Credit Suisse Eq Aus - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:7965L
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)
15 January 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 Shares
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing 14-Jan-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 1,511,964 0.331
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 1,511,964 0.331

(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 sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)
Purchase 360 126.10
Purchase 323 126.10
Purchase 37 126.10
Purchase 2 126.07
Purchase 360 126.32
Purchase 468 126.70
Purchase 135 126.54
Purchase 77 126.54
Purchase 360 126.55
Purchase 250 126.54
Purchase 42 126.54
Purchase 154 126.54
Purchase 261 126.54
Purchase 125 126.54
Purchase 238 126.69
Purchase 54 126.69
Purchase 69 126.69
Purchase 28 126.69
Purchase 1 126.69
Purchase 6 126.69
Purchase 134 125.69
Purchase 4 125.69
Purchase 3 125.69
Purchase 61 125.69
Purchase 11 125.69
Purchase 49 125.69
Purchase 2 125.45
Purchase 3 125.45
Purchase 45 125.45
Purchase 48 125.45
Purchase 40 125.71
Purchase 988 125.71
Purchase 432 125.60
Purchase 360 125.50
Purchase 7 125.48
Purchase 13 125.48
Purchase 3 125.48
Purchase 123 125.50
Purchase 250 125.50
Purchase 59 125.49
Purchase 3 125.48
Purchase 1 125.48
Purchase 53 125.48
Purchase 286 125.12
Purchase 290 125.12
Purchase 18 125.02
Purchase 1 125.02
Purchase 25 125.02
Purchase 166 124.97
Purchase 1,500 124.97
Purchase 360 125.11
Purchase 51 124.97
Purchase 31 124.00
Purchase 581 124.00
Purchase 33 123.94
Purchase 14 123.93
Purchase 82 123.83
Purchase 396 123.83
Purchase 240 124.77
Purchase 95 124.77
Purchase 25 124.77
Purchase 360 123.83
Purchase 382 123.93
Purchase 360 124.18
Purchase 4 124.18
Sale -290 125.00
Sale -511 122.71
Sale -800 127.30
Sale -1,253 127.30
Sale -231 126.25
Sale -150 126.25
Sale -160 126.36
Sale -450 126.81
Sale -9 127.00
Sale -1,000 127.00
Sale -1,000 122.72
Sale -489 122.71
Sale -11 126.15
Sale -78 126.15
Sale -40 126.15
Sale -260 126.15
Sale -49 126.18
Sale -70 126.18
Sale -241 126.18
Sale -3,953 126.20
Sale -100 126.21
Sale -100 126.21
Sale -98 126.21
TOTAL BUYS:11342

TOTAL SELLS:11343

(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 varying
Product 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 unit
option etc. (Note 6) European etc. (Note 4)

(ii) Exercising
Product 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
NONE

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO

Date of disclosure 15-Jan-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
Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/.

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