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Deutsche Bank AG19 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 18/12/2007 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 -1,866,526 -0.41 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,866,526 -0.41 (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 98 127.31Purchase 500 127.39Purchase 177 127.44Purchase 250 127.46Purchase 255 127.5Purchase 5000 127.6Purchase 20 127.62Purchase 1341 127.68Purchase 5000 127.69Purchase 2500 127.77Purchase 500 128.16Purchase 22 128.17Purchase 1195 128.19Purchase 6614 128.2Purchase 1973 128.25Purchase 148 128.26Purchase 544 128.3Purchase 361 128.39Purchase 5000 128.6Purchase 2150 128.74Purchase 2025 128.76Purchase 5000 128.79Purchase 8460 128.8Purchase 500 128.81Purchase 975 128.85Purchase 3000 128.9Purchase 560 129.Purchase 5000 129.15Purchase 10956 129.41Purchase 88 129.6Purchase 2000 129.69Purchase 221 129.8Purchase 500 129.85Purchase 200 130.Purchase 200 130.15Purchase 800 130.3Purchase 100 130.45TOTAL PURCHASE 74,233Sale 5024 127.5Sale 158 127.51Sale 275 127.52Sale 26 127.56Sale 100 127.6Sale 450 127.75Sale 300 128.2Sale 2050 128.3Sale 4350 128.31Sale 1600 128.36Sale 16470 128.5Sale 2500 128.51Sale 2 128.53Sale 2 128.54Sale 722 128.58Sale 1065 128.6Sale 100 128.61Sale 545 128.62Sale 897 128.63Sale 390 128.66Sale 889 128.7Sale 150 128.73Sale 2000 128.75Sale 2500 128.8Sale 500 128.9Sale 1000 128.93Sale 1000 128.95Sale 631 129.Sale 501 129.04Sale 184 129.39Sale 183 129.4Sale 183 129.49Sale 183 129.5Sale 335 129.9Sale 26 129.91Sale 361 130.Sale 116 130.19Sale 4193 130.2Sale 184 130.21Sale 184 130.34Sale 183 130.35Sale 183 130.4TOTAL SALES 52,695 (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 275 127.52CFD Long 100 127.6CFD Long 450 127.75CFD Long 300 128.2CFD Long 2000 128.31CFD Long 100 128.61CFD Long 390 128.66CFD Long 150 128.73CFD Long 500 128.9CFD Long 1000 128.93CFD Long 501 129.04CFD Short 98 127.31CFD Short 500 127.39CFD Short 177 127.44CFD Short 250 127.46CFD Short 20 127.62CFD Short 500 128.16CFD Short 22 128.17CFD Short 23 128.19CFD Short 614 128.2CFD Short 150 128.74CFD Short 25 128.76CFD Short 1000 128.79CFD Short 500 128.8CFD Short 500 128.81CFD Short 975 128.85CFD Short 3000 128.9CFD Short 560 129.CFD Short 3956 129.41CFD Short 88 129.6CFD Short 2000 129.69CFD Short 221 129.8CFD Short 500 129.85CFD Short 200 130.CFD Short 200 130.15CFD Short 800 130.3CFD Short 100 130.45 (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 19/12/2007 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:
Rio Tinto