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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd11 December 2007 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 10-Dec-2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2)(a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 595347 59.01 (GBP) 56.62 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)795727 59.05 (GBP) 56.63 (GBP)(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) CFD Long 210000 57.84 (GBP)CFD Long 30000 57.84 (GBP)CFD Long 30000 57.84 (GBP)CFD Long 20000 57.84 (GBP)CFD Long 15000 57.84 (GBP)CFD Long 5000 57.84 (GBP)CFD Short 75005 57.84 (GBP)CFD Short 30000 57.84 (GBP)CFD Short 5000 57.84 (GBP)CFD Short 450 57.84 (GBP) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. American, Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price European etc.Expiry received per unitoption etc. (Note 5) date (Note 3) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. Date of disclosure 11-Dec-2007 10:19:19 Contact name Collins,Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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