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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)22 April 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 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 21-04-2008 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 102,301 0.022 1,233,935 0.27 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 102,301 0.022 1,233,935 0.27 (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) (AUD) Purchase 16 143.66Purchase 342 143.66Purchase 429 143.59Purchase 465 143.51Purchase 429 143.50Purchase 358 143.49Purchase 317 143.30Purchase 25 143.30Purchase 16 143.30Purchase 1 143.29Purchase 393 143.29Purchase 537 143.31Purchase 223 143.31Purchase 73 143.31Purchase 18 143.31Purchase 144 143.31Purchase 7 143.31Purchase 394 143.48Purchase 358 143.27Purchase 429 143.57Purchase 90 143.63Purchase 4 143.63Purchase 171 143.63Purchase 93 143.63Purchase 97 143.60Purchase 98 143.60Purchase 73 143.60Purchase 90 143.60Purchase 358 143.63Purchase 358 143.51Purchase 394 143.45Purchase 125 143.45Purchase 25 143.45Purchase 208 143.45Purchase 537 143.07Purchase 475 143.14Purchase 25 143.14Purchase 36 143.14Purchase 1 143.14Purchase 606 143.08Purchase 465 143.07Purchase 33 143.08Purchase 325 143.08Purchase 140 142.86Purchase 358 142.96Purchase 537 142.88Purchase 41 142.86Purchase 537 142.95Purchase 500 143.00Purchase 200 142.72Sale -1,198 144.55 TOTAL BUYS:11974 TOTAL SELLS:1198 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 varying Product 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) Exercising Product 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 NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 22-04-2008 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 Notes The 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