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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)09 May 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 08-05-2008 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 101,651 0.022 1,123,268 0.246(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 101,651 0.022 1,123,268 0.246 (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) (AUD)Purchase 467 145.75Purchase 179 145.75Purchase 180 145.74Purchase 6 145.88Purchase 6 145.88Purchase 177 145.79Purchase 4 145.29Purchase 357 145.29Purchase 464 145.23Purchase 290 145.20Purchase 91 145.20Purchase 125 145.13Purchase 34 145.13Purchase 198 145.13Purchase 100 145.00Purchase 248 145.00Purchase 1 145.17Purchase 5 145.17Purchase 22 144.29Purchase 5 144.30Purchase 18 144.30Purchase 106 144.30Purchase 106 144.30Purchase 122 144.30Purchase 244 144.29Purchase 33 144.29Purchase 6 144.29Purchase 100 144.29Purchase 8 144.29Purchase 45 144.29Purchase 11 145.20Purchase 168 145.88Sale -2 145.40Sale -6 144.60Sale -284 142.86Sale -479 142.86Sale -881 142.91Sale -100 142.91Sale -100 142.92Sale -100 142.92Sale -100 142.92Sale -100 142.92Sale -119 142.94Sale -6 142.75Sale -1 142.77TOTAL BUYS:3926 TOTAL SELLS:2278 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 09-05-2008Contact name Segal, DebraTelephone number 44 20 7883 4577Name 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