21st Dec 2007 14:56
Deutsche Bank AG21 December 2007 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 LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 20/12/2007 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 Ordinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -2,700,568 -0.59 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -2,700,568 -0.59 (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 82128.Purchase 118128.2Purchase 2000128.6Purchase 1000128.64Purchase 8000128.65Purchase 4030128.68Purchase 8000128.85Purchase 1000128.86Purchase 2150128.87Purchase 3000128.88Purchase 1000128.92Purchase 2000128.95Purchase 80000 128.9608Purchase 2000128.98Purchase 76820129.Purchase 1000129.1Purchase 1000129.49Purchase 4000129.5Purchase 152129.53Purchase 413129.56Purchase 36129.57Purchase 2140129.58Purchase 1765129.6Purchase 4000129.62Purchase 1559129.64Purchase 441129.65Purchase 4000129.7Purchase 5067129.75Purchase 4575129.79Purchase 5450129.8Purchase 5136129.85Purchase 1000129.9Purchase 401129.99Purchase 49130.Purchase 15000 132.0352Purchase 100000 143.93925TOTAL PURCHASE 348,384Sale 3918128.Sale 322128.29Sale 500128.35Sale 140128.43Sale 108128.44Sale 392128.45Sale 158128.46Sale 100128.53Sale 218128.54Sale 387128.57Sale 386128.58Sale 201128.61Sale 390128.65Sale 736128.66Sale 217128.67Sale 744128.68Sale 535128.69Sale 377128.7Sale 250128.71Sale 300128.73Sale 577128.76Sale 560128.77Sale 2422128.78Sale 300128.79Sale 274128.8Sale 339128.81Sale 253128.82Sale 1607128.83Sale 724128.84Sale 608128.85Sale 1181128.86Sale 1154128.87Sale 637128.88Sale 138128.89Sale 2272128.9Sale 668128.91Sale 203128.92Sale 208128.93Sale 721128.94Sale 1054128.95Sale 211128.97Sale 217128.98Sale 264128.99Sale 784525129.Sale 459129.01Sale 156129.02Sale 140129.03Sale 295129.04Sale 262129.05Sale 943129.08Sale 471129.09Sale 192129.1Sale 321129.11Sale 116129.12Sale 402129.14Sale 1962129.15Sale 1351129.16Sale 485129.17Sale 1304129.19Sale 683129.2Sale 1002129.21Sale 519129.23Sale 217129.24Sale 1063129.26Sale 239129.27Sale 38129.44Sale 611129.49Sale 1934129.5Sale 1745129.51Sale 434129.55Sale 284129.56Sale 844129.57Sale 1088129.6Sale 726129.62Sale 431129.63Sale 716129.67Sale 484129.69Sale 350129.73Sale 628129.74Sale 20129.78Sale 393129.79Sale 1000129.8Sale 384129.85Sale 456129.92Sale 755130.Sale 100000 143.93925TOTAL SALES 937,399 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of securities Price per unit - Australianname, (Note 5) (Note 6) Dollars $e.g. CFDCFD Long 1000128.CFD Long 500128.35CFD Long 100128.53CFD Long 500128.86CFD Long 1000128.9CFD Long 1000129.15CFD Long 1000129.8CFD Long 100000 143.93925CFD Short 82128.CFD Short 118128.2CFD Short 1000128.6CFD Short 30128.68CFD Short 150128.87CFD Short 800129.CFD Short 1000129.1CFD Short 2000129.85CFD Short 1000129.9CFD Short 401129.99CFD Short 49130.CFD Short 15000 132.0352 (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 21/12/2007 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