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Deutsche Bank AG London21 November 2007 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Deutsche Bank AG London Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 20/11/2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 1,166,478 £52.3721 £49.590476 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 168,917 £52.43 £49.63 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFD GBPCFD Long 10,000 50.2757071CFD Long 3,000 50.943733CFD Long 50,000 51.411605CFD Long 5 51.67CFD Long 7 51.64CFD Long 7 51.64CFD Long 7 51.65CFD Long 10,576 52.132783CFD Long 63,600 51.63CFD Short 2,807 49.98999CFD Short 48,956 50.04496CFD Short 500,000 50.6472CFD Short 3,000 50.74CFD Short 400 50.9257CFD Short 131,700 51.0599CFD Short 11,662 51.20557CFD Short 10,000 51.2134524CFD Short 100,000 51.2512CFD Short 9,800 51.287613CFD Short 95,000 51.373376CFD Short 70,811 52.24719CFD Short 1,236 50.53CFD Short 3,389 51.637228CFD Short 4,226 51.63CFD Short 9,988 51.3021CFD Short 33,269 52.0695CFD Short 63,600 51.63 (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 5) price European etc. Date paid/received per unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. NONE Date of disclosure 21/11/2007 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Connected Advisor to Offeree Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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