23rd Apr 2008 09:51
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)23 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 22-04-2008 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 112,843 0.0247 1,235,796 0.27 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 112,843 0.0247 1,235,796 0.27 (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/sell Total (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) (AUD) Purchase 1,004 142.31Purchase 107 142.31Purchase 53 142.59Purchase 60 142.60Purchase 167 142.56Purchase 131 142.56Purchase 248 142.42Purchase 58 142.42Purchase 71 142.39Purchase 11 142.39Purchase 132 142.42Purchase 42 142.33Purchase 39 142.39Purchase 40 142.51Purchase 60 142.51Purchase 108 142.73Purchase 24 142.73Purchase 119 142.65Purchase 121 142.80Purchase 23 142.99Purchase 92 142.85Purchase 70 142.85Purchase 8 142.85Purchase 172 142.95Purchase 5 142.95Purchase 25 142.95Purchase 35 142.97Purchase 30 142.97Purchase 9 142.99Purchase 10 142.99Purchase 20 142.99Purchase 51 142.99Purchase 10 142.99Purchase 115 143.02Purchase 28 143.36Purchase 46 143.00Purchase 51 142.94Purchase 12 142.94Purchase 21 142.95Purchase 52 142.95Purchase 30 142.95Purchase 34 142.90Purchase 31 142.92Purchase 92 142.93Purchase 30 142.90Purchase 27 142.90Purchase 1 142.90Purchase 35 142.87Purchase 46 142.90Purchase 3 142.90Purchase 23 142.88Purchase 4 142.88Purchase 34 142.91Purchase 38 142.91Purchase 1 142.91Purchase 3 142.88Purchase 29 142.88Purchase 7 142.87Purchase 30 142.87Purchase 41 142.80Purchase 37 142.80Purchase 48 142.82Purchase 25 142.81Purchase 60 142.79Purchase 31 142.78Purchase 1 142.78Purchase 45 142.79Purchase 24 142.78Purchase 40 142.75Purchase 25 142.72Purchase 26 142.80Purchase 23 142.80Purchase 5 142.80Purchase 40 142.80Purchase 77 142.85Purchase 22 142.99Purchase 103 142.99Purchase 80 142.90Purchase 46 142.91Purchase 28 142.92Purchase 79 142.97Purchase 41 143.17Purchase 43 142.84Purchase 50 142.85Purchase 48 142.86Purchase 23 142.93Purchase 76 142.93Purchase 50 142.87Purchase 39 142.85Purchase 19 142.92Purchase 41 143.01Purchase 23 143.02Purchase 56 143.12Purchase 35 143.12Purchase 7 143.11Purchase 3 143.11Purchase 58 143.11Purchase 12 143.11Purchase 1 143.11Purchase 9 143.11Purchase 10 143.11Purchase 36 143.25Purchase 41 143.26Purchase 61 143.27Purchase 42 143.30Purchase 50 143.19Purchase 61 143.19Purchase 24 143.06Purchase 27 143.06Purchase 16 143.06Purchase 46 143.06Purchase 82 143.10Purchase 13 143.10Purchase 8 143.20Purchase 36 143.20Purchase 84 143.29Purchase 41 143.29Purchase 50 143.09Purchase 23 143.09Purchase 3 143.09Purchase 21 143.08Purchase 26 143.09Purchase 64 143.08Purchase 67 143.00Purchase 59 143.07Purchase 115 143.21Purchase 116 143.21Purchase 20 143.06Purchase 71 143.16Purchase 79 143.14Purchase 36 143.14Purchase 80 143.14Purchase 10 143.14Purchase 17 143.14Purchase 24 143.10Purchase 27 143.10Purchase 75 143.01Purchase 26 143.01Purchase 126 143.10Purchase 26 143.10Purchase 25 143.07Purchase 91 143.03Purchase 75 143.00Purchase 16 143.12Purchase 142 143.12Purchase 36 143.10Purchase 19 143.11Purchase 10 142.94Purchase 131 142.94Purchase 3 142.94Purchase 32 142.77Purchase 27 142.52Purchase 44 142.65Purchase 37 142.74Purchase 8 142.73Purchase 100 142.72Purchase 1 142.73Purchase 29 142.73Purchase 32 142.66Purchase 33 142.52Purchase 86 142.80Purchase 82 142.80Purchase 57 143.00Purchase 37 143.00Purchase 68 143.00Purchase 19 143.00Purchase 105 142.95Purchase 5 142.82Purchase 34 142.85Purchase 31 142.88Purchase 4 142.95Purchase 30 142.95Purchase 95 142.95Purchase 38 142.75Purchase 29 142.73Purchase 40 142.80Purchase 144 142.80Purchase 111 142.85Purchase 117 143.17Purchase 46 143.19Purchase 106 143.22Purchase 46 143.21Purchase 122 143.45Purchase 39 143.40Purchase 96 143.45Purchase 142 143.67Purchase 166 143.35Purchase 51 143.37Purchase 56 143.40Purchase 54 143.61Purchase 47 143.74Purchase 46 143.80Purchase 242 144.00Purchase 80 144.00Sale -62 142.95Sale -95 142.95Sale 358 142.95Sale -358 142.95Sale -38 142.75Sale -61 142.56Sale -46 142.58Sale -339 142.91Sale -19 142.91Sale -429 142.95Sale -136 142.95Sale -50 142.95Sale -7 142.95Sale -8 142.95Sale -70 143.00Sale -9 142.75Sale -292 142.75Sale -7 142.75Sale -7 142.75Sale -5 142.75Sale -358 142.95TOTAL BUYS:10719 TOTAL SELLS:2038 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 23-04-2008 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