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Deutsche Bank AG03 December 2007 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 30/11/2007 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 ShortOrdinary Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,978,945 -0.43 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,978,945 -0.43 (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 5000 132Purchase 4100 135.14Purchase 20 139.25Purchase 227 140.95Purchase 362 140.97Purchase 135 141.15Purchase 169 141.18Purchase 31 141.19Purchase 5000 141.35Purchase 1776 141.41Purchase 100 141.48Purchase 150 141.5Purchase 125 141.7Purchase 196 141.71Purchase 43 141.73Purchase 2514 141.75Purchase 484 141.77Purchase 4 141.78Purchase 5 141.79Purchase 13481 141.8Purchase 363 141.87Purchase 24 141.88Purchase 87 141.89Purchase 498 141.9Purchase 150 141.91Purchase 247 141.93Purchase 750 141.94Purchase 78 141.95Purchase 3923 141.9532Purchase 233 141.96Purchase 330 141.98Purchase 889 141.99Purchase 84 142.01Purchase 80 142.02Purchase 302 142.05Purchase 201 142.06Purchase 364 142.07Purchase 477 142.09Purchase 330 142.1Purchase 78 142.13Purchase 77 142.21Purchase 76 142.24Purchase 500 142.25Purchase 73 142.38Purchase 1085 142.4Purchase 362 142.43Purchase 74 142.45Purchase 35 142.46Purchase 362 142.48Purchase 362 142.59Purchase 362 142.75Purchase 110 142.85Purchase 5 142.87Purchase 70 142.98Purchase 2000 142.99Purchase 5815 143Purchase 201 143.35Purchase 362 143.37Purchase 9250 143.38084Purchase 91 143.39Purchase 181 143.4Purchase 87 143.43Purchase 1246 143.45Purchase 170 143.47Purchase 198 143.49Purchase 181 143.5Purchase 52 143.53Purchase 170 143.54Purchase 181 143.55Purchase 100 143.56Purchase 13457 143.56786Purchase 183 143.57Purchase 82 143.58Purchase 998 143.59Purchase 66 143.6Purchase 47 143.63Purchase 416 143.65Purchase 56 143.66Purchase 247 143.68Purchase 233 143.7Purchase 181 143.71Purchase 361 143.73Purchase 542 143.74Purchase 691 143.75Purchase 281 143.77Purchase 231 143.78Purchase 166 143.8Purchase 215 143.81Purchase 2 143.82Purchase 317 143.83Purchase 33 143.84Purchase 512 143.85Purchase 114 143.86Purchase 278 143.9Purchase 1142 143.91Purchase 33 143.92Purchase 225 143.93Purchase 33 143.94Purchase 141 143.95Purchase 450 143.96Purchase 485 143.97Purchase 952 143.98Purchase 5451 143.99Purchase 6816 144Purchase 216 144.01Purchase 195 144.02Purchase 72 144.03Purchase 200 144.04Purchase 181 144.05Purchase 107 144.06Purchase 120 144.07Purchase 2148 144.08Purchase 167 144.09Purchase 1240 144.1Purchase 472 144.11Purchase 358 144.12Purchase 188 144.13Purchase 87 144.14Purchase 1933 144.15Purchase 264 144.16Purchase 550 144.17Purchase 262 144.18Purchase 3137 144.19Purchase 7990 144.2Purchase 238 144.21Purchase 540 144.22Purchase 3814 144.23Purchase 162 144.24Purchase 46 144.26Purchase 57 144.27Purchase 43 144.28Purchase 503 144.29Purchase 6482 144.3Purchase 82 144.31Purchase 160 144.34Purchase 2619 144.35Purchase 36 144.36Purchase 5000 144.4Purchase 26 144.41Purchase 24 144.46Purchase 362 144.49Purchase 1000 144.5Purchase 102 144.51Purchase 128 144.53Purchase 362 144.58Purchase 128 144.59Purchase 488 144.6Purchase 135 144.69Purchase 3050 144.7Purchase 436 144.71Purchase 128 144.72Purchase 129 144.78Purchase 131 144.8Purchase 417 144.81Purchase 127 144.82Purchase 130 144.83Purchase 244 144.84Purchase 1411 144.85Purchase 2107 144.86Purchase 1660 144.89Purchase 15814 144.9Purchase 130 144.91Purchase 130 144.94Purchase 320 144.95Purchase 2164 144.98Purchase 464 144.99Purchase 5301 145Purchase 123 145.04Purchase 493 145.1Purchase 122 145.13Purchase 112 145.15Purchase 11119 145.160962Purchase 196 145.1755Purchase 19073 145.19Purchase 561 145.2045Purchase 6213 145.219Purchase 2136 145.219038TOTAL PURCHASE 219,550Sale 250000 90Sale 154000 94Sale 5000 104Sale 1000 116Sale 7000 126Sale 136000 130Sale 10000 135Sale 4100 135.14Sale 20 139.25Sale 941 141.28Sale 59 141.29Sale 5000 141.35Sale 2401 141.41Sale 125 141.7Sale 43 141.73Sale 2000 141.75Sale 10832 141.8Sale 87 141.89Sale 298 141.9Sale 4 141.94Sale 78 141.95Sale 7846 141.9532Sale 84 142.01Sale 80 142.02Sale 81 142.05Sale 86 142.07Sale 80 142.1Sale 78 142.13Sale 242 142.16Sale 77 142.21Sale 76 142.24Sale 73 142.38Sale 200 142.39Sale 74 142.45Sale 50 142.55Sale 50 142.8Sale 50 143.15Sale 950 143.16Sale 450 143.19Sale 100 143.26Sale 400 143.3Sale 67 143.35Sale 9250 143.38084Sale 994 143.39Sale 76 143.43Sale 266 143.45Sale 198 143.49Sale 1552 143.53Sale 170 143.54Sale 1000 143.55Sale 13457 143.56786Sale 82 143.58Sale 750 143.59Sale 66 143.6Sale 54 143.65Sale 506 143.66Sale 66 143.68Sale 142 143.69Sale 52 143.7Sale 148 143.75Sale 50 143.78Sale 1366 143.8Sale 215 143.81Sale 2 143.82Sale 53 143.83Sale 33 143.84Sale 142 143.85Sale 1114 143.86Sale 1677 143.9Sale 553 143.91Sale 33 143.92Sale 44 143.93Sale 33 143.94Sale 1141 143.95Sale 647 143.96Sale 199 143.97Sale 153 143.98Sale 1406 143.99Sale 4658 144Sale 336 144.01Sale 195 144.02Sale 72 144.03Sale 407 144.06Sale 120 144.07Sale 1967 144.08Sale 167 144.09Sale 1177 144.1Sale 191 144.11Sale 507 144.12Sale 87 144.14Sale 1688 144.15Sale 83 144.16Sale 188 144.17Sale 81 144.18Sale 1992 144.19Sale 7841 144.2Sale 60 144.21Sale 3091 144.23Sale 162 144.24Sale 21 144.25Sale 46 144.26Sale 46 144.27Sale 43 144.28Sale 503 144.29Sale 4443 144.3Sale 43 144.31Sale 2236 144.35Sale 5000 144.4Sale 38 144.49Sale 50 144.5Sale 102 144.51Sale 242 144.53Sale 213 144.54Sale 38 144.58Sale 451 144.59Sale 326 144.6Sale 250 144.61Sale 11 144.68Sale 3000 144.7Sale 124 144.71Sale 128 144.72Sale 129 144.78Sale 375 144.79Sale 331 144.8Sale 56 144.81Sale 127 144.82Sale 130 144.83Sale 876 144.84Sale 190 144.85Sale 2107 144.86Sale 1558 144.89Sale 15742 144.9Sale 130 144.91Sale 130 144.94Sale 120 144.95Sale 66 144.97Sale 164 144.98Sale 120 144.99Sale 7421 145Sale 123 145.04Sale 604 145.1Sale 298 145.13Sale 216 145.14Sale 112 145.15Sale 22238 145.160962Sale 392 145.1755Sale 41389 145.19Sale 1000 145.2Sale 561 145.2045Sale 6213 145.219Sale 2136 145.219038TOTAL SALES 785,350 (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 4100 135.14CFD Long 20 139.25CFD Long 941 141.28CFD Long 59 141.29CFD Long 1000 141.41CFD Long 212 141.9CFD Long 242 142.16CFD Long 200 142.39CFD Long 50 142.55CFD Long 50 142.8CFD Long 50 143.15CFD Long 950 143.16CFD Long 450 143.19CFD Long 100 143.26CFD Long 400 143.3CFD Long 9250 143.38084CFD Long 903 143.39CFD Long 200 143.45CFD Long 1500 143.53CFD Long 1000 143.55CFD Long 13457 143.56786CFD Long 750 143.59CFD Long 450 143.66CFD Long 142 143.69CFD Long 1200 143.8CFD Long 1000 143.86CFD Long 164 143.9CFD Long 1000 143.95CFD Long 395 143.96CFD Long 929 143.99CFD Long 193 144.CFD Long 300 144.01CFD Long 300 144.06CFD Long 257 144.12CFD Long 21 144.25CFD Long 50 144.3CFD Long 38 144.49CFD Long 50 144.5CFD Long 114 144.53CFD Long 213 144.54CFD Long 38 144.58CFD Long 323 144.59CFD Long 200 144.6CFD Long 250 144.61CFD Long 11 144.68CFD Long 375 144.79CFD Long 200 144.8CFD Long 632 144.84CFD Long 71 144.85CFD Long 125 144.89CFD Long 78 144.9CFD Long 66 144.97CFD Long 120 144.99CFD Long 2300 145.CFD Long 491 145.1CFD Long 176 145.13CFD Long 216 145.14CFD Long 1561 145.19CFD Long 1000 145.2CFD Short 4100 135.14CFD Short 20 139.25CFD Short 169 141.18CFD Short 31 141.19CFD Short 16 141.41CFD Short 100 141.48CFD Short 150 141.5CFD Short 150 141.91CFD Short 300 141.94CFD Short 250 142.1CFD Short 500 142.25CFD Short 9250 143.38084CFD Short 1000 143.45CFD Short 100 143.56CFD Short 13457 143.56786CFD Short 183 143.57CFD Short 817 143.59CFD Short 100 143.77CFD Short 1000 143.91CFD Short 100 143.96CFD Short 250 143.99CFD Short 200 144.04CFD Short 25 144.1CFD Short 75 144.11CFD Short 25 144.13CFD Short 600 144.19CFD Short 11 144.27CFD Short 2089 144.3CFD Short 39 144.31CFD Short 36 144.36CFD Short 26 144.41CFD Short 24 144.46CFD Short 1000 144.5CFD Short 750 144.85CFD Short 150 144.9CFD Short 200 144.95CFD Short 2000 144.98CFD Short 100 144.99CFD Short 200 145.1 (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 03/12/2007 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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