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Macquarie Group Limited15 April 2008 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 Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000RIO1dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 14 April 2008 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 0.00% 0 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 Fully Paid Ordinary ISIN: AU000000RIO1 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 15 April 2008 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:RIO Purchase 120000 137.315RIO Purchase 15850 138.6RIO Purchase 168 135.55RIO Purchase 180 135.55RIO Purchase 500 135.55RIO Purchase 572 135.55RIO Purchase 492 136.53RIO Purchase 400 136.53RIO Purchase 37 136.53RIO Purchase 794 136.09RIO Purchase 1501 136.6RIO Purchase 23 136.36RIO Purchase 1 136.36RIO Purchase 514 136.36RIO Purchase 214 136.35RIO Purchase 331 136.35RIO Purchase 450 136.32RIO Purchase 15 136.32RIO Purchase 484 136.4RIO Purchase 224 136.81RIO Purchase 718 136.81RIO Purchase 250 136.47RIO Purchase 201 136.6RIO Purchase 371 136.7RIO Purchase 70 136.64RIO Purchase 245 136.7RIO Purchase 395 136.64RIO Purchase 391 136.76RIO Purchase 761 137.37RIO Purchase 80 137.52RIO Purchase 25 137.52RIO Purchase 243 137.52RIO Purchase 23 137.52RIO Purchase 356 137.52RIO Purchase 412 137.3RIO Purchase 410 137.4RIO Purchase 250 137.61RIO Purchase 150 137.61RIO Purchase 20 137.61RIO Purchase 312 137.8RIO Purchase 87 137.52RIO Purchase 8 137.52RIO Purchase 250 137.52RIO Purchase 18 137.52RIO Purchase 605 137.69RIO Purchase 589 137.42RIO Purchase 292 137.43RIO Purchase 287 137.53RIO Purchase 196 137.27RIO Purchase 155 137.26RIO Purchase 227 137.45RIO Purchase 26 137.45RIO Purchase 90 137.4RIO Purchase 100 137.4RIO Purchase 13 137.42RIO Purchase 201 137.2RIO Purchase 208 137.42RIO Purchase 151 137.66RIO Purchase 26 137.66RIO Purchase 212 137.67RIO Purchase 395 137.9RIO Purchase 4 137.78RIO Purchase 27 137.78RIO Purchase 250 137.78RIO Purchase 331 137.78RIO Purchase 201 137.26RIO Purchase 278 137.26RIO Purchase 10 137.26RIO Purchase 75 136.85RIO Purchase 179 136.85RIO Purchase 293 136.91RIO Purchase 305 136.81RIO Purchase 2 136.99RIO Purchase 347 137RIO Purchase 18 136.99RIO Purchase 1 136.99RIO Purchase 7 136.93RIO Purchase 45 136.93RIO Purchase 25 136.99RIO Purchase 314 136.99RIO Purchase 444 137.3RIO Purchase 175 137.03RIO Purchase 210 137.03RIO Purchase 438 136.92RIO Purchase 250 136.88RIO Purchase 240 136.88RIO Purchase 44 137.06RIO Purchase 438 137.06RIO Purchase 2 137.04RIO Purchase 226 137.04RIO Purchase 213 137.04RIO Purchase 26 136.61RIO Purchase 338 136.61RIO Purchase 96 136.86RIO Purchase 307 136.86RIO Purchase 611 136.93RIO Purchase 9 137.56RIO Purchase 10 137.76RIO Purchase 713 137.76RIO Purchase 285 137.76RIO Purchase 662 137.45RIO Purchase 534 137.33RIO Purchase 114 137.33RIO Purchase 11 137.26RIO Purchase 250 137.41RIO Purchase 451 137.41RIO Purchase 649 137.47RIO Purchase 12 137.52RIO Purchase 968 137.52RIO Purchase 34 137.57RIO Purchase 80 137.59RIO Purchase 200 137.85RIO Purchase 100 137.85RIO Purchase 11 137.85RIO Purchase 500 137.86RIO Purchase 3 138.1RIO Purchase 14 138.29RIO Purchase 1960 138.29RIO Purchase 967 138.44RIO Purchase 145 138.45RIO Purchase 3 138.45RIO Purchase 679 138.3RIO Purchase 898 138.3RIO Purchase 2318 138.3RIO Purchase 21 137.1975 Total 171940 PurchasesRIO Sale 850 139RIO Sale 120000 137.315RIO Sale 21 137.1975RIO Sale 36048 137.2094 Total Sales 156919 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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