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Deutsche Bank AG London20 November 2007 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 Deutsche Bank AG London Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19/11/2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 1,043,991 £54.2168 £50.40 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 380,475 £54.08 £50.15 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)e.g. CFD CFD Long 1,500 £50.99625CFD Long 74,05 £52,740149CFD Long 89,773 £50.4057155CFD Long 163 £53.757239CFD Short 1,100 £50.44CFD Short 2,352 £50.52CFD Short 1,500 £50.54CFD Short 15,00 £50.59CFD Short 15,00 £50.66CFD Short 15,00 £50.7075CFD Short 72,191 £50.92628CFD Short 350,000 £51.6205CFD Short 4,392 £52.5179CFD Short 1,264 £52.99CFD Short 76,603 £53.33989CFD Short 89,773 £50.836005CFD Short 5,015 £50.53 (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 5) European etc. unit (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 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. NONE Date of disclosure 20/11/2007 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 6) Connected Advisor to Offeree Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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