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Macquarie Group Limited09 May 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 Macquarie Capital Securities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000RIO1dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 08 May 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 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 0 0 0 0 (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 Fully Paid Ordinary ISIN: AU000000RIO1 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales See Annexure A (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 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 09 May 2008 Contact name Johanna Uy Telephone number +44 (0) 2030374339 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) Connected principal trader Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Annexure A:RIO Purchase 16000 144.7478 RIO Sale 195 142.81RIO Sale 2 142.81RIO Sale 19 142.81RIO Sale 206 142.79RIO Sale 208 142.75RIO Sale 101 142.59RIO Sale 124 142.59RIO Sale 239 142.68RIO Sale 231 142.8RIO Sale 211 143.5RIO Sale 36 143.49RIO Sale 36 143.49RIO Sale 36 143.49RIO Sale 75 143.49RIO Sale 45 143.49RIO Sale 33 143.73RIO Sale 161 143.73RIO Sale 269 144.2RIO Sale 12 144.38RIO Sale 194 144.38RIO Sale 197 144.02RIO Sale 8 143.78RIO Sale 69 144.05RIO Sale 117 143.98RIO Sale 65 144.25RIO Sale 128 144.25RIO Sale 79 144.39RIO Sale 159 144.97RIO Sale 36 145RIO Sale 100 145RIO Sale 46 145RIO Sale 21 144.76RIO Sale 500 144.65RIO Sale 17 144.65RIO Sale 11 144.65RIO Sale 125 144.66RIO Sale 103 144.61RIO Sale 72 144.75RIO Sale 45 144.75RIO Sale 113 144.72RIO Sale 123 144.79RIO Sale 3 144.78RIO Sale 10 144.78RIO Sale 88 144.78RIO Sale 100 144.68RIO Sale 3 144.68RIO Sale 60 144.69RIO Sale 59 144.69RIO Sale 103 144.85RIO Sale 114 144.6RIO Sale 1 144.6RIO Sale 101 144.58RIO Sale 48 144.54RIO Sale 76 144.54RIO Sale 102 144.42RIO Sale 120 144.42RIO Sale 159 144.52RIO Sale 138 144.78RIO Sale 160 144.93RIO Sale 53 144.87RIO Sale 3 144.78RIO Sale 65 144.78RIO Sale 39 144.78RIO Sale 205 144.73RIO Sale 136 144.82RIO Sale 209 144.5RIO Sale 242 144.49RIO Sale 25 144.9RIO Sale 5 144.9RIO Sale 65 144.9RIO Sale 85 144.9RIO Sale 74 144.9RIO Sale 288 145.05RIO Sale 95 144.3RIO Sale 163 144.3RIO Sale 271 144.92RIO Sale 47 144.8RIO Sale 73 145.14RIO Sale 175 145.1RIO Sale 3 145.1RIO Sale 214 145.12RIO Sale 200 145.11RIO Sale 6 145.11RIO Sale 300 144.96RIO Sale 14 144.96RIO Sale 278 145.3RIO Sale 311 145.8RIO Sale 2 145.8RIO Sale 10 145.81RIO Sale 200 145.81RIO Sale 100 145.81RIO Sale 100 145.81RIO Sale 297 145.29RIO Sale 72 145.24RIO Sale 108 145.24RIO Sale 207 145.24RIO Sale 407 145.3RIO Sale 340 145.56RIO Sale 61 145.61RIO Sale 31 145.61RIO Sale 130 145.61RIO Sale 280 145.61RIO Sale 452 145.44RIO Sale 516 144.7RIO Sale 567 144.7RIO Sale 536 145.09RIO Sale 1928 145.4 Total Sales 16000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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