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Macquarie Group Limited17 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) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000RIO1dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 16 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 81 0.00% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 81 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 17 April 2008 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:RIO Purchase 7000 141.1147 RIO Sale 57 141.4RIO Sale 77 141.4RIO Sale 534 141.32RIO Sale 386 141.3RIO Sale 302 141.26RIO Sale 527 140.8RIO Sale 7 140.89RIO Sale 255 140.89RIO Sale 28 140.9RIO Sale 214 140.9RIO Sale 279 140.91RIO Sale 100 141.1RIO Sale 109 141.1RIO Sale 233 141.05RIO Sale 276 140.99RIO Sale 14 141.15RIO Sale 215 141.15RIO Sale 188 141.06RIO Sale 175 141.07RIO Sale 31 141.07RIO Sale 28 141.07RIO Sale 11 141.07RIO Sale 20 141.06RIO Sale 25 141.06RIO Sale 206 141.06RIO Sale 142 141.08RIO Sale 93 141.08RIO Sale 271 141.16RIO Sale 15 141.16RIO Sale 288 140.99RIO Sale 300 141.04RIO Sale 393 141.11RIO Sale 241 141.15RIO Sale 33 141.17RIO Sale 263 141.17RIO Sale 12 141.48RIO Sale 164 141.48RIO Sale 34 141.48RIO Sale 15 141.48RIO Sale 4 141.48RIO Sale 96 141.43RIO Sale 339 141.31RIO Sale 60 140.6 Total Buy 7,000 Total Sell 7,060 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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