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Deutsche Bank AG08 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 Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 07/01/2008 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 Ordinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,864,720 -0.41 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,864,720 -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 2880 129.Purchase 20000 129.17Purchase 360 129.19Purchase 418 129.2Purchase 55 129.21Purchase 200 129.3Purchase 160 129.31Purchase 200 129.34Purchase 5050 129.35Purchase 5000 129.4Purchase 5000 129.5Purchase 2000 129.52Purchase 4000 129.55Purchase 4000 129.59Purchase 17 129.6Purchase 123 129.68Purchase 18 129.69Purchase 1000 129.7Purchase 365 129.72Purchase 1000 129.8Purchase 250 130.1Purchase 110 130.11Purchase 731 130.15Purchase 365 130.23Purchase 157 130.37Purchase 203 130.38Purchase 18 132.07Purchase 6000 132.39999TOTAL PURCHASE 59,680Sale 3 129.1Sale 1235 129.11Sale 1762 129.12Sale 720 129.17Sale 1938 129.19Sale 1175 129.3Sale 1000 129.42Sale 826 129.43Sale 10 129.45Sale 1164 129.46Sale 17 129.47Sale 58 129.48Sale 8 129.53Sale 700 129.72Sale 512 129.78Sale 1000 129.84Sale 545 129.91Sale 525 129.94Sale 365 129.96Sale 878 130.Sale 352 130.04Sale 18 132.07Sale 6000 132.39999TOTAL SALES 52,226 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit - Australian Dollars $e.g. CFDCFD Long 1000 129.12CFD Long 1938 129.19CFD Long 1175 129.3CFD Long 1000 129.42CFD Long 826 129.43CFD Long 10 129.45CFD Long 1164 129.46CFD Long 17 129.47CFD Long 58 129.48CFD Long 8 129.53CFD Long 700 129.72CFD Long 512 129.78CFD Long 1000 129.84CFD Long 545 129.91CFD Long 525 129.94CFD Long 878 130.CFD Long 352 130.04CFD Long 18 132.07CFD Long 6000 132.39999CFD Short 58 129.2CFD Short 55 129.21CFD Short 200 129.34CFD Short 50 129.35CFD Short 2000 129.5CFD Short 17 129.6CFD Short 18 129.69CFD Short 1000 129.7CFD Short 1000 129.8CFD Short 18 132.07CFD Short 6000 132.39999 (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 08/01/2008 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