EPT Disclosure

17th Oct 2008 11:58

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	16/10/2008

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	2,713,968 0.59	-813,019 -0.18
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	727,931 0.16	-1,727,707 -0.38
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	589,000 0.13	-908,100 -0.20
Total	4,030,899 0.88	-3,448,826 -0.76

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	23083	66.01
Purchase	921	66.66
Purchase	2349	66.68
Purchase	1000	66.69
Purchase	1583	66.70
Purchase	826	66.71
Purchase	116	66.72
Purchase	1555	66.73
Purchase	110	66.74
Purchase	94	66.75
Purchase	918	66.76
Purchase	1096	66.78
Purchase	3319	66.79
Purchase	3222	66.80
Purchase	4021	66.81
Purchase	3556	66.82
Purchase	2029	66.83
Purchase	248	66.84
Purchase	1372	66.85
Purchase	3865	66.86
Purchase	3078	66.87
Purchase	1345	66.88
Purchase	4399	66.89
Purchase	6199	66.90
Purchase	2736	66.91
Purchase	5980	66.92
Purchase	2897	66.93
Purchase	2346	66.94
Purchase	4297	66.95
Purchase	5002	66.96
Purchase	1179	66.97
Purchase	4176	66.98
Purchase	2674	66.99
Purchase	31200	67.00
Purchase	3011	67.01
Purchase	848	67.02
Purchase	1252	67.03
Purchase	2209	67.05
Purchase	2852	67.06
Purchase	4018	67.07
Purchase	3881	67.08
Purchase	1028	67.09
Purchase	5377	67.10
Purchase	1969	67.11
Purchase	733	67.12
Purchase	6300	67.13
Purchase	7310	67.14
Purchase	4913	67.15
Purchase	3205	67.16
Purchase	3155	67.17
Purchase	1552	67.18
Purchase	572	67.19
Purchase	3736	67.20
Purchase	1878	67.21
Purchase	1435	67.22
Purchase	1291	67.23
Purchase	1000	67.24
Purchase	90	67.25
Purchase	273	67.27
Purchase	1252	67.28
Purchase	724	67.29
Purchase	2808	67.30
Purchase	687	67.31
Purchase	1063	67.32
Purchase	10900	67.33
Purchase	2000	67.33
Purchase	3295	67.34
Purchase	3547	67.35
Purchase	2726	67.36
Purchase	1749	67.37
Purchase	5135	67.38
Purchase	2655	67.40
Purchase	82	67.43
Purchase	2879	67.44
Purchase	2192	67.45
Purchase	815	67.46
Purchase	900	67.48
Purchase	2480	67.49
Purchase	1413	67.50
Purchase	658	67.51
Purchase	2823	67.52
Purchase	526	67.53
Purchase	1625	67.55
Purchase	103	67.56
Purchase	200	67.58
Purchase	330	67.59
Purchase	5460	67.60
Purchase	1973	67.61
Purchase	1037	67.62
Purchase	1066	67.66
Purchase	2000	67.68
Purchase	27	67.69
Purchase	1787	67.71
Purchase	1282	67.72
Purchase	2707	67.73
Purchase	4012	67.75
Purchase	14368	67.76
Purchase	3475	67.77
Purchase	117	67.78
Purchase	1662	67.79
Purchase	3161	67.80
Purchase	4	67.81
Purchase	993	67.82
Purchase	38	67.83
Purchase	2703	67.85
Purchase	2558	67.86
Purchase	315	67.87
Purchase	1709	67.88
Purchase	482	67.89
Purchase	1067	67.90
Purchase	47	67.91
Purchase	86	67.92
Purchase	1449	67.93
Purchase	2987	67.94
Purchase	1762	67.95
Purchase	575	67.99
Purchase	10795	68.00
Purchase	1749	68.01
Purchase	2009	68.02
Purchase	3206	68.03
Purchase	1151	68.04
Purchase	12	68.05
Purchase	102	68.06
Purchase	207	68.08
Purchase	501	68.09
Purchase	3591	68.10
Purchase	2251	68.11
Purchase	802	68.12
Purchase	1080	68.13
Purchase	1650	68.14
Purchase	50	68.15
Purchase	319	68.16
Purchase	1324	68.17
Purchase	1677	68.18
Purchase	264	68.19
Purchase	356	68.20
Purchase	1877	68.23
Purchase	5956	68.24
Purchase	458	68.25
Purchase	150	68.26
Purchase	1093	68.27
Purchase	1403	68.28
Purchase	741	68.29
Purchase	65	68.33
Purchase	494	68.34
Purchase	100	68.36
Purchase	200	68.41
Purchase	682	68.47
Purchase	1432	68.50
Purchase	1166	68.51
Purchase	1386	68.60
Purchase	17	68.68
Purchase	112	68.69
Purchase	475	68.70
Purchase	53	68.72
Purchase	30000	78.70
Purchase	4000	132.00
Total Purchases	398,111
Sale	36000	66.01
Sale	45340	66.50
Sale	3245	66.67
Sale	500	66.70
Sale	657	66.71
Sale	138	66.72
Sale	2794	66.75
Sale	1760	66.76
Sale	963	66.77
Sale	420	66.78
Sale	2565	66.79
Sale	4425	66.80
Sale	834	66.81
Sale	2039	66.82
Sale	510	66.83
Sale	5170	66.84
Sale	4166	66.85
Sale	4371	66.86
Sale	2754	66.87
Sale	5080	66.88
Sale	2817	66.89
Sale	983	66.90
Sale	1131	66.91
Sale	3572	66.92
Sale	6642	66.93
Sale	1873	66.94
Sale	5944	66.95
Sale	1047	66.96
Sale	767	66.97
Sale	252	66.98
Sale	2416	66.99
Sale	1977	67.00
Sale	3148	67.01
Sale	1628	67.02
Sale	161	67.03
Sale	165	67.04
Sale	57	67.05
Sale	2096	67.06
Sale	2351	67.07
Sale	8073	67.08
Sale	2382	67.09
Sale	2661	67.10
Sale	4046	67.11
Sale	8300	67.12
Sale	4397	67.13
Sale	800	67.13
Sale	7258	67.14
Sale	3509	67.15
Sale	5654	67.16
Sale	2386	67.17
Sale	1083	67.18
Sale	4381	67.19
Sale	11432	67.19
Sale	2421	67.20
Sale	922	67.21
Sale	436	67.22
Sale	1659	67.23
Sale	382	67.24
Sale	637	67.25
Sale	169	67.26
Sale	2470	67.27
Sale	4922	67.28
Sale	7976	67.29
Sale	2169	67.30
Sale	817	67.31
Sale	715	67.32
Sale	105	67.33
Sale	3264	67.34
Sale	1422	67.35
Sale	2942	67.36
Sale	1616	67.37
Sale	1468	67.38
Sale	4097	67.39
Sale	696	67.40
Sale	2659	67.41
Sale	3735	67.42
Sale	989	67.43
Sale	3634	67.44
Sale	1246	67.45
Sale	74	67.46
Sale	2488	67.47
Sale	1507	67.48
Sale	4709	67.49
Sale	2568	67.50
Sale	1308	67.51
Sale	389	67.52
Sale	217	67.53
Sale	1350	67.54
Sale	391	67.56
Sale	936	67.57
Sale	288	67.58
Sale	1187	67.59
Sale	2951	67.60
Sale	1678	67.61
Sale	850	67.62
Sale	387	67.63
Sale	397	67.64
Sale	2058	67.65
Sale	1634	67.66
Sale	411	67.67
Sale	94	67.68
Sale	1060	67.69
Sale	56	67.70
Sale	1838	67.71
Sale	6075	67.72
Sale	6219	67.72
Sale	1593	67.73
Sale	2734	67.74
Sale	1862	67.75
Sale	21632	67.76
Sale	818	67.77
Sale	691	67.78
Sale	1284	67.79
Sale	435	67.80
Sale	1129	67.81
Sale	883	67.82
Sale	427	67.83
Sale	364	67.84
Sale	213	67.85
Sale	2357	67.86
Sale	490	67.87
Sale	618	67.88
Sale	3964	67.89
Sale	413	67.90
Sale	912	67.91
Sale	895	67.92
Sale	976	67.94
Sale	1891	67.95
Sale	1316	67.96
Sale	1250	67.97
Sale	776	67.98
Sale	1637	67.99
Sale	2414	68.00
Sale	864	68.01
Sale	1126	68.02
Sale	1568	68.03
Sale	57	68.04
Sale	1319	68.06
Sale	459	68.07
Sale	1527	68.08
Sale	171	68.09
Sale	89	68.10
Sale	2473	68.11
Sale	1797	68.12
Sale	1443	68.12
Sale	1653	68.13
Sale	1189	68.14
Sale	4194	68.15
Sale	912	68.16
Sale	2739	68.17
Sale	2035	68.18
Sale	723	68.19
Sale	102	68.20
Sale	100	68.21
Sale	248	68.22
Sale	1538	68.23
Sale	2314	68.24
Sale	529	68.25
Sale	2960	68.26
Sale	1665	68.27
Sale	1121	68.28
Sale	4107	68.29
Sale	1000	68.30
Sale	2732	68.31
Sale	1614	68.32
Sale	660	68.33
Sale	156	68.34
Sale	100	68.35
Sale	520	68.37
Sale	22	68.38
Sale	894	68.39
Sale	162	68.40
Sale	476	68.43
Sale	358	68.44
Sale	213	68.45
Sale	2098	68.46
Sale	200	68.47
Sale	20	68.48
Sale	785	68.49
Sale	247	68.50
Sale	136	68.53
Sale	152	68.54
Sale	106	68.55
Sale	159	68.56
Sale	1831	68.57
Sale	1572	68.58
Sale	20	68.68
Sale	797	68.69
Sale	821	68.70
Sale	221	68.71
Sale	211	68.72
Sale	335	68.77
Sale	979	68.79
Total Sales	440,401

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
CFD	Long	500	66.70
CFD	Long	250	66.90
CFD	Long	180	66.92
CFD	Long	89	66.93
CFD	Long	220	66.95
CFD	Long	250	66.99
CFD	Long	281	67.07
CFD	Long	200	67.11
CFD	Long	800	67.13
CFD	Long	11432	67.19
CFD	Long	100	67.50
CFD	Long	6075	67.72
CFD	Long	1000	67.73
CFD	Long	1281	67.95
CFD	Long	422	67.97
CFD	Long	1080	68.00
CFD	Long	1320	68.03
CFD	Long	1443	68.12
CFD	Long	270	68.23
CFD	Long	200	68.25
CFD	Short	16450	66.01
CFD	Short	82	66.75
CFD	Short	918	66.76
CFD	Short	125	66.80
CFD	Short	50	66.87
CFD	Short	350	66.88
CFD	Short	500	66.90
CFD	Short	112	67.10
CFD	Short	87	67.27
CFD	Short	662	67.31
CFD	Short	63	67.32
CFD	Short	10900	67.33
CFD	Short	82	67.43
CFD	Short	118	67.44
CFD	Short	900	67.48
CFD	Short	2480	67.49
CFD	Short	57	67.51
CFD	Short	61	67.53
CFD	Short	103	67.56
CFD	Short	61	67.60
CFD	Short	95	67.61
CFD	Short	100	67.78
CFD	Short	500	67.79
CFD	Short	74	67.80
CFD	Short	4	67.81
CFD	Short	47	67.91
CFD	Short	191	68.01
CFD	Short	72	68.08
CFD	Short	117	68.11
CFD	Short	78	68.12
CFD	Short	83	68.13
CFD	Short	30000	78.70

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)
Put Option	4,000	132.00

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	17/10/2008
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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