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Macquarie Bank Ld26 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 Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary shares ISIN:disclosed relate (Note 1) AU000000RI01 Date of dealing 23 November 2007 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 357,215 0.07% (2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) 28,650 0.00% (3) Options and agreementsto purchase/sell 1,702,752 0.37% Total 2,088,617 0.45% (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 name, Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note 5) 6) 4)e.g. CFDSee AnnexureB (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 price American, date moneye.g. purchasing, which the option European paid/call varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. receivedoption per unit (Note 4)SeeAnnexureC (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 26 November 2007 Contact name Johanna Uy Telephone number +44 (0) 2030374339 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature 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 Price per Unit (AUD) SecuritiesSale 500 128.54Sale 1,482 128.53Sale 18 128.53Purchase 793 128.55Purchase 4,568 128.6Sale 982 128.75Sale 18 128.75Sale 1,000 128.75Sale 238 128.75Sale 627 128.7Sale 44 128.6Sale 17 128.6Sale 74 128.6Sale 2,000 128.6Sale 278 128.6Sale 61 128.6Sale 76 128.6Sale 68 128.6Sale 1,382 128.6Purchase 9 128.74Purchase 500 128.74Purchase 3,341 128.75Purchase 100 128.75Purchase 87 128.75Sale 100 128.76Sale 100 128.76Sale 65 128.75Sale 125 128.76Sale 135 128.75Sale 130 128.73Sale 141 128.72Sale 724 128.66Sale 4 128.66Sale 100 128.73Sale 109 128.72Sale 78 128.66Sale 503 128.66Sale 499 128.64Sale 85 128.64Sale 100 128.64Sale 39 128.64Purchase 4,000 128.3Sale 206 128.24Sale 25 128.23Purchase 2,175 128.9Purchase 100 128.9Sale 2,000 128.17Sale 387 128.12Sale 1,613 128.12Purchase 9 128.14Purchase 50 128.14Purchase 400 128.14Sale 227 128.23Sale 1 128.23Purchase 31 128.9Purchase 500 128.9Sale 1,816 128.7Purchase 2,194 128.9Sale 105 128.7Sale 295 128.22Sale 705 128.21Sale 266 128.37Sale 195 128.37Sale 257 128.36Sale 282 128.36Sale 370 128.36Sale 230 128.36Purchase 5,000 128.6Sale 310 128.5Sale 500 128.5Sale 507 128.5Sale 683 128.5Purchase 16 128.55Purchase 432 128.6Purchase 135 128.8Purchase 160 128.68Purchase 55 128.68Purchase 15 128.68Sale 112 128.7Sale 80 128.7Sale 115 128.7Sale 12 128.7Purchase 378 128.75Purchase 21 128.75Purchase 29 128.75Purchase 47 128.75Purchase 393 128.75Purchase 356 128.77Purchase 680 128.74Purchase 58 128.75Purchase 100 128.74Purchase 300 128.74Purchase 293 128.74Purchase 693 128.75Purchase 693 128.75Purchase 400 128.85Purchase 33 128.9Purchase 100 128.9Purchase 842 128.9Purchase 4 128.85Purchase 5 128.78Purchase 649 128.78Purchase 5 128.78Purchase 200 128.78Purchase 100 128.78Purchase 16 128.78Purchase 7,000 128.4Purchase 689 128.34Purchase 811 128.34Sale 80 129.06Purchase 214 129Purchase 36 129Purchase 60 128.9Purchase 500 128.38Sale 1,121 128.52Sale 1 128.52Sale 222 128.52Sale 656 128.49Sale 400 128.5Sale 88 128.5Sale 12 128.5Purchase 120 128.65Sale 300 128.11Purchase 14 128.13Purchase 6 128.13Purchase 250 128.5Purchase 50 128.6Sale 120 128.79Purchase 180 128.79Sale 180 128.79Purchase 820 128.79Purchase 78 128.4Sale 6,458 OTC Sale to Custodian at market Annexure B Product Name Long/short Exec Quantity Exec PriceCFD Long 80 129.06CFD Short 60 128.9CFD Short 214 129CFD Short 36 129CFD Short 500 128.38CFD Long 1,121 128.52CFD Long 1 128.52CFD Long 222 128.52CFD Long 656 128.49CFD Long 12 128.5CFD Long 400 128.5CFD Long 88 128.5CFD Short 120 128.65CFD Long 300 128.11CFD Short 14 128.13CFD Short 6 128.13CFD Short 250 128.5CFD Short 50 128.6CFD Long 120 128.79CFD Long 180 128.79CFD Short 78 128.4CFD Short 180 128.79CFD Short 820 128.79 Annexure C Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry date Option moneyName selling, securities price paid/received purchasing, to which (AUD) per unit (AUD) varying etc option relatesWarrant Purchasing 2,500 118 European 20071220 2.33Warrant Purchasing 5,000 120 European 20071220 0.55Warrant Selling 1,000 110 European 20080124 3.9OTC Purchasing 440 35.6467 American 20090730 0.0001Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 58.95Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 58.78Instalmentwarrant Selling 871 56.9Instalmentwarrant Selling 357 56.92Instalmentwarrant Selling 740 56.93Instalmentwarrant Selling 695 56.9Instalmentwarrant Selling 695 56.9Instalmentwarrant Selling 695 56.9Instalmentwarrant Selling 405 57 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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