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Macquarie Group Limited03 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 Macquarie Capital Securities (Australia) Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinary shares ISIN:being disclosed relate (Note 1) AU000000RIO1 Date of dealing 28 February 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity 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 0.00% 0 0.00% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan 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)See Annexure A (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 5) 6) 4)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname, selling, securities to American, money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc.e.g. price date paid/call receivedoption per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Noteoption securities 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 3 March 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 Purhcase/sale Number of Price per unit securities (AUD)PURCHASE 54 135.18PURCHASE 41 135.2PURCHASE 49 135.24PURCHASE 45 135.21PURCHASE 35 135.12PURCHASE 36 135.31PURCHASE 36 135.24PURCHASE 7 135.29PURCHASE 3 135.29PURCHASE 3 135.29PURCHASE 12 135.29PURCHASE 28 135.22PURCHASE 1 135.22PURCHASE 20 135.18PURCHASE 29 135.22PURCHASE 30 135.22PURCHASE 25 135.2PURCHASE 21 135.18PURCHASE 25 134.99PURCHASE 22 134.74PURCHASE 118 135.15PURCHASE 54 135.11PURCHASE 500 135.15PURCHASE 36 135.15PURCHASE 10 135.12PURCHASE 22 135.12PURCHASE 46 135.04PURCHASE 1596 135.08PURCHASE 18 135.08PURCHASE 25 135.09PURCHASE 31 135.11PURCHASE 358 135.14PURCHASE 10 135.14PURCHASE 111 135.37PURCHASE 30 135.41PURCHASE 5 135.41PURCHASE 13 135.41PURCHASE 45 135.46PURCHASE 48 134.82PURCHASE 327 134.81PURCHASE 51 135.28PURCHASE 51 135.25PURCHASE 64 135.22PURCHASE 72 135.23PURCHASE 709 135.33PURCHASE 819 135.34PURCHASE 47 135.34PURCHASE 3 135.34PURCHASE 3 135.34PURCHASE 264 135.34PURCHASE 120 135.37PURCHASE 500 135.5PURCHASE 435 135.55PURCHASE 74 135.5PURCHASE 60 135.58PURCHASE 72 135.58PURCHASE 54 135.34PURCHASE 71 135.62PURCHASE 92 135.6PURCHASE 62 135.22PURCHASE 79 135.27PURCHASE 91 135.55PURCHASE 79 135.53PURCHASE 96 135.36PURCHASE 105 135.48PURCHASE 108 135.52PURCHASE 110 135.27PURCHASE 49 135.27PURCHASE 158 135.26PURCHASE 188 135.27PURCHASE 480 135.29PURCHASE 5 135.29PURCHASE 10 135.29PURCHASE 74 135.25PURCHASE 6525 135.2409PURCHASE 6525 135.2409SALE 2655 135.3137SALE 6525 135.2409SALE 6525 135.2409SALE 6525 135.2409TOTAL PURCHASES 22,230TOTAL SALEES 22,230 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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