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Macquarie Bank Ld19 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 16 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 393,731 0.08%(2)Derivatives(other thanoptions) 17,935 0.00%(3) Optionsand agreementstopurchase/sell 1,863,060 0.40% Total 2,274,726 0.49% (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 AnnexureB (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)SeeAnnexureC (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 19 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 Securities (AUD)Purchase 2 133.05Purchase 1,000 133.05Sale 4,000 132.7Sale 1,000 132.7Purchase 2,000 132.9Purchase 1,998 133.05Purchase 15 134.9Purchase 1,000 134.38Purchase 1,000 134.4Purchase 1,482 134.9Purchase 503 134.9Sale 1,000 134.9Sale 70 134.9Sale 310 134.9Sale 79 134.9Sale 2,000 134.79Sale 230 134.9Sale 311 134.79Sale 13 134.25Purchase 454 134.53Purchase 16 134.53Purchase 76 134.53Purchase 200 134.6Sale 3,000 134.2Sale 250 134.2Sale 1,000 134.2Sale 45 134.2Sale 692 134.2Purchase 9 134.53Purchase 563 134.53Purchase 1,165 134.6Purchase 580 134.6Purchase 300 134.7Purchase 361 134.7Sale 1,000 134.65Sale 193 134.65Sale 103 134.65Purchase 31 134.68Purchase 600 134.7Purchase 739 134.7Sale 8,193 134.65Sale 500 134.65Sale 11 134.65Purchase 100 134.67Purchase 144 134.69Purchase 406 134.77Purchase 146 134.78Purchase 300 134.8Purchase 3,000 134.7Purchase 800 134.78Purchase 918 134.78Purchase 2,430 134.8Sale 100 134.64Sale 1,933 134.64Sale 100 134.64Sale 100 134.64Sale 767 134.64Purchase 100 134.25Purchase 500 134.25Purchase 400 134.25Purchase 95 134.22Purchase 1,026 134.28Purchase 132 134.28Purchase 8 134.28Purchase 834 134.28Purchase 800 134.5Purchase 300 134.5Purchase 467 134.5Purchase 3,815 134.99Sale 2,520 134.94Purchase 500 134.6Purchase 500 134.99Purchase 602 134.99Purchase 83 134.99Sale 3,082 134.95Sale 598 134.88Sale 170 134.88Sale 1,113 134.88Sale 37 134.88Sale 76 134.94Sale 200 134.94Sale 204 134.94Purchase 100 135.19Purchase 120 135.2Purchase 57 135.2Purchase 36 135.2Purchase 150 135.2Purchase 2,000 135.4Purchase 537 135.4Sale 9,449 134.85Sale 90 134.85Purchase 244 134.6Purchase 60 134.6Purchase 1,931 134.6Purchase 70 134.6Purchase 195 134.6Purchase 300 134.5Purchase 100 134.5Purchase 272 134.5Purchase 1 134.5Purchase 1,000 134.5Purchase 327 134.5Purchase 539 134.45Purchase 2,471 134.5Purchase 561 134.5Purchase 968 134.5Sale 1,485 134.38Purchase 450 133.77Purchase 2 133.77Sale 2,515 134.4Purchase 194 133.77Purchase 249 133.77Purchase 105 133.77Purchase 23 133.78Purchase 145 133.78Purchase 832 133.78Sale 500 133.5Purchase 436 133.17Purchase 94 133.17Purchase 691 133.17Purchase 1,000 133.61Sale 5,000 133.22Purchase 20 133.17Purchase 759 133.17Purchase 2,000 133.16Purchase 1,000 133.18Sale 170 132.02Sale 50 132.01Sale 500 132Purchase 500 132.36Sale 750 132.02Sale 576 132.02Sale 80 132Sale 151 132Sale 60 132Sale 1,000 132Sale 1,000 132Sale 300 132Sale 200 132Sale 163 132Purchase 260 131.85Purchase 1,740 131.85Purchase 1,000 131.86Purchase 1,000 131.8Purchase 1,000 131.81Purchase 200 131.8Purchase 171 131.8Purchase 629 131.8Purchase 50 134.79Purchase 220 135Purchase 130 135Purchase 60 135Purchase 533 135Purchase 993 135.2Purchase 496 135.1Purchase 496 135.1Purchase 473 135Purchase 310 134.9Sale 271 134.81Sale 722 134.81Sale 496 134.79Sale 496 134.79Sale 993 134.89Purchase 28 134.63Purchase 248 134.58Purchase 10 134.97Purchase 75 134.97Purchase 499 134.97Purchase 408 134.97Purchase 1 134.97Purchase 34 134.97Purchase 165 134.97Purchase 106 134.95Sale 150 135.2Purchase 142 135.23Sale 551 135.18Purchase 4 134.57Purchase 704 134.58Purchase 181 133.47Purchase 288 133.47Purchase 195 133.6Purchase 632 132.09Purchase 144 132.23Purchase 18 132.09Purchase 8 132.09Purchase 167 131.93Purchase 1,309 131.94Sale 4 131.62Purchase 1,482 131.5Purchase 1,482 131.5Sale 138 131.62Sale 154 131.62Sale 200 131.46Sale 988 131.4Sale 2 131.36Sale 492 131.35Sale 294 131.35Sale 167 131.33Sale 75 131.3Sale 35 131.3Sale 710 131.3Purchase 9 131.32Purchase 24 131.32Purchase 15 131.32Purchase 97 131.2Purchase 870 132.2Purchase 8 132.2Purchase 10 132.2Purchase 112 132.2Sale 1,000 132.2 Annexure B Product Name Long/short Exec Quantity Exec PriceCFD Long 200 133CFD Long 100 132.8CFD Long 60 132.8CFD Long 267 132.8CFD Long 97 132.97CFD Long 200 133CFD Long 100 132.8CFD Long 200 132.81CFD Long 300 132.35CFD Long 153 132.32CFD Long 120 132.65CFD Short 75 132.7CFD Short 75 133.95CFD Short 23 134CFD Short 700 134.3CFD Short 2 134.99CFD Short 398 134.99CFD Long 150 134.79CFD Long 400 134.47CFD Short 74 134.44CFD Short 100 134.68CFD Short 300 134.86CFD Long 40 134.59CFD Long 40 134.59CFD Long 16 134.59CFD Long 22 134.59CFD Long 16 134.59CFD Long 24 134.59CFD Long 40 134.59CFD Long 40 134.59CFD Long 40 134.59CFD Long 23 134.59CFD Long 17 134.59CFD Long 40 134.59CFD Long 38 134.59CFD Long 40 134.59CFD Long 38 134.59CFD Long 2 134.59CFD Long 8 134.59CFD Long 32 134.59CFD Long 24 134.59CFD Long 16 134.59CFD Long 500 134.59CFD Long 144 134.59CFD Long 142 135.23CFD Long 100 134.85CFD Short 200 135.4CFD Short 166 132.78CFD Long 75 132.75CFD Short 1,034 132.78CFD Long 25 132.75CFD Short 750 132.5CFD Long 100 132.4CFD Long 100 132.08CFD Long 28 131.26CFD Long 60 131.29CFD Long 40 131.29CFD Long 3 131.29CFD Short 400 131.35CFD Long 169 131.51CFD Long 31 131.51CFD Long 146 131.21CFD Long 31 131.21CFD Long 100 131.21 Annexure C Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry date Option moneyName selling, securities price paid/received purchasing, to which (AUD) per unit (AUD) varying etc option relatesWarrant Purchasing 10,000 105 European 20071220 0.175Warrant Purchasing 100,000 105 European 20071220 0.18Warrant Selling 2,252 118 European 20071220 3.33Warrant Purchasing 4,000 118 European 20071220 3.34Warrant Selling 5,000 118 European 20071220 2.95Warrant Selling 1,400 110 European 20080124 4.86Warrant Selling 750 110 European 20080124 4.85Warrant Selling 1,000 110 European 20080124 4.9Warrant Selling 5,000 110 European 20080124 4.8Warrant Purchasing 2,150 110 European 20080124 4.37Warrant Selling 350 110 European 20080124 4.35OTC Purchasing 379 32.92 American 20071129 0.01Instalmentwarrant Selling 250 0.01Instalmentwarrant Selling 300 0.01Instalmentwarrant Selling 300 0.01Instalmentwarrant Selling 500 33.74Instalmentwarrant Selling 30 33.42Instalmentwarrant Selling 500 32.5Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 150 55.89Instalmentwarrant Selling 200 47.54Instalmentwarrant Selling 100 45.3Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 36Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 35.99Instalmentwarrant Selling 500 36.29Instalmentwarrant Selling 500 36.29Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 36.09Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 36Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 500 35.98Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 500 35.98Instalmentwarrant Selling 250 35.79Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 36.16Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,500 32.98Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,500 32.98Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 32.81Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 500 32.78Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 500 32.78Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 32.75Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 87.71Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 87.71Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 850 OTC sales to custodians at market price This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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