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Macquarie Bank Ld22 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) 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 21 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 22 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 Units Price (AUD)Purchase 1030 131.9Purchase 655 132.5Purchase 893 132.25Purchase 420 131.93Purchase 60 131.77Purchase 367 131.77Purchase 400 131.82Purchase 59 131.82Purchase 357 131.58Purchase 94 131.64Purchase 52 131.65Purchase 1 131.65Purchase 2 131.65Purchase 100 131.65Purchase 100 131.65Purchase 34 131.62Purchase 258 131.62Purchase 400 131.79Purchase 12 131.84Purchase 303 132.03Purchase 266 131.67Purchase 239 131.4Purchase 6 131.4Purchase 249 131.46Purchase 121 131.48Purchase 127 131.48Purchase 16 131.45Purchase 5 131.45Purchase 4 131.45Purchase 244 131.5Purchase 146 131.52Purchase 55 131.52Purchase 278 131.63Purchase 168 131.76Purchase 29 131.77Purchase 253 131.64Purchase 292 131.76Purchase 262 131.64Purchase 200 132.03Purchase 285 132.14Purchase 201 132.17Purchase 159 132.19Purchase 26 132.2Purchase 191 132.15Purchase 176 131.97Purchase 197 131.91Purchase 167 131.87Purchase 152 131.83Purchase 143 131.7Purchase 116 131.87Purchase 19 131.79Purchase 16 131.79Purchase 1 131.79Purchase 2 131.79Purchase 82 131.79Purchase 115 131.75Purchase 114 131.73Purchase 119 131.72Purchase 138 131.72Purchase 73 131.68Purchase 13 131.49Purchase 3 131.49Purchase 15 131.49Purchase 15 131.49Purchase 19 131.49Purchase 24 131.49Purchase 76 131.52Purchase 44 131.52Purchase 153 131.51Purchase 75 131.5Purchase 115 131.5Purchase 10 131.35Purchase 156 131.35Purchase 178 130.95Purchase 137 130.86Purchase 196 130.6Purchase 203 130.85Purchase 268 130.6Purchase 220 130.53Purchase 304 130.13Purchase 52 130.36Purchase 80 130.36Purchase 190 130.38Purchase 46 130.38Purchase 158 130.38Purchase 7 130.38Purchase 74 130.38Purchase 220 130.44Purchase 29 130.44Purchase 36 130.44Purchase 417 130.44Purchase 421 130.4Purchase 327 130.75Purchase 288 130.82Purchase 306 131.13Purchase 280 131.14Purchase 138 131.14Purchase 437 131.02Purchase 363 130.98Purchase 40 130.98Purchase 341 130.55Purchase 569 130.62Purchase 451 130.88Purchase 621 130.71Purchase 572 130.63Purchase 627 130.61Purchase 649 130.68Purchase 855 130.85Purchase 797 130.9Purchase 1649 130.9Sale 24313 131.2333 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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