Credit Suisse Eq Aus - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:2726M
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)
22 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 21-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 1,859 0.0004 1,512,150 0.331
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 1,859 0.0004 1,512,150 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 396 114.19
Purchase 322 114.92
Purchase 230 114.93
Purchase 274 114.93
Purchase 38 114.92
Purchase 504 114.92
Purchase 360 114.92
Purchase 302 114.99
Purchase 130 114.99
Purchase 396 115.19
Purchase 203 115.29
Purchase 2 115.33
Purchase 354 115.33
Purchase 220 115.33
Purchase 55 115.29
Purchase 64 115.29
Purchase 100 115.22
Purchase 10 115.01
Purchase 32 115.32
Purchase 70 115.32
Purchase 100 115.29
Purchase 158 115.29
Purchase 360 115.22
Purchase 148 120.82
Purchase 522 120.82
Purchase 110 120.81
Purchase 110 120.80
Purchase 110 120.79
Sale -524 118.56
Sale -32 118.82
Sale -200 118.87
TOTAL BUYS:5680

TOTAL SELLS:756

(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 22-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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