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EPT Disclosure

13th Aug 2008 13:08

RNS Number : 2562B

Macquarie Group Limited

13 August 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	BHP Billiton Limited
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000BHP4
Date of dealing	12 August 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
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	0 0	0 0

(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

Class of relevant security:

Details

Ordinary shares

ISIN: AU000000BHP4

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,

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 5)

Number of securities (Note 6)

Price per unit (Note 4)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)

Exercise

price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry

date

Option money

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	13 August 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:

BHP	Purchase	751	36.17
BHP	Purchase	496	36.17
BHP	Purchase	1000	36.18
BHP	Purchase	226	36.18
BHP	Purchase	1000	36.19
BHP	Purchase	230	36.19
BHP	Purchase	8	36.2
BHP	Purchase	1500	36.2
BHP	Purchase	200	36.2
BHP	Purchase	187	36.2
BHP	Purchase	204	36.22
BHP	Purchase	9	36.22
BHP	Purchase	501	36.22
BHP	Purchase	13	36.22
BHP	Purchase	208	36.24
BHP	Purchase	280	36.25
BHP	Purchase	17	36.22
BHP	Purchase	15	36.22
BHP	Purchase	597	36.22
BHP	Purchase	9	36.22
BHP	Purchase	2220	36.25
BHP	Purchase	1171	36.25
BHP	Purchase	119	36.25
BHP	Purchase	119	36.25
BHP	Purchase	85	36.2
BHP	Purchase	408	36.2
BHP	Purchase	238	36.19
BHP	Purchase	952	36.19
BHP	Purchase	1	36.19
BHP	Purchase	1	36.2
BHP	Purchase	94	36.2
BHP	Purchase	7	36.2
BHP	Purchase	1523	36.2
BHP	Purchase	652	36.22
BHP	Purchase	697	36.19
BHP	Purchase	493	36.19
BHP	Purchase	6	36.19
BHP	Purchase	1	36.19
BHP	Purchase	435	36.19
BHP	Purchase	2091	36.19
BHP	Purchase	850	36.15
BHP	Purchase	51	36.15
BHP	Purchase	1581	36.07
BHP	Purchase	102	36.09
BHP	Purchase	48	36.09
BHP	Purchase	192	36.09
BHP	Purchase	340	36.09
BHP	Purchase	119	36.09
BHP	Purchase	51	36.08
BHP	Purchase	4777	36.2
BHP	Purchase	165	36.13
BHP	Purchase	9835	36.13
BHP	Purchase	908	36.15
BHP	Purchase	413	36.15
BHP	Purchase	190	36.15
BHP	Purchase	193	36.15
BHP	Purchase	5755	36.15
BHP	Purchase	2759	36.15
BHP	Purchase	5	36.15
BHP	Purchase	17774	36.12
BHP	Purchase	1541	36.3
BHP	Purchase	263	36.3
BHP	Purchase	8196	36.3
BHP	Purchase	10000	36.3
BHP	Purchase	480	36.3
BHP	Purchase	297	36.3
BHP	Purchase	4223	36.3
BHP	Purchase	2986	36.3
BHP	Purchase	234	36.3
BHP	Purchase	223	36.3
BHP	Purchase	1334	36.3
BHP	Purchase	640	37.07
BHP	Purchase	17	37.07
BHP	Purchase	339	37.07
BHP	Purchase	116	37.07
BHP	Purchase	188	37.07
BHP	Purchase	3700	37.07
BHP	Purchase	1232	37.07
BHP	Purchase	230	37.07
BHP	Purchase	119	37.1
BHP	Purchase	232	37.1
BHP	Purchase	2	37.1
BHP	Purchase	8	37.1
BHP	Purchase	114	37.1
BHP	Purchase	1500	37.1
BHP	Purchase	1000	37.1
BHP	Purchase	100	37.1
BHP	Purchase	3100	37.12
BHP	Purchase	252	37.12
BHP	Purchase	1648	37.12
BHP	Purchase	305	37.1
BHP	Purchase	500	37.1
BHP	Purchase	1	37.1
BHP	Purchase	1119	37.1
BHP	Purchase	895	37.1
BHP	Purchase	250	37.1
BHP	Purchase	471	37.1
BHP	Purchase	3000	37.1
BHP	Purchase	310	37.1
BHP	Purchase	74	37.1
BHP	Purchase	218	37.1
BHP	Purchase	471	37.1
BHP	Purchase	500	37.1
BHP	Purchase	1	37.1
BHP	Purchase	58	37.1
BHP	Purchase	470	37.1
BHP	Purchase	3282	37.1
BHP	Purchase	1718	37.1
BHP	Purchase	236	37.1
BHP	Purchase	1500	37.1
BHP	Purchase	1	37.1
BHP	Purchase	227	37.1
BHP	Purchase	1305	37.1
BHP	Purchase	13	37.1
BHP	Purchase	609	37.1
BHP	Purchase	800	37.1
BHP	Purchase	479	37.1
BHP	Purchase	2771	37.1
BHP	Purchase	341	37.1
BHP	Purchase	4259	37.1
BHP	Purchase	741	37.1
BHP	Purchase	3	37.1
BHP	Purchase	160	37.1
BHP	Purchase	116	37.1
BHP	Purchase	300	37.1
BHP	Purchase	600	37.1
BHP	Purchase	3821	37.1
BHP	Purchase	143	37.1
BHP	Purchase	1000	37.1
BHP	Purchase	290	37.1
BHP	Purchase	2000	37.1
BHP	Purchase	210	37.1
BHP	Purchase	650	37.1
BHP	Purchase	400	37.1
BHP	Purchase	31	37.11
BHP	Purchase	1172	37.11
BHP	Purchase	145	37.11
BHP	Purchase	1000	37.11
BHP	Purchase	1279	37.11
BHP	Purchase	980	37.15
BHP	Purchase	1500	37.15
BHP	Purchase	393	37.15
BHP	Purchase	7	37.15
BHP	Purchase	2117	37.15
BHP	Purchase	337	37.18
BHP	Purchase	73	37.18
BHP	Purchase	1000	37.18
BHP	Purchase	1000	37.18
BHP	Purchase	348	37.18
BHP	Purchase	140	37.18
BHP	Purchase	5000	37.18
BHP	Purchase	500	37.18
BHP	Purchase	117	37.18
BHP	Purchase	271	37.18
BHP	Purchase	1	37.18
BHP	Purchase	130	37.18
BHP	Purchase	500	37.18
BHP	Purchase	583	37.18
BHP	Purchase	5000	37.18
BHP	Purchase	718	37.17
BHP	Purchase	4282	37.17
BHP	Purchase	1	37.17
BHP	Purchase	257	37.17
BHP	Purchase	900	37.17
BHP	Purchase	3842	37.17
BHP	Purchase	50000	37.18
BHP	Purchase	42	37.15
BHP	Purchase	798	37.15
BHP	Purchase	99	37.15
BHP	Purchase	265	37.15
BHP	Purchase	200	37.15
BHP	Purchase	1000	37.15
BHP	Purchase	5000	37.15
BHP	Purchase	500	37.15
BHP	Purchase	1195	37.15
BHP	Purchase	901	37.15
BHP	Purchase	5000	37.17
BHP	Purchase	5000	37.17
BHP	Purchase	1106	37.2
BHP	Purchase	3800	37.2
BHP	Purchase	94	37.2
BHP	Purchase	702	37.23
BHP	Purchase	3000	37.23
BHP	Purchase	10	37.23
BHP	Purchase	322	37.23
BHP	Purchase	950	37.23
BHP	Purchase	16	37.23
BHP	Purchase	5000	37.23
BHP	Purchase	29	37.23
BHP	Purchase	4971	37.23
BHP	Purchase	4689	37.23
BHP	Purchase	311	37.23
BHP	Purchase	500	37.23
BHP	Purchase	4821	37.25
BHP	Purchase	2679	37.25
BHP	Purchase	34	37.21
BHP	Purchase	9	37.21
BHP	Purchase	171	37.21
BHP	Purchase	641	37.21
BHP	Purchase	1	37.21
BHP	Purchase	135	37.21
BHP	Purchase	150	37.21
BHP	Purchase	660	37.21
BHP	Purchase	3199	37.21
BHP	Purchase	4260	37.2
BHP	Purchase	2311	37.18
BHP	Purchase	442	37.19
BHP	Purchase	261	37.19
BHP	Purchase	1986	37.19
BHP	Purchase	304	37.17
BHP	Purchase	491	37.18
BHP	Purchase	4509	37.18
BHP	Purchase	491	37.17
BHP	Purchase	4205	37.17
BHP	Purchase	253	37.17
BHP	Purchase	9037	37.17
BHP	Purchase	599	37.19
BHP	Purchase	111	37.19
BHP	Purchase	11415	36.12941
BHP	Purchase	353418	36.06461
BHP	Purchase	4131	37.24
		685652
BHP	Sale	207	36.02
BHP	Sale	1542	36.02
BHP	Sale	80	36.13
BHP	Sale	93	36.13
BHP	Sale	598	36.13
BHP	Sale	261	36.07
BHP	Sale	500	36.07
BHP	Sale	117	36.07
BHP	Sale	347	36.15
BHP	Sale	134	36.15
BHP	Sale	194	36.13
BHP	Sale	141	36.13
BHP	Sale	25000	36.13
BHP	Sale	230	36.13
BHP	Sale	585	36.13
BHP	Sale	783	36.16
BHP	Sale	300	36.22
BHP	Sale	308	36.22
BHP	Sale	699	36.19
BHP	Sale	144	36.21
BHP	Sale	46	36.21
BHP	Sale	115	36.21
BHP	Sale	386	36.21
BHP	Sale	506	36.28
BHP	Sale	616	36.23
BHP	Sale	22551	36.155
BHP	Sale	201776	37.17
BHP	Sale	13224	37.22
BHP	Sale	355901	36.06483
BHP	Sale	22098	36.18986
BHP	Sale	11170	37.1497
BHP	Sale	25000	36.3
		685652

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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