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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)02 May 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 01-05-2008 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 110,506 0.024 1,133,276 0.248(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 110,506 0.024 1,133,276 0.248 (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) (AUD)Purchase 16 136.00Purchase 1 136.07Purchase 7 136.07Purchase 400 135.73Purchase 42 135.73Purchase 8 135.39Purchase 6 135.50Purchase 6 135.37Purchase 5 135.43Purchase 6 135.31Purchase 5 135.26Purchase 5 135.37Purchase 8 135.46Purchase 3 135.26Purchase 4 134.70Purchase 3 134.84Purchase 2 135.02Purchase 3 135.18Purchase 2 135.17Purchase 3 135.11Purchase 573 135.20Purchase 250 135.19Purchase 76 135.18Purchase 4 135.18Purchase 97 135.18Purchase 2 135.17Purchase 2 135.20Purchase 2 135.32Purchase 2 135.22Purchase 2 135.27Purchase 2 135.33Purchase 5 135.33Purchase 4 134.60Purchase 4 134.51Purchase 4 134.15Purchase 5 134.15Purchase 4 134.20Purchase 5 134.38Purchase 5 134.02Purchase 5 134.32Purchase 4 134.47Purchase 8 134.45Purchase 92 134.45Purchase 6 134.48Purchase 7 134.80Purchase 7 135.05Purchase 7 135.64Purchase 324 135.54Purchase 632 135.54Purchase 5 135.54Purchase 39 135.54Purchase 9 135.54Purchase 6 135.23Purchase 244 135.23Purchase 100 135.23Purchase 56 135.23Sale -7 134.53Sale -350 134.53TOTAL BUYS:3134 TOTAL SELLS:357 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 02-05-2008Contact name Segal, DebraTelephone number 44 20 7883 4577Name 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