Credit Suisse Eq Aus - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:0586S
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)
10 April 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 9-04-2008

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 101,949 0.022 1,249,894 0.2736
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 101,949 0.022 1,249,894 0.2736

(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 106 137.88
Purchase 324 137.88
Purchase 1,676 137.88
Purchase 30 137.88
Purchase 910 137.88
Purchase 126 137.88
Purchase 43 137.88
Purchase 36 137.88
Purchase 291 137.88
Purchase 29 137.88
Purchase 1,575 137.88
Purchase 1,576 137.88
Purchase 1,160 137.88
Purchase 1,161 137.88
Purchase 1 137.88
Purchase 28 137.88
Purchase 200 137.88
Purchase 186 137.88
Purchase 861 137.88
Purchase 42 137.88
Purchase 200 137.88
Purchase 1,926 137.88
Purchase 14 138.42
Purchase 1 138.42
Purchase 12 138.42
Purchase 9 138.42
Purchase 1 138.42
Purchase 1,929 138.42
Purchase 67 138.42
Purchase 8 138.42
Purchase 282 138.42
Purchase 1 138.42
Purchase 43 138.40
Purchase 29 138.39
Purchase 1 138.39
Purchase 48 138.39
Purchase 27 138.38
Purchase 20 138.35
Purchase 310 138.32
Purchase 499 138.20
Purchase 1,998 138.25
Purchase 2 138.25
Purchase 900 138.25
Purchase 2,000 138.25
Purchase 100 138.25
Purchase 1,384 138.25
Purchase 2,500 138.25
Purchase 116 138.23
Purchase 1,000 138.18
Purchase 256 138.20
Purchase 736 138.20
Purchase 5 138.20
Purchase 3 138.03
Purchase 65 137.80
Purchase 352 137.90
Purchase 78 137.90
Purchase 436 137.80
Purchase 358 138.99
Purchase 141 139.58
Purchase 217 139.58
Purchase 389 139.75
Purchase 411 139.75
Sale -24,949 138.25
Sale -4 138.25
Sale -47 138.25
Sale -60 138.99
Sale -1,998 138.25
TOTAL BUYS:29235

TOTAL SELLS:27058

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 10-04-2008
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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