7th Apr 2008 12:33
Deutsche Bank AG07 April 2008 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 04/04/2008 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 Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 579,719 0.13% -2,462,390 -0.54 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,380,274 0.30% -607,219 -0.13 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,315,000 0.29% -825,000 -0.18 Total 3,274,993 0.72% -3,894,609 -0.85 (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 (Note 4) AUD $Purchase 13200 129.80Purchase 252 130.33Purchase 450 130.51Purchase 363 130.52Purchase 364 130.59Purchase 728 130.69Purchase 363 130.70Purchase 728 130.71Purchase 364 130.72Purchase 364 130.75Purchase 727 130.76Purchase 726 130.77Purchase 728 130.82Purchase 727 130.83Purchase 1455 130.84Purchase 693 130.85Purchase 364 130.86Purchase 364 130.87Purchase 728 130.88Purchase 727 130.89Purchase 827 130.90Purchase 1455 130.91Purchase 1728 130.93Purchase 363 130.94Purchase 363 130.95Purchase 15550 130.96Purchase 364 130.97Purchase 727 130.98Purchase 1090 130.99Purchase 1223 131.00Purchase 3000 131.01Purchase 100 131.04Purchase 364 131.06Purchase 364 131.07Purchase 1067 131.09Purchase 4297 131.10Purchase 363 131.12Purchase 1502 131.13Purchase 378 131.14Purchase 726 131.15Purchase 364 131.16Purchase 989 131.17Purchase 2091 131.18Purchase 51 131.19Purchase 3508 131.20Purchase 3690 131.21Purchase 1 131.25Purchase 364 131.27Purchase 8809 131.30Purchase 363 131.31Purchase 4289 131.32Purchase 222 131.33Purchase 2 131.34Purchase 30 131.35Purchase 2714 131.36Purchase 365 131.38Purchase 932 131.39Purchase 6116 131.40Purchase 727 131.41Purchase 1091 131.43Purchase 1555 131.44Purchase 300 131.45Purchase 363 131.45Purchase 364 131.46Purchase 1090 131.49Purchase 728 131.50Purchase 364 131.52Purchase 364 131.53Purchase 363 131.55Purchase 863 131.57Purchase 364 131.58Purchase 364 131.59Purchase 363 131.60Purchase 2 131.63Purchase 362 131.64Purchase 42 131.67Purchase 788 131.68Purchase 2077 131.69Purchase 1592 131.70Purchase 728 131.73Purchase 17 131.74Purchase 347 131.75Purchase 227 131.78Purchase 1145 131.79TOTAL PURCHASE 111,756Sale 13200 129.80Sale 1887 130.33Sale 100 130.70Sale 4000 130.85Sale 300 130.89Sale 300 130.92Sale 300 131.05Sale 2972 131.27Sale 750 131.34Sale 32649 131.40Sale 98 131.41Sale 4000 131.47Sale 8 131.48Sale 2117 131.49Sale 127 131.52Sale 4000 131.53Sale 118001 131.60Sale 3648 131.79TOTAL SALES 188,457 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD AUD $CFD Long 13200 129.80CFD Long 100 130.70CFD Long 1000 130.85CFD Long 300 130.89CFD Long 300 130.92CFD Long 300 131.05CFD Long 2972 131.27CFD Long 750 131.34CFD Short 13200 129.80CFD Short 329 130.85CFD Short 100 130.90CFD Short 1000 130.93CFD Short 15550 130.96CFD Short 100 131.04CFD Short 1000 131.09CFD Short 100 131.13CFD Short 100 131.44CFD Short 300 131.45CFD Short 500 131.57CFD Short 42 131.67CFD Short 60 131.68CFD Short 398 131.69 (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 American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) Put Option Selling 295,000 130.00 American 25/09/2008 10.40 (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 person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 07/04/2008 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