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Macquarie Bank Ld06 December 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 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 4 December 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 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 0 0 0.00% 0.00% (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 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 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 6 December 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)Sale 60 143.94Sale 28 142.77Sale 27 142.8Sale 21 142.8Sale 21 142.94Sale 175 142.96Sale 18 142.92Sale 19 142.88Sale 14 142.66Sale 14 142.61Sale 17 142.8Sale 16 142.85Sale 13 142.98Sale 14 142.94Sale 12 143.2Sale 12 143.05Sale 16 143.06Sale 14 142.91Sale 10 142.99Sale 13 142.95Sale 14 142.8Sale 12 142.83Sale 13 142.88Sale 5 142.85Sale 7 142.85Sale 11 142.89Sale 12 142.85Sale 5 142.85Sale 6 142.85Sale 4 142.84Sale 7 142.82Sale 8 142.85Sale 9 142.94Sale 8 143.09Sale 8 143.19Sale 7 143.78Sale 1 143.78Sale 6 144.36Sale 5 144.59Sale 5 144.28Sale 5 144.31Sale 5 144.28Sale 56 144.29Sale 5 144.91Sale 66 145.5Sale 6 145.13Sale 49 145.43Sale 4 146.59Sale 47 145.77Sale 44 145.77Sale 4 145.78Sale 60 146Sale 5 146Sale 4 146.07Sale 55 146.39Sale 6 146Sale 59 146Sale 6 146.04Sale 86 146.05Sale 95 146.2Sale 8 146.2Sale 84 146.08Sale 9 146.08Sale 46 145.19Sale 27 145.19Sale 6 145.19Sale 8 145.17Sale 8 145.19Sale 97 144.78Sale 8 144.6Sale 93 144.68Sale 12 144.7Sale 122 144.67Sale 111 144.65Sale 10 144.66Sale 10 144.77Sale 116 144.76Sale 13 144.79Sale 13 144.68Sale 302 144.44Sale 14 143.84Sale 151 143.54Sale 12 143.55Sale 138 144Sale 4 143.91Sale 115 143.9Sale 9 143.91Sale 10 144.17Sale 126 144.31Sale 17 144.28Sale 205 144Sale 16 144.1Sale 151 144.04Sale 12 143.98Sale 150 144.07Sale 18 144.01Sale 161 144.06Sale 210 144Sale 16 144Sale 19 143.78Sale 198 143.75Sale 17 143.71Sale 180 143.75Sale 19 143.59Sale 242 143.52Sale 22 143.48Sale 256 143.3Sale 31 143.78Sale 151 143.7Sale 180 143.7Sale 374 143.54Sale 31 143.55Sale 40 143.69Sale 380 143.4Sale 1 143.34Sale 33 143.33Sale 311 143.34Sale 108 143.1Sale 1174 143.1Sale 175 142.96Sale 175 142.96Purchase 6475 144.4755Purchase 1109 143.5646Purchase 175 142.96Purchase 175 142.96Purchase 175 142.96 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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