EPT Disclosure

23rd Sep 2008 12:19

Name of exempt principal trader	Deutsche Securities Australia Limited
Company dealt in	Rio Tinto Limited
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1)	Ordinary
Date of dealing	22/09/2008

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	2,086,041 0.46	-749,217 -0.16
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	678,221 0.15	-1,649,561 -0.36
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	1,151,000 0.25	-913,100 -0.20
Total	3,915,262 0.86	-3,311,878 -0.72

Class of relevant security:	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
Purchase	68215	101.50
Purchase	739	105.02
Purchase	603	105.10
Purchase	13	105.16
Purchase	1	105.17
Purchase	21285	105.20
Purchase	20	105.24
Purchase	253	105.25
Purchase	82	105.27
Purchase	121	105.28
Purchase	534	105.29
Purchase	650	105.30
Purchase	10253	105.31
Purchase	635	105.34
Purchase	1783	105.35
Purchase	87	105.36
Purchase	1720	105.37
Purchase	51	105.38
Purchase	4	105.39
Purchase	7064	105.40
Purchase	28	105.41
Purchase	16	105.43
Purchase	73	105.45
Purchase	428	105.46
Purchase	1823	105.50
Purchase	212	105.51
Purchase	2	105.52
Purchase	14	105.54
Purchase	954	105.55
Purchase	11	105.58
Purchase	167	105.59
Purchase	449	105.60
Purchase	654	105.61
Purchase	781	105.63
Purchase	4	105.65
Purchase	587	105.70
Purchase	63	105.74
Purchase	531	105.75
Purchase	44	105.77
Purchase	236	105.78
Purchase	2	105.79
Purchase	1103	105.83
Purchase	223	105.85
Purchase	11	105.87
Purchase	21	105.89
Purchase	61	105.90
Purchase	462	105.92
Purchase	32	105.94
Purchase	3	105.95
Purchase	468	105.96
Purchase	26	105.97
Purchase	109	105.98
Purchase	499	105.99
Purchase	439	106.30
Purchase	5000	106.50
Purchase	700	106.58
Purchase	600	106.64
Purchase	4978	106.68
Purchase	1222	106.69
Purchase	48	106.70
Purchase	660	106.71
Purchase	100	106.72
Purchase	132	106.74
Purchase	226	106.75
Purchase	544	106.76
Purchase	353	106.79
Purchase	5000	106.80
Purchase	250	106.87
Purchase	201	106.90
Purchase	243	107.00
Purchase	7	107.01
Purchase	636	107.14
Purchase	671	107.20
Purchase	61628	107.24
Purchase	354	107.49
Purchase	500	107.60
Purchase	2956	107.74
Purchase	746	107.75
Purchase	354	107.77
Purchase	43	107.80
Purchase	354	107.82
Purchase	9984	107.85
Purchase	554	107.90
Purchase	6437	108.00
Purchase	707	108.01
Purchase	707	108.02
Purchase	354	108.07
Purchase	354	108.14
Purchase	1149	108.20
Purchase	353	108.23
Purchase	708	108.24
Purchase	1769	108.25
Purchase	354	108.28
Purchase	354	108.30
Purchase	354	108.32
Purchase	354	108.33
Purchase	354	108.34
Purchase	354	108.47
Purchase	353	108.58
Purchase	1125	108.63
Purchase	100	108.64
Purchase	2581	108.65
Purchase	2104	108.66
Purchase	138	108.68
Purchase	353	108.69
Purchase	106	108.76
Purchase	146	108.79
Purchase	1571	108.80
Purchase	138	108.81
Purchase	204	108.84
Purchase	793	108.87
Purchase	1542	108.88
Purchase	876	108.90
Purchase	459	108.91
Purchase	955	108.94
Purchase	405	108.95
Purchase	22324	109.00
Purchase	10000	109.02
Purchase	5000	109.03
Purchase	523	109.05
Purchase	1685	109.06
Purchase	425	109.09
Purchase	1473	109.10
Purchase	781	109.11
Purchase	472	109.12
Purchase	433	109.14
Purchase	280	109.15
Purchase	572	109.16
Purchase	757	109.17
Purchase	575	109.18
Purchase	924	109.19
Purchase	93	109.20
Purchase	310	109.22
Purchase	445	109.23
Purchase	354	109.27
Purchase	434	109.32
Purchase	429	109.38
Purchase	769	109.40
Purchase	916	109.41
Purchase	275	109.43
Purchase	500	109.45
Purchase	570	109.50
Purchase	915	109.55
Purchase	5	109.57
Purchase	2	109.59
Purchase	354	109.61
Purchase	1169	109.66
Purchase	261	109.67
Purchase	322	109.70
Purchase	100	109.71
Purchase	354	109.72
Purchase	448	109.75
Purchase	31	109.86
Purchase	44	109.90
Purchase	377	109.99
Purchase	12746	110.00
Purchase	287	110.02
Purchase	354	110.15
Purchase	24473	111.00
Total Purchases	345,865
Sale	24814	101.50
Sale	33	105.01
Sale	80	105.20
Sale	107	105.25
Sale	54	105.26
Sale	37	105.27
Sale	521	105.28
Sale	93	105.29
Sale	207	105.30
Sale	104	105.31
Sale	27	105.33
Sale	268	105.34
Sale	310	105.35
Sale	174	105.36
Sale	36	105.38
Sale	455	105.44
Sale	126	105.45
Sale	181	105.48
Sale	5	105.51
Sale	157	105.54
Sale	113	105.59
Sale	124	105.63
Sale	553	105.70
Sale	161	105.74
Sale	105	105.77
Sale	195	105.78
Sale	10	105.84
Sale	38	105.86
Sale	114	105.88
Sale	8	105.90
Sale	1	105.92
Sale	94	105.95
Sale	515	105.97
Sale	60	105.98
Sale	328	105.99
Sale	382	106.00
Sale	15	106.01
Sale	147	106.03
Sale	124	106.09
Sale	167	106.10
Sale	122	106.14
Sale	13	106.17
Sale	9	106.20
Sale	3158	106.30
Sale	42	106.31
Sale	20	106.32
Sale	1	106.33
Sale	109	106.35
Sale	151	106.38
Sale	5	106.39
Sale	350	106.40
Sale	50	106.41
Sale	97	106.42
Sale	169	106.43
Sale	234	106.44
Sale	379	106.45
Sale	65	106.47
Sale	50	106.48
Sale	2000	106.49
Sale	2091	106.50
Sale	297	106.51
Sale	128	106.52
Sale	394	106.53
Sale	20	106.54
Sale	2	106.55
Sale	204	106.56
Sale	3904	106.57
Sale	267	106.58
Sale	38	106.59
Sale	1235	106.60
Sale	391	106.61
Sale	512	106.62
Sale	192	106.63
Sale	39	106.64
Sale	632	106.65
Sale	394	106.66
Sale	120	106.67
Sale	71	106.68
Sale	813	106.69
Sale	286	106.70
Sale	432	106.71
Sale	93	106.72
Sale	34	106.73
Sale	68	106.74
Sale	3013	106.75
Sale	1010	106.76
Sale	208	106.77
Sale	149	106.78
Sale	53	106.79
Sale	2466	106.80
Sale	45	106.81
Sale	23	106.82
Sale	68	106.83
Sale	136	106.84
Sale	144	106.85
Sale	237	106.86
Sale	215	106.87
Sale	14	106.88
Sale	49	106.89
Sale	874	106.90
Sale	53	106.91
Sale	6	106.94
Sale	32	106.98
Sale	1000	107.00
Sale	52	107.07
Sale	258	107.10
Sale	14	107.11
Sale	66	107.12
Sale	696	107.14
Sale	2000	107.16
Sale	4000	107.17
Sale	315	107.19
Sale	61628	107.24
Sale	595	107.50
Sale	100	107.65
Sale	1069	107.70
Sale	906	107.71
Sale	25	107.72
Sale	26	107.74
Sale	2000	107.80
Sale	400	107.98
Sale	12527	108.12
Sale	144	108.24
Sale	4377	108.50
Sale	2197	108.51
Sale	80	108.56
Sale	1092	108.57
Sale	1	108.58
Sale	109	108.60
Sale	6342	108.63
Sale	969	108.65
Sale	1000	108.72
Sale	31	108.74
Sale	1350	108.77
Sale	296	108.77
Sale	600	108.78
Sale	183	108.79
Sale	1000	108.84
Sale	502	108.87
Sale	346	108.90
Sale	571	108.91
Sale	63	108.93
Sale	175	109.01
Sale	10002	109.02
Sale	90	109.03
Sale	51	109.04
Sale	5126	109.05
Sale	463	109.06
Sale	2031	109.07
Sale	362	109.08
Sale	373	109.09
Sale	145	109.10
Sale	2879	109.11
Sale	1372	109.12
Sale	620	109.13
Sale	2718	109.14
Sale	2195	109.15
Sale	2699	109.16
Sale	987	109.17
Sale	679	109.18
Sale	27	109.19
Sale	72	109.20
Sale	285	109.21
Sale	50	109.22
Sale	208	109.23
Sale	1380	109.24
Sale	331	109.25
Sale	449	109.30
Sale	239	109.37
Sale	126	109.38
Sale	25	109.39
Sale	24	109.41
Sale	166	109.45
Sale	109	109.46
Sale	64	109.48
Sale	56	109.49
Sale	261	109.53
Sale	367	109.54
Sale	155	109.55
Sale	45	109.57
Sale	154	109.58
Sale	320	109.60
Sale	473	109.61
Sale	73	109.62
Sale	43	109.63
Sale	260	109.64
Sale	958	109.66
Sale	247	109.67
Sale	493	109.69
Sale	950	109.70
Sale	508	109.71
Sale	898	109.72
Sale	189	109.74
Sale	2000	109.75
Sale	2	109.76
Sale	107	109.77
Sale	42	109.79
Sale	5000	109.80
Sale	8	109.81
Sale	27	109.83
Sale	934	109.84
Sale	23	109.85
Sale	1366	109.87
Sale	4	109.88
Sale	150	109.89
Sale	537	109.91
Sale	9	109.92
Sale	483	109.94
Sale	136	109.97
Sale	15937	110.00
Sale	3556	110.02
Sale	147	110.03
Sale	11	110.14
Sale	8	110.15
Sale	16434	111.00
Total Sales	258,342

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
CFD	Long	1649	101.50
CFD	Long	300	106.69
CFD	Long	1000	107.00
CFD	Long	100	107.65
CFD	Long	400	107.98
CFD	Long	12527	108.12
CFD	Long	144	108.24
CFD	Long	80	108.56
CFD	Long	775	108.57
CFD	Long	1	108.58
CFD	Long	6342	108.63
CFD	Long	969	108.65
CFD	Long	1000	108.72
CFD	Long	31	108.74
CFD	Long	1350	108.77
CFD	Long	600	108.78
CFD	Long	1000	108.84
CFD	Long	1000	109.15
CFD	Long	778	109.16
CFD	Long	722	109.17
CFD	Long	188	109.18
CFD	Long	500	109.71
CFD	Long	2000	109.75
CFD	Long	42	109.79
CFD	Long	454	109.87
CFD	Long	4	109.88
CFD	Long	2000	110.00
CFD	Long	1650	111.00
CFD	Short	24814	101.50
CFD	Short	100	105.29
CFD	Short	125	105.78
CFD	Short	1000	105.83
CFD	Short	250	106.58
CFD	Short	600	106.64
CFD	Short	4978	106.68
CFD	Short	868	106.69
CFD	Short	100	106.72
CFD	Short	132	106.74
CFD	Short	250	106.87
CFD	Short	500	107.60
CFD	Short	38	107.75
CFD	Short	8	107.80
CFD	Short	354	107.82
CFD	Short	9984	107.85
CFD	Short	100	108.64
CFD	Short	929	108.65
CFD	Short	138	108.66
CFD	Short	138	108.68
CFD	Short	106	108.76
CFD	Short	146	108.79
CFD	Short	138	108.81
CFD	Short	405	108.95
CFD	Short	500	109.45
CFD	Short	100	109.71
CFD	Short	1023	110.00

Product name, e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (Note 4)

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 4)

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Date of disclosure	23/09/2008
Contact name	Artie Movsesian
Telephone number	020 7545 8515
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	Rio Tinto plc
Nature of connection (Note 9)	Connected Advisor to Offeree

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