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Deutsche Bank AG09 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 08/01/2008 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 ShortOrdinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,828,301 -0.40 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,828,301 -0.40 (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 200 127.45Purchase 2000 127.5Purchase 2576 128.Purchase 500 128.11Purchase 100 128.16Purchase 138 128.2Purchase 360 128.24Purchase 942 128.25Purchase 200 128.3Purchase 160 128.31Purchase 1002 128.34Purchase 137 128.35Purchase 821 128.39Purchase 657 128.4Purchase 63558 129.17TOTAL PURCHASE 73,351Sale 108 127.06Sale 199 127.15Sale 654 127.17Sale 147 127.18Sale 50 127.8Sale 50 127.9Sale 78 128.15Sale 3798 128.2637Sale 365 128.28Sale 2000 128.41Sale 1000 128.45Sale 28483 129.17TOTAL SALES 36,932 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit - Australian Dollars $e.g. CFD CFD Long 108 127.06CFD Long 199 127.15CFD Long 654 127.17CFD Long 147 127.18CFD Long 50 127.8CFD Long 50 127.9CFD Long 78 128.15CFD Long 1000 128.45CFD Long 5100 129.17CFD Short 200 127.45CFD Short 200 127.5CFD Short 75 128.CFD Short 500 128.11CFD Short 100 128.16CFD Short 138 128.2CFD Short 462 128.25CFD Short 5100 129.17 (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 09/01/2008 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:
Rio Tinto