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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)04 February 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 1-Feb-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 69,961 0.015 1,491,388 0.326(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 69,961 0.015 1,491,388 0.326 (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 500 127.31Purchase 80 127.70Purchase 15 127.90Purchase 274 127.90Purchase 53 127.35Purchase 453 127.44Purchase 15 127.44Purchase 90 127.35Purchase 504 127.50Purchase 1,819 127.60Purchase 56 127.60Purchase 25 127.60Purchase 114 127.94Purchase 50 127.94Purchase 98 127.94Purchase 206 127.94Purchase 878 127.96Purchase 50 127.96Purchase 9 127.92Purchase 50 127.92Purchase 50 127.92Purchase 50 127.92Purchase 29 127.77Purchase 540 127.77Purchase 432 127.60Purchase 360 127.50Purchase 2,463 127.25Purchase 5 127.24Purchase 1,604 127.24Purchase 200 127.22Purchase 1 127.18Purchase 1 127.18Purchase 1 127.18Purchase 2 127.18Purchase 1 127.18Purchase 638 127.18Purchase 83 127.15Purchase 1 127.07Purchase 1,000 127.80Purchase 153 128.01Purchase 100 128.01Purchase 7 128.01Purchase 100 128.01Purchase 34 127.33Purchase 101 127.33Purchase 60 127.52Purchase 662 128.28Purchase 73 128.28Purchase 9 128.22Purchase 41 128.22Purchase 50 127.79Purchase 50 127.79Purchase 50 127.79Purchase 26 127.76Purchase 750 127.75Purchase 500 127.75Purchase 139 127.75Purchase 50 127.74Purchase 100 127.74Purchase 100 127.52Purchase 50 127.52Purchase 100 127.52Purchase 1 127.52Purchase 49 127.52Purchase 46 127.40Purchase 6 127.40Purchase 344 127.40Purchase 50 127.30Purchase 50 127.30Purchase 50 127.30Purchase 136 127.25Purchase 50 127.25Purchase 768 127.01Purchase 965 127.01Purchase 18 127.01Purchase 50 127.01Purchase 21 127.01Purchase 29 127.01Purchase 21 127.01Purchase 679 126.79Purchase 50 126.68Purchase 160 126.68Purchase 20 126.68Purchase 1 126.68Purchase 30 126.64Purchase 20 126.64Purchase 40 126.64Purchase 100 125.55Purchase 611 127.20Purchase 5 127.20Purchase 334 127.10Purchase 414 127.09Purchase 500 127.00Purchase 500 127.00Purchase 136 126.99Purchase 50 124.00Purchase 1,200 123.00Purchase 800 123.00Purchase 2,000 122.90Purchase 2,000 123.00Purchase 7 123.03Purchase 103 122.99Purchase 125 122.99Purchase 125 122.98Purchase 360 122.97Purchase 360 123.00Purchase 1,900 123.60Purchase 100 123.60Purchase 831 123.00Purchase 1,169 123.00Purchase 700 123.15Purchase 300 123.15Purchase 350 123.18Purchase 650 123.10Purchase 182 122.85Purchase 20 122.90Purchase 500 122.85Purchase 35 122.85Purchase 400 123.91Purchase 400 123.91Purchase 200 123.91Purchase 4,000 123.91Purchase 3,577 123.91Purchase 260 123.91Purchase 86 123.91Purchase 250 123.90Purchase 827 123.90Purchase 1,981 124.49Purchase 1,000 124.49Purchase 2,000 124.49Purchase 5,000 124.49Purchase 19 124.49Purchase 396 128.10Sale -181 127.31Sale -3,277 127.31Sale -1,000 128.30Sale -1,783 125.63Sale -453 125.63Sale -264 125.66Sale -81 125.47Sale -81 124.00Sale -30 123.00Sale -396 122.99Sale -360 121.39TOTAL BUYS:7906 TOTAL SELLS:56622 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)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 4-Feb-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name 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