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Deutsche Bank AG28 April 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 24/04/2008 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 461,852 0.10% -1,905,495 -0.42 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,336,102 0.29% -555,000 -0.12 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,447,000 0.32% -810,000 -0.18 Total 3,244,954 0.71% -3,270,495 -0.72 (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 5000 120.00Purchase 5000 122.00Purchase 35000 124.00Purchase 10000 144.00Purchase 581 145.30Purchase 150 145.54Purchase 362 145.56Purchase 3731 145.60Purchase 29 145.61Purchase 362 145.69Purchase 31 145.73Purchase 724 145.74Purchase 1293 145.75Purchase 509 145.77Purchase 275 145.86Purchase 83 145.87Purchase 132 145.95Purchase 500 145.99Purchase 1000 146.00Purchase 151 146.01Purchase 12 146.02Purchase 4600 146.05Purchase 37 146.05Purchase 617 146.24Purchase 3000 146.25Purchase 333 146.30Purchase 333 146.31Purchase 41 146.34Purchase 5000 146.36Purchase 550 146.40Purchase 652 146.56Purchase 348 146.57Purchase 1074 146.60Purchase 500 146.80Purchase 200 146.83Purchase 650 146.84Purchase 650 146.85Purchase 7000 146.86Purchase 263 146.99Purchase 2715 147.00Purchase 136000 147.19Purchase 500 147.30TOTAL PURCHASE 229,988Sale 362 145.40Sale 362 145.41Sale 362 145.45Sale 362 145.48Sale 362 145.50Sale 724 145.57Sale 3580 145.60Sale 362 145.61Sale 362 145.63Sale 500 145.66Sale 800 145.72Sale 4342 145.80Sale 100 145.80Sale 125 145.84Sale 976 146.17Sale 11923 146.22Sale 1000 146.26Sale 2887 146.27Sale 3000 146.28Sale 1460 146.35Sale 4545 146.38Sale 1632 146.39Sale 500 146.50Sale 8500 146.60Sale 68000 147.19TOTAL SALES 117,128 (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 500 145.66CFD Long 800 145.72CFD Long 100 145.80CFD Long 125 145.84CFD Long 11923 146.22CFD Long 1000 146.26CFD Long 3000 146.28CFD Long 4500 146.60CFD Short 581 145.30CFD Short 150 145.54CFD Short 261 145.60CFD Short 29 145.61CFD Short 31 145.73CFD Short 569 145.75CFD Short 147 145.77CFD Short 132 145.95CFD Short 500 145.99CFD Short 151 146.01CFD Short 12 146.02CFD Short 4600 146.05CFD Short 37 146.05CFD Short 3000 146.25CFD Short 41 146.34CFD Short 550 146.40CFD Short 652 146.56CFD Short 348 146.57CFD Short 1000 147.00CFD Short 500 147.30 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) Call Option 5000 122.00Call Option 10000 144.00Call Option 35000 124.00Call Option 5000 120.00Call Option 1000 146.00 (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 28/04/2008 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