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Macquarie Bank Ld06 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) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Macquarie Capital Securities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000BHP4dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 04 December 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 5,000 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 0 0 0.00% 0.00% (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 (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) 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, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 06 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)Sale 42000 42.9015Sale 80302 43.0275Purchase 1346 42.65Purchase 892 42.65Purchase 113 42.72Purchase 100 42.72Purchase 257 42.72Purchase 1082 42.67Purchase 1056 42.85Purchase 265 42.73Purchase 688 42.73Purchase 873 42.57Purchase 1034 42.62Purchase 170 42.59Purchase 694 42.59Purchase 191 42.59Purchase 746 42.59Purchase 894 42.66Purchase 686 42.71Purchase 874 42.78Purchase 680 42.85Purchase 215 42.83Purchase 222 42.83Purchase 48 42.83Purchase 188 42.83Purchase 583 42.92Purchase 82 42.94Purchase 471 42.94Purchase 588 42.98Purchase 541 42.94Purchase 1513 42.87Purchase 385 42.88Purchase 1660 42.92Purchase 251 42.92Purchase 397 42.92Purchase 1962 42.88Purchase 569 42.83Purchase 1890 42.8Purchase 652 42.78Purchase 479 42.76Purchase 124 42.75Purchase 1131 42.78Purchase 1658 42.78Purchase 480 42.78Purchase 1296 42.76Purchase 401 42.81Purchase 125 42.82Purchase 35 42.82Purchase 100 42.82Purchase 148 42.82Purchase 1291 42.81Purchase 35 42.8Purchase 1014 42.8Purchase 160 42.8Purchase 78 42.82Purchase 35 42.82Purchase 361 42.82Purchase 18 42.85Purchase 38 42.85Purchase 38 42.85Purchase 371 42.85Purchase 1416 42.85Purchase 1148 42.85Purchase 373 42.84Purchase 1213 42.84Purchase 38 42.84Purchase 38 42.84Purchase 296 42.84Purchase 80 42.81Purchase 164 42.81Purchase 35 42.82Purchase 38 42.82Purchase 39 42.82Purchase 604 42.82Purchase 65 42.82Purchase 70 42.82Purchase 141 42.82Purchase 809 42.8Purchase 266 42.83Purchase 223 42.89Purchase 813 42.93Purchase 628 43.03Purchase 38 43.06Purchase 39 43.06Purchase 143 43.06Purchase 20 43.06Purchase 587 43.06Purchase 187 43.03Purchase 500 43.01Purchase 64 43.01Purchase 200 43.01Purchase 25 43.01Purchase 6 43.01Purchase 400 43.01Purchase 86 43.01Purchase 151 43.01Purchase 515 43.13Purchase 149 43.1Purchase 250 43.08Purchase 317 43.08Purchase 183 43.08Purchase 502 43.09Purchase 176 43.09Purchase 120 43.05Purchase 192 43.06Purchase 454 43.05Purchase 571 43.05Purchase 159 43.05Purchase 210 43.14Purchase 38 43.14Purchase 39 43.14Purchase 1105 43.14Purchase 39 43.14Purchase 161 43.14Purchase 636 43.15Purchase 226 43.15Purchase 40 43.14Purchase 330 43.15Purchase 957 43.15Purchase 641 43.16Purchase 267 43.2Purchase 869 43.19Purchase 281 43.19Purchase 500 43.15Purchase 10 43.15Purchase 292 43.15Purchase 143 43.15Purchase 259 43.14Purchase 356 43.08Purchase 989 43.08Purchase 300 43.07Purchase 786 43.07Purchase 307 43.15Purchase 1253 43.13Purchase 523 43.13Purchase 1500 43.15Purchase 446 43.15Purchase 1133 43.18Purchase 426 43.17Purchase 354 43.19Purchase 1177 43.19Purchase 523 43.18Purchase 445 43.17Purchase 856 43.17Purchase 363 43.17Purchase 1281 43.11Purchase 458 43.1Purchase 1040 43.05Purchase 491 43.05Purchase 425 43.06Purchase 564 43.09Purchase 2 43.09Purchase 1447 43.09Purchase 1538 43.07Purchase 17 43.08Purchase 475 43.08Purchase 150 43.04Purchase 248 43.06Purchase 1127 43.06Purchase 512 43.05Purchase 1794 42.98Purchase 512 43.01Purchase 483 43.03Purchase 1350 43.03Purchase 577 43.05Purchase 1561 43.07Purchase 1772 43.07Purchase 618 43.06Purchase 2267 43.08Purchase 177 43.09Purchase 453 43.09Purchase 600 43.04Purchase 586 43.04Purchase 1168 43.04Purchase 614 42.99Purchase 1848 42.98Purchase 804 42.97Purchase 2198 42.98Purchase 754 42.97Purchase 65 42.98Purchase 144 42.98Purchase 500 42.98Purchase 292 42.98Purchase 1157 42.98Purchase 2548 42.95Purchase 813 42.95Purchase 212 42.93Purchase 878 42.93Purchase 2150 42.93Purchase 940 42.93Purchase 1013 42.91Purchase 2894 42.9Purchase 2791 43.1Purchase 4337 43.1Purchase 4072 43.1Sale 6500 42.65Purchase 6500 42.65Sale 5000 43.1Sale 50000 42.9Purchase 7627 42.92Purchase 1894 42.92Purchase 479 42.92Purchase 15000 42.9Purchase 25000 42.9 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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