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Deutsche Bank AG14 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 11/01/2008 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 -1,844,311 -0.40 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,844,311 -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 2142 125.6Purchase 365 126.38Purchase 365 126.46Purchase 22 126.54Purchase 1437 126.55Purchase 365 126.57Purchase 365 126.79Purchase 365 126.8Purchase 365 126.82Purchase 365 126.83Purchase 365 126.84Purchase 365 126.88Purchase 1094 126.89Purchase 360 126.9Purchase 1080 126.94Purchase 655 126.99Purchase 425 127.Purchase 200 127.03Purchase 520 127.04Purchase 12 127.41Purchase 12 127.42Purchase 476 127.55Purchase 250 128.Purchase 172 128.29TOTAL PURCHASE 12,142Sale 360 125.6Sale 100 127.01Sale 100 127.3Sale 365 127.33Sale 730 127.4Sale 250 127.6Sale 360 128.07Sale 75 128.29TOTAL SALES 2,340 (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 100 127.01CFD Long 100 127.3CFD Long 250 127.6CFD Long 75 128.29CFD Short 2142 125.6CFD Short 12 127.41CFD Short 12 127.42CFD Short 476 127.55CFD Short 250 128 (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 14/01/2008 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