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Macquarie Bank Ld27 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 Bank LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary shares ISIN:disclosed relate (Note 1) AU000000RI01 Date of dealing 26 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) Relevantsecurities 414,019 0.09%(2)Derivatives(other thanoptions) 23,895 0.00%(3) Optionsand agreementstopurchase/sell 1,695,481 0.37% Total 2,133,395 0.46% (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 name, Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note 5) 6) 4)e.g. CFDSee Annexure B (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)See Annexure C (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 27 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 Annexure A Purchase/Sale Number of Price per Unit (AUD) SecuritiesSale 218 135.54Sale 961 135.5Purchase 963 136.15Sale 1,458 135.7Sale 1,000 135.7Sale 1,000 135.6Sale 1,000 135.6Purchase 2,000 136.08Purchase 1,000 136.08Sale 110 136.15Sale 32 136.15Sale 2,858 136.15Sale 350 135.98Sale 98 136.05Sale 219 136.16Purchase 25 136.25Purchase 34 136.25Purchase 500 136.25Purchase 75 136.25Sale 85 136.35Sale 248 136.35Sale 500 136.35Sale 5,000 136.35Sale 1,167 136.35Purchase 200 137Purchase 500 137Purchase 48 136.65Sale 74 137Sale 294 137.1Purchase 13 137.12Purchase 160 137.18Purchase 500 137.18Purchase 491 137.18Sale 173 137.7Sale 100 137.7Sale 296 137.61Purchase 266 137.94Purchase 400 137.94Purchase 100 137.94Purchase 200 137.94Purchase 300 137.94Purchase 234 137.94Sale 221 137.77Sale 136 137.77Sale 50 137.77Sale 37 137.77Sale 900 137.78Sale 69 137.78Sale 196 137.78Sale 428 137.78Sale 68 138.18Sale 745 137.63Sale 29 137.35Purchase 100 137.36Purchase 12 137.18Sale 1,471 137.25Sale 463 137.25Sale 100 137.88Sale 106 137.93Purchase 971 138.49Sale 360 138.45Sale 500 138.45Sale 56 138.45Sale 55 138.45Sale 25 138.56Purchase 232 138.57Purchase 21 138.5Purchase 90 138.68Purchase 72 139Purchase 100 139Purchase 150 139Purchase 20 139Purchase 2,000 139Purchase 200 139Purchase 103 139Purchase 318 139Sale 988 139.2Sale 1,216 139.2Sale 87 139.2Sale 673 139.1Purchase 558 139.22Purchase 161 139.22Purchase 21 139.11Purchase 67 138.99Purchase 560 139Purchase 411 138.95Purchase 381 139.2Purchase 112 139Purchase 550 138.95Purchase 134 138.95Purchase 18 138.95Purchase 300 138.9Purchase 1,040 138.9Purchase 100 138.9Purchase 133 138.83Purchase 300 138.68Purchase 769 138.68Purchase 59 138.67Purchase 1,774 138.65Purchase 394 138.64Purchase 2,000 138.63Purchase 40 138.59Purchase 186 138.59Purchase 213 138.59Purchase 1,076 138.59Purchase 711 138.59Sale 100 138.63Purchase 486 138.9Sale 754 138.95Purchase 754 138.95Sale 5,000 136.59Sale 1,452 136.59Sale 100 136.59Sale 1,000 136.59Sale 1,017 136.59Sale 2,265 136.59Sale 100 136.59Sale 1,000 136.59Sale 618 136.59Sale 2,720 136.36Sale 2,448 136.59Sale 2,280 135.49Sale 5,000 136.2Sale 16 136.6Sale 500 136.6Sale 1,000 136.6Sale 500 136.6Sale 500 136.6Sale 1,000 136.6Sale 150 136.6Sale 1,334 136.6Sale 343 137.4Sale 150 137.4Sale 250 137.4Sale 125 137.4Sale 642 137.4Sale 642 137.4Sale 642 137.4Sale 642 137.4Sale 1,455 137.4Sale 109 137.4Sale 2,500 137.99Sale 2,500 138.4Sale 2,000 138.7Sale 20 138.7Sale 135 138.7Sale 188 138.7Sale 157 138.7Sale 400 139.12Sale 2,000 139.12Sale 100 139.12Purchase 2,000 138Purchase 1,000 138Sale 37 137.94Sale 98 137.96Sale 44 137.96Sale 108 137.96Sale 95 137.95Sale 37 137.94Sale 926 137.9Sale 2,000 137.9Sale 2,866 138.55Sale 1,100 138Sale 1,400 138Sale 150 136.25Purchase 33 137.29Purchase 20 137.29Sale 3 137.62Sale 50 137.61Sale 165 137.5Sale 328 137.5Sale 933 137.5Sale 200 137.6Sale 250 138.75Sale 35 138.75Sale 16 138.75Sale 24 139.1Sale 37 139.1Sale 87 139.1Sale 102 139.1Purchase 100 135.65Purchase 100 135.65Sale 2 135.5Sale 58 135.5Sale 15 135.5Sale 120 136.2Purchase 62 137.15Purchase 8 137.15Sale 260 136.9Sale 250 137.1Sale 500 137.2Sale 100 137.49Sale 250 138.11Purchase 42 138.12Purchase 38 138.18Sale 2,000 137.9Sale 100 137.45Sale 171 137.43Sale 79 137.43Sale 77 137.5Sale 34 137.47Sale 46 137.4Purchase 100 137.75Purchase 50 137.8Sale 310 138Sale 130 138.3Purchase 80 138.4Purchase 60 138.45Sale 100 138.45Sale 93 138.6Sale 7 138.6Purchase 35 139.19Sale 6 138.74Sale 494 138.74Sale 100 138.91Sale 37 138.94Sale 63 138.94Purchase 50 138.91Sale 78 138Sale 1,000 137.5Sale 1,000 137.45Sale 207 137.23Sale 793 137.23Purchase 1,700 138.6Purchase 300 138.6Sale 33 138.31Sale 924 138.31Sale 7 138.31Sale 1,036 138.3Purchase 75 136Purchase 883 136.18Purchase 255 136Purchase 3,787 136.15Sale 694 136Sale 1,306 136Sale 37 135.91Sale 1,963 135.9Purchase 500 136.65Purchase 500 136.65Sale 588 137.7Sale 12 137.7Sale 400 137.7Purchase 4,357 OTC Sale from custodian at marketTOTAL SALE 98,645TOTAL PURCHASE 41,841 Annexure B Product Name Long/short Exec Quantity Exec PriceCFD Long 15 135.5CFD Short 100 135.65CFD Short 100 135.65CFD Long 58 135.5CFD Long 2 135.5CFD Long 100 137.49CFD Long 120 136.2CFD Short 62 137.15CFD Short 8 137.15CFD Long 260 136.9CFD Long 250 137.1CFD Long 500 137.2CFD Long 250 138.11CFD Short 42 138.12CFD Short 38 138.18CFD Long 2,000 137.9CFD Long 100 137.45CFD Long 46 137.4CFD Long 171 137.43CFD Long 79 137.43CFD Long 77 137.5CFD Long 34 137.47CFD Short 100 137.75CFD Short 50 137.8CFD Long 310 138CFD Short 60 138.45CFD Long 130 138.3CFD Short 80 138.4CFD Long 100 138.45CFD Long 7 138.6CFD Long 93 138.6CFD Short 35 139.19CFD Long 37 138.94CFD Long 6 138.74CFD Long 494 138.74CFD Long 100 138.91CFD Long 63 138.94CFD Short 50 138.91CFD Long 78 138 Annexure C Product Name Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry date Option money selling, securities price paid/received purchasing, to which (AUD) per unit (AUD) varying etc option relatesCall Warrant Selling 1,600 150 European 20080124 0.995Call Warrant Selling 1,000 140 European 20080124 1.725Put Warrant Purchasing 10,000 105 European 20071220 0.033Call Warrant Purchasing 1,500 118 European 20071220 3.21Call Warrant Purchasing 5,000 118 European 20071220 3.21Call Warrant Purchasing 5,000 118 European 20071220 3.5Call Warrant Selling 138 118 European 20071220 3.66Call Warrant Purchasing 5,000 118 European 20071220 3.67Put Warrant Purchasing 10,500 93 European 20071129 0.001Call Warrant Selling 3,000 145 European 20080124 1.36Put Warrant Selling 8,000 120 European 20071220 0.21Put Warrant Selling 5,000 120 European 20071220 0.205Call Warrant Selling 1,864 100 European 20071220 6.21Call Warrant Selling 2,021 100 European 20071220 6.21Call Warrant Selling 6,115 100 European 20071220 6.21Call Warrant Purchasing 1,500 110 European 20080124 4.87Call Warrant Purchasing 1,000 110 European 20080124 5Call Warrant Purchasing 500 110 European 20080124 5Call Warrant Purchasing 2,000 110 European 20080124 5.02Call Warrant Selling 8,000 110 European 20080124 5.03Call Warrant Purchasing 2,000 110 European 20080124 5.06Call Warrant Selling 10,000 110 European 20080124 5.15Call Warrant Purchasing 3,000 110 European 20080124 5.1OTP Purchasing 355 32.35 European 20071129 0.01OTP Purchasing 526 33.96 American 20071129 0.01OTP Purchasing 619 36.945 American 20071129 0.01OTP Purchasing 764 32.7 American 20071129 0.01OTP Purchasing 388 32.176 American 20071129 0.01Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 7,100 65.74Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 55.19Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 500 55.19Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 871 63.47Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 695 63.47Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 740 63.47Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 695 63.47Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 405 63.47Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 695 63.47Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 357 63.47Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 33.5Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 34.12Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 34.09Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 35.6Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 35.58Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 30 35.16Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 2,000 35.04Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 36.23Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 36.17Instalmentwarrant Selling 500 36.65Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 100 58.44Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 100 49.5Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 25 51.9Instalmentwarrant Selling 3,000 52.33Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 52.48Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 2,000 52.53Instalmentwarrant Selling 13,000 52.13Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 250 95.9Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 51 95.85Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 100 78Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 68 78.55Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 100 79.02Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 350 36.75Instalmentwarrant Selling 3,000 91.44Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 3,000 91.51Instalmentwarrant Selling 75 40.83Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 200 118.05Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 250 119.31Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 250 119.12 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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