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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)27 November 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 21-Nov-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 1532777 0.336(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1532777 0.336 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 5 131.70Purchase 65 130.62Purchase 1502 132.20Purchase 17 132.19Purchase 220 131.90Purchase 145000 131.53Sale 31 130.71Sale 31 130.60Sale 14 131.52Sale 14 131.71Sale 14 131.72Sale 12 131.75Sale 263 131.04Sale 104 130.90Sale 110 130.90Sale 100 130.90Sale 536 130.90Sale 1025 130.55Sale 40 130.71Sale 20 130.71Sale 360 130.70Sale 101 130.70Sale 19 130.71Sale 240 130.71Sale 360 130.70Sale 360 130.65Sale 325 130.60Sale 40 130.60Sale 360 130.69Sale 396 130.78Sale 233 130.78Sale 2 130.78Sale 25 130.78Sale 100 130.78Sale 504 130.78Sale 392 130.60Sale 360 130.50Sale 500 130.60Sale 220 130.80Sale 20 130.80Sale 92 130.80Sale 651 131.02Sale 437 131.02Sale 61 131.02Sale 2 131.02Sale 355 131.04Sale 67 131.04Sale 254 131.02Sale 106 131.02Sale 360 131.04Sale 360 131.04Sale 34 131.09Sale 324 131.13Sale 36 131.13Sale 280 131.14Sale 40 131.14Sale 20 131.14Sale 56 131.14Sale 360 131.12Sale 375 131.02Sale 360 131.00Sale 55 131.02Sale 2 131.02Sale 101 131.15Sale 118 131.15Sale 1 130.89Sale 100 130.89Sale 295 130.89Sale 160 130.85Sale 70 130.85Sale 100 130.85Sale 30 130.85Sale 31 130.05Sale 1 130.05Sale 82 130.05Sale 100 130.05Sale 185 130.05Sale 69 130.05Sale 330 130.49Sale 30 130.49Sale 393 130.38Sale 1 130.71Sale 74 130.71Sale 103 131.35Sale 27 131.35Sale 59 131.46Sale 20 131.46Sale 1 131.46Sale 150 131.46Sale 360 131.46Sale 432 131.46Sale 360 131.46Sale 346 131.52Sale 426 131.50Sale 26 131.50Sale 5 131.50Sale 100 131.50Sale 18 131.66Sale 55 131.66Sale 13 131.67Sale 1 131.67Sale 112 131.67Sale 315 131.71Sale 31 131.71Sale 118 131.72Sale 70 131.72Sale 1 131.72Sale 27 131.72Sale 118 131.75Sale 64 131.75Sale 115 131.75Sale 5 131.75Sale 2 131.75Sale 174 131.75Sale 504 131.75Sale 360 131.38Sale 504 131.40Sale 432 131.40Sale 354 131.40Sale 6 131.40Sale 239 131.40Sale 20 131.40Sale 101 131.40Sale 360 131.40Sale 360 131.40TOTAL BUYS:146809 TOTAL SELLS:21083 (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 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 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 27-Nov-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 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