1st May 2008 11:15
Deutsche Bank AG01 May 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 30/04/2008 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 480,086 -1,946,015 0.11% -0.43 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,331,592 -558,833 0.29% -0.12 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,447,000 -860,000 0.32% -0.19 Total 3,258,678 -3,364,848 0.71% -0.74 (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 88 135.37Purchase 129 135.38Purchase 59 135.41Purchase 191 135.44Purchase 1000 135.49Purchase 100 135.50Purchase 124 135.62Purchase 360 135.65Purchase 212 135.66Purchase 4000 135.67Purchase 22 135.68Purchase 145 135.69Purchase 361 135.72Purchase 20 135.73Purchase 7 135.76Purchase 82 135.77Purchase 365 135.81Purchase 4721 135.83Purchase 91 135.84Purchase 538 135.85Purchase 57 135.86Purchase 5228 135.89Purchase 143 135.89Purchase 155 135.92Purchase 361 135.93Purchase 206 135.94Purchase 16446 135.95Purchase 1221 135.96Purchase 107 135.97Purchase 379 135.98Purchase 5619 135.99Purchase 2949 136.00Purchase 6 136.01Purchase 1082 136.02Purchase 192 136.03Purchase 680 136.04Purchase 3321 136.05Purchase 721 136.05Purchase 389 136.06Purchase 22255 136.08Purchase 5 136.10Purchase 360 136.11Purchase 4000 136.13Purchase 361 136.14Purchase 2360 136.15Purchase 4863 136.17Purchase 361 136.18Purchase 1129 136.19Purchase 1784 136.20Purchase 193 136.21Purchase 62 136.22Purchase 1758 136.23Purchase 384 136.25Purchase 360 136.26Purchase 720 136.28Purchase 721 136.29Purchase 1029 136.30Purchase 31 136.31Purchase 360 136.33Purchase 360 136.34Purchase 1646 136.35Purchase 361 136.36Purchase 2500 136.37Purchase 403 136.37Purchase 468 136.38Purchase 4721 136.40Purchase 441 136.42Purchase 360 136.43Purchase 65 136.44Purchase 26 136.46Purchase 833 136.49Purchase 687 136.50Purchase 229 136.51Purchase 32 136.52Purchase 139 136.53Purchase 433 136.58Purchase 170 136.60Purchase 513 136.61Purchase 206 136.62Purchase 108 136.63Purchase 141 136.64Purchase 116 136.69Purchase 721 136.70Purchase 107 136.72Purchase 89 136.74Purchase 142 136.75Purchase 97 136.77Purchase 101 136.81Purchase 197 136.89Purchase 361 137.50TOTAL PURCHASE 111,746Sale 188 135.35Sale 196 135.38Sale 113 135.40Sale 172 135.41Sale 11 135.42Sale 196 135.44Sale 85 135.45Sale 162 135.46Sale 85 135.49Sale 521 135.50Sale 200 135.51Sale 240 135.52Sale 501 135.53Sale 84 135.56Sale 41 135.57Sale 179 135.58Sale 150 135.60Sale 82 135.65Sale 360 135.68Sale 439 135.81Sale 40 135.85Sale 249 135.87Sale 226 135.88Sale 16000 135.95Sale 311 135.96Sale 1898 135.99Sale 4218 136.00Sale 295 136.01Sale 61 136.03Sale 125 136.06Sale 21577 136.08Sale 100 136.09Sale 2355 136.10Sale 165 136.15Sale 5 136.17Sale 879 136.18Sale 1042 136.19Sale 4233 136.20Sale 141 136.21Sale 169 136.24Sale 500 136.25Sale 100 136.33Sale 41 136.39Sale 526 136.40Sale 1054 136.41Sale 238 136.45Sale 49 136.48Sale 1770 136.50Sale 226 136.51Sale 552 136.53Sale 2035 136.60Sale 1959 136.61Sale 508 136.62Sale 100 136.63Sale 272 136.67Sale 119 136.69Sale 129 136.70Sale 1789 136.70Sale 111 136.71Sale 720 136.73Sale 361 136.74Sale 140 136.77Sale 838 136.80Sale 972 136.82Sale 361 136.87Sale 263 136.88Sale 476 136.90Sale 400 136.93Sale 361 136.99Sale 221 137.00Sale 556 137.01Sale 714 137.04Sale 824 137.05Sale 604 137.07Sale 4100 137.09Sale 4392 137.09Sale 65000 138.70TOTAL SALES 151,475 (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 255 135.53CFD Long 41 135.57CFD Long 78 135.81CFD Long 40 135.85CFD Long 226 135.88CFD Long 925 136.00CFD Long 125 136.06CFD Long 3100 136.08CFD Long 200 136.20CFD Long 41 136.21CFD Long 37 136.39CFD Long 1054 136.41CFD Long 49 136.48CFD Long 1789 136.70CFD Long 400 136.93CFD Long 100 137.00CFD Long 4100 137.09CFD Short 88 135.37CFD Short 129 135.38CFD Short 59 135.41CFD Short 191 135.44CFD Short 1000 135.49CFD Short 100 135.50CFD Short 124 135.62CFD Short 212 135.66CFD Short 22 135.68CFD Short 145 135.69CFD Short 20 135.73CFD Short 7 135.76CFD Short 82 135.77CFD Short 4 135.81CFD Short 91 135.84CFD Short 178 135.85CFD Short 57 135.86CFD Short 5228 135.89CFD Short 143 135.89CFD Short 446 135.95CFD Short 140 135.96CFD Short 107 135.97CFD Short 18 135.98CFD Short 544 135.99CFD Short 24 136.00CFD Short 6 136.01CFD Short 104 136.03CFD Short 46 136.04CFD Short 3321 136.05CFD Short 29 136.06CFD Short 1824 136.08CFD Short 5 136.10CFD Short 2000 136.15CFD Short 142 136.17CFD Short 768 136.19CFD Short 784 136.20CFD Short 193 136.21CFD Short 62 136.22CFD Short 37 136.23CFD Short 23 136.25CFD Short 29 136.30CFD Short 31 136.31CFD Short 564 136.35CFD Short 2500 136.37CFD Short 42 136.37CFD Short 108 136.38CFD Short 80 136.42CFD Short 65 136.44CFD Short 26 136.46CFD Short 687 136.50CFD Short 229 136.51CFD Short 32 136.52CFD Short 139 136.53CFD Short 73 136.58CFD Short 170 136.60CFD Short 513 136.61CFD Short 206 136.62CFD Short 108 136.63CFD Short 141 136.64CFD Short 116 136.69CFD Short 107 136.72CFD Short 89 136.74CFD Short 142 136.75CFD Short 97 136.77CFD Short 101 136.81CFD Short 197 136.89 (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 01/05/2008 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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