27th Dec 2007 07:00
Deutsche Bank AG24 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 Limited Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 21/12/2007 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 ShortOrdinary Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,973,117 -0.43 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,973,117 -0.43 (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 200000 104.Purchase 75000 106.Purchase 500000 110.Purchase 2527 127.07Purchase 719 127.8Purchase 100 127.89Purchase 527 128.Purchase 2000 128.1Purchase 372 128.22Purchase 57 128.24Purchase 1367 128.27Purchase 2672 128.28Purchase 1000 128.29Purchase 1000 128.3Purchase 2316 128.31Purchase 152 128.32Purchase 3682 128.34391Purchase 438 128.36Purchase 712 128.3783Purchase 212 128.39Purchase 341 128.4Purchase 170 128.41Purchase 573 128.44Purchase 1715 128.49Purchase 1889 128.51Purchase 80000 128.5255Purchase 3807 128.55Purchase 545 128.62Purchase 332 128.86Purchase 12 128.87Purchase 500 129.Purchase 1000 129.5Purchase 285000 130.Purchase 150000 132.TOTAL PURCHASE 1,320,737Sale 100000 110.Sale 200000 120.Sale 5000 127.76Sale 2000 127.8Sale 2500 127.85Sale 7478 128.Sale 1736 128.01Sale 796 128.02Sale 317 128.08Sale 283 128.1Sale 225 128.11Sale 150 128.12Sale 2783 128.14Sale 1670 128.15Sale 368 128.16Sale 37 128.17Sale 1967 128.2Sale 5522 128.22Sale 479 128.23Sale 5011 128.25Sale 1068 128.27Sale 559 128.28Sale 1339 128.29Sale 1668 128.3Sale 181 128.31Sale 1411 128.32Sale 201 128.33Sale 147 128.34Sale 401 128.35Sale 193 128.36Sale 414 128.37Sale 894 128.38Sale 472 128.39Sale 812 128.4Sale 3572 128.4172Sale 1224 128.42Sale 1670 128.43Sale 1369 128.44Sale 1286 128.45Sale 518 128.46Sale 524 128.47Sale 241 128.48Sale 724 128.49Sale 976 128.5Sale 500 128.51Sale 6877 128.55Sale 614 128.6Sale 368 128.62Sale 387 128.64Sale 2886 128.65Sale 355 128.67Sale 371 128.7Sale 371 128.74Sale 399 128.79Sale 453 128.83Sale 881 128.84Sale 910 128.85Sale 462 128.86Sale 913 128.87Sale 484 128.9Sale 511 128.92Sale 513 128.93Sale 444 128.94Sale 348 128.99Sale 1556 129.Sale 535 129.04Sale 545 129.05Sale 100 129.06Sale 448 129.15Sale 525 129.18Sale 550 129.29Sale 552 129.49Sale 3081 129.5Sale 527 129.52Sale 542 129.56Sale 88 129.58Sale 1265 129.59Sale 1444 129.6Sale 408 129.61Sale 47 129.62Sale 565 129.78Sale 275 129.83Sale 25000 130.Sale 135000 135.Sale 1000 140.Sale 40000 142.TOTAL SALES 593,286 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit - Australiane.g. CFD Dollars $ CFD Long 283 128.1CFD Long 225 128.11CFD Long 63 128.14CFD Long 490 128.15CFD Long 1 128.16CFD Long 37 128.17CFD Long 51 128.2CFD Long 200 128.27CFD Long 160 128.4CFD Long 3572 128.4172CFD Long 250 128.6CFD Long 100 129.06CFD Long 3081 129.5CFD Long 464 129.52CFD Long 200 129.59CFD Long 500 129.6CFD Long 408 129.61CFD Long 47 129.62CFD Short 100 127.89CFD Short 518 128.CFD Short 3682 128.34391CFD Short 712 128.3783CFD Short 212 128.39CFD Short 145 128.4CFD Short 170 128.41CFD Short 573 128.44CFD Short 294 128.49CFD Short 2950 128.55CFD Short 500 129.CFD Short 1000 129.5 (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 24/12/2007 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature 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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