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Deutsche Bank AG06 February 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 05/02/2008 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 1,391,685 0.30% -5,707,309 -1.25% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,772,421 0.39% -730,819 -0.16% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,545,000 0.34% -1,575,000 -0.34% Total 4,709,106 1.03% -8,013,128 -1.75% (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 300 126.25Purchase 100 126.74Purchase 100 126.75Purchase 100 126.91Purchase 200 127.2Purchase 100 127.31Purchase 364 127.6Purchase 937 127.7883Purchase 70 127.85Purchase 364 128.05Purchase 14360 128.0520111Purchase 363 128.06Purchase 154 128.11Purchase 305 128.18Purchase 112 128.25Purchase 12550 128.3024Purchase 205 128.58Purchase 727 128.63Purchase 363 128.78Purchase 363 128.79Purchase 54 128.88Purchase 363 129.35Purchase 364 129.45Purchase 364 129.48Purchase 363 129.49Purchase 442 129.54Purchase 266 129.67Purchase 100 129.9Purchase 30000 130.195TOTAL PURCHASE 64,453Sale 7 126.26Sale 8 126.31Sale 7 126.33Sale 7 126.34Sale 7 126.37Sale 16 126.42Sale 7 126.43Sale 6 126.44Sale 1007 126.46Sale 6 126.47Sale 1000 126.5Sale 2000 126.52Sale 1007 126.6Sale 15 126.7Sale 5 126.71Sale 6 126.73Sale 6 126.75Sale 7 126.78Sale 8 126.79Sale 7 126.83Sale 4 126.96Sale 7 126.97Sale 369 126.99Sale 1208 127Sale 1000 127.01Sale 5 127.05Sale 2 127.06Sale 8 127.08Sale 1021 127.1Sale 10 127.14Sale 7 127.15Sale 5 127.16Sale 16 127.2Sale 4 127.23Sale 8 127.24Sale 12 127.25Sale 1000 127.26Sale 2 127.28Sale 1008 127.29Sale 4573 127.3Sale 5 127.33Sale 13 127.34Sale 6681 127.35Sale 7 127.38Sale 4 127.39Sale 2 127.4Sale 3 127.41Sale 5 127.44Sale 11 127.45Sale 4 127.46Sale 368 127.5Sale 4 127.51Sale 2 127.53Sale 367 127.54Sale 3 127.55Sale 4 127.56Sale 366 127.57Sale 5 127.58Sale 6 127.59Sale 1102 127.6Sale 383 127.61Sale 372 127.62Sale 8 127.63Sale 16 127.64Sale 3 127.65Sale 3 127.66Sale 3 127.68Sale 12540 127.6854Sale 31 127.7Sale 3 127.71Sale 8 127.72Sale 3 127.73Sale 7 127.74Sale 3 127.75Sale 15000 127.7527191Sale 4 127.78Sale 15 127.8Sale 4 127.81Sale 3 127.82Sale 2 127.83Sale 4 127.84Sale 8 127.85Sale 4 127.88Sale 9 127.92Sale 3 127.96Sale 10 127.98Sale 13 128Sale 150 128.02Sale 7 128.05Sale 1485 128.11Sale 3 128.15Sale 19 128.18Sale 7 128.19Sale 4 128.25Sale 5 128.3Sale 9 128.31Sale 30000 128.472081Sale 9 128.63Sale 4 128.66Sale 16 128.7Sale 14 128.71Sale 5 128.72Sale 5 128.75Sale 6 128.77Sale 87 128.85Sale 6 128.87Sale 7 128.89Sale 13 128.94Sale 6 128.95Sale 12015 128.9943754Sale 6 129.02Sale 191 129.23Sale 5 129.25Sale 59 129.26Sale 5 129.28Sale 2478 129.2926312Sale 1000 129.3Sale 5 129.34Sale 13 129.35Sale 10 129.43Sale 14 129.47Sale 20 129.48Sale 20 129.49Sale 7 129.5Sale 6 129.57Sale 7 129.58Sale 1580 129.6Sale 14 129.63Sale 7 129.64Sale 150 129.65Sale 86 129.67Sale 203 129.68Sale 7 129.69Sale 8 129.7Sale 9 129.8Sale 9 129.89Sale 30000 130TOTAL SALES 132,633 (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 1000 126.46CFD Long 200 127CFD Long 1000 127.26CFD Long 570 127.3CFD Long 12540 127.6854CFD Long 15000 127.7527191CFD Long 150 128.02CFD Long 4 128.11CFD Long 19 128.18CFD Long 30000 128.472081CFD Long 87 128.85CFD Long 6 128.87CFD Long 7 128.89CFD Long 12015 128.9943754CFD Long 191 129.23CFD Long 59 129.26CFD Long 2478 129.2926312CFD Long 1000 129.3CFD Long 1567 129.6CFD Long 144 129.65CFD Long 86 129.67CFD Long 203 129.68CFD Short 300 126.25CFD Short 100 126.74CFD Short 100 126.75CFD Short 100 126.91CFD Short 200 127.2CFD Short 100 127.31CFD Short 70 127.85CFD Short 14360 128.0520111CFD Short 154 128.11CFD Short 305 128.18CFD Short 112 128.25CFD Short 12550 128.3024CFD Short 205 128.58CFD Short 54 128.88CFD Short 442 129.54CFD Short 266 129.67CFD Short 100 129.9CFD Short 30000 130.195 (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 06/02/2008 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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