Credit Suisse (Eur) - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:5533S
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
17 April 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 16-04-2008

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)

21013 142 141.294

Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note
3) 3)
21029 142 141.2856

(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 200 140.6
CFD LONG 16 140.6

(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 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 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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