Credit Suisse (Eur) - EPT Disclosure

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Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:40am EDT

RNS Number:5535S
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 Plc

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

Date of dealing                                             16-Apr-2008

2.  DEALINGS (Note 2)

(a) Purchases and sales

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

670911                                                      63.67 (GBP)                   60.5 (GBP)

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

573806                                                      63.67 (GBP)                   59.7402 (GBP)

(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                      Long                   35000                                   63.67 (GBP)
CFD                      Long                   10000                                   63.67 (GBP)
CFD                      Long                   6603                                    63.67 (GBP)
CFD                      Long                   6297                                    63.67 (GBP)
CFD                      Long                   2153                                    63.67 (GBP)
CFD                      Long                   1200                                    63.67 (GBP)
CFD                      Long                   400                                     63.67 (GBP)
CFD                      Long                   200                                     63.67 (GBP)
CFD                      Short                  100000                                  63.67 (GBP)
CFD                      Short                  15000                                   63.67 (GBP)

(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. American,   Option money paid/
name,e.g. call purchasing, varying   which the option relates     price    European etc.Expiry    received per unit
option         etc.                  (Note 5)                              date                   (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
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Date of disclosure                                          17-Apr-2008 10:28:01

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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