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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)27 November 2007 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) Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 26-Nov-2007 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 1466268 0.321(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1466268 0.321 (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 41 138Purchase 685 138Purchase 360 138.83Purchase 57 138.93Purchase 44 138.93Purchase 298 138.93Purchase 25 138.93Purchase 80 138.93Purchase 360 138.8Purchase 360 138.8Purchase 34 138.8Purchase 326 138.8Purchase 197 138.7Purchase 50 138.7Purchase 257 138.7Purchase 243 138.7Purchase 117 138.7Purchase 577 138.7Purchase 406 138.5Purchase 500 138.5Purchase 94 138.5Purchase 174 138.71Purchase 42 138.68Purchase 31 138.73Purchase 329 138.73Purchase 227 138.68Purchase 143 138.67Purchase 5 138.67Purchase 212 138.67Purchase 396 138.7Purchase 41 138.7Purchase 360 138.7Purchase 100 138.63Purchase 303 138.92Purchase 2267 139.2Purchase 500 139.18Purchase 160 139.15Purchase 73 139.14Purchase 242 139.11Purchase 335 139.11Purchase 468 139.12Purchase 1216 139.2Purchase 28 139.2Purchase 7 139.2Purchase 16 139.2Purchase 48 139.2Purchase 1287 139.2Purchase 619 139.2Purchase 200 139.2Purchase 500 139.2Purchase 500 139.2Purchase 27 139.2Purchase 68 139.19Purchase 500 139.19Purchase 86 139.19Purchase 174 139Purchase 2326 139Purchase 360 138.95Purchase 332 138.95Purchase 100 138.93Purchase 57 138.92Purchase 210 138.7Purchase 250 138.7Purchase 700 138.7Purchase 34 138.7Purchase 50 138.7Purchase 1256 138.7Purchase 360 138.7Purchase 384 138.7Purchase 125 138.7Purchase 157 138.7Purchase 1834 138.69Purchase 500 138.65Purchase 100 138.65Purchase 1166 138.65Purchase 84 138.63Purchase 43 138.63Purchase 290 138.64Purchase 70 138.64Purchase 41 138.6Purchase 366 138.61Purchase 66 138.61Purchase 27 138.52Purchase 6 138.52Purchase 15 138.52Purchase 58 138.52Purchase 26 138.52Purchase 17 138.52Purchase 969 138.52Purchase 1514 138.52Purchase 1379 138.52Purchase 1 138.52Purchase 296 138.5Purchase 64 138.5Purchase 3 138.42Purchase 1 138.42Purchase 7 138.42Purchase 12 138.42Purchase 14 138.42Purchase 14 138.42Purchase 15 138.42Purchase 401 138.42Purchase 360 138.42Purchase 324 138.53Purchase 36 138.5Purchase 41 138.5Purchase 333 138.48Purchase 27 138.48Purchase 360 138.48Purchase 245 138.47Purchase 360 138.48Purchase 41 138.48Purchase 300 138.47Purchase 140 138.47Purchase 360 138.47Purchase 267 138.48Purchase 396 138.49Purchase 156 138.39Purchase 59 138.39Purchase 6 138.39Purchase 175 138.39Purchase 4 138.55Purchase 500 138.55Purchase 96 138.29Purchase 100 138.29Purchase 100 138.29Purchase 100 138.29Purchase 360 138.29Purchase 42 138.54Purchase 15 138.54Purchase 10 138.5Purchase 1 138.53Purchase 360 138.54Purchase 40 138.53Purchase 360 138.53Purchase 360 138.54Purchase 360 138.56Purchase 64 138.56Purchase 310 138.6Purchase 50 138.6Purchase 360 138.57Purchase 332 138.56Purchase 304 138.56Purchase 360 138.57Purchase 504 138.5Purchase 274 138.5Purchase 194 138.5Purchase 504 138.45Purchase 41 138.49Purchase 360 138.45Purchase 504 138.49Purchase 110 138.49Purchase 250 138.49Purchase 360 138.5Purchase 360 138.5Purchase 222 138.51Purchase 1 138.51Purchase 137 138.51Purchase 540 138.55Purchase 571 138.55Purchase 341 138.55Purchase 32 138.65Purchase 250 138.65Purchase 150 138.65Purchase 19 138.55Purchase 468 138.49Purchase 10 138.3Purchase 111 138.42Purchase 249 138.42Purchase 331 138.49Purchase 29 138.49Purchase 360 138.5Purchase 360 138.45Purchase 41 138.45Purchase 360 138.45Purchase 2 138.41Purchase 200 138.41Purchase 6 138.41Purchase 260 138.41Purchase 111 138.38Purchase 250 138.38Purchase 35 138.38Purchase 360 138.37Purchase 41 137.99Purchase 685 137.99Purchase 360 137.99Purchase 41 137.99Purchase 360 137.99Purchase 360 137.99Purchase 56 137.98Purchase 400 137.98Purchase 48 137.98Purchase 41 137.98Purchase 41 137.97Purchase 24 137.97Purchase 6 137.97Purchase 13 137.97Purchase 53 137.97Purchase 41 137.97Purchase 177 137.97Purchase 396 137.97Purchase 468 138Purchase 540 138Purchase 504 138.01Purchase 100 137.48Purchase 143 138Purchase 172 137.96Purchase 360 137.99Purchase 225 137.96Purchase 432 137.95Purchase 100 137.81Purchase 100 137.81Purchase 336 138.18Purchase 1046 138.18Purchase 550 138.18Purchase 68 138.18Purchase 468 137.8Purchase 1000 137.65Purchase 298 137.67Purchase 98 137.67Purchase 396 137.7Purchase 432 137.7Purchase 345 137.7Purchase 360 137.7Purchase 360 137.7Purchase 396 137.3Purchase 396 137.3Purchase 396 137.22Purchase 266 137.25Purchase 94 137.25Purchase 15 137.2Purchase 396 137.15Purchase 348 137.15Purchase 75 137.15Purchase 45 137.15Purchase 360 137.1Purchase 360 137Purchase 360 136.97Purchase 360 136.97Purchase 577 136.97Purchase 60 137.14Purchase 100 137.14Purchase 200 137.14Purchase 360 137.05Purchase 360 136.65Purchase 468 136.4Purchase 34 136.4Purchase 1 136.26Purchase 1 136.26Purchase 218 136.1Purchase 431 136.04Purchase 121 136.04Purchase 25 136.04Purchase 140 135.5Purchase 220 135.49Purchase 396 135.45Purchase 360 135.41Purchase 178 136.1Purchase 335 138.54Purchase 93 138.49Purchase 56 138.56Purchase 205 138.63Purchase 41 138.63Sale 396 135.45Sale 107 138.9Sale 193 138.9Sale 271 137.19Sale 100 137.19Sale 10 137.19Sale 1000 137.19Sale 500 137.19Sale 65 137.19Sale 262 137.28Sale 292 137.29Sale 1479 137.3Sale 15 137.3Sale 303 137.31Sale 338 137.32Sale 365 137.32Sale 1635 137.32Sale 377 137.33Sale 420 137.34Sale 26 137.35Sale 20 137.35Sale 22 137.35Sale 1478 137.35Sale 467 137.35Sale 500 137.35Sale 20 137.35Sale 32 137.35Sale 3 137.36Sale 599 137.38Sale 1936 137.37Sale 564 137.37Sale 20 137.38Sale 682 137.38Sale 475 137.39Sale 615 137.4Sale 109 137.4Sale 1891 137.4Sale 609 137.4Sale 391 137.4Sale 28 137.4Sale 117 137.4Sale 1914 137.4Sale 50 137.42Sale 406 136.18Sale 883 136.18Sale 206 136.18Sale 16 136.18Sale 2074 135.45Sale 45 135.45Sale 363 135.45Sale 18 135.45Sale 1048 135.45Sale 370 135.45Sale 686 135.45Sale 989 136.18Sale 2500 136.3Sale 220 136.59TOTAL BUYS:71627 TOTAL SELLS:30520 (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 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 27-Nov-2007 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 Notes The 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