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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd06 December 2007 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Shares (AU000000RIO1)disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 05-Dec-2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and salesTotal number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 9158 145.1866 143.2 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)9158 145.1866 144 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)CFD LONG 5357 143.82 (AUD)CFD LONG 1898 143.82 (AUD)CFD LONG 3067 143.82 (AUD)CFD LONG 1056 143.82 (AUD)CFD SHORT 5357 143.82 (AUD)CFD SHORT 1898 143.82 (AUD)CFD SHORT 2000 143.82 (AUD)CFD SHORT 396 143.82 (AUD) (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) Exercising 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, 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. Date of disclosure 06-12-2007 Contact name Collins, Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected RIO TINTO Nature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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