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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)01 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 30-04-2008 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 108,472 0.024 1,134,019 0.248(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 108,472 0.024 1,134,019 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 572 136.08Purchase 3,500 136.08Purchase 2,695 136.08Purchase 909 136.08Purchase 759 136.08Purchase 5,110 136.08Purchase 1,000 136.90Purchase 56 136.16Purchase 51 136.22Purchase 400 136.13Purchase 46 136.13Purchase 15 136.14Purchase 49 136.03Purchase 51 136.00Purchase 51 136.01Purchase 48 136.03Purchase 45 136.20Purchase 42 135.76Purchase 39 135.94Purchase 41 135.99Purchase 34 136.01Purchase 34 136.00Purchase 40 136.19Purchase 31 136.23Purchase 35 136.20Purchase 31 136.20Purchase 41 136.34Purchase 30 136.42Purchase 37 136.20Purchase 38 136.22Purchase 31 136.28Purchase 30 136.20Purchase 26 136.20Purchase 33 136.16Purchase 29 135.85Purchase 46 135.96Purchase 19 135.98Purchase 30 135.66Purchase 31 135.77Purchase 20 135.78Purchase 21 135.91Purchase 25 136.23Purchase 19 136.34Purchase 22 136.02Purchase 11 136.04Purchase 10 136.04Purchase 19 136.04Purchase 19 136.07Purchase 19 136.08Purchase 17 136.11Purchase 21 136.21Purchase 19 136.26Purchase 19 136.30Purchase 18 136.37Purchase 16 136.37Purchase 15 136.46Purchase 15 136.39Purchase 14 136.21Purchase 17 136.50Purchase 17 136.46Purchase 17 136.48Purchase 16 136.51Purchase 12 136.41Purchase 14 135.98Purchase 9 136.00Purchase 9 135.99Purchase 9 136.00Purchase 9 136.06Purchase 11 136.21Purchase 9 136.24Purchase 12 136.22Purchase 8 136.25Purchase 4 136.25Purchase 9 136.25Purchase 9 136.25Purchase 12 136.05Purchase 13 136.01Purchase 12 136.27Purchase 14 136.28Purchase 87 136.71Purchase 207 136.54Purchase 184 136.58Purchase 59 136.59Purchase 94 136.59Purchase 23 136.39Purchase 154 136.32Purchase 153 136.20Purchase 12 136.23Purchase 97 136.23Purchase 153 136.18Purchase 78 136.20Purchase 99 136.20Purchase 250 136.29Purchase 750 136.29Purchase 85 135.49Purchase 230 135.49Purchase 17 135.49Purchase 683 135.49Purchase 841 136.79Purchase 15 136.79Purchase 1,000 136.93Purchase 40 136.93Purchase 240 136.50Purchase 12 136.39Purchase 84 136.39Purchase 328 135.99Purchase 296 135.81Purchase 200 135.81Purchase 142 135.81Purchase 17 135.78Purchase 11 135.78Purchase 6 135.78Purchase 137 135.81Purchase 220 135.81Purchase 357 135.51Purchase 607 135.51Purchase 357 135.69Purchase 250 135.69Purchase 40 135.65Purchase 75 135.60Purchase 278 135.60Purchase 162 135.46Purchase 357 135.60Purchase 227 135.61Purchase 130 135.61Purchase 250 135.61Purchase 94 135.68Purchase 250 135.68Purchase 13 135.68Purchase 30 135.68Purchase 610 135.68Purchase 360 135.68Purchase 178 136.19Purchase 59 136.19Purchase 191 136.19Purchase 1 136.22Purchase 78 136.22Purchase 385 136.20Purchase 122 136.39Purchase 15 136.39Purchase 78 136.39Purchase -89 136.39Purchase 89 136.39Purchase 56 136.39Purchase 32 136.39Purchase 140 137.09Purchase 89 136.39Purchase 357 135.68Purchase 195 135.50Purchase 413 136.79Purchase 2,027 136.08Purchase 43,667 142.82Purchase 43,667 142.82Purchase 43,666 142.82Purchase 4,000 136.08Sale -1,000 136.08Sale -39 136.03Sale -32 136.60Sale -105 136.60Sale -35 136.71Sale -1 136.43Sale -155 136.43Sale -181 136.47Sale -1 136.47Sale -62 136.47Sale -482 136.40Sale -185 136.40Sale -674 136.40Sale -53 136.00Sale -1 136.00Sale -389 136.00Sale -18 136.03Sale -540 136.40Sale -327 136.66Sale -278 136.65Sale -268 136.60Sale -59 136.60Sale -23 136.65Sale -91 136.65Sale -30 136.66Sale -6 136.71Sale -89 136.71Sale -3 136.71Sale -88 136.71Sale -23 136.72Sale -75 136.72Sale -32 136.72Sale -12 136.65Sale -22 136.71Sale -5 136.71Sale -496 136.71Sale -132 136.73Sale -358 136.64Sale -141 136.64Sale -260 136.73Sale -305 137.09Sale -95 137.09Sale -43,667 142.82Sale -1,800 136.24TOTAL BUYS:167553 TOTAL SELLS:52638 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 1-05-2008Contact 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