Credit Suisse Eq Aus - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:5528S
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)
17 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 16-04-2008

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 101,418 0.022 1,247,845 0.273
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total 101,218 0.022 1,247,987 0.273

(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 486 140.60
Purchase 1,656 140.60
Purchase 200 140.25
TOTAL BUYS:2342

TOTAL SELLS:0

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 17-04-2008
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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