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Macquarie Bank Ld20 December 2007 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) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000BHP4dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19 December 2007 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 (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 Fully Paid Ordinary 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 20 December 2007 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: Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)PURCHASE 48274 40.3136PURCHASE 23268 40.32478SALE 1273 40.51SALE 1382 40.5SALE 1106 40.23SALE 1000 40.1SALE 226 40.1SALE 375 40.26SALE 597 40.26SALE 144 40.26SALE 987 40.19SALE 1170 40.14SALE 1137 40.3SALE 948 40.23SALE 1049 40.28SALE 913 40.28SALE 691 40.18SALE 782 40.29SALE 197 40.29SALE 528 40.29SALE 631 40.29SALE 50 40.32SALE 611 40.31SALE 200 40.26SALE 443 40.26SALE 368 40.25SALE 215 40.25SALE 35 40.25SALE 539 40.35SALE 250 40.44SALE 470 40.44SALE 700 40.37SALE 670 40.44SALE 625 40.5SALE 14 40.48SALE 477 40.48SALE 441 40.44SALE 75 40.44SALE 568 40.48SALE 1 40.48SALE 440 40.55SALE 510 40.54SALE 175 40.53SALE 317 40.53SALE 90 40.49SALE 150 40.49SALE 160 40.49SALE 337 40.5SALE 53 40.51SALE 100 40.51SALE 41 40.47SALE 144 40.47SALE 10 40.47SALE 142 40.47SALE 117 40.47SALE 253 40.42SALE 259 40.44SALE 207 40.41SALE 182 40.32SALE 34 40.35SALE 6 40.35SALE 93 40.35SALE 75 40.35SALE 150 40.35SALE 79 40.35SALE 68 40.38SALE 89 40.38SALE 234 40.38SALE 173 40.34SALE 36 40.34SALE 246 40.36SALE 233 40.43SALE 231 40.39SALE 407 40.37SALE 275 40.39SALE 323 40.38SALE 163 40.41SALE 130 40.41SALE 467 40.4SALE 334 40.4SALE 567 40.39SALE 510 40.39SALE 434 40.43SALE 68 40.43SALE 468 40.41SALE 17 40.39SALE 512 40.4SALE 459 40.4SALE 5 40.4SALE 95 40.4SALE 511 40.38SALE 669 40.36SALE 492 40.36SALE 149 40.38SALE 528 40.38SALE 624 40.34SALE 573 40.27SALE 567 40.27SALE 765 40.17SALE 708 40.19SALE 350 40.17SALE 163 40.17SALE 200 40.17SALE 63 40.13SALE 723 40.19SALE 600 40.15SALE 276 40.15SALE 724 40.11SALE 325 40.18SALE 15 40.18SALE 759 40.17SALE 674 40.14SALE 300 40.14SALE 44 40.14SALE 1167 40.19SALE 448 40.25SALE 3301 40.05SALE 23268 40.3136TOTAL PURCHASES 71542TOTAL SALES 71542 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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