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Deutsche Bank AG11 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 10/12/2007 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 -1,899,871 -0.42 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,899,871 -0.42 (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 1000 144.95Purchase 362 144.96Purchase 2146 144.98Purchase 2361 145.Purchase 100 145.02Purchase 362 145.08Purchase 432 145.1Purchase 1193 145.11Purchase 263 145.48Purchase 4000 145.68Purchase 1000 145.86Purchase 362 145.95Purchase 5350 146.2275Purchase 9772 146.69338Purchase 1444 146.7Purchase 362 146.83Purchase 2956 146.93278Purchase 361 146.95Purchase 139 146.98Purchase 1115 146.99Purchase 100805 147.Purchase 1000 147.01Purchase 5188 147.02065Purchase 361 147.03Purchase 664 147.05Purchase 420 147.06Purchase 830 147.08Purchase 617 147.09Purchase 1194 147.1Purchase 1067 147.11Purchase 197 147.15Purchase 3 147.16Purchase 500 147.2Purchase 2600 147.2432Purchase 49 147.4Purchase 700 147.42Purchase 1000 147.68Purchase 100 147.69TOTAL PURCHASE 152,375Sale 7 144.93Sale 8 144.96Sale 6 144.98Sale 13 145.Sale 911 145.02Sale 7 145.05Sale 7 145.09Sale 1000 145.17Sale 513 145.2Sale 8 145.35Sale 7 145.4Sale 2000 145.43Sale 2015 145.45Sale 10 145.47Sale 263 145.48Sale 5 145.49Sale 2000 145.53Sale 6 145.54Sale 5 145.72Sale 5 145.75Sale 1894 145.78Sale 1028 145.79Sale 1016 145.8Sale 5 145.85Sale 5 145.86Sale 5 145.87Sale 5 145.88Sale 5 145.9Sale 5 145.93Sale 10 145.95Sale 5 145.98Sale 7 146.15Sale 5350 146.2275Sale 5 146.23Sale 4 146.27Sale 5 146.28Sale 9 146.3Sale 362 146.32Sale 8 146.34Sale 4 146.4Sale 4 146.6Sale 4 146.63Sale 2 146.68Sale 2 146.69Sale 9772 146.69338Sale 47 146.7Sale 8 146.75Sale 504 146.76Sale 6 146.77Sale 228 146.78Sale 61 146.79Sale 19 146.81Sale 22 146.83Sale 1008 146.84Sale 16 146.85Sale 3 146.86Sale 21 146.87Sale 733 146.88Sale 23 146.89Sale 1493 146.9Sale 9 146.91Sale 8 146.92Sale 541 146.93Sale 2956 146.93278Sale 6 146.94Sale 18 146.95Sale 2 146.96Sale 1 146.97Sale 26 146.98Sale 16 146.99Sale 106492 147.Sale 512 147.01Sale 8 147.02Sale 5188 147.02065Sale 19 147.03Sale 8 147.04Sale 11 147.05Sale 20 147.06Sale 10 147.07Sale 43 147.09Sale 7 147.1Sale 9 147.11Sale 7 147.15Sale 1000 147.16Sale 11 147.2Sale 2600 147.2432Sale 3 147.25Sale 4 147.26Sale 3 147.27Sale 3 147.3Sale 29 147.35Sale 500 147.41Sale 4 147.44Sale 4 147.75TOTAL SALES 152,587 (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 500 144.98CFD Long 100 145.02CFD Long 263 145.48CFD Long 1000 145.86CFD Long 9772 146.69338CFD Long 2956 146.93278CFD Long 1000 147.01CFD Long 5188 147.02065CFD Long 194 147.1CFD Long 1067 147.11CFD Long 197 147.15CFD Long 3 147.16CFD Long 500 147.2CFD Long 2600 147.2432CFD Long 49 147.4CFD Long 700 147.42CFD Long 1000 147.68CFD Long 100 147.69CFD Short 1000 145.17CFD Short 500 145.2CFD Short 263 145.48CFD Short 5350 146.2275CFD Short 9772 146.69338CFD Short 500 146.76CFD Short 214 146.78CFD Short 58 146.79CFD Short 1000 146.84CFD Short 728 146.88CFD Short 1464 146.9CFD Short 536 146.93CFD Short 1700 147.CFD Short 500 147.01CFD Short 5188 147.02065CFD Short 1000 147.16CFD Short 25 147.35CFD Short 500 147.41 (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 11/12/2007 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:
Rio Tinto