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Macquarie Group Limited05 March 2008 PURCHASEURCHAE 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 04 March 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 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 05 March 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: Purchase/Sales Quantity Price Per Unit (AUD) Purchase 34000 38.53Purchase 30000 38.5Purchase 512100 38.53Purchase 28602 38.565Sale 870 38.78Sale 936 38.83Sale 585 38.85Sale 100 38.86Sale 100 38.77Sale 240 38.77Sale 174 38.76Sale 166 38.76Sale 518 38.73Sale 604 38.64Sale 420 38.59Sale 156 38.59Sale 647 38.59Sale 598 38.45Sale 133 38.51Sale 425 38.51Sale 354 38.6Sale 5 38.6Sale 98 38.6Sale 553 38.6Sale 452 38.49Sale 1 38.56Sale 480 38.56Sale 390 38.54Sale 320 38.55Sale 348 38.67Sale 373 38.69Sale 313 38.58Sale 414 38.55Sale 337 38.53Sale 375 38.52Sale 386 38.53Sale 3614 38.53Sale 2889 38.53Sale 466 38.53Sale 500 38.53Sale 315 38.52Sale 150 38.53Sale 5995 38.53Sale 110 38.51Sale 1065 38.41Sale 5000 38.41Sale 445 38.41Sale 13490 38.39Sale 207 38.36Sale 294 38.36Sale 300 38.47Sale 238 38.47Sale 39 38.47Sale 245 38.47Sale 7590 38.5Sale 7410 38.5Sale 15000 38.5Sale 12000 38.45Sale 274 38.38Sale 4 38.38Sale 4480 38.41Sale 442 38.41Sale 78 38.41Sale 231 38.43Sale 518 38.46Sale 176 38.41Sale 10000 38.4Sale 1482 38.4Sale 14078 38.4Sale 6365 38.4Sale 500 38.4Sale 8 38.4Sale 630 38.4Sale 500 38.4Sale 190 38.39Sale 919 38.34Sale 10000 38.4Sale 5000 38.51Sale 630 38.4Sale 21 38.4Sale 3000 38.4Sale 3 38.4Sale 500 38.4Sale 846 38.4Sale 10000 38.35Sale 1509 38.35Sale 11984 38.48Sale 1507 38.48Sale 5 38.53Sale 2178 38.5Sale 151 38.5Sale 289 38.5Sale 24 38.5Sale 25 38.5Sale 365 38.5Sale 361 38.49Sale 160 38.5Sale 1003 38.5Sale 187 38.5Sale 17 38.5Sale 17 38.5Sale 17 38.5Sale 562 38.5Sale 465 38.5Sale 408 38.46Sale 1000 38.5Sale 1000 38.5Sale 290 38.48Sale 2960 38.45Sale 85 38.45Sale 21 38.45Sale 399 38.45Sale 300 38.45Sale 42 38.45Sale 881 38.45Sale 391 38.45Sale 200 38.45Sale 2256 38.45Sale 398 38.47Sale 1548 38.51Sale 13 38.5Sale 47 38.5Sale 13392 38.5Sale 384 38.5Sale 13 38.5Sale 3853 38.5Sale 1580 38.5Sale 4554 38.5Sale 354 38.5Sale 12194 38.58Sale 384 38.65Sale 10 38.63Sale 324 38.63Sale 500 38.63Sale 150 38.63Sale 3049 38.61Sale 375 38.53Sale 1178 38.55Sale 1815 38.54Sale 3818 38.5Sale 3890 38.46Sale 6549 38.46Sale 2094 38.46Sale 441 38.38Sale 5000 38.39Sale 7539 38.39Sale 468 38.4Sale 5521 38.36Sale 6062 38.36Sale 100 38.43Sale 93 38.43Sale 243 38.4Sale 2692 38.4Sale 1530 38.4Sale 4909 38.4Sale 3605 38.4Sale 349 38.46Sale 300 38.43Sale 130 38.43Sale 401 38.43Sale 487 38.41Sale 687 38.43Sale 2500 38.43Sale 78 38.41Sale 1139 38.41Sale 4900 38.41Sale 50 38.41Sale 3000 38.41Sale 215 38.41Sale 5000 38.42Sale 6177 38.42Sale 551 38.45Sale 1000 38.51Sale 1352 38.51Sale 691 38.51Sale 770 38.51Sale 182 38.51Sale 42 38.51Sale 2492 38.51Sale 1000 38.51Sale 9080 38.51Sale 2378 38.52Sale 678 38.52Sale 3783 38.52Sale 3 38.52Sale 2475 38.52Sale 339 38.52Sale 150 38.52Sale 820 38.52Sale 408 38.52Sale 10 38.52Sale 3 38.52Sale 1624 38.52Sale 4 38.52Sale 1081 38.52Sale 3 38.52Sale 1119 38.52Sale 1813 38.52Sale 50 38.61Sale 3 38.61Sale 137 38.61Sale 300 38.61Sale 400 38.61Sale 500 38.61Sale 200 38.61Sale 498 38.6Sale 43 38.6Sale 10 38.6Sale 11 38.6Sale 2000 38.6Sale 1695 38.6Sale 193 38.6Sale 4 38.6Sale 969 38.6Sale 1377 38.6Sale 1000 38.6Sale 304 38.6Sale 9 38.66Sale 1 38.65Sale 24 38.65Sale 216 38.65Sale 7500 38.65Sale 2250 38.65Sale 5430 38.6Sale 876 38.6Sale 30 38.6Sale 700 38.6Sale 2490 38.6Sale 474 38.51Sale 10000 38.5Sale 10000 38.6Sale 369 38.61Sale 806 38.61Sale 900 38.61Sale 22925 38.61Sale 23676 38.6Sale 976 38.6Sale 50 38.6Sale 181 38.6Sale 1 38.6Sale 116 38.6Sale 4412 38.63Sale 1353 38.63Sale 42 38.63Sale 8 38.63Sale 842 38.63Sale 978 38.63Sale 7365 38.63Sale 1017 38.66Sale 1148 38.66Sale 281 38.66Sale 34000 38.66Sale 34000 38.66Sale 3000 38.66Sale 5000 38.66Sale 2000 38.66Sale 2000 38.66Sale 2000 38.66Sale 554 38.66Sale 100 38.66Sale 45000 38.46Sale 8808 38.5693 Total Purchases 604702Total Sales 604702 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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