7th Feb 2008 12:01
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)07 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 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 6-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 41,569 0.009 1,482,654 0.325(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 41,569 0.009 1,482,654 0.325 (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 2,000 127.14Purchase 2,000 127.14Purchase 1,000 127.14Purchase 644 127.74Purchase 7 127.74Purchase 8 127.74Purchase 41 127.74Purchase 300 127.74Purchase 2,000 125.51Purchase 2,000 125.65Purchase 1,000 125.80Purchase 509 125.80Purchase 33 125.80Purchase 1,458 125.80Purchase 1,000 128.00Purchase 267 128.00Purchase 733 128.00Purchase 1 127.89Purchase 1 128.07Purchase 8,600 128.65Purchase 1 128.65Purchase 25 129.70Purchase 1,975 129.70Purchase 512 129.73Purchase 488 129.73Purchase 500 129.25Purchase 4 129.64Purchase 400 129.40Purchase 500 129.41Purchase -575 130.00Purchase 575 130.00Purchase 674 130.00Purchase 751 130.00Purchase 75 130.12Purchase 463 129.79Purchase 38 129.79Purchase 499 129.79Purchase 1 129.79Purchase 1 129.80Purchase 1 129.79Purchase 1 129.70Purchase 1 129.78Purchase 1,825 129.30Purchase 175 129.27Purchase 2,000 128.99Purchase 1 128.02Purchase 1 128.02Purchase 167 128.02Purchase 2,000 128.02Purchase 2,000 128.02Purchase 185 128.02Purchase 120 128.02Purchase 100 128.02Purchase 2,171 128.02Purchase 575 130.00Purchase 1,248 123.00Purchase 9,952 106.38Sale -75 127.14Sale -988 129.50Sale -468 126.86Sale -396 126.75Sale -360 126.72Sale -360 126.70Sale -468 126.70Sale -432 126.72Sale -360 126.40Sale -116 126.30Sale -161 126.17Sale -120 126.17Sale -32 126.17Sale -47 126.17Sale -28 126.37Sale -115 126.37Sale -58 126.37Sale -136 126.37Sale -303 126.43Sale -360 126.39Sale -360 126.45Sale -396 126.42Sale -360 126.40Sale -349 125.71Sale -11 125.71Sale -1 125.95Sale -744 125.48Sale -500 125.95Sale -360 126.06Sale -360 126.08Sale -500 126.83Sale -1,000 127.15Sale -2,000 127.15Sale -360 127.90Sale -312 128.26Sale -48 128.26Sale -63 128.15Sale -15 128.17Sale -922 128.20Sale -4,020 128.65Sale -4,337 128.85Sale -243 128.86Sale -360 128.89Sale -265 129.67Sale -515 129.67Sale -454 129.69Sale -12 129.69Sale -20 129.69Sale -18 129.78Sale -12 129.50Sale -1 129.51Sale -360 129.70Sale -432 129.87Sale -360 129.87Sale -360 129.87Sale -360 129.22Sale -360 129.19Sale -396 129.23Sale -432 129.38Sale -86 129.52Sale -709 129.66Sale -360 129.80Sale -190 129.94Sale -22 129.94Sale -147 129.94Sale -12 129.95Sale -223 129.96Sale -191 129.96Sale -150 129.96Sale -12 129.96Sale -360 129.92Sale -1,224 129.90Sale -360 129.91Sale -504 129.91Sale -360 129.92Sale -1,988 130.01Sale -360 130.05Sale -360 130.30Sale -200 130.27Sale -360 129.90Sale -360 129.86Sale -432 129.86Sale -307 129.65Sale -360 129.60Sale -432 129.42Sale -53 129.65Sale -360 129.65Sale -396 129.76Sale -400 130.10Sale -468 130.15Sale -1 129.83Sale -1 129.81Sale -1 129.81Sale -1 129.81Sale -1 129.81Sale -1,000 129.85Sale -200 129.85Sale -1 129.81Sale -1 129.80Sale -1 129.80Sale -1 129.71Sale -40 129.85Sale -60 129.75Sale -300 129.75Sale -359 129.70Sale -1 129.70Sale -612 129.80Sale -360 129.50Sale -396 129.53Sale -396 129.54Sale -648 129.45Sale -128 129.43Sale -304 129.43Sale -360 129.19Sale -1 128.90Sale -294 128.90Sale -65 128.90Sale -360 129.10Sale -273 128.02Sale -1,000 128.02Sale -2,527 128.02Sale -382 129.52Sale -395 129.51Sale -360 126.70Sale -24,995 106.34TOTAL BUYS:53032 TOTAL SELLS:74932 (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 7-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