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Deutsche Bank AG06 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 05/12/2007 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 Short Ordinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,885,800 -0.41 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,885,800 -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 66273 143.1Purchase 67 143.25Purchase 30 143.29Purchase 393 143.3Purchase 98 143.32Purchase 365 143.35Purchase 212 143.36Purchase 1130 143.4Purchase 70 143.44Purchase 438 143.45Purchase 1253 143.5Purchase 219 143.51Purchase 756 143.52Purchase 364 143.53Purchase 1500 143.5333Purchase 213 143.54Purchase 421 143.55Purchase 405 143.57Purchase 378 143.58Purchase 377 143.59Purchase 1460 143.6Purchase 358 143.61Purchase 1354 143.63Purchase 654 143.64Purchase 327 143.65Purchase 12100 143.672Purchase 377 143.68Purchase 282 143.69Purchase 400 143.7Purchase 689 143.71Purchase 415 143.72Purchase 4000 143.735Purchase 516 143.74Purchase 2204 143.75Purchase 15 143.77Purchase 1529 143.78Purchase 637 143.79Purchase 189 143.8Purchase 3896 143.82Purchase 7240 143.851Purchase 3805 144.Purchase 100000 144.0114Purchase 1000 144.27Purchase 200 144.31Purchase 716 144.5Purchase 284 144.6Purchase 30 144.76Purchase 2 144.77Purchase 982 144.8466Purchase 10000 146.07939TOTAL PURCHASE 230,623Sale 44182 143.1Sale 400 143.43Sale 200 143.49Sale 1500 143.5333Sale 3207 143.63Sale 1212 143.65Sale 24200 143.672Sale 4000 143.735Sale 3620 143.851Sale 4000 143.97Sale 4000 143.98Sale 6455 144.Sale 100000 144.0114Sale 4543 144.1Sale 375 144.16Sale 288 144.19Sale 356 144.23Sale 50 144.24Sale 80 144.27Sale 6 144.28Sale 117 144.3Sale 342 144.6Sale 14 144.79Sale 348 144.81Sale 1964 144.8466Sale 471 145.Sale 10000 146.07939 TOTAL SALES 215,930 (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 400 143.43CFD Long 200 143.49CFD Long 4000 143.735CFD Long 700 144.CFD Long 100000 144.0114CFD Long 543 144.1CFD Long 50 144.24CFD Long 80 144.27CFD Long 117 144.3CFD Long 342 144.6CFD Long 982 144.8466CFD Long 471 145.CFD Long 10000 146.07939CFD Short 67 143.25CFD Short 30 143.29CFD Short 393 143.3CFD Short 98 143.32CFD Short 365 143.35CFD Short 212 143.36CFD Short 70 143.44CFD Short 88 143.45CFD Short 1500 143.5333CFD Short 213 143.54CFD Short 100 143.55CFD Short 400 143.7CFD Short 4000 143.735CFD Short 189 143.8CFD Short 3620 143.851CFD Short 50 144.CFD Short 1000 144.27CFD Short 200 144.31CFD Short 716 144.5CFD Short 284 144.6CFD Short 30 144.76CFD Short 2 144.77 (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 06/12/2007 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:
Rio Tinto