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Macquarie Bank Ld24 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 21 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 9473 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 24 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)SALE 100 39.39SALE 448 39.39SALE 45 39.43SALE 47 39.55SALE 59 39.42SALE 57 39.51SALE 55 39.49SALE 43 39.5SALE 12 39.58SALE 30 39.58SALE 45 39.57SALE 36 39.6SALE 43 39.61SALE 42 39.58SALE 33 39.53SALE 33 39.55SALE 27 39.61SALE 27 39.55SALE 21 39.65SALE 19 39.64SALE 22 39.63SALE 16 39.57SALE 13 39.59SALE 15 39.6SALE 18 39.59SALE 17 39.57SALE 18 39.58SALE 15 39.59SALE 19 39.6SALE 20 39.61SALE 19 39.63SALE 31 39.61SALE 21 39.65SALE 27 39.63SALE 28 39.65SALE 32 39.6SALE 32 39.61SALE 40 39.65SALE 43 39.61SALE 42 39.65SALE 39 39.66SALE 37 39.63SALE 45 39.63SALE 45 39.66SALE 46 39.67SALE 1 39.75SALE 47 39.75SALE 54 39.8SALE 49 39.75SALE 44 39.79SALE 42 39.76SALE 67 39.79SALE 60 39.89SALE 51 39.89SALE 56 39.96SALE 75 39.98SALE 69 39.97SALE 80 40.03SALE 96 40.02SALE 77 40.01SALE 982 39.65SALE 2481 39.65SALE 258 39.65SALE 2475 39.65SALE 6922 39.65PURCHASE 3048 39.6461PURCHASE 9397 39.65PURCHASE 9500 39.65PURCHASE 3463 39.65TOTAL SALES 15908TOTAL PURCHASES 25408 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group