31st Dec 2007 12:05
Macquarie Bank Ld31 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) Part 2 of 2 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Macquarie Bank LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary shares ISIN:disclosed relate (Note 1) AU000000BHP4 Date of dealing 28 December 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) Relevantsecurities 6,944,083 0.20%(2)Derivatives(other thanoptions) 999,083 0.03%(3) Optionsand agreementstopurchase/sell 7,471,466 0.22% Total 999,083 0.03% 14,415,549 0.43% (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 name, Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note 5) 6) 4)e.g. CFDSee AnnexureB (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)SeeAnnexureC (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 31 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)Purchase 650 40.34Purchase 1 40.34Purchase 863 40.34Purchase 343 40.34Purchase 3,143 40.34Purchase 114 40.33Purchase 838 40.49Purchase 54 40.33Purchase 39 40.33Purchase 700 40.33Purchase 4,093 40.33Purchase 2,755 40.49Purchase 573 40.49Purchase 54 40.49Purchase 780 40.49Purchase 2,234 40.42Purchase 2,000 40.39Purchase 2,766 40.42Purchase 3,000 40.39Purchase 111 40.53Purchase 4,689 40.53Purchase 375 40.53Purchase 150 40.53Purchase 330 40.53Purchase 1,645 40.53Purchase 2,405 40.53Purchase 95 40.53Purchase 424 40.45Purchase 302 40.45Purchase 5 40.45Purchase 4 40.45Purchase 18 40.45Purchase 18 40.45Purchase 925 40.45Purchase 369 40.43Purchase 319 40.43Purchase 901 40.41Purchase 94 40.41Purchase 607 40.50Purchase 842 40.50Purchase 1,053 40.49Purchase 13 40.35Purchase 50 40.35Purchase 99 40.35Purchase 300 40.40Purchase 197 40.40Purchase 3,199 40.49Purchase 83 40.49Purchase 932 40.49Purchase 1,000 40.49Purchase 1,184 40.49Purchase 500 40.50Purchase 2,000 40.62Purchase 500 40.40Purchase 450 40.40Purchase 1,000 40.33Purchase 200 40.50Purchase 250 40.34Purchase 124 40.44Purchase 20 40.44Purchase 156 40.44Purchase 300 40.47Purchase 119 40.40Purchase 881 40.40Purchase - ADR 10,000 USD71.31Purchase - ADR 2,500 USD71.12Sale - 4,501 40.46Sale - 5,499 40.46Sale - 1,614 40.51Sale - 44 40.51Sale - 90 40.51Sale - 300 40.51Sale - 627 40.48Sale - 84 40.48Sale - 1,900 40.47Sale - 98 40.47Sale - 1 40.47Sale - 242 40.47Sale - 2,000 40.41Sale - 72 40.41Sale - 334 40.41Sale - 500 40.41Sale - 2,094 40.41Sale - 200 40.41Sale - 659 40.41Sale - 81 40.41Sale - 157 40.41Sale - 1,000 40.40Sale - 50 40.41Sale - 3,853 40.41Sale - 954 40.40Sale - 87 40.40Sale - 52 40.40Sale - 298 40.40Sale - 1,280 40.40Sale - 200 40.40Sale - 973 40.40Sale - 156 40.40Sale - 719 40.56Sale - 825 40.50Sale - 293 40.50Sale - 1,236 40.49Sale - 5 40.48Sale - 1,209 40.48Sale - 14 40.48Sale - 511 40.46Sale - 21 40.46Sale - 825 40.46Sale - 2,400 40.46Sale - 179 40.56Sale - 419 40.48Sale - 823 40.48Sale - 412 40.48Sale - 611 40.56Sale - 636 40.57Sale - 166 40.60Sale - 735 40.61Sale - 11 40.54Sale - 220 40.54Sale - 10 40.53Sale - 19 40.53Sale - 18 40.53Sale - 177 40.52Sale - 248 40.52Sale - 11 40.52Sale - 750 40.52Sale - 303 40.52Sale - 355 40.52Sale - 500 40.53Sale - 18 40.53Sale - 48 40.53Sale - 10 40.53Sale - 228 40.53Sale - 425 40.53Sale - 164 40.53Sale - 500 40.54Sale - 250 40.54Sale - 1,000 40.54Sale - 500 40.54Sale - 198 40.54Sale - 324 40.40Sale - 136 40.37Sale - 32 40.37Sale - 44 40.37Sale - 124 40.37Sale - 34 40.37Sale - 500 40.48Sale - 1,000 40.43Sale - 100 40.47Sale - 100 40.42Sale - 200 40.40Sale - 1,000 40.37Purchase 12,300 OTC sale to custodian at market Annexure B Product name Long/short Exec Quantity Exec PriceCFD Long 500 40.48CFD Long 100 40.42CFD Long 1,000 40.43CFD Long 100 40.47CFD Long 200 40.40CFD Long 1,000 40.37CFD Short - 500 40.50CFD Short - 2,000 40.62CFD Short - 500 40.40CFD Short - 450 40.40CFD Short - 1,000 40.33CFD Short - 200 40.50CFD Short - 250 40.34CFD Short - 124 40.44CFD Short - 20 40.44CFD Short - 156 40.44CFD Short - 119 40.40CFD Short - 300 40.47CFD Short - 881 40.40CFD Short - 10,025 42.23 Annexure C Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, eg Expiry date Optionname, eg selling, securities price American, money paid/call option purchasing, to which (AUD) European, received varying etc option etc per unit relates (AUD)Put option Purchasing 1,000 45.00 European 20080327 1.52Call option Purchasing 1,000 39.00 European 20080124 0.76Call option Purchasing 1,000 39.00 European 20080124 0.75Call option Purchasing 2,000 39.00 European 20080124 0.73Call option Purchasing 5,000 40.00 European 20080124 0.63Call option Purchasing 5,000 41.00 European 20080124 0.49Put option Purchasing 1,000 38.00 European 20080124 3.68Put option Purchasing 1,000 38.00 European 20080124 3.68Put option Purchasing 1,000 38.00 European 20080124 3.68Put option Purchasing 1,000 38.00 European 20080124 3.68Put option Purchasing 1,500 38.00 European 20080124 3.68Put option Purchasing 1,500 38.00 European 20080124 3.68Put option Purchasing 500 38.00 European 20080124 3.68Put option Purchasing 2,000 38.00 European 20080124 3.68Put option Purchasing 1,000 38.00 European 20080124 3.68Put option Purchasing 500 38.00 European 20080124 3.68Put option Purchasing 2,000 42.00 European 20080124 1.58Put option Purchasing 500 42.00 European 20080124 1.57Put option Purchasing 1,700 42.00 European 20080124 1.57Put option Purchasing 7,500 42.00 European 20080124 1.57Put option Purchasing 3,000 42.00 European 20080124 1.56Put option Purchasing 1,000 42.00 European 20080124 1.56Put option Purchasing 500 42.00 European 20080124 1.49Put option Purchasing 500 42.00 European 20080124 1.49Put option Purchasing 500 42.00 European 20080124 1.49Put option Purchasing 500 42.00 European 20080124 1.49Put option Purchasing 100 42.00 European 20080124 1.49Put option Purchasing 1,000 35.00 European 20080327 7.84Put option Purchasing 500 35.00 European 20080327 7.82Put option Purchasing 500 35.00 European 20080327 7.82Call option Selling - 40.00 European 20080124 0.62 10,000Put option Selling - 25.00 European 20160519 16.60 1,000Put option Selling - 25.00 European 20160519 16.59 500Put option Selling - 24.00 European 20070927 5.30 5,000Put option Selling - 24.00 European 20070927 5.30 5,000Put option Selling - 42.00 European 20080124 1.53 2,000Put option Selling - 42.00 European 20080124 1.55 3,000Put option Selling - 35.00 European 20080327 7.79 500Put option Selling - 35.00 European 20080327 7.79 1,500 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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