6th Dec 2007 12:00
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)06 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 5-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 1,491,998 0.327(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,491,998 0.327 (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 9600 143.6043Purchase 254 143.78Purchase 250 143.78Purchase 1 143.6Purchase 120 143.37Purchase 650 143.7Purchase 100 143.7Purchase 1000 143.7Purchase 250 143.7Purchase 715 144Purchase 16 143.99Purchase 946 143.99Purchase 221 143.98Purchase 252 143.99Purchase 144 143.99Purchase 360 143.95Purchase 396 143.95Purchase 56 144Purchase 215 144.3Purchase 14 144.3Purchase 354 144.3Purchase 209 144.2Purchase 360 144.36Purchase 220 144Purchase 541 144.22Purchase 359 143.81Sale -2400 143.6043Sale -2172 143.82Sale 2172 143.82Sale -2172 143.82Sale -133 143.95Sale -42 144.51Sale -380 144.51Sale -123 144.51Sale -337 143.61Sale -29 143.67Sale -634 143.67Sale -1765 143.95Sale -7 144.51Sale -500 144.51Sale -15 144.52Sale -56 144Sale -100 144.4Sale -100 144.4Sale -1800 144.4Sale -5357 143.4245 TOTAL BUYS:17603 TOTAL SELLS:15950 (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 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 6-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 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