16th Jan 2008 15:08
Deutsche Bank AG16 January 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 LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 14/01/2008 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 Ordinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,779,774 -0.39 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,779,774 -0.39 (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 465 123.37Purchase 365 123.4Purchase 94 123.73Purchase 365 123.99Purchase 6 124.18Purchase 1000 124.68Purchase 365 124.85Purchase 365 124.99Purchase 6596 125.Purchase 465 125.4Purchase 365 125.43Purchase 175 125.44Purchase 238 125.45Purchase 365 125.49Purchase 1094 125.5Purchase 365 125.56Purchase 24811 125.6Purchase 365 125.79Purchase 428 125.88Purchase 978 125.9Purchase 62 125.91Purchase 40 125.93Purchase 1068 125.94Purchase 7971 125.95Purchase 1095 125.96Purchase 365 125.97Purchase 365 125.98Purchase 193 125.99Purchase 5150 126.Purchase 286 126.01Purchase 1 126.02Purchase 728 126.03Purchase 725 126.04Purchase 97 126.06Purchase 112641 126.0613Purchase 263 126.07Purchase 514 126.08Purchase 365 126.1Purchase 200 126.11Purchase 490 126.12Purchase 30 126.13Purchase 117 126.14Purchase 2841 126.15Purchase 259 126.16Purchase 360 126.18Purchase 32 126.19Purchase 882 126.2Purchase 170 126.21Purchase 285 126.23Purchase 210 126.25Purchase 416 126.27Purchase 312 126.28Purchase 365 126.3Purchase 225 126.38Purchase 830 126.39Purchase 360 126.4Purchase 30 126.5Purchase 366 126.54Purchase 269 126.55Purchase 27 126.57Purchase 1005 126.58Purchase 505 126.6Purchase 193 126.64Purchase 365 126.65Purchase 125 126.66Purchase 596 126.67Purchase 1131 126.68Purchase 1092 126.69Purchase 2498 126.7Purchase 680 126.71Purchase 540 126.72Purchase 672 126.74Purchase 661 126.75Purchase 365 126.77Purchase 730 126.78Purchase 365 126.79Purchase 365 126.8Purchase 193 126.85Purchase 398 126.86Purchase 1088 126.87Purchase 846 126.88Purchase 408 126.89Purchase 419 126.9Purchase 699 126.93Purchase 365 126.95Purchase 76 126.96Purchase 654 126.97Purchase 730 126.98Purchase 1095 127.Purchase 363 127.05Purchase 730 127.06Purchase 379 127.07Purchase 2 127.09Purchase 11 127.11Purchase 44 127.14Purchase 365 127.18Purchase 76 127.21Purchase 649 127.22Purchase 6 127.29Purchase 338 127.3Purchase 365 127.31Purchase 276 127.37Purchase 365 127.38TOTAL PURCHASE 203,103Sale 1000 122.7Sale 500 122.75Sale 100 123.29Sale 1000 123.31Sale 1500 123.4Sale 500 123.5Sale 150 123.54Sale 100 123.63Sale 1000 123.8Sale 2500 124.5Sale 650 124.9Sale 500 124.92Sale 1000 124.95Sale 1700 124.97Sale 13153 125.Sale 400 125.06Sale 55 125.1Sale 500 125.12Sale 500 125.13Sale 200 125.18Sale 36 125.22Sale 64 125.23Sale 500 125.29Sale 6000 125.4Sale 500 125.5Sale 55 125.53Sale 6114 125.6Sale 2000 125.7Sale 988 125.71Sale 12 125.72Sale 1000 125.73Sale 2700 125.75Sale 500 125.77Sale 100 125.79Sale 902 125.81Sale 1000 125.9Sale 10200 125.95Sale 500 125.97Sale 12900 126.Sale 500 126.02Sale 101 126.04Sale 99 126.06Sale 500 126.09Sale 39 126.1Sale 17 126.14Sale 514 126.15Sale 500 126.2Sale 1000 126.26Sale 312 126.27Sale 1000 126.3Sale 1000 126.4Sale 9000 126.4007Sale 500 126.45Sale 5621 126.5Sale 360 126.52Sale 619 126.54Sale 1786 126.57Sale 1300 126.58Sale 1000 126.61Sale 201 126.68Sale 750 126.69Sale 1200 126.7Sale 1000 126.75Sale 1000 126.77Sale 1198 126.8Sale 250 126.84Sale 1160 126.85Sale 600 126.88Sale 2100 126.9Sale 100 126.91Sale 1852 126.93Sale 398 126.94Sale 1000 126.95Sale 100 126.96Sale 2500 127.Sale 10 127.01Sale 600 127.04Sale 20000 127.05Sale 1625 127.1Sale 75 127.11Sale 500 127.3Sale 1500 127.33TOTAL SALES 138,566 (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 92 125.6CFD Long 39 126.1CFD Long 17 126.1CFD Short 85 125.6 (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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 16/01/2008 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:
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