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Macquarie Group Limited25 February 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 Capital Securities (Australia) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinary shares ISIN:being disclosed relate (Note 1) AU000000BHP4 Date of dealing 21 February 2008 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) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 0 0.00% (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/sellTotal (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 Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 5) 6) 4)e.g. CFD (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) (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 25 February 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/sale Number of Price per unit securities (AUD)Purchase 12959 39.47638Purchase 874 39.1Purchase 826 39.19Purchase 662 39.03Purchase 784 39.09Purchase 500 39.02Purchase 2 39.02Purchase 64 39.02Purchase 653 39.04Purchase 170 39Purchase 424 39Purchase 594 39.06Purchase 586 39.01Purchase 590 39Purchase 348 38.85Purchase 100 38.85Purchase 59 38.85Purchase 484 38.93Purchase 246 38.84Purchase 230 38.84Purchase 326 38.88Purchase 93 38.9Purchase 14801 38.88Purchase 455 38.92Purchase 361 38.93Purchase 1691 38.95Purchase 2 38.95Purchase 2 38.95Purchase 260 38.95Purchase 630 38.95Purchase 1190 38.95Purchase 1364 38.95Purchase 60 38.95Purchase 58 38.97Purchase 330 38.98Purchase 9942 38.97Purchase 20000 38.99Purchase 755 38.96Purchase 5921 38.96Purchase 2592 38.97Purchase 2376 38.97Purchase 1840 38.97Purchase 342 38.97Purchase 226 38.96Purchase 2209 38.96Purchase 3144 38.96Purchase 1023 38.95Purchase 1327 38.98Purchase 176 38.98Purchase 305 38.98Purchase 1750 38.97Purchase 6338 38.97Purchase 37 38.95Purchase 1142 38.96Purchase 92 38.96Purchase 2230 38.96Purchase 270 38.96Purchase 2638 38.97Purchase 33 38.96Purchase 767 38.96Purchase 32 39.03Purchase 387 39.03Purchase 151 39.02Purchase 1436 39.02Purchase 500 39.01Purchase 5582 39Purchase 917 39Purchase 323 39Purchase 3514 39Purchase 125 38.99Purchase 8544 38.99Purchase 347 39Purchase 8866 39Purchase 10000 39Purchase 1240 39Purchase 4894 39Purchase 7327 39Purchase 3762 39Purchase 3761 38.99Purchase 1165 38.99Purchase 221 38.99Purchase 147 38.99Purchase 378 38.99Purchase 2 38.99Purchase 500 38.98Purchase 566 38.98Purchase 750 38.97Purchase 665 38.97Purchase 575 38.99Purchase 3749 38.99Purchase 41 38.98Purchase 1419 38.98Purchase 171 38.97Purchase 128 38.97Purchase 470 38.99Purchase 30 38.98Purchase 7837 38.98Purchase 45 38.98Purchase 105 38.98Purchase 84 38.98Purchase 263 39.02Purchase 2088 39.02Purchase 172 39.04Purchase 604 39.04Purchase 435 39.06Purchase 1475 39.06Purchase 7903 39.06Purchase 708 39.06Purchase 12449 39.06Purchase 1050 39.05Purchase 7617 39.05Purchase 1632 39.05Purchase 1709 39.05Purchase 6363 39.04Purchase 796 39.04Purchase 1952 39.04Purchase 2068 39.03Purchase 226 39.03Purchase 297 39.02Purchase 27 39.01Purchase 487 39.01Purchase 3535 39Purchase 1036 39Purchase 8132 39.01Purchase 784 39.01Purchase 487 39.03Purchase 1250 39.02Purchase 500 39.02Purchase 1513 39.02Purchase 139 39.01Purchase 2896 39.01Purchase 1933 39Purchase 131 39Purchase 296 39Purchase 250 38.98Purchase 178 38.98Purchase 135 38.98Purchase 215 38.98Purchase 692 38.97Purchase 837 38.97Purchase 45 38.97Purchase 5464 39Purchase 1214 39Purchase 318 38.98Purchase 16228 38.98Purchase 58 38.92Purchase 9942 38.92Purchase 749 38.92Purchase 1000 38.92Purchase 8251 38.92Purchase 20000 38.93Purchase 249 38.94Purchase 4 38.94Purchase 321 38.95Purchase 83 38.93Purchase 3449 38.93Purchase 279 38.91Purchase 955 38.9Purchase 1290 38.9Purchase 297 38.9Purchase 1445 38.9Purchase 231 38.88Purchase 1298 38.85Purchase 871 38.85Purchase 1447 38.85Purchase 242 38.88Purchase 1412 38.93Purchase 1255 38.93Purchase 128 38.93Purchase 193 38.76Purchase 275 38.72Purchase 279 38.72Purchase 286 38.72Purchase 1782 38.72Purchase 169 38.77Purchase 2452 38.75Purchase 25 38.79Purchase 112 38.79Purchase 1771 38.8Purchase 158 38.82Purchase 297 38.81Purchase 1 38.81Purchase 297 38.81Purchase 1065 38.81Purchase 52 38.81Purchase 10 38.81Purchase 25 38.81Purchase 78 38.81Purchase 1820 38.8Purchase 136 38.8Purchase 1804 38.84Purchase 88 38.84Purchase 1500 38.82Purchase 127 38.8Purchase 118 38.75Purchase 107 38.71Purchase 109 38.69Purchase 116 38.71Purchase 128 38.7Purchase 139 38.7Purchase 131 38.64Purchase 207 38.55Purchase 187 38.56Purchase 1 38.56Purchase 153 38.58Purchase 49 38.45Purchase 155 38.45Purchase 215 38.49Purchase 215 38.43Purchase 300 38.32Purchase 53 38.32Purchase 13 38.33Purchase 278 38.33Purchase 256 38.37Purchase 49 38.4Purchase 230 38.4Purchase 10000 38.41Purchase 12824 38.4Purchase 527 38.34Purchase 337 38.34Purchase 1722 38.34Purchase 260 38.34Purchase 63 38.34Purchase 12000 38.34Purchase 2000 38.34Purchase 8091 38.34Purchase 276 38.32Purchase 569 38.32Purchase 34431 38.32Purchase 263 38.39Purchase 288 38.2Purchase 48 38.2Purchase 2000 38.2Purchase 317 38.35Purchase 334 38.4Purchase 376 38.41Purchase 314 38.52Purchase 326 38.57Purchase 303 38.55Purchase 398 38.53Purchase 131 38.62Purchase 237 38.62Purchase 411 38.63Purchase 386 38.63Purchase 405 38.79Purchase 534 38.76Purchase 434 38.68Purchase 631 38.8Purchase 616 38.8Purchase 616 38.9Purchase 7801 39Purchase 9377 39Purchase 1813 39Sale 17959 39.51079Sale 12178 39Sale 27278 38.8022Sale 416849 38.84417TOTAL PURCHASES 474,264TOTAL SALES 474,264 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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