Credit Suisse (Eur) - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:1570R
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
31 March 2008

FORM 38.5 (a)
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited

Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Shares(AU000000BHP4)
disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing 28-03-2008

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)
(a) Purchases and sales
Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)
12638 121.26 120.1135

Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received
(Note 3) (Note 3)
12638 121.26 120.1135

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)
CFD SHORT 21000 122.9
CFD LONG 1000 122.9
CFD LONG 21000 122.9

(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 5) European etc. (Note 3)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3)

3. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

NONE

Date of disclosure 31-March- 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 6) ADVISOR

Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/.

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