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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)22 November 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 Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 14-Nov-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 1734654 0.380(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1734654 0.380 (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 481 137.7Purchase 3 137.69Purchase 24 137.69Purchase 1263 137.69Purchase 44 137.69Purchase 82 137.69Purchase 3 137.69Purchase 100 137.69Purchase 454 137.15Purchase 545 137.14Purchase 1 137.12Purchase 56 138.11Purchase 499 138.11Purchase 361 138.89Purchase 1 138.89Purchase 35 138.89Purchase 35 138.89Purchase 308 138.89Purchase 3 138.89Purchase 9 138.89Purchase 207 138.89Purchase 7 138.89Purchase 34 138.89Purchase 649 138.6Purchase 1178 138.99Purchase 10 138.99Purchase 448 138.99Purchase 259 138.9Purchase 100 138.87Purchase 5 138.82Purchase 351 138.6Purchase 906 138.6Purchase 94 138.59Purchase 488 138.59Purchase 2000 138.59Purchase 2 138.59Purchase 3 138.59Purchase 2 138.59Purchase 5 138.59Purchase 1445 138.11Purchase 391 138.76Purchase 360 138.9Purchase 110 138.8Purchase 5 138.8Purchase 462 138.8Purchase 2 138.76Purchase 2 138.76Purchase 1 138.76Purchase 1 138.76Purchase 81000 138.8Purchase 14000 138.8Sale 1000 137.65Sale 500 138.75Sale 2000 136.5Sale 97 136.76Sale 785 136.76Sale 35 136.76Sale 1000 138.84Sale 99 138.65Sale 1500 138.65Sale 187 138.65Sale 187 138.65Sale 24 138.65Sale 3 138.65Sale 81000 138.8TOTAL BUYS:108834 TOTAL SELLS:88417 (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) Date of disclosure 22-Nov-2007Contact 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