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Deutsche Bank AG07 March 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 06/03/2008 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 329,977 -2,014,489 0.07% -0.44 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,723,543 -529,977 0.38% -0.12 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,555,000 -1,645,000 0.34% -0.36 Total 3,608,520 -4,189,466 0.79% -0.92 (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 363 135.45Purchase 362 135.48Purchase 941 135.50Purchase 362 135.53Purchase 362 135.54Purchase 724 135.58Purchase 612 135.65Purchase 725 135.66Purchase 362 135.69Purchase 1503 135.70Purchase 362 135.71Purchase 189 135.72Purchase 363 135.73Purchase 362 135.75Purchase 725 135.76Purchase 1042 135.77Purchase 362 135.79Purchase 725 135.80Purchase 1449 135.81Purchase 363 135.82Purchase 414 135.83Purchase 1300 135.83Purchase 363 135.84Purchase 362 135.85Purchase 1793 135.86Purchase 672 135.87Purchase 1335 135.88Purchase 1362 135.89Purchase 2837 135.90Purchase 114 135.92Purchase 1260 135.93Purchase 1180 135.94Purchase 2537 135.95Purchase 363 135.96Purchase 815 135.97Purchase 1494 135.98Purchase 1836 135.99Purchase 4150 135.99Purchase 2475 136.00Purchase 700 136.03Purchase 724 136.04Purchase 362 136.05Purchase 362 136.11Purchase 725 136.12Purchase 362 136.15Purchase 882 136.18Purchase 1080 136.19Purchase 106 136.21Purchase 932 136.25Purchase 3000 136.30TOTAL PURCHASE 48,155Sale 13441 133.75Sale 212 135.60Sale 7 135.63Sale 9 135.65Sale 772 135.66Sale 362 135.80Sale 9000 135.83Sale 363 135.86Sale 833 135.88Sale 19 135.89Sale 800 135.95Sale 300 135.97Sale 326 135.98Sale 816 135.99Sale 1953 136.00Sale 25 136.01Sale 148 136.02Sale 863 136.17Sale 500 136.18Sale 597 136.22Sale 126 136.23Sale 3000 136.30Sale 4296 136.50TOTAL SALES 38,768 (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 212 135.60CFD Long 7 135.63CFD Long 9 135.65CFD Long 772 135.66CFD Long 9000 135.83CFD Long 116 135.88CFD Long 800 135.95CFD Long 300 135.97CFD Long 326 135.98CFD Long 816 135.99CFD Long 1000 136.00CFD Long 148 136.02CFD Long 500 136.18CFD Long 500 136.50CFD Short 216 135.50CFD Short 250 135.65CFD Short 54 135.70CFD Short 1300 135.83CFD Short 1000 135.89CFD Short 1000 135.90CFD Short 100 135.94CFD Short 4150 135.99 (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) (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 07/03/2008 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto plcNature 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