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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) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinary shares ISIN:being disclosed relate (Note 1) AU000000BHP4 Date of dealing 28 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 737 39.24PURCHASE 287 39.32PURCHASE 4 39.32PURCHASE 278 39.35PURCHASE 50 39.35PURCHASE 675 39.35PURCHASE 522 39.35PURCHASE 451 39.36PURCHASE 386 39.37PURCHASE 318 39.37PURCHASE 380 39.37PURCHASE 341 39.37PURCHASE 261 39.4PURCHASE 284 39.4PURCHASE 316 39.4PURCHASE 224 39.4PURCHASE 355 39.4PURCHASE 333 39.41PURCHASE 342 39.41PURCHASE 312 39.41PURCHASE 391 39.41PURCHASE 555 39.42PURCHASE 377 39.42PURCHASE 456 39.42PURCHASE 92 39.43PURCHASE 300 39.43PURCHASE 120 39.43PURCHASE 2 39.43PURCHASE 571 39.44PURCHASE 608 39.44PURCHASE 406 39.44PURCHASE 76 39.44PURCHASE 306 39.44PURCHASE 842 39.44PURCHASE 193 39.45PURCHASE 100 39.45PURCHASE 37 39.45PURCHASE 36 39.45PURCHASE 1 39.45PURCHASE 216 39.45PURCHASE 230 39.45PURCHASE 36 39.46PURCHASE 37 39.46PURCHASE 204 39.46PURCHASE 150 39.47PURCHASE 1 39.47PURCHASE 500 39.47PURCHASE 76 39.47PURCHASE 37 39.47PURCHASE 36 39.48PURCHASE 190 39.48PURCHASE 218 39.48PURCHASE 150 39.48PURCHASE 34 39.49PURCHASE 342 39.49PURCHASE 932 39.49PURCHASE 842 39.49PURCHASE 860 39.5PURCHASE 204 39.5PURCHASE 370 39.5PURCHASE 252 39.5PURCHASE 45 39.5PURCHASE 939 39.5PURCHASE 921 39.5PURCHASE 347 39.5PURCHASE 401 39.5PURCHASE 2267 39.5PURCHASE 140 39.5PURCHASE 84 39.5PURCHASE 424 39.5PURCHASE 37 39.5PURCHASE 5 39.5PURCHASE 1150 39.5PURCHASE 76 39.5PURCHASE 40 39.5PURCHASE 3254 39.5PURCHASE 76 39.5PURCHASE 778 39.5PURCHASE 5100 39.5PURCHASE 900 39.5PURCHASE 1570 39.5PURCHASE 82 39.5PURCHASE 3348 39.5PURCHASE 2278 39.5PURCHASE 37 39.51PURCHASE 36 39.51PURCHASE 2649 39.51231PURCHASE 3122 39.52PURCHASE 1878 39.52PURCHASE 2949 39.52PURCHASE 300 39.52PURCHASE 697 39.52PURCHASE 232 39.52PURCHASE 36 39.52PURCHASE 84 39.52PURCHASE 702 39.52PURCHASE 846 39.52PURCHASE 1524 39.52PURCHASE 37 39.53PURCHASE 193 39.53PURCHASE 3246 39.53PURCHASE 1121 39.54PURCHASE 196 39.54PURCHASE 1504 39.54PURCHASE 2179 39.54PURCHASE 1580 39.55PURCHASE 2000 39.55PURCHASE 1420 39.55PURCHASE 817 39.55PURCHASE 354 39.55PURCHASE 621 39.56PURCHASE 1138 39.56PURCHASE 87 39.56PURCHASE 1000 39.56PURCHASE 1067 39.56PURCHASE 836 39.56PURCHASE 3071 39.56PURCHASE 73 39.56PURCHASE 73 39.56PURCHASE 4270 39.56PURCHASE 2000 39.56PURCHASE 4000 39.56PURCHASE 3539 39.57PURCHASE 260 39.59PURCHASE 1788 39.59PURCHASE 5 39.6PURCHASE 408 39.6PURCHASE 513 39.6PURCHASE 294 39.6PURCHASE 8500 39.6PURCHASE 1500 39.6PURCHASE 10000 39.6PURCHASE 73 39.61PURCHASE 73 39.61PURCHASE 1000 39.62PURCHASE 1000 39.62PURCHASE 1000 39.62PURCHASE 2750 39.62PURCHASE 300 39.62PURCHASE 3804 39.62PURCHASE 7954 39.62PURCHASE 500 39.62PURCHASE 293 39.63PURCHASE 250 39.63PURCHASE 1000 39.63PURCHASE 3 39.63PURCHASE 34000 39.63PURCHASE 1281 39.63PURCHASE 5928 39.63PURCHASE 4072 39.64PURCHASE 8296 39.64PURCHASE 390 39.64PURCHASE 451 39.64PURCHASE 157 39.64PURCHASE 477 39.64PURCHASE 94 39.64PURCHASE 1584 39.64PURCHASE 2035 39.65PURCHASE 429 39.65PURCHASE 73 39.65PURCHASE 73 39.65PURCHASE 3819 39.65PURCHASE 6900 39.65PURCHASE 34000 39.65PURCHASE 461 39.65PURCHASE 370 39.65PURCHASE 443 39.65PURCHASE 1142 39.65PURCHASE 4 39.65PURCHASE 77 39.65PURCHASE 36 39.65PURCHASE 37 39.65PURCHASE 240 39.65PURCHASE 791 39.65PURCHASE 375 39.65PURCHASE 450 39.65PURCHASE 233 39.66PURCHASE 1000 39.66PURCHASE 25000 39.67SALE 26000 39.4939SALE 26000 39.5SALE 1000 39.5SALE 26000 39.57SALE 26000 39.57SALE 26000 39.57SALE 42000 39.57SALE 30000 39.57SALE 3072 39.57SALE 736 39.57SALE 1190 39.57SALE 1201 39.58SALE 2139 39.6SALE 1674 39.63SALE 2000 39.64SALE 1060 39.65SALE 30932 39.65SALE 5784 39.65SALE 25000 39.65TOTAL PURCHASES 277,788TOTAL SALES 277,788 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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