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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch23 January 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 Sydney branchCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 22-Jan-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 42,943 0.009 2,975,024 0.651(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 89,000 0.019 295,700 0.065Total 131,943 0.029 3,270,724 0.716 (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 50 101.00Purchase 2,216 101.00Purchase 500 101.00Purchase 200 101.00Purchase 200 101.00Purchase 44 101.00Purchase 263 101.00Purchase 193 101.00Purchase 708 102.56Purchase 11 103.76Purchase 42 103.96Purchase 49 103.96Purchase 360 103.96Purchase 336 103.61Purchase 1,405 103.61Purchase 2,000 104.30Purchase 1,582 105.09Purchase 180 105.09Purchase 250 105.09Purchase 3,689 105.53Purchase 311 105.53Purchase 2,012 105.75Purchase 1,554 106.45Purchase 6 106.45Purchase 568 106.50Purchase 29 106.50Purchase 157 106.50Purchase 271 106.50Purchase 50 106.50Purchase 152 106.50Purchase 3,773 106.50Purchase 900 106.45Purchase 2,540 106.42Purchase 442 103.76Purchase 10,000 100.30Sale -1,230 102.20Sale -2,225 104.60Sale -134 104.60 Total Buys:37043Total Sells:3589 (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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 23-Jan-2008Contact 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