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Deutsche Bank AG03 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 Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 29/02/2008 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 33,880 -2,461,490 0.01% -0.54 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 2,168,691 -503,880 0.47% -0.11 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,545,000 -1,645,000 0.34% -0.36 Total 3,747,571 -4,610,370 0.82% -1.01 (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 51000 134.00Purchase 767 134.05Purchase 1462 134.10Purchase 1950 134.10Purchase 480 134.12Purchase 500 134.14Purchase 2000 134.15Purchase 126 134.17Purchase 184 134.18Purchase 421 134.19Purchase 4269 134.20Purchase 1104 134.21Purchase 1096 134.22Purchase 200 134.26Purchase 2 134.37Purchase 100 134.38Purchase 5000 134.40Purchase 363 134.55Purchase 200 134.59Purchase 30000 134.72Purchase 50316 135.00Purchase 1000 135.05Purchase 563 135.10Purchase 6 135.21Purchase 363 135.23Purchase 4387 135.25Purchase 950 135.26Purchase 900 135.27Purchase 300 135.30Purchase 226 135.37Purchase 450 135.39Purchase 122 135.44Purchase 750 135.52Purchase 350 135.54Purchase 363 135.68Purchase 1920 135.85Purchase 785 135.89Purchase 12 135.99Purchase 3597 136.00Purchase 500 136.05Purchase 519 136.06Purchase 100 136.22Purchase 349 136.29Purchase 725 136.54Purchase 6000 136.55Purchase 100 136.63Purchase 100 136.64Purchase 300 136.65Purchase 1500 136.66Purchase 20400 137.00TOTAL PURCHASE 199,177Sale 6000 128.00Sale 10000 130.00Sale 15000 132.00Sale 363 134.10Sale 821 134.15Sale 128 134.18Sale 365 134.19Sale 362 134.20Sale 2014 134.21Sale 503 134.22Sale 363 134.25Sale 363 134.26Sale 1087 134.30Sale 360 134.34Sale 363 134.35Sale 874858 134.38Sale 456 134.40Sale 363 134.47Sale 100 134.62Sale 904 134.90Sale 102 134.90Sale 1600 134.96Sale 158 135.00Sale 2363 135.04Sale 116 135.05Sale 8529 135.06Sale 178 135.07Sale 708 135.08Sale 147 135.09Sale 363 135.11Sale 54 135.13Sale 50 135.15Sale 317 135.16Sale 811 135.17Sale 2000 135.25Sale 226 135.37Sale 1000 135.55Sale 447 135.68Sale 53 135.70Sale 3000 135.75Sale 4098 135.83Sale 50000 135.84Sale 1728 135.84Sale 2872 135.88Sale 302 135.89Sale 9079 135.91Sale 11708 136.00Sale 299 136.01Sale 8438 136.05Sale 2000 136.10Sale 465 136.21Sale 3000 136.29Sale 3000 136.45Sale 3000 136.50Sale 400 136.54Sale 77317 137.00TOTAL SALES 1,114,701 (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 874496 134.38CFD Long 100 134.62CFD Long 904 134.90CFD Long 102 134.90CFD Long 1600 134.96CFD Long 116 135.05CFD Long 54 135.13CFD Long 50 135.15CFD Long 317 135.16CFD Long 800 135.17CFD Long 226 135.37CFD Long 1000 135.55CFD Long 447 135.68CFD Long 53 135.70CFD Long 1000 135.75CFD Long 50000 135.84CFD Long 9079 135.91CFD Long 500 136.00CFD Long 1535 136.05CFD Long 2000 136.10CFD Long 465 136.21CFD Long 400 136.54CFD Long 1905 137.00CFD Short 767 134.05CFD Short 1462 134.10CFD Short 1950 134.10CFD Short 480 134.12CFD Short 500 134.14CFD Short 126 134.17CFD Short 184 134.18CFD Short 103 134.19CFD Short 587 134.20CFD Short 200 134.26CFD Short 100 134.38CFD Short 200 134.59CFD Short 30000 134.72CFD Short 1000 135.05CFD Short 200 135.10CFD Short 950 135.26CFD Short 900 135.27CFD Short 226 135.37CFD Short 450 135.39CFD Short 122 135.44CFD Short 750 135.52CFD Short 350 135.54CFD Short 1920 135.85CFD Short 785 135.89CFD Short 12 135.99CFD Short 187 136.00CFD Short 500 136.05CFD Short 519 136.06CFD Short 100 136.22CFD Short 349 136.29CFD Short 400 137.00 (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) Call Option 50000 135 Call Option 51000 134 Call Option 6000 128 Call Option 10000 130 Call Option 15000 132 (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 03/03/2008 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