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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)02 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 1-04-2008 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 111,646 0.024 1,308,034 0.286(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 111,646 0.024 1,308,034 0.286 (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 358 124.00Purchase 62 123.98Purchase 125 123.91Purchase 73 123.91Purchase 85 123.91Purchase 62 123.91Purchase 13 123.91Purchase 358 124.14Purchase 104 124.10Purchase 127 124.10Purchase 199 124.10Purchase 466 124.00Purchase 170 123.88Purchase 146 123.88Purchase 1 123.88Purchase 1 123.88Purchase 183 123.88Purchase 72 124.35Purchase 429 124.35Purchase -46 124.09Purchase 46 124.09Purchase 393 124.11Purchase 108 124.11Purchase 384 124.09Purchase 55 124.10Purchase 104 124.10Purchase 2 124.10Purchase 10 124.10Purchase 187 124.10Purchase 77 124.09Purchase 47 124.04Purchase 2 124.04Purchase 1 124.04Purchase 154 124.04Purchase 154 124.04Purchase 79 124.06Purchase 60 124.06Purchase 102 124.06Purchase 2 124.06Purchase 10 124.06Purchase 71 124.06Purchase 34 124.06Purchase 358 124.14Purchase 358 124.14Purchase 281 124.09Purchase 46 124.09Sale -750 123.95Sale -115 123.00 -135 123.00TOTAL BUYS:6113 TOTAL SELLS:1000 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 2-04-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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