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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)04 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 3-04-2008 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 107,622 0.024 1,270,753 0.278(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 107,622 0.024 1,270,753 0.278 (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 256 129.92Purchase 2 129.92Purchase 356 129.86Purchase 2 129.85Purchase 100 129.84Purchase 358 129.87Purchase 430 129.85Purchase 231 129.94Purchase 93 129.94Purchase 34 129.94Purchase 297 129.89Purchase 392 129.88Purchase 1 129.88Purchase 1 129.88Purchase 265 129.65Purchase 200 129.65Purchase 358 129.30Purchase 358 129.71Purchase 355 129.76Purchase 1 129.68Purchase 175 129.68Purchase 175 129.68Purchase 5 129.68Purchase 2 129.68Purchase 72 129.78Purchase 358 129.67Purchase 358 129.67Purchase 303 129.60Purchase 55 129.60Purchase 430 129.30Purchase 358 129.10Purchase 411 129.12Purchase 19 129.12Purchase 26 129.34Purchase 300 129.34Purchase 32 129.34Purchase 358 129.30Purchase 116 129.34Purchase 16 129.34Purchase 358 129.35Purchase 430 127.85Purchase 394 127.85Purchase 75 129.34Purchase 330 129.34Purchase 286 129.78Purchase 681 129.78Purchase 3 129.76Purchase 1 129.65Purchase 14 129.87Purchase 415 129.87Purchase 1 129.87Purchase 97 129.87Sale -31 129.69Sale -10 129.69Sale 367 129.00Sale -367 129.00Sale -358 129.84Sale -462 129.84Sale -24 129.85Sale -4 129.85Sale -9 129.85Sale -1 129.85Sale -7 129.80Sale -183 129.81Sale -500 129.87Sale -21 129.90Sale -220 129.90Sale -9 129.90Sale -18 129.91Sale -1 129.91Sale -10 129.91Sale -121 129.91Sale -300 129.69Sale -3 129.69Sale -314 129.69Sale -260 129.69Sale -16 129.69Sale -9 129.00Sale -397 127.89Sale -45 127.89Sale -5 127.89Sale -66 127.89Sale -37 127.89Sale -450 127.89Sale -136 127.61Sale -364 127.61Sale -367 129.00TOTAL BUYS:10744 TOTAL SELLS:4758 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 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 4-04-2008 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