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Deutsche Bank AG05 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 04/03/2008 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 353,031 -2,036,580 0.08% -0.45 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,723,543 -553,031 0.38% -0.12 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,545,000 -1,645,000 0.34% -0.36 Total 3,621,574 -4,234,611 0.79% -0.93 (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 352 130.92Purchase 26 131.00Purchase 31 131.01Purchase 1000 131.03Purchase 1000 131.04Purchase 42 131.05Purchase 15 131.10Purchase 88 131.11Purchase 50 131.12Purchase 459 131.13Purchase 382 131.14Purchase 162 131.15Purchase 38 131.16Purchase 427 131.18Purchase 21 131.19Purchase 70 131.20Purchase 56 131.21Purchase 50 131.22Purchase 42 131.24Purchase 988 131.25Purchase 859 131.25Purchase 502 131.26Purchase 29 131.27Purchase 388 131.28Purchase 25 131.29Purchase 26 131.30Purchase 52 131.31Purchase 99 131.32Purchase 89 131.33Purchase 5192 131.35Purchase 80 131.36Purchase 48 131.37Purchase 51 131.39Purchase 407 131.40Purchase 70 131.41Purchase 100 131.43Purchase 23 131.44Purchase 1857 131.45Purchase 43 131.46Purchase 132 131.47Purchase 171 131.50Purchase 141 131.51Purchase 363 131.52Purchase 362 131.53Purchase 765 131.54Purchase 104 131.55Purchase 78 131.56Purchase 93 131.57Purchase 363 131.58Purchase 232 131.60Purchase 142 131.61Purchase 112 131.62Purchase 497 131.63Purchase 1993 131.65Purchase 170 131.66Purchase 107 131.68Purchase 31 131.70Purchase 28 131.71Purchase 262 131.74Purchase 2055 131.75Purchase 135 131.76Purchase 363 131.77Purchase 34 131.78Purchase 7943 131.80Purchase 27 131.81Purchase 63 131.84Purchase 82 131.85Purchase 630 131.90Purchase 93 131.93Purchase 394 131.95Purchase 362 131.98Purchase 93 131.99Purchase 410 132.00Purchase 44 132.01Purchase 18 132.03Purchase 27 132.05Purchase 51 132.08Purchase 66 132.09Purchase 344 132.10Purchase 30 132.11Purchase 1148 132.16Purchase 362 132.17Purchase 725 132.19Purchase 1556 132.20Purchase 5424 132.22Purchase 183 132.23Purchase 488 132.24Purchase 12 132.25Purchase 362 132.28Purchase 31 132.29Purchase 363 132.35Purchase 362 132.38Purchase 4261 132.48Purchase 21 132.52Purchase 20000 132.76Purchase 300 132.88Purchase 100 132.90TOTAL PURCHASE 70,347Sale 1881 131.15Sale 448 131.16Sale 5 131.17Sale 97 131.18Sale 363 131.20Sale 338 131.54Sale 33 131.55Sale 497 131.56Sale 5900 131.64Sale 1956 131.65Sale 1956 131.69Sale 2600 131.75Sale 10015 131.80Sale 416 131.90Sale 70 131.99Sale 139 132.17Sale 650 132.20Sale 2285 132.25Sale 374 132.28Sale 10 132.30Sale 132 132.40Sale 500 132.48TOTAL SALES 30,665 (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 100 131.16CFD Long 338 131.54CFD Long 33 131.55CFD Long 497 131.56CFD Long 1956 131.65CFD Long 1956 131.69CFD Long 2600 131.75CFD Long 7900 131.80CFD Long 416 131.90CFD Long 70 131.99CFD Long 139 132.17CFD Long 650 132.20CFD Long 132 132.40CFD Long 500 132.48CFD Short 1000 131.03CFD Short 1000 131.04CFD Short 38 131.13CFD Short 62 131.15CFD Short 988 131.25CFD Short 200 131.25CFD Short 100 131.35CFD Short 497 131.63CFD Short 1956 131.65CFD Short 7900 131.80CFD Short 20000 132.76CFD Short 300 132.88CFD Short 100 132.90 (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 05/03/2008 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