29th Nov 2007 12:04
Macquarie Bank Ld29 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 Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary shares ISIN: GB0007188757dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 28 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 416,269 0.04% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 416,269 0.04% (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)Sale 118 53.91Sale 351 53.68Sale 332 53.73Sale 327 53.56Sale 313 53.73Sale 288 53.21Sale 275 53.31Sale 261 53.37Sale 93 53.26Sale 156 53.28Sale 1 53.38Sale 252 53.38Sale 255 53.15Sale 209 52.84Sale 37 52.84Sale 110 52.76Sale 132 52.77Sale 230 52.71Sale 197 52.73Sale 42 52.73Sale 256 52.59Sale 259 52.73Sale 256 52.68Sale 250 52.59Sale 5,000 52.2Sale 2,087 51.8Purchase 241 50.52Purchase 184 50.52Purchase 27 50.51Purchase 133 50.49Purchase 37 50.49Purchase 650 50.52Purchase 245 50.52Purchase 329 50.52Purchase 366 50.49Purchase 1,521 50.52Purchase 500 50.52Purchase 788 50.52Purchase 309 50.52Purchase 41 50.51Purchase 75 50.52Purchase 284 50.51Purchase 244 50.52Purchase 113 50.52Purchase 368 50.54Purchase 165 50.59Purchase 200 50.59Purchase 72 50.6Purchase 129 50.6Purchase 177 50.57Purchase 381 50.66Purchase 56 50.64Purchase 315 50.64Purchase 367 50.69Purchase 16 50.56Purchase 351 50.56Purchase 406 50.57Purchase 402 50.65Purchase 374 50.65Purchase 293 50.57Purchase 70 50.57Purchase 361 50.59Purchase 47 50.65Purchase 319 50.65Purchase 365 50.65Purchase 385 50.6Purchase 381 50.63TOTAL SALE 12,087TOTAL PURCHASE 12,087 (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 29 November 2007 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto