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Deutsche Bank AG London22 November 2007 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Deutsche Bank AG London Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 21/11/2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 397,164 £50.45 £48.5 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 101,315 £50.523625 £48.53 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFD GBPCFD Long 18,500 49.5239204CFD Long 4,028 49.7414CFD Long 15,000 50.12982CFD Long 2,250 50.42CFD Long 20,152 50.523625CFD Long 8 50.07CFD Long 8 50.07CFD Long 8 50.07CFD Long 8 50.08CFD Long 2,157 50.293208CFD Long 4,947 49.2045CFD Long 4,989 48.8812CFD Long 120,300 49CFD Short 1,831 49.8531CFD Short 285,000 49.994605CFD Short 2,250 50.136667CFD Short 1,342 48.9787CFD Short 1,854 51.63CFD Short 5,558 49.00686CFD Short 10,082 49.3704CFD Short 12,733 49.257444CFD Short 120,300 49 (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 5) price European etc. Date paid/received per unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. NONE Date of disclosure 22/11/2007 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Connected Advisor to Offeree Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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