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Macquarie Group Limited18 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 BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000BHP4dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 17 April 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant 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 (c) 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, 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 18 April 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: BHP Purchase 235766 43.5116 Total 235,766 PurchasesBHP Sale 8366 44.14BHP Sale 1171 44.1BHP Sale 64 44.1BHP Sale 8833 44.1BHP Sale 5501 43.93BHP Sale 52 43.93BHP Sale 736 43.93BHP Sale 1500 43.88BHP Sale 600 43.88BHP Sale 3053 43.88BHP Sale 4100 43.83BHP Sale 34 43.83BHP Sale 500 43.83BHP Sale 300 43.83BHP Sale 379 43.83BHP Sale 203 43.8BHP Sale 3681 43.8BHP Sale 3491 43.82BHP Sale 200 43.82BHP Sale 18 43.82BHP Sale 173 43.82BHP Sale 55 43.82BHP Sale 2394 43.84BHP Sale 1 43.84BHP Sale 2336 43.84BHP Sale 3488 43.93BHP Sale 40 43.78BHP Sale 3772 43.65BHP Sale 3553 43.64BHP Sale 16 43.64BHP Sale 3169 43.69BHP Sale 2756 43.74BHP Sale 200 43.7BHP Sale 3136 43.7BHP Sale 73 43.84BHP Sale 3 43.84BHP Sale 2503 43.84BHP Sale 239 43.78BHP Sale 1000 43.78BHP Sale 1 43.74BHP Sale 1768 43.74BHP Sale 2 43.74BHP Sale 2940 43.72BHP Sale 2314 43.76BHP Sale 15 43.74BHP Sale 38 43.74BHP Sale 12 43.74BHP Sale 125 43.74BHP Sale 115 43.74BHP Sale 4695 43.74BHP Sale 3768 43.72BHP Sale 530 43.72BHP Sale 190 43.72BHP Sale 148 43.72BHP Sale 364 43.72BHP Sale 219 43.51BHP Sale 8 43.51BHP Sale 19 43.51BHP Sale 77 43.51BHP Sale 37 43.51BHP Sale 7500 43.5BHP Sale 200 43.5BHP Sale 200 43.5BHP Sale 1740 43.5BHP Sale 12052 43.5BHP Sale 226 43.44BHP Sale 521 43.44BHP Sale 620 43.44BHP Sale 2350 43.44BHP Sale 1283 43.44BHP Sale 4922 43.42BHP Sale 78 43.42BHP Sale 104 43.43BHP Sale 2822 43.43BHP Sale 2074 43.43BHP Sale 4980 43.37BHP Sale 20 43.37BHP Sale 98 43.24BHP Sale 36 43.24BHP Sale 214 43.24BHP Sale 380 43.19BHP Sale 862 43.18BHP Sale 6045 43.18BHP Sale 200 43.18BHP Sale 5 43.18BHP Sale 2160 43.18BHP Sale 7204 43.18BHP Sale 2796 43.18BHP Sale 54 43.18BHP Sale 1 43.18BHP Sale 500 43.18BHP Sale 9445 43.18BHP Sale 5945 43.18BHP Sale 4055 43.18BHP Sale 2241 43.06BHP Sale 1000 43.06BHP Sale 2000 43.06BHP Sale 500 43.06BHP Sale 1443 43.06BHP Sale 144 43.06BHP Sale 2672 43.06BHP Sale 817 43.14BHP Sale 990 43.14BHP Sale 145 43.14BHP Sale 1000 43.14BHP Sale 18 43.14BHP Sale 465 43.14BHP Sale 156 43.14BHP Sale 200 43.14BHP Sale 605 43.14BHP Sale 244 43.14BHP Sale 291 43.14BHP Sale 1724 43.14BHP Sale 3345 43.14BHP Sale 6516 43.3BHP Sale 3484 43.3BHP Sale 10000 43.33BHP Sale 1744 43.39BHP Sale 18256 43.39BHP Sale 5000 43.41 Total Sales 235,766 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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