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Macquarie Group Limited25 February 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 dealings Ordinary shares ISIN:being disclosed relate (Note 1) AU000000RIO1 Date of dealing 21 February 2008 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 Number of securities Price per unit name, (Note 5) (Note 6) (Note 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 price American, date money purchasing, which the option European paid/ varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. receivede.g. per unitcall (Note 4)option (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit option securities (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 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 25 February 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 Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit securities (AUD)Purchase 1231 133.68Purchase 86177 133.1094Sale 709 134.14Sale 98 134.32Sale 242 134.32Sale 210 134.33Sale 98 134.35Sale 43 134.35Sale 168 134.36Sale 5 134.36Sale 115 134.35Sale 227 134.36Sale 305 134.36Sale 95 134.37Sale 32 134.38Sale 252 134.34Sale 52 134.39Sale 100 134.39Sale 27 134.39Sale 715 134.4Sale 769 134.45Sale 1706 134.5Sale 91 134.5Sale 593 134.5Sale 44 134.5Sale 19 134.52Sale 266 134.53Sale 227 134.53Sale 121 134.53Sale 116 134.53Sale 225 134.53Sale 545 134.53Sale 526 134.55Sale 323 134.55Sale 120 134.59Sale 23 134.63Sale 11 134.63Sale 158 134.28Sale 80 134.14Sale 239 134.14Sale 82 134.16Sale 608 134.12Sale 70 134.12Sale 24 134.12Sale 4 134.09Sale 378 134.09Sale 133 134.09Sale 25 134.1Sale 440 134.1Sale 291 134.07Sale 606 134.07Sale 56 134.08Sale 321 134.08Sale 543 134.08Sale 277 134.08Sale 278 134.08Sale 258 134.08Sale 362 134.09Sale 698 134.09Sale 309 134.09Sale 247 134.1Sale 157 134.1Sale 39 134.25Sale 37 134.25Sale 28 134.18Sale 109 134.19Sale 4 134.19Sale 222 134.19Sale 4 134.19Sale 56 134.19Sale 3 134.19Sale 967 134.16Sale 237 134.16Sale 142 133.68Sale 58 133.68Sale 18 133.68Sale 782 133.68Sale 1218 133.68Sale 14 133.68Sale 403 133.68Sale 300 133.68Sale 65 133.68Sale 755 133.01Sale 500 133Sale 250 133Sale 495 132.99Sale 755 133.02Sale 505 132.99Sale 500 132.99Sale 11 132.9Sale 371 132.9Sale 500 132.9Sale 118 132.9Sale 526 133Sale 214 132.91Sale 2 132.91Sale 329 132.9Sale 100 132.9Sale 829 132.9Sale 355 133.05Sale 11 133.05Sale 42 133.05Sale 2 133.05Sale 1590 133.05Sale 410 133.05Sale 41 133.05Sale 40 133Sale 1500 133Sale 500 133Sale 27 133Sale 477 132.99Sale 100 132.99Sale 363 132.99Sale 500 132.99Sale 4291 132.99Sale 20000 133.3Sale 7 133.3Sale 1 133.3Sale 363 133.3Sale 629 133.3Sale 300 133.17Sale 2 133.17Sale 30 133.06Sale 1573 133.05Sale 755 133.05Sale 722 133Sale 300 132.36Sale 35 132.36Sale 10 132.36Sale 9 132.35Sale 500 132.33Sale 502 132.33Sale 2000 132.33Sale 394 132.33Sale 8 132.5Sale 2 132.5Sale 48 132.5Sale 79 131.97Sale 3 131.97Sale 441 131.97Sale 350 131.97Sale 89 131.97Sale 998 131.97Sale 143 131.9Sale 4 131.9Sale 3 131.9Sale 52 131.9Sale 33 131.9Sale 50 131.9Sale 75 131.65Sale 1092 131.62Sale 833 131.62Sale 100 131.62Sale 4 131.62Sale 619 131.62Sale 1629 131.62Sale 179 131.62Sale 157 131.62Sale 9 131.62Sale 158 131.61Sale 109 131.61Sale 199 131.61Sale 406 131.61Sale 852 131.61Sale 991 131.61Sale 260 131.66Sale 2500 131.64Sale 73 131.64Sale 300 131.64Sale 522 131.64Sale 1269 131.64Sale 76 131.64Sale 716 131.75Sale 37 131.75Sale 1483 133.28Sale 100 133.28Sale 3417 133.28Sale 1231 133.68TOTAL PURCHASES 87,408TOTAL SALES 87,408 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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