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Deutsche Bank AG04 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 Limited Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 03/01/2008 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 -1,866,888 -0.41 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,866,888 -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 309 131.22Purchase 1000 131.5Purchase 508 131.54Purchase 492 131.56Purchase 1732 131.6Purchase 3665 131.61Purchase 366 131.62Purchase 366 131.64Purchase 366 131.67Purchase 732 131.73Purchase 366 131.79Purchase 732 131.8Purchase 282 131.84Purchase 579 131.85Purchase 25366 131.9Purchase 100 131.95Purchase 80 132.02Purchase 84 134.TOTAL PURCHASE 37,125Sale 249 131.04Sale 51 131.48Sale 1366 131.5Sale 250 131.51Sale 108 131.52Sale 500 131.53Sale 500 131.55Sale 161 131.56Sale 64 131.58Sale 2150 131.6Sale 80 131.75Sale 361 131.77Sale 1540 131.93Sale 500 131.94Sale 16000 131.95Sale 3637 131.96Sale 1000 131.97Sale 234 131.98Sale 361 132.Sale 29 132.2Sale 361 132.22Sale 7590 132.5Sale 352 132.51Sale 338 132.53Sale 23 132.54Sale 33 132.55Sale 94 132.56Sale 60 132.61Sale 84 134.TOTAL SALES 38,076 (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 249 131.04CFD Long 51 131.48CFD Long 250 131.51CFD Long 14 131.52CFD Long 161 131.56CFD Long 64 131.58CFD Long 1950 131.6CFD Long 80 131.75CFD Long 60 132.61CFD Long 84 134.CFD Short 309 131.22CFD Short 1000 131.5CFD Short 508 131.54CFD Short 492 131.56CFD Short 1000 131.6CFD Short 227 131.61CFD Short 500 131.85CFD Short 100 131.95CFD Short 80 132.02CFD Short 84 134. (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 04/01/2008 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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