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Deutsche Bank AG27 December 2007 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 Deutsche Securities Australia Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 24/12/2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Ordinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,961,329 -0.43 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,961,329 -0.43 (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 Number Number (%) (%) (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 - Australian Dollars $ Purchase 712 128.3783Purchase 719 128.55Purchase 300 130.81Purchase 361 130.88Purchase 1805 130.92Purchase 722 131.Purchase 1019 131.03Purchase 2450 131.0637Purchase 722 131.1Purchase 361 131.11Purchase 22 131.16Purchase 22 131.19Purchase 2544 131.2Purchase 1 131.23Purchase 205 131.28Purchase 1254 131.29Purchase 4685 131.3Purchase 2306 131.53481Purchase 13200 131.5447Purchase 1500 131.69Purchase 1000 131.81TOTAL PURCHASE 35,910Sale 3572 128.4172Sale 719 128.55Sale 104 130.7Sale 260 130.85Sale 119 130.86Sale 1261 130.92Sale 76 131.03Sale 67 131.16Sale 1000 131.18Sale 221 131.2Sale 11100 131.21936Sale 133 131.24Sale 933 131.33Sale 100 131.39Sale 300 131.65Sale 88 131.72Sale 76 131.82Sale 2638 131.8646Sale 1355 132.44TOTAL SALES 24,122 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit - Australian Dollars $e.g. CFDCFD Long 3572 128.4172CFD Long 719 128.55CFD Long 104 130.7CFD Long 260 130.85CFD Long 119 130.86CFD Long 1261 130.92CFD Long 76 131.03CFD Long 67 131.16CFD Long 1000 131.18CFD Long 221 131.2CFD Long 11100 131.21936CFD Long 133 131.24CFD Long 933 131.33CFD Long 100 131.39CFD Long 300 131.65CFD Long 76 131.82CFD Long 2638 131.8646CFD Long 1076 132.44CFD Short 712 128.3783CFD Short 719 128.55CFD Short 300 130.81CFD Short 1019 131.03CFD Short 2450 131.0637CFD Short 22 131.16CFD Short 459 131.2CFD Short 2306 131.53481CFD Short 13200 131.5447CFD Short 1500 131.69CFD Short 1000 131.81 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. unit (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 Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 27/12/2007 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) Connected Advisor to Offeree Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto