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Deutsche Bank AG14 January 2008 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 10/01/2008 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 -1,854,113 -0.41 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,854,113 -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 48 126.Purchase 33 126.63Purchase 21 126.69Purchase 170 126.9044Purchase 269 127.18Purchase 73 127.19Purchase 158 127.2Purchase 2419 127.24Purchase 3459 127.25Purchase 4000 127.26Purchase 2138 127.27Purchase 400 127.3Purchase 360 127.39Purchase 200 127.42TOTAL PURCHASE 13,748Sale 88 125.7Sale 587 125.71Sale 291 125.76Sale 267 125.87Sale 234 125.88Sale 51 125.91Sale 708 125.94Sale 471 125.95Sale 715 125.96Sale 12 125.97Sale 150 126.Sale 253 126.01Sale 500 126.02Sale 100 126.03Sale 4174 126.07Sale 597 126.08Sale 500 126.09Sale 439 126.1Sale 500 126.12Sale 115 126.15Sale 157 126.18Sale 302 126.19Sale 323 126.2Sale 214 126.21Sale 500 126.23Sale 985 126.27Sale 1758 126.28Sale 1542 126.29Sale 825 126.3Sale 944 126.31Sale 500 126.33Sale 2630 126.35Sale 181 126.36Sale 500 126.37Sale 500 126.45Sale 496 126.46Sale 500 126.48Sale 1000 126.5Sale 1000 126.51Sale 25 126.52Sale 314 126.53Sale 1500 126.55Sale 500 126.56Sale 1000 126.58Sale 7413 126.6Sale 520 126.61Sale 2922 126.62Sale 783 126.63Sale 500 126.64Sale 500 126.65Sale 500 126.66Sale 300 126.67Sale 21 126.69Sale 3000 126.7Sale 1388 126.73Sale 1069 126.74Sale 1000 126.77Sale 112 126.78Sale 600 126.8Sale 1967 126.81Sale 33 126.82Sale 1200 126.83Sale 500 126.85Sale 3003 126.9Sale 170 126.9044Sale 1000 126.97Sale 250 126.99Sale 1000 127.12Sale 3 127.15Sale 500 127.22Sale 1000 127.3Sale 677 127.32Sale 500 127.38Sale 14740 128TOTAL SALES 76,119 (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 126.83CFD Long 2000 128CFD Short 2419 127.24CFD Short 3549 127.25CFD Short 4000 127.26CFD Short 2138 126.27 (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 14/01/2008 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