18th Dec 2007 08:04
Deutsche Bank AG18 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 Limited Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 17/12/2007 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 ShortOrdinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,888,064 -0.41 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,888,064 -0.41 (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 15 131.25Purchase 747 131.31Purchase 500 131.33Purchase 999 131.34Purchase 1001 131.35Purchase 2000 131.4Purchase 46 131.5Purchase 200 131.62Purchase 450 131.64Purchase 3000 131.75Purchase 10 131.78Purchase 150 131.83Purchase 1 131.84Purchase 11569 131.85Purchase 16 131.86Purchase 100 131.88Purchase 18000 131.9Purchase 5000 131.93Purchase 3076 131.94Purchase 289 132.05Purchase 1 132.19Purchase 85 132.2Purchase 4150 132.25Purchase 2000 132.29Purchase 5000 132.33Purchase 5000 132.34Purchase 5000 132.35Purchase 97486 132.3524Purchase 5000 132.37Purchase 10 132.85Purchase 10 133.2Purchase 10 133.84Purchase 20000 134.Purchase 361 134.09Purchase 1000 134.3Purchase 1000 134.35Purchase 4000 134.4Purchase 20 134.42Purchase 17 134.91Purchase 183 134.92Purchase 100 134.97Purchase 21368 136.60507Purchase 13200 137.0781Purchase 11300 137.24001Purchase 15350 137.73118TOTAL PURCHASE 258,820Sale 1392 131.22Sale 461 131.36Sale 361 131.37Sale 361 131.38Sale 14000 131.4Sale 2000 131.42Sale 2000 131.5Sale 361 131.54Sale 361 131.55Sale 108 131.56Sale 2357 131.6Sale 4 131.61Sale 3000 131.62Sale 100 131.64Sale 100 131.67Sale 100 131.69Sale 1000 131.7Sale 400 131.74Sale 100 131.75Sale 362 131.76Sale 99 131.78Sale 573 131.79Sale 50 131.8Sale 300 131.81Sale 100 131.82Sale 120100 131.83Sale 100 131.84Sale 34323 131.85Sale 2668 131.86Sale 768 131.87Sale 200 131.88Sale 3100 131.89Sale 1000 131.9Sale 100 131.91Sale 400 131.92Sale 5100 131.93Sale 962 131.94Sale 6251 131.95Sale 165 131.96Sale 100 131.97Sale 100 131.98Sale 7100 132.Sale 100 132.01Sale 3267 132.02Sale 2500 132.03Sale 105 132.04Sale 100 132.05Sale 643 132.06Sale 54004 132.07Sale 1388 132.08Sale 194 132.1Sale 234 132.11Sale 264 132.12Sale 470 132.13Sale 1000 132.15Sale 1000 132.16Sale 100 132.2Sale 367 132.22Sale 5668 132.25Sale 1102 132.26Sale 283 132.27Sale 84 132.28Sale 367 132.3Sale 500 132.35Sale 1367 132.4Sale 500 132.48Sale 110 132.81Sale 68 132.83Sale 122 132.84Sale 361 133.18Sale 3000 133.21Sale 5100 133.3Sale 100 133.31Sale 2000 133.44Sale 185 133.5Sale 100 133.58Sale 100 133.66Sale 2000 133.8Sale 1000 133.84Sale 100 133.91Sale 100 133.93Sale 3000 133.98Sale 200 134.01Sale 1350 134.31Sale 100 134.38Sale 100 134.39Sale 1600 134.4Sale 100 134.42Sale 700 134.5Sale 500 134.53Sale 438 134.6Sale 1000 134.89Sale 7000 135.Sale 21368 136.60507Sale 13200 137.0781Sale 11300 137.24001Sale 15350 137.73118 TOTAL SALES 379,946 (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 1392 131.22CFD Long 100 131.36CFD Long 108 131.56CFD Long 100 131.64CFD Long 100 131.67CFD Long 100 131.69CFD Long 400 131.74CFD Long 100 131.75CFD Long 300 131.81CFD Long 100 131.82CFD Long 100 131.83CFD Long 100 131.84CFD Long 5314 131.85CFD Long 300 131.86CFD Long 400 131.87CFD Long 200 131.88CFD Long 100 131.89CFD Long 100 131.91CFD Long 400 131.92CFD Long 100 131.93CFD Long 250 131.94CFD Long 300 131.95CFD Long 100 131.96CFD Long 100 131.97CFD Long 100 131.98CFD Long 100 132.CFD Long 100 132.01CFD Long 267 132.02CFD Long 500 132.03CFD Long 105 132.04CFD Long 100 132.05CFD Long 143 132.06CFD Long 4 132.07CFD Long 21 132.08CFD Long 60 132.1CFD Long 100 132.2CFD Long 110 132.81CFD Long 68 132.83CFD Long 122 132.84CFD Long 3000 133.21CFD Long 100 133.3CFD Long 100 133.31CFD Long 100 133.58CFD Long 100 133.66CFD Long 100 133.91CFD Long 100 133.93CFD Long 200 134.01CFD Long 100 134.38CFD Long 100 134.39CFD Long 100 134.42CFD Long 200 134.5CFD Long 21368 136.60507CFD Long 11300 137.24001CFD Long 15350 137.73118CFD Short 15 131.25CFD Short 747 131.31CFD Short 500 131.33CFD Short 2000 131.4CFD Short 46 131.5CFD Short 200 131.62CFD Short 450 131.64CFD Short 10 131.78CFD Short 150 131.83CFD Short 1 131.84CFD Short 10500 131.85CFD Short 16 131.86CFD Short 100 131.88CFD Short 76 131.94CFD Short 289 132.05CFD Short 1 132.19CFD Short 85 132.2CFD Short 150 132.25CFD Short 10 132.85CFD Short 10 133.2CFD Short 10 133.84CFD Short 20 134.42CFD Short 17 134.91CFD Short 183 134.92CFD Short 100 134.97CFD Short 21368 136.60507CFD Short 13200 137.0781CFD Short 11300 137.24001CFD Short 15350 137.73118 (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 18/12/2007 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:
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