24th Jan 2008 07:00
Deutsche Bank AG23 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 22/01/2008 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 Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 1,826,619 -5,860,096 0.40% -1.28% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,834,091 -1,037,697 0.40% -0.23% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,405,200 -1,743,300 0.31% -0.38% Total 5,065,910 -8,641,093 1.11% -1.89% (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 465 99.91Purchase 365 99.97Purchase 480 99.98Purchase 249 99.99Purchase 900 100.11Purchase 46 100.12Purchase 169 100.21Purchase 1093 100.22Purchase 364 100.24Purchase 850 100.25Purchase 810 100.45Purchase 442 100.46Purchase 100 100.88Purchase 100 100.98Purchase 90537 101Purchase 4092 101.1Purchase 500 101.5Purchase 729 101.56Purchase 770 101.57Purchase 364 101.59Purchase 83 101.6Purchase 324 101.62Purchase 281 101.65Purchase 500 101.68Purchase 250 101.77Purchase 1279 101.78Purchase 464 101.79Purchase 364 101.82Purchase 1094 101.83Purchase 364 101.85Purchase 365 101.86Purchase 365 101.92Purchase 364 101.93Purchase 364 101.95Purchase 365 101.96Purchase 364 101.97Purchase 2721 101.98Purchase 365 101.99Purchase 1824 102Purchase 400 102.1Purchase 364 102.13Purchase 364 102.15Purchase 364 102.2Purchase 729 102.24Purchase 365 102.25Purchase 364 102.26Purchase 364 102.27Purchase 364 102.28Purchase 49 102.3Purchase 752 102.39Purchase 364 102.4Purchase 127 102.46Purchase 966 102.47Purchase 315 102.5Purchase 730 102.6Purchase 364 102.62Purchase 85 102.9Purchase 280 102.91Purchase 364 102.93Purchase 611 102.94Purchase 482 102.95Purchase 2664 103Purchase 729 103.04Purchase 361 103.18Purchase 3 103.19Purchase 365 103.2Purchase 365 103.21Purchase 729 103.24Purchase 364 103.27Purchase 2551 103.3Purchase 728 103.32Purchase 1093 103.33Purchase 729 103.34Purchase 729 103.35Purchase 495 103.36Purchase 234 103.38Purchase 364 103.4Purchase 1923 103.5Purchase 365 103.53Purchase 729 103.54Purchase 365 103.55Purchase 673 103.57Purchase 365 103.58Purchase 729 103.59Purchase 3332 103.6Purchase 312 103.61Purchase 365 103.62Purchase 364 103.63Purchase 1457 103.64Purchase 1822 103.65Purchase 365 103.66Purchase 171 103.68Purchase 249 103.69Purchase 1225 103.7Purchase 208 103.73Purchase 521 103.74Purchase 365 103.75Purchase 364 103.76Purchase 502 103.77Purchase 232 103.78Purchase 359 103.8Purchase 300 103.81Purchase 6458 103.8448Purchase 364 103.86Purchase 365 103.88Purchase 743 103.96Purchase 729 103.97Purchase 604 103.98Purchase 2500 103.99Purchase 729 104Purchase 850 104.01Purchase 729 104.09Purchase 1093 104.1Purchase 729 104.13Purchase 729 104.18Purchase 1093 104.2Purchase 364 104.21Purchase 1691 104.25Purchase 729 104.26Purchase 180 104.27Purchase 546 104.28Purchase 2633 104.29Purchase 4374 104.3Purchase 100 104.31Purchase 365 104.33Purchase 2592 104.35Purchase 1478 104.37Purchase 1555 104.38Purchase 365 104.39Purchase 1823 104.4Purchase 281 104.41Purchase 1092 104.42Purchase 1824 104.43Purchase 1228 104.45Purchase 1809 104.46Purchase 1557 104.47Purchase 2857 104.48Purchase 2014 104.49Purchase 10457 104.5Purchase 1080 104.51Purchase 241 104.53Purchase 365 104.54Purchase 3461 104.55Purchase 1822 104.56Purchase 364 104.57Purchase 4011 104.6Purchase 3720 104.6046237Purchase 738 104.61Purchase 365 104.63Purchase 729 104.64Purchase 155 104.65Purchase 1094 104.68Purchase 364 104.7Purchase 300 104.71Purchase 365 104.76Purchase 365 104.77Purchase 365 104.79Purchase 464 104.8Purchase 1099 104.82Purchase 1078 104.83Purchase 147 104.85Purchase 583 104.86Purchase 364 104.89Purchase 2418 104.91Purchase 728 104.92Purchase 134 104.93Purchase 364 104.94Purchase 1473 104.95Purchase 1093 104.96Purchase 1443 104.97Purchase 1093 104.99Purchase 364 105.09Purchase 729 105.14Purchase 364 105.15Purchase 729 105.17Purchase 364 105.22Purchase 1458 105.23Purchase 1093 105.24Purchase 364 105.28Purchase 500 105.31Purchase 407 105.32Purchase 322 105.34Purchase 365 105.35Purchase 364 105.36Purchase 729 105.4Purchase 729 105.48Purchase 364 105.49Purchase 2187 105.5Purchase 365 105.52Purchase 728 105.53Purchase 365 105.55Purchase 364 105.6Purchase 331 105.62Purchase 33 105.63Purchase 365 105.65Purchase 113 105.67Purchase 615 105.68Purchase 365 105.69Purchase 364 105.7Purchase 126 105.72Purchase 500 105.75Purchase 200 105.8Purchase 729 105.88Purchase 490 105.89Purchase 1342 105.9Purchase 424 105.91Purchase 350 105.97Purchase 4715 106Purchase 1000 106.05Purchase 1183 106.1Purchase 498 106.32Purchase 13196 106.35Purchase 60 106.45Purchase 163 106.48Purchase 721 106.5Purchase 261 106.52Purchase 300 106.54Purchase 160 106.55Purchase 721 106.59Purchase 100 106.6Purchase 128 106.67Purchase 593 106.68Purchase 124 106.98Purchase 597 106.99Purchase 21500 114.75Purchase 40000 119.7790478TOTAL PURCHASE 352956 Sale 1000 100.02Sale 425 100.9Sale 46649 101Sale 380 101.3Sale 600 101.38Sale 500 101.45Sale 194 101.5Sale 626 101.54Sale 1250 101.55Sale 124 101.61Sale 6760 101.76Sale 740 101.84Sale 2500 101.98Sale 200 102.47Sale 1250 103.446Sale 18048 103.4829Sale 1200 103.54Sale 2000 103.55Sale 300 103.59Sale 200 103.6Sale 100 103.67Sale 100 103.73Sale 154 103.94Sale 85 103.95Sale 3788 104Sale 136 104.01Sale 13119 104.0377712Sale 2100 104.25Sale 2000 104.28Sale 2954 104.3Sale 190 104.35Sale 105 104.39Sale 1668 104.4Sale 332 104.41Sale 800 104.45Sale 751 104.5Sale 404 104.6Sale 1083 104.61Sale 103 104.62Sale 200 104.63Sale 4550 104.7Sale 150 104.71Sale 133 104.74Sale 5167 104.75Sale 131 104.85Sale 133 104.86Sale 80 104.94Sale 500 104.99Sale 4886 105.05Sale 114 105.06Sale 1 105.09Sale 80 105.21Sale 350 105.49Sale 190 105.53Sale 2665 105.6Sale 225 105.65Sale 110 105.66Sale 4386 105.7Sale 777 105.71Sale 223 105.72Sale 464 105.8Sale 2217 106Sale 4906 106.35Sale 21500 114.75Sale 15621 119.4804TOTAL SALES 184677 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) AUD e.g. CFDCFD Long 194 101.5CFD Long 6760 101.76CFD Long 740 101.84CFD Long 2500 101.98CFD Long 21500 114.75CFD Long 15621 119.4804CFD Short 100 99.9CFD Short 100 99.91CFD Short 900 100.11CFD Short 46 100.12CFD Short 169 100.21CFD Short 850 100.25CFD Short 810 100.45CFD Short 442 100.46CFD Short 100 100.88CFD Short 100 100.98CFD Short 4092 101.1CFD Short 500 101.5CFD Short 500 101.68CFD Short 250 101.77CFD Short 1279 101.78CFD Short 100 101.79CFD Short 2000 101.98CFD Short 400 102.1CFD Short 752 102.39CFD Short 1300 103CFD Short 100 103.5CFD Short 300 103.81CFD Short 239 103.98CFD Short 2500 103.99CFD Short 500 104.01CFD Short 132 104.29CFD Short 100 104.31CFD Short 884 104.35CFD Short 5 104.82CFD Short 126 105.72CFD Short 806 105.9CFD Short 4000 106CFD Short 1000 106.05CFD Short 21500 114.75CFD Short 40000 119.7790478 (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 23/01/2008 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