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Deutsche Bank AG16 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 Limited Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 15/01/2008 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 -1,783,331 -0.39 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,783,331 -0.39 (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 365 126.72Purchase 1000 126.8Purchase 200 126.85Purchase 45 126.88Purchase 493 126.89Purchase 262 126.9Purchase 900 126.92Purchase 214 126.95Purchase 500 126.96Purchase 730 126.97Purchase 765 127.Purchase 365 127.01Purchase 1229 127.11Purchase 400 127.15Purchase 500 127.31TOTAL PURCHASE 7,968Sale 500 126.77Sale 100 126.79Sale 1000 126.8Sale 1183 126.82Sale 500 126.9Sale 714 126.95Sale 400 127.Sale 3000 127.01Sale 400 127.02Sale 50 127.03Sale 2818 127.1Sale 500 127.11Sale 360 127.16TOTAL SALES 11,525 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit - Australiane.g. CFD Dollars $ CFD Long 500 126.77CFD Long 100 126.79CFD Long 1183 126.82CFD Long 500 126.95CFD Long 400 127.02CFD Long 50 127.03CFD Short 200 126.85CFD Short 45 126.88CFD Short 493 126.89CFD Short 262 126.9CFD Short 900 126.92CFD Short 400 127.15CFD Short 500 127.31 (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 16/01/2008 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