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Deutsche Bank AG04 March 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 03/03/2008 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 344,077 0.08% -2,067,308 -0.45 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,731,443 0.38% -544,077 -0.12 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,545,000 0.34% -1,645,000 -0.36 Total 3,620,520 0.79% -4,256,385 -0.93 (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 81 131.23Purchase 200 131.26Purchase 362 131.32Purchase 363 131.45Purchase 340 131.46Purchase 219 131.49Purchase 118 131.55Purchase 300 131.57Purchase 621 131.58Purchase 3940 131.60Purchase 115 131.65Purchase 579 131.69Purchase 11751 131.70Purchase 363 131.71Purchase 1113 131.75Purchase 1550 131.78Purchase 1147 131.79Purchase 441 131.80Purchase 352 131.86Purchase 363 131.87Purchase 1088 131.89Purchase 98 132.00Purchase 1614 132.01Purchase 363 132.03Purchase 200 132.04Purchase 862 132.05Purchase 1800 132.18Purchase 363 132.23Purchase 1067 132.28Purchase 811 132.30Purchase 725 132.32Purchase 363 132.34Purchase 725 132.40Purchase 1000 132.42Purchase 2000 132.45Purchase 726 132.46Purchase 5050 132.47Purchase 363 132.48Purchase 871 132.49Purchase 1956 132.50Purchase 1000 132.54Purchase 218 132.55Purchase 4770 132.73Purchase 363 132.78Purchase 362 132.79Purchase 250 132.95Purchase 1384 133.00Purchase 2000 133.05Purchase 448 133.10Purchase 1552 133.11Purchase 1465 133.20Purchase 4000 133.22Purchase 35000 133.31Purchase 2000 133.34Purchase 2000 133.35Purchase 300 133.41Purchase 2083 133.47Purchase 300 133.54Purchase 362 133.60Purchase 1000 133.75Purchase 363 133.78Purchase 606 134.00Purchase 500 134.12Purchase 30000 135.64Purchase 2083 137.00TOTAL PURCHASE 140,772Sale 121 131.05Sale 100 131.15Sale 130 131.20Sale 51 131.22Sale 4 131.23Sale 1714 131.50Sale 1795 131.55Sale 205 131.56Sale 316 131.60Sale 38964 131.65Sale 1175 131.67Sale 11751 131.70Sale 588 131.79Sale 31 131.83Sale 75 131.84Sale 1069 131.85Sale 250 131.90Sale 587 132.06Sale 29 132.13Sale 16 132.19Sale 1307 132.20Sale 2693 132.21Sale 60 132.22Sale 449 132.23Sale 681 132.24Sale 1573 132.27Sale 996 132.28Sale 2682 132.30Sale 485 132.31Sale 3164 132.31Sale 834 132.33Sale 89 132.34Sale 149 132.35Sale 50 132.36Sale 817 132.39Sale 3980 132.40Sale 1442 132.41Sale 186 132.42Sale 889 132.45Sale 314 132.48Sale 1073 132.49Sale 194 132.50Sale 366 132.51Sale 1540 132.52Sale 1587 132.57Sale 40 132.58Sale 1 132.59Sale 1185 132.60Sale 50 132.61Sale 1000 132.70Sale 154 132.71Sale 326 132.72Sale 1000 132.74Sale 9545 132.76Sale 1197 132.80Sale 200 132.87Sale 200 132.95Sale 362 133.10Sale 205 133.31Sale 524 133.70Sale 2000 133.80Sale 4500 133.83Sale 1775 133.84Sale 723 134.00Sale 60000 135.64Sale 2083 137.00TOTAL SALES 173,641 (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 100 131.15CFD Long 130 131.20CFD Long 51 131.22CFD Long 4 131.23CFD Long 30 131.50CFD Long 250 131.90CFD Long 60 132.22CFD Long 449 132.23CFD Long 996 132.28CFD Long 1682 132.30CFD Long 485 132.31CFD Long 3164 132.31CFD Long 250 132.33CFD Long 1349 132.41CFD Long 720 132.45CFD Long 314 132.48CFD Long 257 132.49CFD Long 1517 132.52CFD Long 9545 132.76CFD Long 200 132.87CFD Long 200 132.95CFD Long 2083 137.00CFD Short 81 131.23CFD Short 200 131.26CFD Short 340 131.46CFD Short 219 131.49CFD Short 118 131.55CFD Short 300 131.57CFD Short 621 131.58CFD Short 940 131.60CFD Short 115 131.65CFD Short 216 131.69CFD Short 251 131.78CFD Short 352 131.86CFD Short 1614 132.01CFD Short 500 132.05CFD Short 705 132.28CFD Short 811 132.30CFD Short 1000 132.42CFD Short 5050 132.47CFD Short 1465 132.50CFD Short 4770 132.73CFD Short 250 132.95CFD Short 1384 133.00CFD Short 1465 133.20CFD Short 35000 133.31CFD Short 300 133.41CFD Short 2083 133.47CFD Short 300 133.54CFD Short 1000 133.75CFD Short 500 134.12CFD Short 2083 137.00 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 04/03/2008 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