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Macquarie Group Limited12 February 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 Bank Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary shares ISIN:disclosed relate (Note 1) GB0000566504 Date of dealing 11 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 3,402,527 0.15%(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,402,527 0.15% (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 (GBP)Purchase 20,530 14.76Purchase 194,862 15.24Purchase 250,000 15.01Sale 161,485 14.79Sale 25,000 14.65Sale 194,862 15.24Sale 250,000 15.01TOTAL PURCHASES 465,392TOTAL SALES 631,347 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of securities Price per unit name, (Note 5) (Note 6) (Note 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 price American, date money purchasing, which the option European paid/ varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. receivede.g. per unitcall (Note 4)option (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit option securities (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)Collateral received 354,000 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 Date of disclosure 12 February 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b) OPEN POSITIONS Product Written Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry datename, or which the option or price (USD) American, purchased derivative relates (Note 2) European etc.e.g.calloption Put Purchased 14,348 66.10 European 20080321option Put Purchased 28,572 70.49 European 20080215option Put Written 14,348 66.10 European 20080321option Put Written 28,572 70.49 European 20080215option This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group