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Macquarie Bank Ld26 November 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 Bank Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary shares ISIN:disclosed relate (Note 1) AU000000BHP4 Date of dealing 23 November 2007 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) Relevantsecurities 3,164,374 0.09% (2)Derivatives(other thanoptions) 1,012,738 0.03% (3) Optionsand agreementstopurchase/sell 11,313,114 0.33% Total 13,464,750 0.40% (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 (Note 4) See Annexure A (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note 5) 6) 4)e.g. CFD See Annexure B (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 American, money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc.e.g. price date paid/call receivedoption per unit (Note 4)See Annexure C (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Noteoption securities 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 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/NO Date of disclosure 26 November 2007 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 Annexure A Purchase/Sale Number of Price per Unit Securities (AUD) Purchase 195 40.22Purchase 500 40.22Purchase 200 40.22Purchase 300 40.22Purchase 300 40.22Purchase 100 40.22Purchase 600 40.22Purchase 200 40.22Purchase 300 40.22Purchase 300 40.22Purchase 300 40.22Purchase 500 40.22Purchase 300 40.22Purchase 300 40.22Purchase 499 40.22Purchase 10,000 40.26Sale 10,000 40.22Purchase 4,570 40.34Purchase 300 40.34Purchase 5,000 40.34Purchase 130 40.34Sale 1,604 40.28Sale 87 40.28Sale 175 40.28Sale 2,134 40.28Sale 141 40.28Sale 4,588 40.28Purchase 171 40.26Sale 1,000 40.28Sale 271 40.28Purchase 1,000 40.26Purchase 2,000 40.26Purchase 1,669 40.26Purchase 55 40.26Purchase 2,459 40.26Purchase 2,646 40.26Sale 11 40.26Sale 750 40.26Sale 1 40.26Sale 24 40.26Sale 6,000 40.26Sale 553 40.26Sale 1,081 40.26Sale 55 40.26Sale 999 40.26Sale 1 40.26Sale 48 40.26Sale 100 40.26Sale 377 40.26Sale 2,487 40.2Sale 7,876 40.2Sale 53 40.2Sale 833 40.2Sale 500 40.2Sale 100 40.2Sale 110 40.2Sale 2,500 40.2Sale 1,000 40.2Sale 100 40.2Sale 40 40.2Sale 500 40.2Sale 120 40.2Sale 1,000 40.2Sale 1,000 40.2Sale 300 40.2Sale 7 40.2Sale 1,474 40.2Purchase 88 40.13Purchase 1,000 40.13Purchase 10 40.13Purchase 8 40.13Purchase 3,894 40.13Sale 10,000 40.14Purchase 10,000 40.18Purchase 960 40.35Sale 9,888 40.3Purchase 9,040 40.35Sale 112 40.3Purchase 2,910 40.1Purchase 2,090 40.1Sale 169 40.45Sale 19 40.45Sale 621 40.45Sale 7 40.45Sale 233 40.45Sale 53 40.45Sale 27 40.45Sale 300 40.45Sale 100 40.45Sale 1,000 40.45Sale 130 40.45Sale 150 40.45Sale 100 40.45Sale 32 40.45Sale 62 40.45Sale 170 40.45Sale 500 40.45Sale 1,500 40.45Sale 1,000 40.45Sale 1,000 40.45Sale 2,000 40.45Sale 370 40.45Sale 457 40.45Purchase 1,497 40.44Purchase 5,000 40.44Purchase 2,800 40.44Purchase 703 40.44Sale 200 40.22Sale 50 40.22Sale 800 40.22Sale 8,950 40.22Sale 6,746 40.16Sale 335 40.16Sale 667 40.16Sale 91 40.16Sale 1,161 40.16Sale 1,000 40.16Purchase 12 40.22Purchase 42 40.22Purchase 300 40.22Purchase 400 40.22Purchase 600 40.22Purchase 12 40.22Purchase 1,440 40.22Purchase 300 40.22Purchase 100 40.22Purchase 700 40.22Purchase 300 40.22Purchase 900 40.22Purchase 62 40.36Purchase 870 40.42Purchase 68 40.43Purchase 300 40.43Purchase 300 40.43Purchase 300 40.43Purchase 7,686 40.43Purchase 4,692 40.45Purchase 1,845 40.45Purchase 1,475 40.39Purchase 85 40.39Purchase 700 40.39Purchase 900 40.39Purchase 700 40.39Purchase 6,600 40.39Purchase 534 40.33Purchase 826 40.34Purchase 700 40.34Purchase 300 40.34Purchase 500 40.34Purchase 534 40.34Purchase 12,409 40.35Purchase 818 40.33Purchase 50 40.33Purchase 181 40.31Purchase 687 40.31Purchase 867 40.31Purchase 7,493 40.3Purchase 500 40.3Purchase 421 40.3Sale 930 40.31Purchase 10,485 40.3Purchase 100 40.3Purchase 300 40.3Purchase 21 40.3Purchase 1,861 40.32Purchase 3,451 40.32Purchase 17 40.32Purchase 600 40.32Purchase 700 40.32Purchase 900 40.32Purchase 842 40.32Sale 4,647 40.32Purchase 1,000 40.17Purchase 537 40.17Purchase 600 40.17Purchase 5,000 40.17Purchase 800 40.17Purchase 700 40.17Purchase 700 40.17Purchase 400 40.17Purchase 400 40.17Purchase 9,363 40.17Purchase 992 40.19Purchase 865 40.16Sale 3,530 40.17Sale 267 40.17Sale 625 40.17Sale 224 40.17Sale 354 40.17Purchase 110 40.22Purchase 6,385 40.22Sale 1,447 40.22Sale 3,193 40.22Purchase 7,000 40.16Sale 1,421 40.18Sale 245 40.18Sale 334 40.18Sale 1,855 40.21Sale 100 40.23Sale 123 40.23Sale 331 40.23Purchase 204 40.24Sale 446 40.23Purchase 300 40.19Purchase 2,096 40.19Purchase 83 40.19Purchase 821 40.19Purchase 2,782 40.19Purchase 8,595 40.2Purchase 3,709 40.2Purchase 3,999 40.24Purchase 618 40.24Purchase 2,305 40.24Sale 800 40.24Purchase 928 40.23Sale 150 40.24Sale 50 40.24Purchase 598 40.26Purchase 693 40.26Purchase 5,305 40.26Sale 7,645 40.24Sale 500 40.24Sale 1,852 40.24Sale 1,714 40.23Purchase 208 40.18Purchase 461 40.18Purchase 921 40.18Sale 430 40.19Purchase 2,108 40.19Purchase 115 40.19Purchase 1,993 40.19Purchase 4,831 40.17Purchase 231 40.18Purchase 300 40.18Purchase 183 40.18Sale 15 40.29Sale 162 40.29Sale 716 40.29Purchase 4,646 40.27Purchase 455 40.31Purchase 259 40.31Purchase 300 40.31Purchase 6 40.31Purchase 94 40.31Purchase 109 40.31Purchase 3,777 40.31Purchase 5,000 40.31Purchase 929 40.28Purchase 1,859 40.28Purchase 4 40.29Purchase 4 40.29Purchase 49 40.29Purchase 42 40.29Sale 428 40.27Purchase 593 40.26Sale 1,833 40.25Purchase 4 40.28Purchase 596 40.28Purchase 814 40.28Purchase 1,858 40.27Purchase 852 40.25Purchase 867 40.17Purchase 5,000 40.13Purchase 1,000 40.13Purchase 58 40.15Purchase 1,000 40.13Sale 216 40.13Sale 5 40.13Sale 9 40.13Sale 10 40.13Sale 1,177 40.13Sale 25 40.13Sale 1,330 40.13Sale 4 40.13Sale 250 40.11Sale 1,000 40.11Sale 1,722 40.11Sale 38 40.11Sale 1,615 40.11Purchase 1,015 40.13Purchase 3,612 40.13Purchase 3,215 40.16Purchase 178 40.16Purchase 290 40.16Purchase 13,817 40.16Purchase 700 40.15Purchase 5,887 40.15Purchase 13 40.15Purchase 200 40.15Purchase 200 40.15Purchase 81 40.17Purchase 58 40.17Purchase 1,026 40.17Purchase 874 40.17Sale 494 40.15Sale 6,914 40.15Sale 5,942 40.16Sale 542 40.16Purchase 420 40.18Purchase 1,000 40.18Purchase 1,400 40.18Purchase 358 40.18Purchase 6,090 40.18Sale 2,000 40.16Sale 581 40.17Sale 31 40.17Sale 137 40.17Sale 3,884 40.17Sale 4,633 40.17Sale 341 40.24Sale 29,000 40.25Sale 1,997 40.25Sale 7,069 40.26Sale 5,000 40.26Sale 2,431 40.26Sale 2,351 40.27Sale 4,626 40.27Sale 7,523 40.27Sale 897 40.31Purchase 3,721 40.31Sale 932 40.37Purchase 604 40.32Purchase 1,186 40.31Sale 300 40.36Sale 300 40.36Sale 900 40.36Sale 300 40.36Sale 62 40.36Sale 1,864 40.37Sale 300 40.33Sale 352 40.33Sale 839 40.33Sale 2,211 40.33Sale 2,298 40.33Sale 800 40.32Sale 67 40.32Sale 867 40.32Sale 55 40.32Sale 7,750 40.32Sale 1,735 40.32Sale 737 40.31Sale 93 40.31Sale 150 40.31Sale 579 40.31Sale 1,341 40.31Sale 7,800 40.31Sale 859 40.31Sale 270 40.31Sale 7,537 40.31Sale 270 40.32Sale 4,930 40.32Purchase 953 40.3Purchase 17,000 40.27Purchase 333 40.27Purchase 727 40.22Purchase 748 40.14Purchase 1,458 40.17Sale 125 40.21Sale 1,459 40.3Purchase 18 40.33Purchase 394 40.35Purchase 59 40.35Purchase 378 40.35Purchase 26 40.35Purchase 1,000 40.45Sale 350 40.34Purchase 14,484 40.3Purchase 9,178 40.31Purchase 822 40.31Purchase 69 40.3Purchase 447 40.3Purchase 5,000 40.29Sale 1,600 40.18Purchase 4,851 40.18Purchase 149 40.18Purchase 100 40.16Purchase 2,000 40.21Sale 400 40.17Sale 677 40.17Purchase 100 40.22Sale 3,000 40.25Sale 2,764 40.19Sale 2,000 40.19Sale 236 40.19Sale 225 40.17Sale 500 40.17Sale 198 40.17Sale 5,000 40.28Purchase 100 40.35Sale 5,000 40.34Sale 3,777 40.31Sale 120 40.3Sale 223 40.3Sale 177 40.3Sale 703 40.3Sale 920 40.29Sale 1,000 40.29Sale 500 40.29Sale 100 40.29Sale 2,480 40.29Sale 39 40.29Sale 4,961 40.29Sale 1,000 40.3Sale 4,000 40.3Sale 1,022 40.29Sale 191 40.29Sale 500 40.29Sale 500 40.29Sale 2,420 40.29Sale 367 40.29Purchase 1,250 40.14Purchase 500 40.06Purchase 100 40.05Sale 500 40.07Purchase 5,000 40.14Purchase 172 40.16Sale 300 40.2Sale 250 40.17Sale 300 40.34Purchase 450 40.29Purchase 200 40.27Purchase 250 40.27Purchase 20,000 40.27Sale 1,689 40.27Sale 106,566 OTC Sale to Custodian at market Annexure B Product Name Long/short Exec Quantity Exec PriceCFD Short 14,484 40.3CFD Short 5,000 40.29CFD Long 1,600 40.18CFD Short 4,851 40.18CFD Short 1,000 40.45CFD Long 350 40.34CFD Short 9,178 40.31CFD Short 822 40.31CFD Short 69 40.3CFD Short 447 40.3CFD Short 149 40.18CFD Short 100 40.16CFD Short 2,000 40.21CFD Long 500 40.17CFD Long 198 40.17CFD Long 225 40.17CFD Long 400 40.17CFD Long 677 40.17CFD Short 100 40.22CFD Long 3,000 40.25CFD Long 500 40.29CFD Long 2,764 40.19CFD Long 236 40.19CFD Long 2,000 40.19CFD Long 5,000 40.28CFD Short 100 40.35CFD Long 5,000 40.34CFD Long 100 40.29CFD Long 1,022 40.29CFD Long 367 40.29CFD Long 500 40.29CFD Long 2,420 40.29CFD Long 3,777 40.31CFD Long 703 40.3CFD Long 177 40.3CFD Long 223 40.3CFD Long 120 40.3CFD Long 920 40.29CFD Long 1,000 40.29CFD Long 4,961 40.29CFD Long 2,480 40.29CFD Long 1,000 40.3CFD Long 39 40.29CFD Long 4,000 40.3CFD Long 191 40.29CFD Long 500 40.29CFD Short 1,250 40.14CFD Long 500 40.07CFD Short 172 40.16CFD Short 500 40.06CFD Short 100 40.05CFD Short 5,000 40.14CFD Short 250 40.27CFD Long 300 40.2CFD Long 250 40.17CFD Long 300 40.34CFD Short 450 40.29CFD Short 200 40.27 Annexure C Product Writing, Number of Exercise price Type Expiry date OptionName selling, securities (AUD) money paid purchasing, to which /received varying etc option per unit relates (AUD)Warrant Selling 20,000 47 European 20071220 0.13Warrant Purchasing 20,000 47 European 20071220 0.135Warrant Selling 20,000 47 European 20071220 0.13Warrant Purchasing 20,000 47 European 20071220 0.135Warrant Purchasing 52,000 48 European 20071220 0.086Warrant Purchasing 3,000 40 European 20080124 0.9Warrant Selling 30,000 40 European 20080124 0.895Warrant Selling 20,000 40 European 20080124 0.895Warrant Selling 8,200 40 European 20080124 0.92OTC Selling 3,683 40.713 American 20081127 4.5891OTC Selling 491 40.713 American 20121129 8.3323Instalmentwarrant Selling 12,000 4.32Instalmentwarrant Selling 10,000 4.32Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 4.32Instalmentwarrant Selling 7,000 7.68Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 2,000 7.66Instalmentwarrant Selling 2,000 4.32Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 4,000 7.6Instalmentwarrant Selling 20,000 4.29Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 4.29Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 4.29Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 4.29Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 4.29Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 4.29Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 7.56Instalmentwarrant Selling 7,000 7.56Instalmentwarrant Selling 2,000 7.57Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 5,000 7.54Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 4,000 7.54Instalmentwarrant Selling 7,000 7.49Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 5,000 7.49Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 2,000 7.48Instalmentwarrant Selling 220 7.5Instalmentwarrant Selling 3,000 7.47Instalmentwarrant Selling 10,000 4.17Instalmentwarrant Selling 4,000 7.47Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 7.5Instalmentwarrant Selling 3,000 7.47Instalmentwarrant Selling 5,000 7.53Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 4,000 4.25Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 4.25Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 2,000 4.21Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 3,000 4.21Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 7.54Instalmentwarrant Selling 2,000 7.54Instalmentwarrant Selling 2,000 7.53Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 3,000 7.41Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 5,000 7.39Instalmentwarrant Selling 5,000 7.41Instalmentwarrant Selling 5,000 7.44Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 8,000 7.43Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 7,000 7.44Instalmentwarrant Selling 10,000 7.45Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 5,000 7.47Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 5,000 7.44Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 5,000 7.44Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 500 4.2Instalmentwarrant Selling 9,565 15.4703Instalmentwarrant Selling 4,000 7.56Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 2,000 7.61Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 7.6Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 2,000 7.58Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 8,000 4.27Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 4.26Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 4.26Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 9,000 4.26Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 2,000 4.26Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 3,000 4.25Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 4.25Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 9,000 4.25Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 10,000 4.25Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 6,000 4.25Instalmentwarrant Selling 26 24.88Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,100 4.26Instalmentwarrant Selling 770 15.49Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,500 15.52Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,500 15.63Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 16.65Instalmentwarrant Selling 100 16.74Instalmentwarrant Selling 598 16.71Instalmentwarrant Selling 602 16.6Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 15.98Instalmentwarrant Selling 4,000 21.34Instalmentwarrant Selling 6,000 21.37Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 10,000 21.35Instalmentwarrant Selling 7,000 14.44Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 2,000 14.46Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 14.5Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 2,000 14.49Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 14.49Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 14.47Instalmentwarrant Selling 2,000 4.14Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 4.14Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 4.14Instalmentwarrant Selling 11,000 4.14Instalmentwarrant Selling 6,000 4.14Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 5.76Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 5.76Instalmentwarrant Selling 100 5.71Instalmentwarrant Selling 5,000 5.72Instalmentwarrant Selling 2,000 5.72Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,500 5.72Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 5.83Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,400 2.75Instalmentwarrant Selling 5,000 2.72Instalmentwarrant Selling 5,000 2.72Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 2.76Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 1,000 2.75Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 4,300 2.74Instalmentwarrant Selling 3,300 2.76Instalmentwarrant Selling 2,000 2.75Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,400 2.78Instalmentwarrant Selling 2,000 2.79Instalmentwarrant Selling 12,500 1.595Instalmentwarrant Selling 3,000 1.58Instalmentwarrant Selling 2,000 1.58Instalmentwarrant Selling 1,000 1.58Instalmentwarrant Selling 4,000 1.58Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 10,000 1.59Instalmentwarrant Selling 20,000 13.78Instalmentwarrant Selling 20,000 13.87Instalmentwarrant Selling 20,000 18.82Instalmentwarrant Selling 20,000 18.7Instalmentwarrant Selling 15,000 18.71Instalmentwarrant Selling 5,000 18.71Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 30,000 18.77Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 15,000 18.78Instalmentwarrant Purchasing 15,000 18.79Instalmentwarrant Selling 750 26.24 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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