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Deutsche Bank AG05 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 04/12/2007 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 -1,900,493 -0.42 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,900,493 -0.42 (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 300 142.51Purchase 1000 142.6Purchase 362 142.64Purchase 362 142.65Purchase 362 142.68Purchase 725 142.69Purchase 300 142.76Purchase 1361 142.77Purchase 164 142.79Purchase 1898 142.8Purchase 28652 142.82Purchase 362 142.83Purchase 1470 142.87Purchase 500 142.92Purchase 362 142.93Purchase 724 142.94Purchase 1362 142.95Purchase 362 142.96Purchase 127 142.97Purchase 4000 142.99Purchase 2235 143Purchase 1500 143.01Purchase 8000 143.02Purchase 1000 143.03Purchase 362 143.04Purchase 4000 143.05Purchase 362 143.06Purchase 5000 143.09Purchase 2909 143.1Purchase 3700 143.11431Purchase 362 143.13Purchase 4362 143.14Purchase 724 143.16Purchase 88 143.17Purchase 824 143.19Purchase 585 143.2Purchase 274 143.22Purchase 239 143.24Purchase 956 143.25Purchase 362 143.28Purchase 1724 143.3Purchase 200 143.31Purchase 1000 143.33Purchase 362 143.38Purchase 4000 143.4Purchase 362 143.48Purchase 600 143.5Purchase 850 143.52Purchase 332 143.58Purchase 541 143.59Purchase 574 143.6Purchase 363 143.66Purchase 5500 143.6727Purchase 362 143.69Purchase 365 143.7Purchase 21672 143.71326Purchase 361 143.74Purchase 361 143.75Purchase 2970 143.78Purchase 2 143.84Purchase 2 143.86Purchase 18 143.89Purchase 21982 143.9Purchase 2 143.91Purchase 1574 143.94Purchase 10000 143.96Purchase 3981 143.97Purchase 612 143.98Purchase 3 143.99Purchase 22157 144Purchase 368 144.01Purchase 366 144.02Purchase 364 144.03Purchase 204 144.04Purchase 892 144.05Purchase 1085 144.06Purchase 886 144.07Purchase 212 144.08Purchase 470 144.09Purchase 518 144.1Purchase 362 144.14Purchase 304 144.17Purchase 6039 144.18Purchase 3 144.19Purchase 2 144.2Purchase 362 144.25Purchase 3 144.27Purchase 2 144.28Purchase 24 144.29Purchase 9976 144.3Purchase 2 144.32Purchase 20380 144.4381Purchase 1 144.44Purchase 17081 144.47362Purchase 472 144.53Purchase 3557 144.5761Purchase 500 144.58Purchase 2 144.59Purchase 1502 144.6Purchase 1 144.61Purchase 4100 144.6266Purchase 209 144.66Purchase 319 144.68Purchase 364 144.7Purchase 1 144.71Purchase 362 144.73Purchase 80 144.75Purchase 2 144.76Purchase 8 144.91Purchase 376 145Purchase 1500 145.0833Purchase 8 145.26Purchase 18 145.33Purchase 5 145.41Purchase 17 145.45Purchase 13 145.49Purchase 230 145.5Purchase 5 145.51Purchase 7 145.52Purchase 13 145.53Purchase 8 145.55Purchase 5 145.56Purchase 5 145.57Purchase 4 145.58Purchase 7 145.59Purchase 10 145.6Purchase 13 145.62Purchase 4 145.69Purchase 18 145.7Purchase 7 145.71Purchase 13 145.72Purchase 12 145.73Purchase 12 145.74Purchase 1000 145.75Purchase 16 145.76Purchase 24 145.77Purchase 4 145.78Purchase 2 145.79Purchase 6 145.8Purchase 2 145.81Purchase 5 145.82Purchase 7 145.83Purchase 2 145.84Purchase 6 145.85Purchase 6 145.86Purchase 12 145.87Purchase 5 145.88Purchase 10 145.89Purchase 26 145.9Purchase 15 145.91Purchase 23 145.92Purchase 34 145.93Purchase 12 145.94Purchase 4 145.95Purchase 17 145.96Purchase 13 145.97Purchase 3 145.98Purchase 9 145.99Purchase 6 146Purchase 10 146.01Purchase 10 146.04Purchase 9 146.07Purchase 13 146.09Purchase 6 146.1Purchase 4 146.12Purchase 13 146.2Purchase 9 146.24Purchase 4 146.27Purchase 16 146.34Purchase 8 146.39Purchase 11 146.4Purchase 19 146.41Purchase 9 146.42Purchase 14 146.44Purchase 36 146.46Purchase 22 146.47Purchase 5200 146.5Purchase 6 146.52Purchase 5029 146.53Purchase 7 146.54Purchase 16 146.55Purchase 9 146.56Purchase 6 146.59Purchase 6 146.6Purchase 7 146.62Purchase 13 146.63Purchase 27 146.65Purchase 8 146.66Purchase 12 146.68Purchase 7 146.69Purchase 8 146.7Purchase 3 146.71Purchase 9 146.72Purchase 8 146.73Purchase 24 146.75Purchase 12 146.76Purchase 2 146.78Purchase 25 146.79Purchase 16 146.8Purchase 27 146.81Purchase 69611 146.9Purchase 10 147.02TOTAL PURCHASE 340,716Sale 700 142.61Sale 1100 142.62Sale 700 142.63Sale 697 142.64Sale 400 142.65Sale 493 142.66Sale 800 142.67Sale 807 142.68Sale 326 142.69Sale 779 142.7Sale 21 142.71Sale 1000 142.77Sale 100 142.78Sale 24 142.8Sale 250 142.81Sale 18490 142.82Sale 486 142.83Sale 1388 142.84Sale 1162 142.85Sale 991 142.86Sale 5700 142.87Sale 999 142.88Sale 701 142.89Sale 442 142.9Sale 800 142.91Sale 100 142.92Sale 200 142.94Sale 5000 142.95Sale 500 142.99Sale 462 143Sale 300 143.01Sale 200 143.03Sale 1300 143.04Sale 1366 143.05Sale 1200 143.06Sale 300 143.07Sale 34 143.08Sale 4092 143.1Sale 1850 143.11431Sale 300 143.12Sale 252 143.13Sale 200 143.14Sale 148 143.19Sale 100 143.22Sale 200 143.23Sale 100 143.3Sale 100 143.38Sale 232 143.39Sale 229 143.4Sale 276 143.48Sale 867 143.49Sale 861 143.5Sale 2200 143.51Sale 1000 143.52Sale 300 143.55Sale 24 143.56Sale 50 143.57Sale 600 143.58Sale 142 143.61Sale 351 143.62Sale 68 143.64Sale 361 143.66Sale 5500 143.6727Sale 200 143.68Sale 913 143.7Sale 21672 143.71326Sale 200 143.73Sale 200 143.75Sale 100 143.77Sale 3253 143.78Sale 200 143.8Sale 211 143.84Sale 299 143.85Sale 2 143.86Sale 153 143.88Sale 18 143.89Sale 21982 143.9Sale 302 143.91Sale 500 143.93Sale 1314 143.94Sale 10000 143.96Sale 4081 143.97Sale 858 143.98Sale 220 143.99Sale 21071 144Sale 614 144.01Sale 4 144.02Sale 3 144.03Sale 9 144.04Sale 114 144.05Sale 1 144.06Sale 250 144.1Sale 500 144.13Sale 304 144.17Sale 5677 144.18Sale 3 144.19Sale 2 144.2Sale 200 144.26Sale 3 144.27Sale 1102 144.28Sale 118 144.29Sale 10448 144.3Sale 128 144.31Sale 66 144.32Sale 500 144.37Sale 500 144.4Sale 10190 144.4381Sale 1 144.44Sale 17081 144.47362Sale 7114 144.5761Sale 400 144.58Sale 702 144.59Sale 885 144.6Sale 1 144.61Sale 8200 144.6266Sale 200 144.63Sale 100 144.64Sale 100 144.65Sale 145 144.66Sale 121 144.67Sale 148 144.68Sale 100 144.69Sale 2 144.7Sale 1 144.71Sale 400 144.72Sale 2 144.76Sale 100 144.78Sale 100 144.8Sale 200 144.85Sale 100 144.97Sale 1000 145Sale 361 145.01Sale 1500 145.0833Sale 186 145.17Sale 100 145.23Sale 361 145.26Sale 1000 145.5Sale 962 145.55Sale 5 145.75Sale 356 145.76Sale 25 145.83Sale 361 145.85Sale 283 145.91Sale 309 145.94Sale 52 145.95Sale 361 145.99Sale 1647 146.07Sale 2800 146.08Sale 200 146.11Sale 252 146.12Sale 3109 146.13Sale 200 146.14Sale 500 146.18Sale 15000 146.2Sale 3000 146.25Sale 35929 146.9TOTAL SALES 295,268 (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 700 142.61CFD Long 1100 142.62CFD Long 700 142.63CFD Long 697 142.64CFD Long 400 142.65CFD Long 493 142.66CFD Long 800 142.67CFD Long 807 142.68CFD Long 326 142.69CFD Long 779 142.7CFD Long 21 142.71CFD Long 1000 142.77CFD Long 100 142.78CFD Long 24 142.8CFD Long 250 142.81CFD Long 200 142.82CFD Long 486 142.83CFD Long 1388 142.84CFD Long 1058 142.85CFD Long 733 142.86CFD Long 700 142.87CFD Long 999 142.88CFD Long 701 142.89CFD Long 442 142.9CFD Long 800 142.91CFD Long 100 142.92CFD Long 200 142.94CFD Long 500 142.99CFD Long 462 143CFD Long 300 143.01CFD Long 200 143.03CFD Long 1300 143.04CFD Long 1366 143.05CFD Long 1200 143.06CFD Long 300 143.07CFD Long 34 143.08CFD Long 1300 143.1CFD Long 300 143.12CFD Long 252 143.13CFD Long 200 143.14CFD Long 148 143.19CFD Long 100 143.22CFD Long 200 143.23CFD Long 100 143.3CFD Long 100 143.38CFD Long 100 143.4CFD Long 276 143.48CFD Long 867 143.49CFD Long 500 143.5CFD Long 200 143.51CFD Long 300 143.55CFD Long 24 143.56CFD Long 50 143.57CFD Long 600 143.58CFD Long 132 143.61CFD Long 68 143.64CFD Long 200 143.68CFD Long 21672 143.71326CFD Long 200 143.73CFD Long 200 143.75CFD Long 100 143.77CFD Long 283 143.78CFD Long 200 143.8CFD Long 147 143.84CFD Long 153 143.88CFD Long 300 143.91CFD Long 500 143.93CFD Long 1270 143.94CFD Long 100 143.97CFD Long 500 143.98CFD Long 100 143.99CFD Long 500 144.13CFD Long 200 144.26CFD Long 1100 144.28CFD Long 94 144.29CFD Long 472 144.3CFD Long 128 144.31CFD Long 64 144.32CFD Long 500 144.37CFD Long 500 144.4CFD Long 17081 144.47362CFD Long 3557 144.5761CFD Long 400 144.58CFD Long 500 144.6CFD Long 4100 144.6266CFD Long 200 144.63CFD Long 100 144.64CFD Long 100 144.65CFD Long 145 144.66CFD Long 121 144.67CFD Long 148 144.68CFD Long 100 144.69CFD Long 400 144.72CFD Long 100 144.78CFD Long 100 144.8CFD Long 200 144.85CFD Long 100 144.97CFD Long 1500 145.0833CFD Long 186 145.17CFD Long 100 145.23CFD Long 500 146.18CFD Long 3000 146.25CFD Short 300 142.51CFD Short 1000 142.6CFD Short 300 142.76CFD Short 1000 142.77CFD Short 164 142.79CFD Short 1536 142.8CFD Short 1470 142.87CFD Short 500 142.92CFD Short 1000 142.95CFD Short 500 143.01CFD Short 1000 143.02CFD Short 1200 143.1CFD Short 1850 143.11431CFD Short 200 143.2CFD Short 200 143.31CFD Short 1000 143.33CFD Short 600 143.5CFD Short 850 143.52CFD Short 5500 143.6727CFD Short 21672 143.71326CFD Short 250 143.98CFD Short 788 144.07CFD Short 212 144.08CFD Short 10190 144.4381CFD Short 17081 144.47362CFD Short 472 144.53CFD Short 500 144.58CFD Short 1500 144.6CFD Short 209 144.66CFD Short 319 144.68CFD Short 80 144.75CFD Short 200 145.5CFD Short 1000 145.75CFD Short 200 146.5 (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 05/12/2007 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:
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