 69 145.93Purchase 291 145.97Purchase 15 145.97Purchase 3 145.97Purchase 9 145.97Purchase 42 145.97Purchase 443 145.98Purchase 98 145.98Purchase 360 145.99Purchase 61 145.99Purchase 50 145.99Purchase 186 145.99Purchase 99 145.99Purchase 25 145.96Purchase 500 145.96Purchase 14 145.96Purchase 2 145.96Purchase 338 145.91Purchase 3 145.91Purchase 2 145.91Purchase 17 145.91Purchase 18 145.94Purchase 500 145.94Purchase 59 145.94Purchase 43 145.33Purchase 21 145.33Purchase 7 145Purchase 285 146.38Sale -1000 146.77Sale -503 146.7Sale -235 146.55Sale -515 146.55Sale -300 146.57Sale -18 146.58Sale -932 146.58Sale -400 146.7Sale -175 146.7Sale -422 146.7Sale -500 146.7Sale -9 145.49Sale -11 145.49Sale -10 145.49Sale -927 145.49Sale -50000 146.0481 TOTAL BUYS:13322 TOTAL SELLS:55957 (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 Full 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 4-Dec-2007 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