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Deutsche Bank AG06 March 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 05/03/2008 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 336,413 0.07% -2,030,312 -0.44 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,723,543 0.38% -536,413 -0.12 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,555,000 0.34% -1,645,000 -0.36 Total 3,614,956 0.79% -4,211,725 -0.92 (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 181 132.48Purchase 4338 132.92Purchase 8 133.59Purchase 11 133.60Purchase 200 133.65Purchase 300 133.67Purchase 873 133.70Purchase 62 133.75Purchase 202 133.76Purchase 260 133.81Purchase 362 133.98Purchase 545 133.99Purchase 181 134.00Purchase 500 134.06Purchase 6344 134.11Purchase 100 134.20Purchase 214 134.48Purchase 965 134.64Purchase 362 134.76Purchase 706 135.02Purchase 363 135.24Purchase 363 135.45Purchase 362 135.64Purchase 86 135.66Purchase 200 135.69Purchase 205 135.73Purchase 628 135.91Purchase 18 136.03Purchase 14 136.04Purchase 229 136.07Purchase 968 136.10Purchase 500 136.19Purchase 3500 136.20TOTAL PURCHASE 24,150Sale 181 132.48Sale 558 132.92Sale 115 133.10Sale 18094 133.13Sale 50 133.72Sale 570 133.77Sale 1000 133.78Sale 1047 133.83Sale 477 133.87Sale 1038 133.92Sale 363 134.10Sale 1281 134.15Sale 2336 134.18Sale 664 134.19Sale 100 134.30Sale 300 134.34Sale 2000 134.35Sale 200 134.70Sale 280 135.08Sale 362 135.10Sale 127 135.11Sale 180 135.20Sale 173 135.32Sale 500 135.50Sale 300 135.64Sale 1604 135.76Sale 300 135.79Sale 200 135.85Sale 100 136.20TOTAL SALES 34,500 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD AUD $CFD Long 181 132.48CFD Long 200 132.92CFD Long 115 133.10CFD Long 18094 133.13CFD Long 50 133.72CFD Long 570 133.77CFD Long 1038 133.92CFD Long 1281 134.15CFD Long 2336 134.18CFD Long 664 134.19CFD Long 100 134.30CFD Long 300 134.34CFD Long 200 134.70CFD Long 280 135.08CFD Long 127 135.11CFD Long 180 135.20CFD Long 173 135.32CFD Long 500 135.50CFD Long 300 135.64CFD Long 1604 135.76CFD Long 300 135.79CFD Long 200 135.85CFD Long 100 136.20CFD Short 181 132.48CFD Short 8 133.59CFD Short 11 133.60CFD Short 200 133.65CFD Short 300 133.67CFD Short 873 133.70CFD Short 62 133.75CFD Short 202 133.76CFD Short 260 133.81CFD Short 182 133.99CFD Short 181 134.00CFD Short 500 134.06CFD Short 6344 134.11CFD Short 100 134.20CFD Short 214 134.48CFD Short 603 134.64CFD Short 706 135.02CFD Short 86 135.66CFD Short 200 135.69CFD Short 205 135.73CFD Short 628 135.91CFD Short 229 136.07 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. unit (Note 4) Put Option Selling 10,000 132.00 American 23/04/2008 5.91 (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 06/03/2008 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