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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)07 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 4-04-2008 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 105,256 0.023 1,268,104 0.277(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 105,256 0.023 1,268,104 0.277 (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 258 131.32Purchase 100 131.32Purchase 11 131.70Purchase 37 131.70Purchase 121 131.70Purchase 3 131.70Purchase 82 131.70Purchase 28 131.52Purchase 76 131.52Purchase 501 131.39Purchase 9 131.41Purchase 14 131.42Purchase 16 131.19Purchase 26 131.20Purchase 13 131.19Purchase 358 131.19Purchase 29 130.81Purchase 26 130.93Purchase 27 131.01Purchase 616 131.35Purchase 26 131.36Purchase 98 131.35Purchase 28 131.28Purchase 358 131.00Purchase 1 130.95Purchase 1 130.95Purchase 28 130.96Purchase 31 130.74Purchase 29 130.90Purchase 30 130.92Purchase 30 130.77Purchase 28 130.72Purchase 33 130.82Purchase 34 130.90Purchase 32 130.96Purchase 300 131.00Purchase 200 131.00Purchase 36 131.00Purchase 35 131.21Purchase 40 131.34Purchase 37 131.25Purchase 43 131.64Purchase 1 131.64Purchase 1 131.64Purchase 27 131.49Purchase 32 130.95Purchase 30 130.91Purchase 63 130.33Sale -500 130.85Sale -800 130.93Sale -20 131.14Sale -980 131.17Sale -30 131.18Sale -363 131.18Sale -364 131.18Sale -43 131.18Sale -600 131.18TOTAL BUYS:3983 TOTAL SELLS:3700 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 7-04-2008 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