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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 2-04-2008 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 112,022 0.024 1,281,139 0.280(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 112,022 0.024 1,281,139 0.280 (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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 579 124.90Purchase 30 124.90Purchase 382 124.90Purchase 9 124.89Purchase 3 124.89Purchase 3 124.89Purchase 173 124.89Purchase 182 124.89Purchase 25 124.86Purchase 24 124.88Purchase 165 124.88Purchase 149 124.88Purchase 12 124.88Purchase 32 124.88Purchase 23 124.90Purchase 23 124.91Purchase 20 124.91Purchase 347 124.93Purchase 11 124.93Purchase 358 124.94Purchase 394 124.94Purchase 292 124.94Purchase 32 124.94Purchase 106 124.94Purchase 394 124.94Purchase 22 124.92Purchase 6 124.92Purchase 14 124.91Purchase 283 125.00Purchase 150 125.00Purchase 500 125.00Purchase 53 125.00Purchase 394 125.00Purchase 18 125.00Purchase 50 124.93Purchase 51 124.93Purchase 5 124.93Purchase 22 124.92Purchase 11 124.91Purchase 394 124.93Purchase 9 124.89Purchase 8 124.89Purchase 6 124.89Purchase 231 124.89Purchase 44 124.89Purchase 9 124.89Purchase 76 124.90Purchase 6 124.90Purchase 273 124.90Purchase 3 124.90Purchase 19 124.90Purchase 18 124.89Purchase 19 124.80Purchase 128 124.81Purchase 42 124.81Purchase 188 124.81Purchase 18 124.86Purchase 18 124.88Purchase 17 124.87Purchase 358 124.89Purchase 127 124.89Purchase 78 124.89Purchase 3 124.89Purchase 21 124.89Purchase 112 124.89Purchase 8 124.89Purchase 5 124.89Purchase 25 124.89Purchase 1 124.88Purchase 74 124.88Purchase 29 124.87Purchase 8 124.84Purchase 9 124.84Purchase 1 124.84Purchase 17 124.94Purchase 15 124.97Purchase 15 124.84Purchase 11 125.00Purchase 14 124.94Purchase 8 124.82Purchase 7 124.86Purchase 5 124.97Purchase 324 124.99Purchase 33 124.99Purchase 358 125.08Purchase 1 124.99Purchase 246 124.98Purchase 202 124.98Purchase 74 124.98Purchase 38 124.98Purchase 44 124.98Purchase 100 124.98Purchase 140 124.96Purchase 15 124.94Purchase 46 124.91Purchase 22 124.91Purchase 343 124.91Purchase 55 124.91Purchase 7 124.91Purchase 85 124.91Purchase 358 124.98Purchase 26 125.05Purchase 500 125.05Purchase 200 124.96Purchase 11 124.95Purchase 419 124.95Purchase 168 124.95Purchase 35 124.95Purchase 255 124.95Purchase 115 124.95Purchase 251 124.91Purchase 100 124.91Purchase 7 124.91Purchase 430 124.91Purchase 4 124.87Purchase 290 124.87Purchase 64 124.87Purchase 15 124.96Purchase 146 124.96Purchase 203 124.96Purchase 21 124.96Purchase 95 124.96Purchase 39 124.96Purchase 115 124.96Purchase 167 124.91Purchase 151 124.91Purchase 76 124.91Purchase 13 124.98Purchase 8 124.98Purchase 20 124.98Purchase 379 125.02Purchase 15 125.02Purchase 109 125.00Purchase 285 125.00Purchase 334 124.87Purchase 24 124.87Purchase 476 124.87Purchase 50 124.87Purchase 1 124.87Purchase 500 124.87Purchase 7 124.87Purchase 57 124.86Purchase -3 124.86Purchase 3 124.86Purchase 355 124.86Purchase 1 124.85Purchase 260 124.85Purchase 14 124.85Purchase 1 124.85Purchase 82 124.85Purchase 358 124.83Purchase 2 124.83Purchase 395 124.83Purchase 20 124.83Purchase 8 124.83Purchase 24 124.83Purchase 17 124.83Purchase 66 124.67Purchase 87 124.55Purchase 73 124.55Purchase 358 125.00Purchase 358 125.00Purchase 430 125.00Purchase 97 124.95Purchase 71 124.95Purchase 22 124.95Purchase 23 124.95Purchase 70 124.95Purchase 19 124.95Purchase 92 124.95Purchase 36 124.95Purchase 290 124.98Purchase 100 124.98Purchase 279 124.93Purchase 115 124.93Purchase 355 124.95Purchase 64 124.81Purchase 294 124.81Purchase 30 125.19Purchase 465 125.19Purchase 178 125.18Purchase 180 125.19Purchase 178 125.18Purchase 466 125.20Purchase 358 125.10Purchase 251 125.00Purchase 537 125.00Purchase 358 124.60Purchase 1,102 124.50Purchase 394 124.50Purchase 329 124.50Purchase 29 124.50Purchase 430 124.46Purchase 1 124.25Purchase 17 124.25Purchase 1 124.25Purchase 128 124.24Purchase 191 124.20Purchase 335 124.22Purchase 59 124.22Purchase 3 124.95Purchase 4 124.98Purchase 3 124.86Purchase 366 124.86Purchase 317 124.98Purchase 243 124.96Purchase 448 124.96Purchase 230 124.96Purchase 47 125.05Purchase 266 124.91Sale -571 125.36Sale -717 125.36Sale -717 125.36TOTAL BUYS:29276 TOTAL SELLS:2005 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 3-04-2008 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 NotesThe 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