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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)18 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 Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 17-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 27,506 0.006 1,525,467 0.334(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 27,506 0.006 1,525,467 0.334 (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 34 118.60Purchase 210 118.60Purchase 44 118.48Purchase 1 118.48Purchase 35 118.92Purchase 61 118.92Purchase 56 119.46Purchase 396 119.47Purchase 468 119.49Purchase 52 119.71Purchase 360 119.70Purchase 217 119.78Purchase 10 119.78Purchase 35 119.78Purchase 72 119.78Purchase 191 119.78Purchase 97 119.78Purchase 46 119.87Purchase 360 119.80Purchase 200 119.50Purchase 47 119.65Purchase 42 119.75Purchase 314 119.79Purchase 1 119.79Purchase 15 119.79Purchase 10 119.77Purchase 20 119.77Purchase 235 119.79Purchase 9 119.79Purchase 116 119.79Purchase 360 119.75Purchase 359 119.81Purchase 360 119.92Purchase 37 119.86Purchase 7 119.86Purchase 1 119.81Purchase 432 119.80Purchase 360 119.85Purchase 360 119.93Purchase 41 119.94Purchase 126 119.94Purchase 175 119.94Purchase 360 119.95Purchase 7 119.94Purchase 52 119.94Purchase 612 119.85Purchase 648 119.85Purchase 360 119.86Purchase 36 119.87Purchase 360 119.90Purchase 468 119.85Purchase 360 119.85Purchase 504 119.83Purchase 21 119.80Purchase 92 119.84Purchase 100 119.84Purchase 7 119.84Purchase 7 119.84Purchase 70 119.84Purchase 84 119.84Purchase 20 119.80Purchase 24 119.77Purchase 1 119.88Purchase 68 119.88Purchase 8 119.88Purchase 7 119.88Purchase 43 119.88Purchase 312 119.92Purchase 7 119.92Purchase 7 119.92Purchase 7 119.92Purchase 99 119.92Purchase 330 120.50Purchase 30 120.50Purchase 114 120.50Purchase 540 120.76Purchase 360 120.60Purchase 246 120.50Purchase 247 119.84Purchase 149 119.84Purchase 120 119.88Purchase 262 119.80Purchase 98 119.80TOTAL BUYS:13619 TOTAL SELLS:NIL (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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 18-Jan-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