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EPT Disclosure

22nd Sep 2008 10:07

RNS Number : 9481D

Macquarie Group Limited

22 September 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	19 September 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	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

Date of disclosure	22 September 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:

Buys = 181838 Sells = 181838

BHP	Purchase	1	35.66
BHP	Purchase	161	35.66
BHP	Purchase	700	35.66
BHP	Purchase	4138	35.66
BHP	Purchase	996	35.66
BHP	Purchase	306	35.7
BHP	Purchase	9	35.7
BHP	Purchase	2	35.7
BHP	Purchase	54	35.7
BHP	Purchase	1410	35.7
BHP	Purchase	53	35.7
BHP	Purchase	52	35.7
BHP	Purchase	500	35.7
BHP	Purchase	2614	35.7
BHP	Purchase	10000	35.7
BHP	Purchase	1056	35.7
BHP	Purchase	105	35.7
BHP	Purchase	2811	35.7
BHP	Purchase	306	35.7
BHP	Purchase	722	35.7
BHP	Purchase	5000	35.7
BHP	Purchase	1753	35.7
BHP	Purchase	623	35.7
BHP	Purchase	2624	35.7
BHP	Purchase	4004	35.7
BHP	Purchase	1735	35.7
BHP	Purchase	270	35.7
BHP	Purchase	5000	35.75
BHP	Purchase	2995	35.75
BHP	Purchase	168	35.69
BHP	Purchase	2	35.69
BHP	Purchase	6	35.69
BHP	Purchase	1	35.69
BHP	Purchase	28	35.7
BHP	Purchase	200	35.75
BHP	Purchase	4800	35.75
BHP	Purchase	1883	35.76
BHP	Purchase	500	35.76
BHP	Purchase	255	35.76
BHP	Purchase	2362	35.76
BHP	Purchase	903	35.76
BHP	Purchase	741	35.76
BHP	Purchase	2	35.76
BHP	Purchase	1	35.76
BHP	Purchase	3353	35.76
BHP	Purchase	5000	35.75
BHP	Purchase	3974	35.75
BHP	Purchase	166	35.75
BHP	Purchase	458	35.75
BHP	Purchase	1	35.75
BHP	Purchase	10000	35.75
BHP	Purchase	1	35.75
BHP	Purchase	400	35.75
BHP	Purchase	333	35.75
BHP	Purchase	340	35.75
BHP	Purchase	8	35.75
BHP	Purchase	8	35.75
BHP	Purchase	10	35.75
BHP	Purchase	1387	35.75
BHP	Purchase	1020	35.75
BHP	Purchase	377	35.75
BHP	Purchase	1278	35.75
BHP	Purchase	1020	35.75
BHP	Purchase	1363	35.75
BHP	Purchase	37	35.75
BHP	Purchase	2580	35.75
BHP	Purchase	1644	35.74
BHP	Purchase	730	35.74
BHP	Purchase	561	35.74
BHP	Purchase	500	35.74
BHP	Purchase	1397	35.74
BHP	Purchase	168	35.74
BHP	Purchase	17	35.82
BHP	Purchase	34	35.69
BHP	Purchase	3587	35.96
BHP	Purchase	1000	35.96
BHP	Purchase	3125	35.97
BHP	Purchase	238	35.97
BHP	Purchase	20	35.97
BHP	Purchase	400	35.97
BHP	Purchase	130	35.99
BHP	Purchase	73321	35.67246
		181838
BHP	Sale	17	35.72
BHP	Sale	2632	35.72
BHP	Sale	2	35.72
BHP	Sale	964	35.72
BHP	Sale	1000	35.72
BHP	Sale	2	35.72
BHP	Sale	400	35.71
BHP	Sale	264	35.71
BHP	Sale	378	35.7
BHP	Sale	26	35.7
BHP	Sale	85	35.7
BHP	Sale	2000	35.7
BHP	Sale	1472	35.7
BHP	Sale	300	35.7
BHP	Sale	2	35.7
BHP	Sale	1000	35.68
BHP	Sale	1120	35.68
BHP	Sale	30	35.65
BHP	Sale	5323	35.65
BHP	Sale	33	35.75
BHP	Sale	2	35.75
BHP	Sale	1	35.74
BHP	Sale	16794	35.65
BHP	Sale	3706	35.75
BHP	Sale	724	35.65
BHP	Sale	100	35.65
BHP	Sale	500	35.65
BHP	Sale	500	35.64
BHP	Sale	150	35.61
BHP	Sale	1267	35.6
BHP	Sale	154	35.57
BHP	Sale	41	35.56
BHP	Sale	6715	35.65
BHP	Sale	15	35.56
BHP	Sale	1362	35.56
BHP	Sale	765	35.76
BHP	Sale	1	35.73
BHP	Sale	3	35.7
BHP	Sale	2	35.7
BHP	Sale	1	35.66
BHP	Sale	1064	35.65
BHP	Sale	6993	35.71
BHP	Sale	4	35.71
BHP	Sale	141	35.71
BHP	Sale	2923	35.71
BHP	Sale	4	35.71
BHP	Sale	817	35.71
BHP	Sale	500	35.7
BHP	Sale	2	35.7
BHP	Sale	1196	35.67
BHP	Sale	804	35.67
BHP	Sale	1438	35.66
BHP	Sale	155	35.65
BHP	Sale	2023	35.65
BHP	Sale	1	35.66
BHP	Sale	89	35.65
BHP	Sale	493	35.66
BHP	Sale	7	35.66
BHP	Sale	231	35.65
BHP	Sale	1020	35.65
BHP	Sale	336	35.65
BHP	Sale	20	35.65
BHP	Sale	1	35.65
BHP	Sale	595	35.68
BHP	Sale	799	35.66
BHP	Sale	16	35.66
BHP	Sale	1	35.65
BHP	Sale	629	35.65
BHP	Sale	357	35.65
BHP	Sale	50000	35.66
BHP	Sale	50000	35.7
BHP	Sale	100	35.57
BHP	Sale	709	35.66
BHP	Sale	8517	35.96461
		181838

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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