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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)11 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 10-04-2008 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 102,109 0.022 1,257,189 0.275(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 101,949 0.022 1,249,894 0.275 (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 1,309 137.74Purchase 60 138.28Purchase 100 137.80Purchase 192 137.80Purchase 277 137.80Purchase 717 137.80Purchase 717 137.80Purchase 95 137.80Sale -218 137.37Sale -61 137.44Sale -194 137.37Sale -236 137.37Sale -43 137.37Sale -13 137.37Sale -23 137.37Sale -36 137.37Sale -204 137.37Sale -290 137.44Sale -1 137.44Sale -6 137.44Sale -128 137.47Sale -13 137.47Sale -22 137.47Sale -195 137.47Sale -76 137.47Sale -280 137.47Sale -2 137.47Sale -466 137.37Sale -466 137.78Sale -466 137.72Sale -44 137.80Sale -350 137.80Sale -358 137.65Sale -219 137.62Sale -175 137.62Sale -430 137.54Sale -14 137.50Sale -344 137.50Sale -430 137.51Sale -4 137.76Sale -7 137.76Sale -7 137.76Sale -7 137.76Sale -7 137.76Sale -7 137.76Sale -7 137.76Sale -7 137.76Sale -267 137.76Sale -38 137.76Sale -227 137.83Sale -24 137.83Sale -107 137.83Sale -67 137.85Sale -399 137.85Sale -501 137.86Sale -102 137.90Sale -205 137.90Sale -14 137.95Sale -360 137.95Sale -358 137.95Sale -253 138.10Sale -392 138.10Sale -358 138.05Sale -358 138.05Sale -358 137.93Sale -358 137.89TOTAL BUYS:3467 TOTAL SELLS:10602 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 11-04-2008 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