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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd03 April 2008 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 Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Shares(AU000000BHP4)disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 02-04-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and salesTotal number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)NIL Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received (Note 3) (Note 3)NIL (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 SHORT 47 125.36CFD LONG 190 125.36 (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product 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 NONE Date of disclosure 3-04- 2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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