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Deutsche Bank AG07 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 LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 06/12/2007 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 Short Ordinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,883,159 -0.41 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,883,159 -0.41 (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 10000 111.09218Purchase 100 144.12Purchase 362 144.25Purchase 723 144.48Purchase 362 144.49Purchase 200 144.5Purchase 362 144.55Purchase 362 144.56Purchase 722 144.59Purchase 286842 144.6Purchase 724 144.63Purchase 723 144.64Purchase 361 144.65Purchase 1447 144.66Purchase 724 144.67Purchase 1086 144.7Purchase 200 144.71Purchase 362 144.72Purchase 5564 144.74Purchase 362 144.75Purchase 362 144.79Purchase 2466 144.79921Purchase 362 144.89Purchase 361 145.Purchase 1004 145.08446Purchase 2092 145.1316Purchase 4290 145.2506Purchase 65 145.27Purchase 700 145.3692Purchase 166100 145.5Purchase 339 145.52Purchase 22 145.53Purchase 3984 145.6Purchase 7200 145.68452Purchase 2500 145.72Purchase 53 145.73Purchase 200 145.74TOTAL PURCHASE 503,688Sale 20000 111.09218Sale 100 144.12Sale 800 144.25Sale 300 144.3Sale 100 144.4Sale 503 144.5Sale 497 144.51Sale 45 144.53Sale 935 144.54Sale 286380 144.6Sale 300 144.65Sale 6285 144.74Sale 2466 144.79921Sale 1000 144.91Sale 1000 144.94Sale 1004 145.08446Sale 2092 145.1316Sale 4290 145.2506Sale 700 145.3692Sale 165050 145.5Sale 7200 145.68452TOTAL SALES 501,047 (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 10000 111.092181CFD Long 100 144.12CFD Long 800 144.25CFD Long 300 144.3CFD Long 100 144.4CFD Long 503 144.5CFD Long 497 144.51CFD Long 45 144.53CFD Long 935 144.54CFD Long 100 144.6CFD Long 300 144.65CFD Long 2466 144.79921CFD Long 4290 145.2506CFD Long 50 145.5CFD Long 7200 145.68452CFD Short 200 144.5CFD Short 200 144.6CFD Short 200 144.71CFD Short 2466 144.79921CFD Short 1004 145.08446CFD Short 2092 145.1316CFD Short 65 145.27CFD Short 700 145.3692CFD Short 1100 145.5CFD Short 2540 145.6CFD Short 7200 145.68452CFD Short 2500 145.72CFD Short 53 145.73CFD Short 200 145.74 (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 07/12/2007 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:
Rio Tinto