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Macquarie Bank Ld27 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 Capital Securities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinary shares ISIN:being disclosed relate (Note 1) AU000000RIO1 Date of dealing 26 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(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 27 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 Price per Unit (AUD) SecuritiesSale 37 137.25Sale 25 137.25Sale 624 137.26Sale 100 137.25Sale 985 137.25Sale 500 137.26Sale 86 137.36Sale 20 137.36Sale 18 137.36Sale 749 137.36Sale 1448 137.24Sale 83093 137.46Sale 83093 137.46Sale 83093 137.46Sale 5592 137.2666Sale 5592 137.2666Purchase 1899 136.83Purchase 500 136.9Purchase 3601 136.9Purchase 399 136.9Purchase 500 136.9Purchase 2000 136.9Purchase 101 136.93Purchase 3000 137Purchase 21 136.82Purchase 1072 138Purchase 5000 137.5Purchase 503 137.52Purchase 30 137.52Purchase 496 137.54Purchase 500 137.55Purchase 5000 137.6Purchase 250 137.6Purchase 250 137.6Purchase 674 137.6Purchase 125 137.6Purchase 201 137.6Purchase 1108 137.6Purchase 545 137.6Purchase 100 137.6Purchase 218 137.6Purchase 87 137.44Purchase 500 137.45Purchase 500 137.45Purchase 50 137.45Purchase 4000 137.45Purchase 500 137.45Purchase 1500 137.45Purchase 100 137.45Purchase 1763 137.45Purchase 271 137.19Purchase 100 137.19Purchase 679 137.2Purchase 500 137.25Purchase 8450 137.25Purchase 100 137.22Purchase 148 137.25Purchase 19 137.25Purchase 3083 137.25Purchase 4150 137.25Purchase 100 137.69Purchase 4395 137.7Purchase 23 137.7Purchase 400 137.7Purchase 19 137.7Purchase 2000 137.7Purchase 563 137.7Purchase 1151 137.74Purchase 25 137.74Purchase 22 137.74Purchase 500 137.75Purchase 2 137.75Purchase 5000 137.75Purchase 22 137.75Purchase 804 137.85Purchase 82 137.85Purchase 1000 137.85Purchase 1000 137.85Purchase 273 137.85Purchase 23 137.85Purchase 96 137.85Purchase 52 137.68Purchase 506 137.7Purchase 442 137.8Purchase 200 137.6Purchase 300 137.8Purchase 250 137.75Purchase 1000 137.75Purchase 604 137.75Purchase 155 137.75Purchase 241 137.75Purchase 1000 137.75Purchase 1000 137.75Purchase 1000 137.75Purchase 250 137.87Purchase 117 137.84Purchase 133 137.85Purchase 250 137.85Purchase 200 137.87Purchase 1800 137.87Purchase 42 137.93Purchase 39 137.93Purchase 30 137.95Purchase 179 137.96Purchase 41 137.96Purchase 169 138Purchase 83093 137.46Purchase 83093 137.46Purchase 5592 137.2666Purchase 5592 137.2666Purchase 5592 137.2666TOTAL SALE 265,055TOTAL PURCHASE 265,055 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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