21st Dec 2007 11:29
Deutsche Bank AG21 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 20/12/2007 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 -2,700,568 -0.59 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -2,700,568 -0.59 (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 82 128.Purchase 118 128.2Purchase 2000 128.6Purchase 1000 128.64Purchase 8000 128.65Purchase 4030 128.68Purchase 8000 128.85Purchase 1000 128.86Purchase 2150 128.87Purchase 3000 128.88Purchase 1000 128.92Purchase 2000 128.95Purchase 80000 128.9608Purchase 2000 128.98Purchase 76820 129.Purchase 1000 129.1Purchase 1000 129.49Purchase 4000 129.5Purchase 152 129.53Purchase 413 129.56Purchase 36 129.57Purchase 2140 129.58Purchase 1765 129.6Purchase 4000 129.62Purchase 1559 129.64Purchase 441 129.65Purchase 4000 129.7Purchase 5067 129.75Purchase 4575 129.79Purchase 5450 129.8Purchase 5136 129.85Purchase 1000 129.9Purchase 401 129.99Purchase 49 130.Purchase 15000 132.0352Purchase 100000 143.93925TOTAL PURCHASE 348,384Sale 3918 128.Sale 322 128.29Sale 500 128.35Sale 140 128.43Sale 108 128.44Sale 392 128.45Sale 158 128.46Sale 100 128.53Sale 218 128.54Sale 387 128.57Sale 386 128.58Sale 201 128.61Sale 390 128.65Sale 736 128.66Sale 217 128.67Sale 744 128.68Sale 535 128.69Sale 377 128.7Sale 250 128.71Sale 300 128.73Sale 577 128.76Sale 560 128.77Sale 2422 128.78Sale 300 128.79Sale 274 128.8Sale 339 128.81Sale 253 128.82Sale 1607 128.83Sale 724 128.84Sale 608 128.85Sale 1181 128.86Sale 1154 128.87Sale 637 128.88Sale 138 128.89Sale 2272 128.9Sale 668 128.91Sale 203 128.92Sale 208 128.93Sale 721 128.94Sale 1054 128.95Sale 211 128.97Sale 217 128.98Sale 264 128.99Sale 784525 129.Sale 459 129.01Sale 156 129.02Sale 140 129.03Sale 295 129.04Sale 262 129.05Sale 943 129.08Sale 471 129.09Sale 192 129.1Sale 321 129.11Sale 116 129.12Sale 402 129.14Sale 1962 129.15Sale 1351 129.16Sale 485 129.17Sale 1304 129.19Sale 683 129.2Sale 1002 129.21Sale 519 129.23Sale 217 129.24Sale 1063 129.26Sale 239 129.27Sale 38 129.44Sale 611 129.49Sale 1934 129.5Sale 1745 129.51Sale 434 129.55Sale 284 129.56Sale 844 129.57Sale 1088 129.6Sale 726 129.62Sale 431 129.63Sale 716 129.67Sale 484 129.69Sale 350 129.73Sale 628 129.74Sale 20 129.78Sale 393 129.79Sale 1000 129.8Sale 384 129.85Sale 456 129.92Sale 755 130.Sale 100000 143.93925TOTAL SALES 937,399 (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 128.CFD Long 500 128.35CFD Long 100 128.53CFD Long 500 128.86CFD Long 1000 128.9CFD Long 1000 129.15CFD Long 1000 129.8CFD Long 100000 143.93925CFD Short 82 128.CFD Short 118 128.2CFD Short 1000 128.6CFD Short 30 128.68CFD Short 150 128.87CFD Short 800 129.CFD Short 1000 129.1CFD Short 2000 129.85CFD Short 1000 129.9CFD Short 401 129.99CFD Short 49 130.CFD Short 15000 132.0352 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 21/12/2007 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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