21st Feb 2008 15:55
Deutsche Bank AG21 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 18/02/2008 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 815,644 -2,086,325 0.18% -0.46% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,732,027 -1,015,644 0.38% -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,758,000 -1,676,000 0.38% -0.37% Total 4,305,671 -4,777,969 0.94% -1.05% (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 363 133.89Purchase 1 133.9Purchase 362 133.98Purchase 23450 134Purchase 16418 134.01Purchase 1000 134.03Purchase 389 134.07Purchase 1452 134.09Purchase 29 134.1Purchase 363 134.13Purchase 364 134.14Purchase 1118 134.15Purchase 1061 134.16Purchase 363 134.17Purchase 1815 134.19Purchase 697 134.2Purchase 1815 134.24Purchase 11 134.26Purchase 363 134.27Purchase 363 134.3Purchase 727 134.35Purchase 1089 134.49Purchase 364 134.5Purchase 2930 134.5341297Purchase 4050 134.5906Purchase 346 134.69Purchase 1654 134.7Purchase 364 134.72Purchase 1363 134.73Purchase 16 134.74Purchase 2189 134.75Purchase 100 134.76Purchase 726 134.77Purchase 2444 134.78Purchase 1 134.8Purchase 100 134.83Purchase 363 134.84Purchase 726 134.85Purchase 436 134.86Purchase 363 134.87Purchase 652 134.88Purchase 1145 134.89Purchase 3496 134.9Purchase 363 134.91Purchase 908 134.92Purchase 3363 134.94Purchase 2178 134.95Purchase 726 134.96Purchase 59 134.97Purchase 1545 134.98Purchase 545 134.99Purchase 13286 135Purchase 400 135.01Purchase 363 135.02Purchase 75 135.04Purchase 545 135.05Purchase 726 135.06Purchase 722 135.07Purchase 1268 135.08Purchase 1089 135.09Purchase 908 135.1Purchase 763 135.11Purchase 1244 135.12Purchase 1038 135.14Purchase 1115 135.15Purchase 974 135.16Purchase 726 135.17Purchase 1226 135.2Purchase 713 135.21Purchase 1645 135.22Purchase 153 135.25Purchase 1060 135.26Purchase 3252 135.27Purchase 200 135.28Purchase 908 135.29Purchase 14801 135.3Purchase 363 135.32Purchase 726 135.33Purchase 618 135.34Purchase 960 135.35Purchase 391 135.39Purchase 1098 135.4Purchase 673 135.41Purchase 363 135.42Purchase 454 135.43Purchase 340 135.44Purchase 506 135.47Purchase 500 135.48Purchase 1657 135.49Purchase 2110 135.5Purchase 90 135.51Purchase 908 135.52Purchase 177 135.53Purchase 102 135.54Purchase 48 135.55Purchase 390 135.57Purchase 726 135.58Purchase 726 135.59Purchase 363 135.6Purchase 409 135.61Purchase 711 135.62Purchase 245 135.63Purchase 233 135.64Purchase 1453 135.65Purchase 251 135.66Purchase 1 135.68Purchase 363 135.69Purchase 726 135.7Purchase 826 135.73Purchase 930 135.74Purchase 549 135.75Purchase 100 135.8Purchase 263 135.81Purchase 363 135.88Purchase 363 135.89Purchase 1090 135.9Purchase 363 135.95Purchase 51488 137.1TOTAL PURCHASE 211,344Sale 20582 134Sale 32936 134.01Sale 1851 134.1Sale 149 134.15Sale 1700 134.6794706Sale 2150 134.82Sale 10000 135Sale 500 135.1Sale 3172 135.1922982Sale 40 135.55Sale 1 135.65Sale 1391 137.1TOTAL SALES 74,472 (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 100 134.01CFD Long 1700 134.6794706CFD Long 2150 134.82CFD Long 500 135.1CFD Long 3172 135.1922982CFD Long 1 135.65CFD Short 2930 134.5341297CFD Short 4050 134.5906CFD Short 1000 134.7CFD Short 511 134.89CFD Short 1689 134.9CFD Short 155 134.98CFD Short 120 135CFD Short 400 135.01CFD Short 26 135.15CFD Short 974 135.16CFD Short 500 135.2CFD Short 2000 135.27CFD Short 1000 135.3CFD Short 36 135.39CFD Short 90 135.51CFD Short 21 135.52CFD Short 77 135.53CFD Short 48 135.55CFD Short 27 135.57CFD Short 46 135.61CFD Short 230 135.63CFD Short 119 135.64CFD Short 251 135.66CFD Short 1 135.68 (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 21/02/2008 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