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Deutsche Bank AG11 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 10/04/2008 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 455,247 -2,327,996 0.10% -0.51 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,393,814 -574,395 0.31% -0.13 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,502,000 -825,000 0.33% -0.18 Total 3,351,061 -5,480,992 0.73% -1.20 (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 45 137.21Purchase 67 137.26Purchase 37 137.29Purchase 33 137.31Purchase 35 137.32Purchase 25 137.33Purchase 65 137.36Purchase 19 137.37Purchase 46 137.38Purchase 35 137.39Purchase 70 137.41Purchase 10 137.44Purchase 89 137.46Purchase 50 137.47Purchase 41 137.48Purchase 106 137.49Purchase 950 137.50Purchase 114 137.51Purchase 507 137.52Purchase 400 137.53Purchase 100 137.53Purchase 137 137.54Purchase 502 137.55Purchase 360 137.56Purchase 46 137.58Purchase 1162 137.60Purchase 159 137.61Purchase 44 137.65Purchase 1156 137.66Purchase 225 137.70Purchase 194 137.71Purchase 775 137.72Purchase 131 137.75Purchase 80 137.76Purchase 29 137.78Purchase 32 137.79Purchase 69 137.80Purchase 217 137.81Purchase 225 137.82Purchase 6500 137.83Purchase 138 137.84Purchase 75 137.85Purchase 31 137.86Purchase 19479 137.88Purchase 36 137.90Purchase 279 137.91Purchase 20 137.93Purchase 19 137.94Purchase 160 137.96Purchase 24 137.97Purchase 253 137.98Purchase 19 137.99Purchase 663 138.01Purchase 358 138.02Purchase 21 138.03Purchase 79 138.04Purchase 6634 138.04Purchase 53 138.05Purchase 600 138.05Purchase 139 138.06Purchase 171 138.08Purchase 90 138.10Purchase 472 138.11Purchase 141 138.12Purchase 50 138.13Purchase 98 138.14Purchase 92 138.15Purchase 762 138.18Purchase 40 138.21Purchase 4000 138.30Purchase 16000 139.31TOTAL PURCHASE 65,883Sale 363 137.11Sale 726 137.20Sale 1453 137.25Sale 363 137.32Sale 727 137.37Sale 726 137.39Sale 363 137.40Sale 363 137.41Sale 1454 137.45Sale 2896 137.46Sale 1091 137.47Sale 363 137.48Sale 363 137.49Sale 2148 137.51Sale 1094 137.52Sale 363 137.53Sale 1727 137.54Sale 2823 137.55Sale 363 137.56Sale 363 137.58Sale 1831 137.60Sale 727 137.61Sale 726 137.63Sale 1086 137.64Sale 600 137.67Sale 364 137.68Sale 363 137.69Sale 277 137.70Sale 6364 137.74Sale 577 137.75Sale 726 137.77Sale 963 137.78Sale 1090 137.79Sale 5246 137.80Sale 807 137.81Sale 3541 137.81Sale 363 137.82Sale 121 137.83Sale 132 137.84Sale 3247 137.85Sale 696 137.86Sale 19479 137.88Sale 402 137.89Sale 3254 137.90Sale 145 137.91Sale 601 137.92Sale 319 137.93Sale 726 137.94Sale 363 137.95Sale 210 137.96Sale 363 137.98Sale 1612 138.00Sale 331 138.01Sale 363 138.05Sale 4923 138.10Sale 1255 138.11Sale 1051 138.12Sale 4000 138.19Sale 1659 138.20Sale 1363 138.22Sale 16000 139.31TOTAL SALES 108,398 (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 708 137.51CFD Long 835 137.52CFD Long 720 137.55CFD Long 723 137.64CFD Long 600 137.67CFD Long 277 137.70CFD Long 6000 137.74CFD Long 600 137.78CFD Long 374 137.80CFD Long 3541 137.81CFD Long 595 137.85CFD Long 14 137.88CFD Long 2075 137.90CFD Long 145 137.91CFD Long 238 137.92CFD Long 210 137.96CFD Long 1000 138.12CFD Long 1000 138.22CFD Short 45 137.21CFD Short 67 137.26CFD Short 37 137.29CFD Short 33 137.31CFD Short 35 137.32CFD Short 25 137.33CFD Short 65 137.36CFD Short 19 137.37CFD Short 46 137.38CFD Short 35 137.39CFD Short 70 137.41CFD Short 10 137.44CFD Short 89 137.46CFD Short 50 137.47CFD Short 41 137.48CFD Short 106 137.49CFD Short 950 137.50CFD Short 114 137.51CFD Short 507 137.52CFD Short 400 137.53CFD Short 100 137.53CFD Short 137 137.54CFD Short 502 137.55CFD Short 360 137.56CFD Short 46 137.58CFD Short 1162 137.60CFD Short 159 137.61CFD Short 44 137.65CFD Short 1156 137.66CFD Short 225 137.70CFD Short 194 137.71CFD Short 775 137.72CFD Short 131 137.75CFD Short 80 137.76CFD Short 29 137.78CFD Short 32 137.79CFD Short 69 137.80CFD Short 217 137.81CFD Short 225 137.82CFD Short 6500 137.83CFD Short 138 137.84CFD Short 75 137.85CFD Short 31 137.86CFD Short 14 137.88CFD Short 36 137.90CFD Short 279 137.91CFD Short 20 137.93CFD Short 19 137.94CFD Short 160 137.96CFD Short 24 137.97CFD Short 253 137.98CFD Short 19 137.99CFD Short 663 138.01CFD Short 358 138.02CFD Short 21 138.03CFD Short 79 138.04CFD Short 53 138.05CFD Short 600 138.05CFD Short 139 138.06CFD Short 171 138.08CFD Short 90 138.10CFD Short 472 138.11CFD Short 141 138.12CFD Short 50 138.13CFD Short 98 138.14CFD Short 92 138.15CFD Short 762 138.18CFD Short 40 138.21 (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 11/04/2008 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