Macquarie Group Ltd - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:5730S
Macquarie Group Limited
17 April 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 16 April 2008

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 81 0.00%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total 81 0.00%

(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 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 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 17 April 2008

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:
RIO Purchase 7000 141.1147

RIO Sale 57 141.4
RIO Sale 77 141.4
RIO Sale 534 141.32
RIO Sale 386 141.3
RIO Sale 302 141.26
RIO Sale 527 140.8
RIO Sale 7 140.89
RIO Sale 255 140.89
RIO Sale 28 140.9
RIO Sale 214 140.9
RIO Sale 279 140.91
RIO Sale 100 141.1
RIO Sale 109 141.1
RIO Sale 233 141.05
RIO Sale 276 140.99
RIO Sale 14 141.15
RIO Sale 215 141.15
RIO Sale 188 141.06
RIO Sale 175 141.07
RIO Sale 31 141.07
RIO Sale 28 141.07
RIO Sale 11 141.07
RIO Sale 20 141.06
RIO Sale 25 141.06
RIO Sale 206 141.06
RIO Sale 142 141.08
RIO Sale 93 141.08
RIO Sale 271 141.16
RIO Sale 15 141.16
RIO Sale 288 140.99
RIO Sale 300 141.04
RIO Sale 393 141.11
RIO Sale 241 141.15
RIO Sale 33 141.17
RIO Sale 263 141.17
RIO Sale 12 141.48
RIO Sale 164 141.48
RIO Sale 34 141.48
RIO Sale 15 141.48
RIO Sale 4 141.48
RIO Sale 96 141.43
RIO Sale 339 141.31
RIO Sale 60 140.6
Total Buy 7,000
Total Sell 7,060

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