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Macquarie Group Limited03 March 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) 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 29 February 2008 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)See Annexure A (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 3 March 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 Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit securities (AUD)PURCHASE 200 134.69PURCHASE 104 134.69PURCHASE 2 134.96PURCHASE 70 134.96PURCHASE 13 135.42PURCHASE 200 135.59PURCHASE 111 135.59PURCHASE 665 135.81PURCHASE 739 135.88PURCHASE 160 135.9PURCHASE 39 135.91PURCHASE 23 135.91PURCHASE 537 135.92PURCHASE 297 135.92PURCHASE 165 135.85PURCHASE 277 135.85PURCHASE 412 136.29PURCHASE 4014 135.7862PURCHASE 4014 135.7862PURCHASE 8256 135.0841PURCHASE 8256 135.0841PURCHASE 8256 135.0841SALE 900 134.91SALE 1 134.91SALE 100 134.91SALE 352 134.9SALE 147 135.2SALE 21 135.16SALE 8 135.16SALE 884 135.05SALE 500 135.05SALE 100 135.11SALE 500 135.11SALE 1977 135.1SALE 337 135.13SALE 127 135.17SALE 662 135.17SALE 1 135.17SALE 47 135.17SALE 800 135.17SALE 21 135.17SALE 700 135.17SALE 71 135.11SALE 4014 135.7862SALE 4014 135.7862SALE 4014 135.7862SALE 8256 135.0841SALE 8256 135.0841TOTAL PURCHASES 36,810TOTAL SALES 36,810 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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