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Deutsche Bank AG13 February 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 11/02/2008 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 Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 391,520 0.09% -2,275,155 -0.50% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,712,224 0.37% -571,520 -0.13% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,565,000 0.34% -1,681,000 -0.37% Total 3,668,744 0.80% -4,527,675 -0.99% (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 (Note 4) AUD $Purchase 37044 121.77Purchase 9876 121.86Purchase 7080 122Purchase 1101 122.1Purchase 1000 122.14034Purchase 83 122.25Purchase 304 122.27Purchase 4000 122.3Purchase 79 122.35Purchase 11 122.36Purchase 61 122.37Purchase 5000 122.44Purchase 5000 122.5Purchase 5363 122.75Purchase 111 122.79Purchase 1200 122.8Purchase 508 122.85Purchase 29 122.88Purchase 415 122.9Purchase 100 122.94Purchase 589 122.98Purchase 10000 123Purchase 362 123.11Purchase 100 123.12Purchase 4538 123.14Purchase 363 123.24Purchase 3480 123.6726Purchase 500 123.82Purchase 44200 124Purchase 500 124.01Purchase 355 124.25Purchase 500 124.37Purchase 249 124.51Purchase 1000 124.73Purchase 1000 125Purchase 2204 125.2Purchase 200 125.5TOTAL PURCHASE 148,505Sale 10945 121.77Sale 9876 121.86Sale 50 121.9Sale 300 121.99Sale 5540 122Sale 460 122.07Sale 12 122.08Sale 2000 122.09Sale 987 122.16Sale 820 122.27Sale 2000 122.3Sale 18 122.32Sale 150 122.33Sale 29 122.45Sale 1000 122.69828Sale 200 122.85Sale 979 122.88Sale 21 122.89Sale 10000 123Sale 500 123.1Sale 1335 123.32Sale 118 123.62Sale 32 123.69Sale 5325 123.7424Sale 2000 123.75Sale 1509 123.85Sale 8743 124Sale 99 124.01Sale 200 124.02Sale 300 124.03Sale 971 124.04Sale 27 124.07Sale 500 124.2Sale 2163 124.25Sale 1000 124.27Sale 4000 124.3Sale 5000 124.35Sale 1909 124.39Sale 16 124.4Sale 5500 124.5Sale 396 124.59Sale 325 124.6Sale 666 124.64Sale 304 124.65Sale 38 124.7Sale 53 124.71Sale 363 124.74Sale 12000 124.8Sale 150 124.95Sale 110 124.99Sale 9827 125Sale 137 125.01Sale 237 125.03Sale 2158 125.04Sale 9000 125.1Sale 200 125.2Sale 2000 125.3Sale 9966 125.5Sale 34 125.53Sale 200 125.7TOTAL SALES 134,798 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD AUD $CFD Long 50 121.9CFD Long 300 121.99CFD Long 1000 122.69828CFD Long 200 122.85CFD Long 979 122.88CFD Long 21 122.89CFD Long 500 123.1CFD Long 118 123.62CFD Long 32 123.69CFD Long 5325 123.7424CFD Long 200 124.02CFD Long 500 124.2CFD Long 500 124.39CFD Long 150 124.95CFD Long 110 124.99CFD Long 200 125.2CFD Short 1000 121.77CFD Short 1101 122.1CFD Short 1000 122.14034CFD Short 83 122.25CFD Short 304 122.27CFD Short 79 122.35CFD Short 11 122.36CFD Short 61 122.37CFD Short 111 122.79CFD Short 1200 122.8CFD Short 145 122.85CFD Short 415 122.9CFD Short 100 122.94CFD Short 589 122.98CFD Short 3480 123.6726CFD Short 500 123.82CFD Short 500 124.01CFD Short 500 124.37CFD Short 1000 124.73CFD Short 1000 125CFD Short 200 125.5 (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) Put Option Buying 65,000 132 Amercian 27/03/2008 11.70 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 12/02/2008 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:
Rio Tinto