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Deutsche Bank AG London21 November 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 20/11/2007 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 Short Ordinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,284,266 -0.281 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,284,266 -0.281 (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 1052 130.7Purchase 2000 130.75Purchase 1000 130.77Purchase 300 130.8Purchase 1000 130.81Purchase 1000 130.85Purchase 500 130.91Purchase 2000 130.92Purchase 6000 130.95Purchase 2000 130.96Purchase 7300 131Purchase 1000 131.01Purchase 2000 131.1Purchase 500 131.12Purchase 791 131.2Purchase 1078 131.22Purchase 68830 131.2829Purchase 150 131.3Purchase 392 131.31Purchase 2458 131.32Purchase 2363 131.33Purchase 3000 131.4Purchase 641 131.41Purchase 1000 131.43Purchase 1000 131.45Purchase 89 131.48Purchase 8 131.49Purchase 11266 131.5Purchase 1569 131.59Purchase 1431 131.6Purchase 401 131.7Purchase 401 131.77Purchase 2301 131.87Purchase 7 131.88Purchase 75 131.89Purchase 12877 131.9Purchase 1843 131.92Purchase 339 131.93Purchase 1088 131.94Purchase 5304 131.99Sale 722 130.76Sale 363 130.86Sale 245 130.9Sale 66 130.91Sale 415 130.92Sale 364 130.94Sale 600 130.9439Sale 1083 131Sale 17 131.02Sale 346 131.04Sale 364 131.15Sale 363 131.21Sale 363 131.22Sale 516 131.26Sale 363 131.27Sale 212 131.28Sale 137660 131.2829Sale 1805 131.29Sale 363 131.3Sale 806 131.41Sale 61 131.42Sale 1090 131.48Sale 726 131.5Sale 306 131.51Sale 57 131.52 (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 1000 130.7CFD Long 400 130.75CFD Long 1073 130.8CFD Long 24 130.81CFD Long 87000 130.9875CFD Long 650 131.CFD Long 1150 131.0761CFD Long 500 131.12CFD Long 403 131.2CFD Long 8250 131.42273CFD Long 1000 131.81CFD Long 2000 131.82CFD Long 1000 131.87CFD Long 4000 131.9CFD Long 7248 136.CFD Short 244 130.71CFD Short 50 130.75CFD Short 10 130.76CFD Short 916 130.8CFD Short 1000 130.9CFD Short 10 130.92CFD Short 250 130.93CFD Short 250 131.02CFD Short 20750 131.02404CFD Short 2970 131.0483CFD Short 500 131.1CFD Short 218 131.2CFD Short 1292 131.48CFD Short 432 131.49CFD Short 3676 131.5CFD Short 275 131.6CFD Short 137 131.65CFD Short 1914 131.69CFD Short 3086 131.7CFD Short 400 131.8CFD Short 1100 131.85CFD Short 2581 131.9CFD Short 7248 136. (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 21/11/2007 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 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