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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 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 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) 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)Purchase 925 135.9Purchase 1075 135.9Purchase 2000 135.9Purchase 430 135.9Purchase 120 135.9Purchase 5450 135.9Purchase 100 135.89Purchase 2989 135.9Purchase 3000 135.9Purchase 1 135.9Purchase 1000 135.9Purchase 2910 135.9Purchase 5876 135.9Purchase 149 135.9Purchase 1000 135.9Purchase 2975 135.9Purchase 1883 135.9Purchase 3117 135.9Purchase 2883 135.9Purchase 2000 135.9Purchase 29 135.93Purchase 19 135.93Purchase 69 135.93Purchase 1960 135.98Purchase 1703 135.99Purchase 4107 136Purchase 2230 136Sale 10000 135.9Sale 10000 135.9Sale 10000 135.9Sale 10000 135.9Sale 10000 136 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 5) 6) 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 American, money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc.e.g. price date paid/call receivedoption per unit (Note 4) (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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto