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EPT Disclosure

19th Aug 2008 12:15

RNS Number : 6325B

Macquarie Group Limited

19 August 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 being disclosed relate(Note 1)	Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000BHP4
Date of dealing	18 August 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant 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	170,000 0.00%	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

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, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money 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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

Date of disclosure	19 August 2008
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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

Annexure A:

BHP	Purchase	283	38.21
BHP	Purchase	2107	38.21
BHP	Purchase	3000	38.42
BHP	Purchase	400	38.42
BHP	Purchase	700	38.35
BHP	Purchase	2700	38.51
BHP	Purchase	2456	38.5
BHP	Purchase	944	38.5
BHP	Purchase	3400	38.5
BHP	Purchase	2893	38.57
BHP	Purchase	507	38.57
BHP	Purchase	3400	38.56
BHP	Purchase	3400	38.56
BHP	Purchase	3400	38.56
BHP	Purchase	3400	38.58
BHP	Purchase	2803	38.57
BHP	Purchase	270	38.59
BHP	Purchase	327	38.59
BHP	Purchase	100	38.95
BHP	Purchase	600	38.95
BHP	Purchase	1353	38.95
BHP	Purchase	1347	38.95
BHP	Purchase	3396	38.95
BHP	Purchase	4	38.95
BHP	Purchase	1982	38.93
BHP	Purchase	1418	38.93
BHP	Purchase	430	38.91
BHP	Purchase	1151	38.91
BHP	Purchase	1819	38.91
BHP	Purchase	3400	38.85
BHP	Purchase	3400	38.82
BHP	Purchase	500	38.8
BHP	Purchase	524	38.8
BHP	Purchase	2376	38.8
BHP	Purchase	6800	38.8
BHP	Purchase	294	38.84
BHP	Purchase	3106	38.84
BHP	Purchase	7	38.53
BHP	Purchase	3393	38.53
BHP	Purchase	6800	38.62
BHP	Purchase	105	38.65
BHP	Purchase	29	38.65
BHP	Purchase	1070	38.65
BHP	Purchase	2500	38.65
BHP	Purchase	2500	38.65
BHP	Purchase	596	38.65
BHP	Purchase	1272	38.65
BHP	Purchase	2128	38.67
BHP	Purchase	121	38.67
BHP	Purchase	69	38.67
BHP	Purchase	3210	38.67
BHP	Purchase	1900	38.67
BHP	Purchase	1500	38.67
BHP	Purchase	2869	38.67
BHP	Purchase	20	38.67
BHP	Purchase	511	38.67
BHP	Purchase	199	38.65
BHP	Purchase	114	38.65
BHP	Purchase	3087	38.65
BHP	Purchase	1135	38.56
BHP	Purchase	3	38.56
BHP	Purchase	377	38.56
BHP	Purchase	916	38.56
BHP	Purchase	380	38.56
BHP	Purchase	102	38.56
BHP	Purchase	3	38.56
BHP	Purchase	484	38.56
BHP	Purchase	3200	38.56
BHP	Purchase	200	38.56
BHP	Purchase	147	38.56
BHP	Purchase	37	38.56
BHP	Purchase	155	38.56
BHP	Purchase	1297	38.56
BHP	Purchase	1297	38.56
BHP	Purchase	467	38.56
BHP	Purchase	780	38.56
BHP	Purchase	1297	38.56
BHP	Purchase	212	38.56
BHP	Purchase	440	38.56
BHP	Purchase	580	38.56
BHP	Purchase	91	38.56
BHP	Purchase	356	38.56
BHP	Purchase	186	38.56
BHP	Purchase	1138	38.56
BHP	Purchase	159	38.56
BHP	Purchase	69	38.56
BHP	Purchase	57	38.56
BHP	Purchase	632	38.56
BHP	Purchase	539	38.56
BHP	Purchase	285	38.56
BHP	Purchase	365	38.56
BHP	Purchase	440	38.56
BHP	Purchase	572	38.56
BHP	Purchase	1297	38.56
BHP	Purchase	705	38.56
BHP	Purchase	442	38.56
BHP	Purchase	476	38.56
BHP	Purchase	109	38.56
BHP	Purchase	162	38.56
BHP	Purchase	162	38.56
BHP	Purchase	39	38.56
BHP	Purchase	1096	38.56
BHP	Purchase	361	38.56
BHP	Purchase	12	38.56
BHP	Purchase	541	38.56
BHP	Purchase	146	38.54
BHP	Purchase	1108	38.54
BHP	Purchase	2146	38.54
BHP	Purchase	8	38.57
BHP	Purchase	1296	38.57
BHP	Purchase	209	38.57
BHP	Purchase	4	38.57
BHP	Purchase	455	38.57
BHP	Purchase	569	38.57
BHP	Purchase	108	38.57
BHP	Purchase	1297	38.57
BHP	Purchase	1297	38.57
BHP	Purchase	734	38.57
BHP	Purchase	111	38.57
BHP	Purchase	39	38.57
BHP	Purchase	57	38.57
BHP	Purchase	616	38.57
BHP	Purchase	3400	38.6
BHP	Purchase	1261	38.55
BHP	Purchase	2139	38.55
BHP	Purchase	65	38.56
BHP	Purchase	1297	38.56
BHP	Purchase	575	38.56
BHP	Purchase	24	38.56
BHP	Purchase	128	38.56
BHP	Purchase	5000	38.6
BHP	Purchase	492	38.59
BHP	Purchase	803	38.59
BHP	Purchase	1616	38.59
BHP	Purchase	127	38.59
BHP	Purchase	254	38.59
BHP	Purchase	211	38.59
BHP	Purchase	249	38.59
BHP	Purchase	782	38.59
BHP	Purchase	54	38.59
BHP	Purchase	1217	38.59
BHP	Purchase	168	38.59
BHP	Purchase	219	38.59
BHP	Purchase	3595	38.59
BHP	Purchase	3000	38.58
BHP	Purchase	1132	38.58
BHP	Purchase	1273	38.58
BHP	Purchase	2329	38.58
		169800

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