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Macquarie Bank Ld29 November 2007 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 Bank LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000RI01dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 28 November 2007 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 380,885 0.08% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 30,875 0.00% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,488,732 0.32% Total 1,900,492 0.41% (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) 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 See Annexure B (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) See Annexure C (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) YES/NO Date of disclosure 29 November 2007 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 Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per Unit (AUD)Purchase 16 136.22Purchase 1,000 136.2Purchase 1,203 136.4Purchase 1,800 136.22Purchase 177 136.19Purchase 7 135.6Purchase 127 135.49Purchase 3,000 135.49Purchase 2,500 135.49Purchase 232 136.37Purchase 1,700 136.37Sale 40 136.69Sale 49 136.69Sale 100 136.69Sale 35 136.69Sale 4 136.69Purchase 12 136.7Purchase 7 136.7Purchase 25 136.7Purchase 18 136.7Purchase 13 136.7Purchase 150 136.7Purchase 200 136.9Purchase 184 136.9Purchase 376 136.9Sale 376 136.28Purchase 46 135.78Purchase 11 135.78Sale 500 136.59Purchase 23 136.1Purchase 459 136.1Purchase 383 136.12Purchase 582 136.12Purchase 193 135.89Purchase 88 135.72Purchase 42 135.72Purchase 111 135.74Purchase 249 135.72Purchase 12 135.74Purchase 6 135.77Purchase 5 135.78Purchase 251 135.78Purchase 221 135.78Purchase 469 135.78Purchase 11 134.96Purchase 90 134.98Sale 590 134.7Sale 100 134.7Sale 436 134.7Sale 145 134.61Sale 346 134.57Purchase 265 134.95Purchase 660 135.3Purchase 90 135.3Purchase 721 135.3Purchase 250 135.3Purchase 173 135.3Purchase 50 135.3Purchase 56 135.36Sale 1,000 136.7Sale 3,000 136.7Purchase 2,000 135.05Purchase 1,711 134.61Purchase 289 134.61Purchase 823 135Purchase 350 135Purchase 1,827 135Purchase 224 135Purchase 1 136.37Purchase 982 136.37Purchase 1 136.37Purchase 250 134.95Purchase 28 134.95Purchase 341 134.9Purchase 150 136.45Purchase 1,068 136.7Purchase 32 136.7Sale 100 136.65Sale 100 136.65Sale 400 136.52Sale 746 136.31Sale 339 136.31Sale 15 136.31Purchase 500 136.2Sale 56 135.82Sale 144 135.82Purchase 48 135.69Purchase 465 135.71Purchase 597 135.71Purchase 228 135.71Purchase 662 135.71Purchase 250 135.53Purchase 15 135.76Purchase 50 135.76Purchase 436 134.7Purchase 64 134.7Sale 135 134.6Sale 23 134.6Sale 2 134.6Sale 90 134.6Purchase 200 134.79Sale 4 135Sale 96 135Purchase 75 135Purchase 204 135.4Purchase 443 135.4Purchase 50 135.4Purchase 361 135.4Purchase 800 135.4Purchase 1,000 135.4Purchase 1,278 135.4Purchase 864 135.4Sale 14 136.3Sale 984 136.2Sale 16 136.2Sale 500 136.2Sale 18 136.2Sale 468 136.2Sale 250 136.9Sale 1,000 136.7Sale 686 136.7Sale 314 136.7Purchase 297 136.9Purchase 11 136.9Purchase 464 136.9Purchase 1,077 136.9Purchase 151 136.9Sale 23 136.6Sale 977 136.6Sale 250 136.41Sale 750 136.41Sale 100 135.8Sale 175 135.8Sale 475 135.8Sale 16,758 OTC sale to custodian at marketTOTAL SALE 32,729TOTAL PURCHASE 38,931 Annexure B Product Name Long/short Exec Quantity Exec PriceCFD Short 150 136.45CFD Short 32 136.7CFD Short 1,068 136.7CFD Long 100 136.65CFD Long 100 136.65CFD Long 400 136.52CFD Long 339 136.31CFD Long 15 136.31CFD Long 746 136.31CFD Long 56 135.82CFD Short 500 136.2CFD Long 144 135.82CFD Short 48 135.69CFD Short 662 135.71CFD Short 228 135.71CFD Short 597 135.71CFD Short 465 135.71CFD Short 250 135.53CFD Short 15 135.76CFD Short 50 135.76CFD Short 436 134.7CFD Short 64 134.7CFD Long 135 134.6CFD Long 90 134.6CFD Long 2 134.6CFD Long 23 134.6CFD Short 200 134.79CFD Long 4 135CFD Long 96 135CFD Short 75 135 Annexure C Product Name Writing, selling, Number of Exercise Type Expiry date Option money purchasing, securities to price (AUD) paid/received varying etc which option per unit relates (AUD)Put Warrant Selling 30,000 120 European 20080124 0.61Put Warrant Purchasing 2,000 90 European 20071129 0.001Put Warrant Purchasing 299,500 93 European 20071129 0.001Call Warrant Purchasing 5,315 145 European 20080124 1.15Call Warrant Selling 1,500 145 European 20080124 1.07Put Warrant Selling 10,000 120 European 20071220 0.22Put Warrant Purchasing 10,000 120 European 20071220 0.235Put Warrant Purchasing 10,000 120 European 20071220 0.255OTC Selling 225 46.60 European 20080626 88.9307OTC Purchasing 451 31.41 American 20080626 0.01Instalment warrant Selling 10,000 80.00 European 17-Nov-16 65.16Instalment warrant Selling 1,000 80.00 European 17-Nov-16 66.19Instalment warrant Purchasing 500 80.00 European 17-Nov-16 63.96Instalment warrant Selling 1,000 63.00 European 19-May-16 77.07Instalment warrant Purchasing 1,000 63.00 European 19-May-16 77.17Instalment warrant Selling 2,000 105.00 European 24-Jan-08 34.16Instalment warrant Selling 1,000 105.00 European 24-Jan-08 33.62Instalment warrant Selling 30 105.00 European 24-Jan-08 33.78Instalment warrant Purchasing 1,000 105.00 European 24-Jan-08 34.35Instalment warrant Selling 1,000 105.00 European 24-Jan-08 34.01Instalment warrant Selling 200 105.00 European 24-Jan-08 33.74Instalment warrant Selling 250 105.00 European 24-Jan-08 33.62Instalment warrant Selling 1,000 105.00 European 24-Jan-08 33.6Instalment warrant Selling 500 120.00 European 30-Jun-09 39.21Instalment warrant Selling 1,000 87.89 European 30-Jun-08 53.94Instalment warrant Selling 278 45.50 European 29-Jun-12 92.82 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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