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Macquarie Group Limited22 April 2008 URCHASE 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 21 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 22 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 20716 143.3987RIO Purchase 27000 144.55 Total 47716 PurchasesRIO Sale 55 142.9RIO Sale 368 142.9RIO Sale 246 143.29RIO Sale 104 143.29RIO Sale 72 143.2RIO Sale 282 143.2RIO Sale 150 143.19RIO Sale 206 143.19RIO Sale 29 143.18RIO Sale 24 143.18RIO Sale 78 143.18RIO Sale 37 143.11RIO Sale 156 143.11RIO Sale 365 143.11RIO Sale 198 143.06RIO Sale 85 143.06RIO Sale 15 143.06RIO Sale 233 143.06RIO Sale 79 143RIO Sale 59 143RIO Sale 137 143RIO Sale 50 142.92RIO Sale 280 142.89RIO Sale 6 143.07RIO Sale 12 143.05RIO Sale 15 143.05RIO Sale 150 143.02RIO Sale 196 143.02RIO Sale 188 142.86RIO Sale 17 142.86RIO Sale 216 142.82RIO Sale 97 142.96RIO Sale 17 142.96RIO Sale 1 142.96RIO Sale 80 142.96RIO Sale 195 143RIO Sale 190 142.92RIO Sale 232 142.95RIO Sale 168 143.24RIO Sale 86 143.16RIO Sale 111 143.16RIO Sale 45 143.19RIO Sale 136 143.17RIO Sale 222 143.14RIO Sale 188 143.12RIO Sale 219 143.24RIO Sale 34 143.31RIO Sale 6 143.31RIO Sale 31 143.31RIO Sale 141 143.31RIO Sale 32 143.31RIO Sale 240 143.54RIO Sale 6 143.54RIO Sale 4 143.55RIO Sale 262 143.55RIO Sale 90 143.52RIO Sale 275 143.52RIO Sale 297 143.55RIO Sale 297 143.37RIO Sale 95 143.37RIO Sale 69 143.45RIO Sale 349 143.45RIO Sale 224 143.63RIO Sale 97 143.6RIO Sale 8 143.59RIO Sale 444 143.64RIO Sale 260 143.64RIO Sale 137 143.64RIO Sale 33 143.64RIO Sale 8 143.49RIO Sale 541 143.49RIO Sale 162 143.53RIO Sale 304 143.53RIO Sale 363 143.59RIO Sale 17 143.59RIO Sale 67 143.37RIO Sale 347 143.37RIO Sale 120 143.22RIO Sale 125 143.22RIO Sale 221 143.22RIO Sale 141 143.22RIO Sale 354 143.22RIO Sale 65 143.26RIO Sale 233 143.26RIO Sale 240 143.26RIO Sale 54 143.26RIO Sale 3 143.26RIO Sale 394 143.48RIO Sale 155 143.41RIO Sale 500 143.3RIO Sale 100 143.3RIO Sale 41 143.3RIO Sale 741 143.31RIO Sale 638 143.5RIO Sale 686 143.48RIO Sale 136 143.65RIO Sale 160 143.65RIO Sale 555 143.65RIO Sale 427 143.66RIO Sale 342 143.66RIO Sale 74 143.77RIO Sale 108 143.77RIO Sale 280 143.77RIO Sale 2 143.77RIO Sale 205 143.77RIO Sale 56 143.77RIO Sale 98 143.77RIO Sale 362 143.74RIO Sale 121 143.74RIO Sale 121 143.72RIO Sale 260 143.72RIO Sale 120 143.72RIO Sale 48 143.72RIO Sale 1095 143.94RIO Sale 6195 144.55RIO Sale 898 144.55RIO Sale 1150 144.55RIO Sale 7178 144.55RIO Sale 7723 144.55RIO Sale 65 144.55RIO Sale 1244 144.55RIO Sale 19 144.55RIO Sale 2326 144.55RIO Sale 202 144.55 Total Sales 47716 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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