Macquarie Group Ltd - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:8080L
Macquarie Group Limited
15 January 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 Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000RIO1
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing 14 January 2007

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

Long Short
Number Number
(%) (%)

(1) Relevant securities

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

(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

Fully Paid Ordinary ISIN: AU000000RIO1

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

See Annexure A

(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 price American, date paid/received per
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

Date of disclosure 15 January 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 at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

Annexure A:

Purchase/sale Number of Price per
securities unit 3

SALE 81 126
SALE 98 126.4
SALE 110 126.9
SALE 67 126.77
SALE 99 126.88
SALE 62 127.04
SALE 58 127.07
SALE 54 127.19
SALE 4 127.19
SALE 49 127.19
SALE 100 127.14
SALE 12 127.14
SALE 1 127.14
SALE 61 127.2
SALE 40 127.23
SALE 51 127.25
SALE 7 127.31
SALE 41 127.28
SALE 55 127.25
SALE 62 127.33
SALE 65 127.48
SALE 93 127.29
SALE 88 127.31
SALE 76 127.33
SALE 45 127.37
SALE 43 127.37
SALE 96 127.4
SALE 100 127.14
SALE 22 127.14
SALE 99 126.95
SALE 110 126.85
SALE 98 126.84
SALE 314 126.8
SALE 122 126.5
SALE 149 126.69
SALE 138 126.93
SALE 116 126.79
SALE 127 126.78
SALE 102 126.7
SALE 6 126.69
SALE 168 126.85
SALE 151 126.9
SALE 21 126.74
SALE 133 126.74
SALE 144 126.68
SALE 118 126.68
SALE 62 126.68
SALE 184 126.6
SALE 190 126.58
SALE 180 126.74
SALE 302 126.74
SALE 298 126.63
SALE 291 126.31
SALE 349 126.22
SALE 218 126.08
SALE 1051 125
PURCHASE 6981 126.4979
TOTAL PURCHASE 6981
TOTAL SALE 6981

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