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Macquarie Bank Ld23 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 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 22 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) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 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/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 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 23 November 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 Price per Unit Securities (AUD)Sale 1000 40.38Sale 200 40.38Sale 735 40.35Sale 6 40.37Sale 2450 40.37Sale 744 40.38Sale 1469 40.38Sale 1940 40.38Sale 100 40.42Sale 430 40.42Sale 569 40.42Sale 616 40.42Sale 1548 40.46Sale 1971 40.44Sale 1674 40.49Sale 99 40.49Sale 77 40.49Sale 1678 40.54Sale 878 40.46Sale 247 40.46Sale 155 40.46Sale 1136 40.45Sale 564 40.45Sale 401 40.45Sale 1533 40.4Sale 340 40.4Sale 1270 40.4Sale 196 40.38Sale 950 40.38Sale 464 40.38Sale 400 40.4Sale 170 40.4Sale 490 40.4Sale 893 40.4Sale 1503 40.36Sale 1089 40.37Sale 1229 40.29Sale 497 40.25Sale 500 40.25Sale 1237 40.17Sale 384 40.25Sale 100 40.25Sale 404 40.25Sale 127 40.28Sale 718 40.25Sale 334 40.29Sale 125 40.29Sale 239 40.29Sale 32 40.29Sale 250 40.29Sale 688 40.29Sale 717 40.25Sale 240 40.26Sale 243 40.26Sale 106 40.26Sale 54 40.23Sale 247 40.23Sale 250 40.23Sale 46 40.23Sale 502 40.21Sale 108 40.21Sale 20 40.16Sale 500 40.16Sale 459 40.17Sale 476 40.22Sale 289 40.2Sale 22 40.2Sale 38 40.2Sale 57 40.2Sale 10 40.2Sale 365 40.2Sale 231 40.19Sale 50 40.19Sale 208 40.17Sale 418 40.18Sale 489 40.25Sale 553 40.19Sale 778 40.18Sale 81 40.25Sale 480 40.25Sale 250 40.21Sale 431 40.21Sale 458 40.2Sale 418 40.2Sale 979 40.24Sale 450 40.24Sale 428 40.24Sale 1132 40.24Sale 26 40.19Sale 600 40.19Sale 250 40.19Sale 350 40.19Sale 296 40.19Sale 173 40.17Sale 990 40.17Sale 345 40.14Sale 1029 40.14Sale 589 40.14Sale 1658 40.12Sale 1431 40.12Sale 845 40.16Sale 933 40.16Sale 1857 40.21Sale 2184 40.26Sale 587 40.32Sale 872 40.32Sale 1787 40.35Sale 105 40.34Sale 1000 40.34Sale 678 40.34Sale 100 40.33Sale 1278 40.33Sale 183 40.35Sale 1486 40.35Sale 345 40.37Sale 721 40.37Sale 577 40.37Sale 242 40.37Sale 5 40.37Sale 2 40.37Sale 433 40.37Sale 1144 40.37Sale 1553 40.42Sale 1057 40.39Sale 292 40.39Sale 1 40.33Sale 150 40.33Sale 100 40.33Sale 500 40.33Sale 987 40.33Sale 1056 40.33Sale 138 40.33Sale 30 40.33Sale 109 40.33Sale 329 40.33Sale 397 40.31Sale 1000 40.31Sale 490 40.31Sale 85 40.31Sale 139 40.38Sale 630 40.38Sale 1525 40.38Sale 2731 40.43Sale 1984 40.46Sale 933 40.46Sale 5 40.46Sale 36 40.46Sale 3 40.46Sale 540 40.46Sale 1355 40.36Sale 5348 40.44Purchase 98160 40.333 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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