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Macquarie Group Limited06 March 2008 PURCHASE 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 Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000BHP4dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 05 March 2008 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 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 0 0 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 (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 March 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Annexure A: Purchase/Sales Quantity Price Per Unit (AUD)Purchase 176 39Purchase 179 38.9Purchase 56 38.99Purchase 77 38.99Purchase 138 39.16Purchase 116 39.33Purchase 123 39.23Purchase 8 39.4Purchase 123 39.4Purchase 136 39.26Purchase 123 39.3Purchase 96 39.44Purchase 105 39.51Purchase 99 39.55Purchase 100 39.71Purchase 78 39.66Purchase 84 39.57Purchase 71 39.64Purchase 75 39.66Purchase 71 39.66Purchase 68 39.72Purchase 81 39.72Purchase 77 39.63Purchase 78 39.65Purchase 62 39.65Purchase 60 39.62Purchase 52 39.57Purchase 55 39.55Purchase 63 39.54Purchase 55 39.47Purchase 47 39.55Purchase 53 39.53Purchase 32 39.51Purchase 37 39.48Purchase 33 39.5Purchase 17 39.57Purchase 7 39.57Purchase 25 39.6Purchase 26 39.6Purchase 21 39.58Purchase 21 39.44Purchase 27 39.48Purchase 20 39.52Purchase 25 39.45Purchase 24 39.43Purchase 27 39.47Purchase 28 39.4Purchase 29 39.45Purchase 37 39.43Purchase 37 39.4Purchase 40 39.4Purchase 39 39.35Purchase 46 39.37Purchase 40 39.39Purchase 65 39.45Purchase 64 39.56Purchase 49 39.49Purchase 52 39.42Purchase 6 39.42Purchase 60 39.38Purchase 62 39.37Purchase 63 39.27Purchase 65 39.3Purchase 71 39.08Purchase 68 39.07Purchase 72 39.02Purchase 65 39.04Purchase 76 39.13Purchase 90 39.15Purchase 80 39.33Purchase 75 39.21Purchase 84 39.07Purchase 102 39.12Purchase 102 39.22Purchase 129 39.14Purchase 142 39.13Purchase 7341 39.2094Sale 255 39Sale 100 38.96Sale 173 38.94Sale 180 38.99Sale 214 39.16Sale 83 39.16Sale 88 39.16Sale 175 39.23Sale 160 39.38Sale 186 39.23Sale 41 39.2Sale 153 39.2Sale 12 39.2Sale 143 39.42Sale 130 39.53Sale 163 39.5Sale 55 39.74Sale 79 39.71Sale 6 39.42Sale 148 39.42Sale 142 39.42Sale 655 39.42Sale 4000 39.15Sale 5065 39.3262Total Sales 12406Total Buys 12406 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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