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EPT Disclosure

18th Jul 2008 08:53

RNS Number : 3725Z

Macquarie Group Limited

18 July 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	17 July 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

Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

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	18 July 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	300	38
BHP	Purchase	49206	37.85
BHP	Purchase	780	37.93
BHP	Purchase	14	37.93
BHP	Purchase	9460	38
BHP	Purchase	500	38
BHP	Purchase	84	38
BHP	Purchase	2500	38
BHP	Purchase	7456	38
BHP	Purchase	11669	38
BHP	Purchase	18000	38
BHP	Purchase	19	38
BHP	Purchase	312	38
BHP	Purchase	2500	37.94
BHP	Purchase	5000	37.94
BHP	Purchase	395	37.93
BHP	Purchase	1000	37.93
BHP	Purchase	316	37.93
BHP	Purchase	789	37.93
BHP	Purchase	2500	37.93
BHP	Purchase	2500	37.91
BHP	Purchase	1500	37.86
BHP	Purchase	131	37.86
BHP	Purchase	38	37.86
BHP	Purchase	109	37.86
BHP	Purchase	109	37.86
BHP	Purchase	613	37.86
BHP	Purchase	150	37.86
BHP	Purchase	435	37.86
BHP	Purchase	1532	37.86
BHP	Purchase	383	37.86
BHP	Purchase	1000	37.88
BHP	Purchase	516	37.88
BHP	Purchase	100	37.88
BHP	Purchase	884	37.88
BHP	Purchase	48	37.89
BHP	Purchase	100	37.89
BHP	Purchase	100	37.89
BHP	Purchase	153	37.89
BHP	Purchase	2099	37.89
BHP	Purchase	1119	37.97
BHP	Purchase	12	37.97
BHP	Purchase	83	37.97
BHP	Purchase	12	37.97
BHP	Purchase	82	37.97
BHP	Purchase	165	37.97
BHP	Purchase	530	37.97
BHP	Purchase	837	37.97
BHP	Purchase	227	37.97
BHP	Purchase	977	38.02
BHP	Purchase	2705	38.03
BHP	Purchase	184	38.02
BHP	Purchase	546	38.02
BHP	Purchase	264	38.03
BHP	Purchase	11	38.03
BHP	Purchase	535	38.03
BHP	Purchase	98	38.03
BHP	Purchase	10	38.03
BHP	Purchase	500	38.03
BHP	Purchase	76	38.03
BHP	Purchase	1935	38.03
BHP	Purchase	2349	38.06
BHP	Purchase	197	38.06
BHP	Purchase	6	38.04
BHP	Purchase	84	38.04
BHP	Purchase	196	38.04
BHP	Purchase	506	38.04
BHP	Purchase	2364	38.05
BHP	Purchase	2737	38
BHP	Purchase	69	37.96
BHP	Purchase	9	37.96
BHP	Purchase	548	37.96
BHP	Purchase	1000	37.96
BHP	Purchase	677	37.96
BHP	Purchase	2276	38
BHP	Purchase	318	37.94
BHP	Purchase	2295	37.94
BHP	Purchase	14	37.94
BHP	Purchase	545	37.94
BHP	Purchase	104	37.94
BHP	Purchase	14	37.94
BHP	Purchase	179	37.94
BHP	Purchase	5000	37.94
BHP	Purchase	680	37.95
BHP	Purchase	100000	37.93
BHP	Purchase	522	37.95
BHP	Purchase	1760	37.98
BHP	Purchase	1550	38
BHP	Purchase	11	38
BHP	Purchase	97	38
BHP	Purchase	949	38
BHP	Purchase	7036	37.95
BHP	Purchase	58	37.94
BHP	Purchase	547	37.94
BHP	Purchase	1200	37.94
BHP	Purchase	116	37.94
BHP	Purchase	1074	37.94
BHP	Purchase	2005	37.94
BHP	Purchase	1374	37.94
BHP	Purchase	1507	37.94
BHP	Purchase	3510	37.95
BHP	Purchase	503	37.98
BHP	Purchase	510	37.98
BHP	Purchase	1500	37.98
BHP	Purchase	8	37.99
BHP	Purchase	273	37.99
BHP	Purchase	582	37.98
BHP	Purchase	534	37.98
BHP	Purchase	299	37.98
BHP	Purchase	29	37.98
BHP	Purchase	2250	37.98
BHP	Purchase	999	37.97
BHP	Purchase	517	37.97
BHP	Purchase	68	37.97
BHP	Purchase	359	37.97
BHP	Purchase	800	37.97
BHP	Purchase	777	37.97
BHP	Purchase	639	37.97
BHP	Purchase	155	37.97
BHP	Purchase	630	37.97
BHP	Purchase	1	37.97
BHP	Purchase	539	37.97
BHP	Purchase	2458	37.97
BHP	Purchase	901	38
BHP	Purchase	507	38
BHP	Purchase	1000	38
BHP	Purchase	6771	38
BHP	Purchase	20000	37.55
		325300
BHP	Sale	50000	37.85
BHP	Sale	50000	38
BHP	Sale	4370	37.95
BHP	Sale	465	37.95
BHP	Sale	18	37.95
BHP	Sale	2310	37.95
BHP	Sale	8	37.95
BHP	Sale	326	37.95
BHP	Sale	2503	37.95
BHP	Sale	158	37.95
BHP	Sale	300	37.95
BHP	Sale	10	37.95
BHP	Sale	669	37.95
BHP	Sale	200	37.95
BHP	Sale	222	37.94
BHP	Sale	210	37.94
BHP	Sale	2568	37.94
BHP	Sale	2000	37.94
BHP	Sale	3000	37.95
BHP	Sale	210	37.95
BHP	Sale	453	37.95
BHP	Sale	5000	37.95
BHP	Sale	1671	37.95
BHP	Sale	190	37.95
BHP	Sale	150	37.95
BHP	Sale	60	37.95
BHP	Sale	2929	37.95
BHP	Sale	4811	37.95
BHP	Sale	189	37.95
BHP	Sale	5000	37.95
BHP	Sale	30000	37.95
BHP	Sale	35000	37.95
BHP	Sale	120000	37.8947
		325000

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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