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Macquarie Bank Ld03 December 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) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000RIO1dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 30 November 2007 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 0.00% 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 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Purchase 17 142.1Purchase 107 142.1Purchase 100 142.23Purchase 6 142.25Purchase 123 142.23Purchase 99 142.45Purchase 7 142.45Purchase 128 142.51Purchase 159 143.5Purchase 117 143.62Purchase 50 143.58Purchase 81 143.58Purchase 119 143.83Purchase 60 144.27Purchase 23 144.27Purchase 15 144.06Purchase 76 144.06Purchase 92 143.9Purchase 94 143.71Purchase 14 143.71Purchase 10 143.78Purchase 80 143.78Purchase 72 144.03Purchase 74 143.87Purchase 27 143.97Purchase 16 143.97Purchase 24 143.97Purchase 62 144.12Purchase 33 144.11Purchase 7 144.11Purchase 16 144.11Purchase 52 143.83Purchase 60 143.98Purchase 56 144Purchase 63 143.99Purchase 52 143.98Purchase 44 143.96Purchase 44 143.94Purchase 8 143.94Purchase 66 143.94Purchase 81 143.96Purchase 98 144.05Purchase 85 144.08Purchase 64 144.01Purchase 80 144.3Purchase 119 144.3Purchase 125 144.3Purchase 115 144.23Purchase 18 144.18Purchase 111 144.18Purchase 80 143.98Purchase 67 143.98Purchase 175 144.1Purchase 138 144Purchase 149 143.97Purchase 43 143.97Purchase 178 144.12Purchase 180 144.12Purchase 166 144.21Purchase 45 144.18Purchase 106 144.24Purchase 204 144.1Purchase 182 144.58Purchase 205 144.35Purchase 11 144.67Purchase 83 144.67Purchase 58 144.67Purchase 49 144.89Purchase 225 145.06Purchase 200 144.88Purchase 44 144.88Purchase 100 144.56Purchase 67 144.56Purchase 98 144.56Purchase 273 144.8Purchase 12 144.51Purchase 100 144.51Purchase 165 144.59Purchase 410 144.85Purchase 141 144.85Purchase 11 144.95Purchase 221 144.95Purchase 106 144.95Purchase 1081 145.19Sale 8622 144.2813 (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 3 December 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto