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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd03 January 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 Securities (Europe) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 02-Jan-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 -494952 -0.05(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal -494952 -0.05 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares ( AU000000RIO1 Long Short)(1) Relevant Securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 0 ( 0 % ) 0 ( 0 % ) (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)Buy 3712 53.2 (GBP)Buy 2282 53.22 (GBP)Buy 2000 53.1 (GBP)Buy 1712 53.1 (GBP)Buy 1398 53.57 (GBP)Buy 1000 53.2 (GBP)Buy 1000 53.2 (GBP)Buy 1000 53.06 (GBP)Buy 907 53.2 (GBP)Buy 787 53.2 (GBP)Buy 732 53.57 (GBP)Buy 638 52.94 (GBP)Buy 587 53.16 (GBP)Buy 573 53.62 (GBP)Buy 566 52.97 (GBP)Buy 559 53.26 (GBP)Buy 550 53.23 (GBP)Buy 540 53.07 (GBP)Buy 535 53.61 (GBP)Buy 466 53.2 (GBP)Buy 461 53.28 (GBP)Buy 455 53.3 (GBP)Buy 453 53.19 (GBP)Buy 437 53.06 (GBP)Buy 434 53.39 (GBP)Buy 427 53.49 (GBP)Buy 418 53.47 (GBP)Buy 405 52.64 (GBP)Buy 400 53.31 (GBP)Buy 398 53.71 (GBP)Buy 391 53.2 (GBP)Buy 390 53.07 (GBP)Buy 386 52.64 (GBP)Buy 317 53.03 (GBP)Buy 304 53.11 (GBP)Buy 304 53.3 (GBP)Buy 300 53.39 (GBP)Buy 298 53.39 (GBP)Buy 287 52.56 (GBP)Buy 285 52.56 (GBP)Buy 281 53.43 (GBP)Buy 274 53.33 (GBP)Buy 266 53.03 (GBP)Buy 236 52.97 (GBP)Buy 236 53.4 (GBP)Buy 234 53.25 (GBP)Buy 233 53.4 (GBP)Buy 226 53.4 (GBP)Buy 213 53.21 (GBP)Buy 212 53.4 (GBP)Buy 192 53.2 (GBP)Buy 187 52.63 (GBP)Buy 182 52.64 (GBP)Buy 178 52.59 (GBP)Buy 177 52.55 (GBP)Buy 172 53.17 (GBP)Buy 169 53.19 (GBP)Buy 165 52.94 (GBP)Buy 141 53.39 (GBP)Buy 135 53.34 (GBP)Buy 134 52.56 (GBP)Buy 132 52.56 (GBP)Buy 110 52.59 (GBP)Buy 110 53.22 (GBP)Buy 97 53.22 (GBP)Buy 94 52.58 (GBP)Buy 94 53.22 (GBP)Buy 92 53.39 (GBP)Buy 66 52.93 (GBP)Buy 42 52.93 (GBP)Buy 42 52.94 (GBP)Buy 35 53.78 (GBP)Buy 30 53.19 (GBP)Buy 28 53.38 (GBP)Buy 28 53.17 (GBP)Buy 28 53.27 (GBP)Buy 28 53.12 (GBP)Buy 28 53.2 (GBP)Buy 28 53.32 (GBP)Buy 28 53.19 (GBP)Buy 28 53.19 (GBP)Buy 28 53.15 (GBP)Buy 28 53.15 (GBP)Buy 28 53.17 (GBP)Buy 28 53.27 (GBP)Buy 28 53.13 (GBP)Buy 28 53.39 (GBP)Buy 23 53.29 (GBP)Buy 19 52.54 (GBP)Buy 19 52.55 (GBP)Buy 18 53.2 (GBP)Buy 18 52.97 (GBP)Buy 18 53.19 (GBP)Buy 18 53.18 (GBP)Buy 18 52.61 (GBP)Buy 18 53.27 (GBP)Buy 18 53.12 (GBP)Buy 18 53.15 (GBP)Buy 18 53.37 (GBP)Buy 18 53.32 (GBP)Buy 18 53.2 (GBP)Buy 15 53.35 (GBP)Buy 13 53.78 (GBP)Buy 9 53.19 (GBP)Buy 6 53.19 (GBP)Buy 3 52.56 (GBP)Buy 3 53.43 (GBP)Buy 2 53.34 (GBP)Buy 1 53.57 (GBP)Sell 2000 53.28 (GBP)Sell 1582 53.29 (GBP)Sell 1196 52.35 (GBP)Sell 1149 52.92 (GBP)Sell 1118 53.29 (GBP)Sell 1106 52.38 (GBP)Sell 1000 53.39 (GBP)Sell 900 53.1 (GBP)Sell 885 53.2 (GBP)Sell 885 53.2 (GBP)Sell 885 53.2 (GBP)Sell 856 52.65 (GBP)Sell 845 53.03 (GBP)Sell 691 53.46 (GBP)Sell 676 53.69 (GBP)Sell 624 53.2 (GBP)Sell 600 53.1 (GBP)Sell 600 52.86 (GBP)Sell 600 52.92 (GBP)Sell 593 52.98 (GBP)Sell 570 53.48 (GBP)Sell 569 53.2 (GBP)Sell 567 53.11 (GBP)Sell 557 53.55 (GBP)Sell 552 52.7 (GBP)Sell 540 53.83 (GBP)Sell 523 53.26 (GBP)Sell 513 53.48 (GBP)Sell 500 53.25 (GBP)Sell 490 52.6 (GBP)Sell 490 53.47 (GBP)Sell 433 53.2 (GBP)Sell 419 52.83 (GBP)Sell 400 52.64 (GBP)Sell 398 53.3 (GBP)Sell 398 53.26 (GBP)Sell 394 52.86 (GBP)Sell 394 52.92 (GBP)Sell 364 53.2 (GBP)Sell 355 53.21 (GBP)Sell 354 52.94 (GBP)Sell 350 53.38 (GBP)Sell 348 53.69 (GBP)Sell 347 52.93 (GBP)Sell 342 53.1 (GBP)Sell 342 53.28 (GBP)Sell 330 53.25 (GBP)Sell 330 53.64 (GBP)Sell 312 53.21 (GBP)Sell 312 53.07 (GBP)Sell 300 53.25 (GBP)Sell 280 53.17 (GBP)Sell 279 53.26 (GBP)Sell 267 53.5 (GBP)Sell 265 52.96 (GBP)Sell 262 52.4 (GBP)Sell 258 53.36 (GBP)Sell 256 53.28 (GBP)Sell 248 53.32 (GBP)Sell 208 53.69 (GBP)Sell 192 53.2 (GBP)Sell 188 53.07 (GBP)Sell 184 53.47 (GBP)Sell 179 52.93 (GBP)Sell 179 53.37 (GBP)Sell 175 52.86 (GBP)Sell 171 52.62 (GBP)Sell 166 53.68 (GBP)Sell 147 53.48 (GBP)Sell 145 53.31 (GBP)Sell 133 53.25 (GBP)Sell 130 53.54 (GBP)Sell 128 53.83 (GBP)Sell 122 53.19 (GBP)Sell 108 53.46 (GBP)Sell 101 53.84 (GBP)Sell 100 52.96 (GBP)Sell 100 52.36 (GBP)Sell 98 53.23 (GBP)Sell 89 52.5 (GBP)Sell 89 53.07 (GBP)Sell 88 53.1 (GBP)Sell 63 53.83 (GBP)Sell 45 53.48 (GBP)Sell 41 53.29 (GBP)Sell 40 53.32 (GBP)Sell 38 53.26 (GBP)Sell 30 53.29 (GBP)Sell 28 52.42 (GBP)Sell 28 52.8 (GBP)Sell 28 52.8 (GBP)Sell 28 52.96 (GBP)Sell 28 53.13 (GBP)Sell 28 53.13 (GBP)Sell 28 52.94 (GBP)Sell 28 52.96 (GBP)Sell 28 52.96 (GBP)Sell 28 53.15 (GBP)Sell 28 53.15 (GBP)Sell 28 53.1 (GBP)Sell 28 53.1 (GBP)Sell 28 53.02 (GBP)Sell 28 53.02 (GBP)Sell 28 53.08 (GBP)Sell 28 53.08 (GBP)Sell 28 53.02 (GBP)Sell 28 53.02 (GBP)Sell 28 52.98 (GBP)Sell 28 52.43 (GBP)Sell 28 53.37 (GBP)Sell 23 53.54 (GBP)Sell 19 52.42 (GBP)Sell 19 52.43 (GBP)Sell 19 53.29 (GBP)Sell 18 53.02 (GBP)Sell 18 52.94 (GBP)Sell 18 52.96 (GBP)Sell 18 52.96 (GBP)Sell 18 52.8 (GBP)Sell 17 53.48 (GBP)Sell 13 53.32 (GBP)Sell 12 52.96 (GBP)Sell 12 52.94 (GBP)Sell 11 52.96 (GBP)Sell 11 53.09 (GBP)Sell 7 53.21 (GBP)Sell 6 53.11 (GBP)Sell 5 52.95 (GBP)Sell 5 53.54 (GBP)Sell 4 53.25 (GBP)TOTAL BUYS:34984 TOTAL SALES:38365(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 INFORMATIONAgreements, 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No Date of disclosure 03-Jan-2008 11:39:47Contact name Collins,CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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