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Macquarie Bank Ld20 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary shares ISIN:disclosed relate (Note 1) AU000000RI01 Date of dealing 19 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) Relevantsecurities 414,081 0.09%(2)Derivatives(other thanoptions) 6,595 0.00%(3) Optionsand agreementstopurchase/sell 1,911,142 0.41% Total 2,331,818 0.51% (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 American, money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc.e.g. price date paid/call 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 20 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 Securities (AUD)Purchase 230 135.5Purchase 837 135.5Purchase 627 135.5Purchase 306 135.5Sale 1,000 135.9Purchase 1,000 135.72Sale 32 135.93Sale 48 135.93Sale 7 135.93Sale 9 135.93Sale 39 135.93Sale 107 135.91Sale 1,303 135.9Sale 75 135.93Sale 37 135.93Sale 2 135.93Sale 75 135.93Sale 102 135.93Sale 147 135.91Sale 17 135.91Purchase 780 136.4Purchase 970 136.4Purchase 1,000 136.43Purchase 250 136.4Sale 37 136.32Sale 36 136.35Sale 500 136.4Sale 36 136.32Sale 41 136.32Sale 53 136.32Sale 2 136.32Sale 8 136.32Sale 214 136.32Sale 27 136.32Sale 582 136.32Sale 84 136.36Sale 249 136.35Sale 42 136.35Sale 54 136.35Sale 2 136.35Sale 8 136.35Sale 25 136.35Sale 1,000 136.3Purchase 500 136.3Purchase 27 136.3Purchase 20 136.3Purchase 1,500 136.43Sale 2,000 136.4Purchase 2,000 136.43Purchase 500 136.43Purchase 623 136.3Sale 2,000 136.31Purchase 1,779 136.43Purchase 30 136.74Sale 1,100 136.4Purchase 40 136.43Purchase 470 136.75Purchase 1,000 136.9Purchase 200 136.9Sale 354 136.71Sale 578 136.7Purchase 8 136.74Purchase 432 136.74Purchase 820 136.89Purchase 100 136.9Sale 4,068 136.7Purchase 39 136.74Purchase 12 136.74Sale 931 136.2Sale 72 136.2Sale 997 136.2Purchase 2 135.95Purchase 250 136.1Purchase 1,000 136.09Purchase 98 135.95Purchase 650 136.1Purchase 1,968 135.5Purchase 2 135.5Purchase 2 135.5Purchase 1,000 135.5Purchase 28 135.5Sale 2,172 135.32Sale 647 135.32Sale 51 135.32Sale 654 135.32Purchase 1,902 135.5Purchase 343 135.32Purchase 100 135.32Purchase 153 135.32Sale 307 135.25Sale 85 135.25Sale 222 135.25Sale 307 135.25Sale 53 135.25Sale 51 135.25Sale 203 135.25Sale 157 135.25Sale 100 135.25Sale 50 135.25Sale 95 135.9Sale 33 135.9Sale 38 135.9Sale 49 135.9Sale 2 135.9Sale 7 135.9Sale 18 135.9Sale 1,297 135.86Sale 100 135.82Sale 100 135.82Sale 33 135.82Sale 38 135.82Sale 49 135.82Sale 2 135.82Sale 7 135.82Sale 46 135.82Sale 577 135.82Purchase 492 135.9Purchase 329 135.93Purchase 57 135.93Purchase 100 135.93Purchase 57 135.96Purchase 18 135.96Purchase 2 135.96Purchase 137 135.96Purchase 953 135.99Purchase 253 135.96Purchase 900 135.96Purchase 11 135.96Purchase 1 135.96Purchase 37 135.98Purchase 916 135.99Purchase 953 135.99Purchase 41 135.99Purchase 1,906 135.98Purchase 54 135.98Purchase 80 135.98Purchase 1,316 135.99Purchase 126 135.99Purchase 297 135.99Purchase 1 136.01Sale 18 136.08Sale 51 136.08Sale 126 136.08Sale 496 136.08Sale 98 136.08Sale 32 136.27Sale 25 136.27Sale 30 136.27Sale 13 136.27Purchase 38 136.31Purchase 100 136.31Purchase 70 136.31Purchase 455 136.34Sale 100 137Sale 657 136.7Purchase 134 136.5Purchase 2 136.59Purchase 6 136.59Purchase 27 136.59Purchase 121 136.34Purchase 665 136.34Purchase 41 136.42Purchase 43 136.5Purchase 50 136.35Purchase 1,141 136.2Sale 124 136Sale 339 136Sale 5,000 134.99Sale 4,000 134.99Sale 1,000 135.97Sale 2,000 135.97Sale 270 135.97Sale 2,730 135.97Sale 438 136.33Sale 181 136.33Sale 100 136.33Sale 225 136.33Sale 56 136.33Purchase 1,000 136Sale 30 134.99Purchase 75 134.99Sale 400 134.99Purchase 73 135.2Purchase 120 135.5Sale 500 135.65Purchase 4 135.2Purchase 39 135.2Purchase 84 135.2Sale 500 135Sale 523 135.35Sale 500 135.59Purchase 100 135.48Sale 60 135.25Sale 40 135.25Sale 500 135.1Purchase 845 135.32Purchase 130 135.32Sale 50 135.55Purchase 200 135.91Sale 74 136Sale 192 136Sale 8 136Sale 100 136.11Sale 24 135.75Sale 12 135.75Sale 64 135.75Sale 450 135.91Sale 50 135.91Purchase 2,986 136.3Sale 984 136.3Sale 16 136.3Purchase 14 136.3Purchase 200 136.3Purchase 110 136.59Purchase 90 136.59Purchase 10 136.59Purchase 20 136.6Sale 128 136.32Sale 37 136.16Sale 63 136.13Sale 1,000 136.41Sale 135 135.74Sale 11,779 OTC Sale to custodian at market price Annexure B Product Name Long/short Exec Quantity Exec PriceCFD Short 39 135.2CFD Short 75 134.99CFD Long 30 134.99CFD Long 400 134.99CFD Short 73 135.2CFD Short 120 135.5CFD Long 500 135.65CFD Long 500 135CFD Short 84 135.2CFD Short 4 135.2CFD Long 500 135.1CFD Long 523 135.35CFD Long 500 135.59CFD Short 100 135.48CFD Long 60 135.25CFD Long 40 135.25CFD Short 845 135.32CFD Short 130 135.32CFD Long 50 135.55CFD Short 200 135.91CFD Long 74 136CFD Long 8 136CFD Long 100 136.11CFD Long 192 136CFD Long 12 135.75CFD Long 24 135.75CFD Long 450 135.91CFD Long 64 135.75CFD Long 50 135.91CFD Short 2,986 136.3CFD Long 984 136.3CFD Long 16 136.3CFD Short 14 136.3CFD Short 106 136.4618CFD Short 200 136.3CFD Short 4 136.4517CFD Short 20 136.6CFD Short 10 136.59CFD Short 90 136.59CFD Long 128 136.32CFD Long 37 136.16CFD Long 63 136.13CFD Long 1,000 136.41CFD Long 135 135.74CFD Long 142 135.23CFD Long 100 134.85CFD Short 200 135.4CFD Short 166 132.78CFD Long 75 132.75CFD Short 1,034 132.78CFD Long 25 132.75CFD Short 750 132.5CFD Long 100 132.4CFD Long 100 132.08CFD Long 28 131.26CFD Long 60 131.29CFD Long 40 131.29CFD Long 3 131.29CFD Short 400 131.35CFD Long 169 131.51CFD Long 31 131.51CFD Long 146 131.21CFD Long 31 131.21CFD Long 100 131.21 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 20,000 118 European 20071220 3.28Warrant Purchasing 5,000 118 European 20071220 3.28Warrant Purchasing 10,847 118 European 20071220 3.3Warrant Selling 8,000 118 European 20071220 3.42Warrant Selling 10,000 120 European 20071220 0.37Warrant Selling 10,000 120 European 20071220 0.37Warrant Selling 10,000 120 European 20071220 0.37Warrant Selling 10,000 120 European 20071220 0.37Warrant Selling 10,000 120 European 20071220 0.37Warrant Selling 4,150 110 European 20080124 4.85Warrant Selling 10,000 110 European 20080124 5.01Instalmentwarrant Selling 35 95.5156Instalmentwarrant Selling 41 95.345Instalmentwarrant Selling 43 95.4253Instalmentwarrant Selling 50 95.2748Instalmentwarrant Selling 3,000 90.76Instalmentwarrant Selling 500 65.59Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 100 49.75Instalmentwarrant Selling 135 93.35Instalmentwarrant Selling 2,000 33.98Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 34.25Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 34.36Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 34.4Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 34.4Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 34.4Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 34.4Instalmentwarrant Selling 2,000 34.4Instalmentwarrant Selling 2,000 34.4Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 34.4Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 100 76.77Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 100 77.5Instalmentwarrant Selling 100 76.03Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 700 92.53Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 36.95Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 37.7Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 125 37.17 This information is provided by RNS The company news 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