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EPT Disclosure

12th Jun 2008 12:08

RNS Number : 5735W

Macquarie Group Limited

12 June 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 disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary shares ISIN: GB0000566504
Date of dealing	11 June 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	3,238,051 0.14%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)		137,641 0.00%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,238,051 0.14%	137,641 0.00%

(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

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

Purchases and sales

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)

Quantity

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)

N/A

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

Date of disclosure	11 June 2008
Contact name	Garret Schembri
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

B = 343151 S = -494872


Buy Sell	Exec Quantity	Exec Price
Buy Sell	Exec Quantity	Exec Price

BUY	2498.00	18.33
BUY	567.00	18.33
BUY	640.00	18.33
BUY	640.00	18.33
BUY	3756.00	18.33
BUY	3284.00	18.31
BUY	01.00	18.32
BUY	2447.00	18.32
BUY	640.00	18.32
BUY	540.00	18.32
BUY	1000.00	18.32
BUY	174.00	18.32
BUY	2600.00	18.28
BUY	360.00	18.31
BUY	371.00	18.31
BUY	3338.00	18.31
BUY	2108.00	18.31
BUY	640.00	18.31
BUY	629.00	18.31
BUY	971.00	18.31
BUY	629.00	18.29
BUY	411.00	18.29
BUY	229.00	18.29
BUY	182.00	18.29
BUY	411.00	18.29
BUY	500.00	18.32
BUY	400.00	18.32
BUY	860.00	18.32
BUY	179.00	18.32
BUY	221.00	18.31
BUY	3566.00	18.31
BUY	1213.00	18.31
BUY	600.00	18.30
BUY	2233.00	18.31
BUY	100.00	18.29
BUY	32.00	18.26
BUY	640.00	18.27
BUY	1200.00	18.27
BUY	2000.00	18.27
BUY	1200.00	18.27
BUY	1247.00	18.27
BUY	10.00	18.27
BUY	466.00	18.27
BUY	425.00	18.29
BUY	500.00	18.29
BUY	500.00	18.29
BUY	3055.00	18.29
BUY	4912.00	18.29
BUY	1200.00	18.29
BUY	200.00	18.29
BUY	2000.00	18.29
BUY	2453.00	18.29
BUY	113.00	18.31
BUY	1200.00	18.31
BUY	207.00	18.31
BUY	1660.00	18.31
BUY	15.00	18.31
BUY	178.00	18.31
BUY	371.00	18.32
BUY	1247.00	18.32
BUY	2000.00	18.32
BUY	1200.00	18.29
BUY	1660.00	18.29
BUY	21.00	18.29
BUY	1247.00	18.31
BUY	49.00	18.31
BUY	1466.00	18.31
BUY	1170.00	18.31
BUY	419.00	18.31
BUY	1202.00	18.32
BUY	640.00	18.32
BUY	629.00	18.32
BUY	3752.00	18.32
BUY	1058.00	18.30
BUY	4580.00	18.30
BUY	4580.00	18.30
BUY	4580.00	18.30
BUY	2478.00	18.30
BUY	5483.00	18.30
BUY	902.00	18.30
BUY	1400.00	18.30
BUY	500.00	18.30
BUY	500.00	18.30
BUY	1215.00	18.30
BUY	1101.00	18.30
BUY	32.00	18.30
BUY	1597.00	18.30
BUY	251.00	18.30
BUY	814.00	18.30
BUY	570.00	18.30
BUY	419.00	18.30
BUY	10216.00	18.30
BUY	640.00	18.29
BUY	1247.00	18.29
BUY	640.00	18.30
BUY	1200.00	18.30
BUY	371.00	18.30
BUY	564.00	18.30
BUY	564.00	18.30
BUY	1200.00	18.30
BUY	1660.00	18.30
BUY	52.00	18.30
BUY	800.00	18.30
BUY	46.00	18.30
BUY	1759.00	18.30
BUY	1026.00	18.30
BUY	640.00	18.30
BUY	1247.00	18.30
BUY	7656.00	18.30
BUY	9698.00	18.30
BUY	114.00	18.16
BUY	1038.00	18.16
BUY	146.00	18.16
BUY	501.00	18.16
BUY	83.00	18.16
BUY	467.00	18.16
BUY	1758.00	18.16
BUY	07.00	18.16
BUY	2113.00	18.16
BUY	2886.00	18.16
BUY	01.00	18.16
BUY	669.00	18.16
BUY	371.00	18.16
BUY	371.00	18.16
BUY	371.00	18.16
BUY	1133.00	18.16
BUY	647.00	18.16
BUY	1460.00	18.16
BUY	1200.00	18.16
BUY	1153.00	18.16
BUY	628.00	18.16
BUY	500.00	18.16
BUY	800.00	18.16
BUY	456.00	18.16
BUY	1590.00	18.16
BUY	629.00	18.16
BUY	629.00	18.16
BUY	03.00	18.16
BUY	626.00	18.16
BUY	773.00	18.16
BUY	488.00	18.16
BUY	353.00	18.16
BUY	1157.00	18.16
BUY	37.00	18.16
BUY	1332.00	18.16
BUY	1545.00	18.15
BUY	4180.00	18.15
BUY	500.00	18.12
BUY	500.00	18.13
BUY	640.00	18.13
BUY	600.00	18.13
BUY	2240.00	18.13
BUY	500.00	18.12
BUY	1400.00	18.13
BUY	340.00	18.13
BUY	89.00	18.13
BUY	241.00	18.13
BUY	1064.00	18.13
BUY	1200.00	18.14
BUY	199.00	18.14
BUY	427.00	18.14
BUY	500.00	18.15
BUY	1388.00	18.15
BUY	352.00	18.15
BUY	32.00	18.15
BUY	654.00	18.15
BUY	229.00	18.15
BUY	1325.00	18.15
BUY	3365.00	18.15
BUY	800.00	18.33
BUY	137641.00	00.01
SELL	-1202.00	18.23
SELL	-1000.00	18.23
SELL	-4082.00	18.23
SELL	-1769.00	18.23
SELL	-309.00	18.23
SELL	-918.00	18.23
SELL	-07.00	18.23
SELL	-640.00	18.23
SELL	-1593.00	18.23
SELL	-2240.00	18.23
SELL	-4500.00	18.23
SELL	-1330.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-5861.00	18.23
SELL	-3156.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1143.00	18.23
SELL	-264.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-216.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-1230.00	18.23
SELL	-150000.00	18.23
SELL	-137641.00	00.01
SELL	-137641.00	00.01
	00.00	OTC sale to custodian at market.
Total	-151721.00

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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