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Macquarie Bank Ld22 November 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) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinary shares ISIN:being disclosed relate (Note 1) AU000000BHP4 Date of dealing 21 November 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) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 0 0.00% 0 0.00% (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 Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 5) 6) 4)e.g. CFD (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) (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 22 November 2007 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/sale Units Price (AUD)Sale 1942 40.75Sale 155 40.73Sale 350 40.73Sale 588 40.73Sale 505 40.73Sale 1471 40.57Sale 418 40.66Sale 817 40.66Sale 1041 40.73Sale 200 40.59Sale 779 40.59Sale 947 40.67Sale 963 40.7Sale 1033 40.72Sale 1187 40.84Sale 372 40.9Sale 200 40.9Sale 199 40.9Sale 259 40.9Sale 935 41.05Sale 51 41.08Sale 964 41.08Sale 5 41.04Sale 23 41.04Sale 365 41.04Sale 389 41.04Sale 911 40.97Sale 904 40.88Sale 610 40.88Sale 212 40.87Sale 838 40.87Sale 498 40.95Sale 161 40.95Sale 850 40.99Sale 725 41.04Sale 744 41.02Sale 803 41.03Sale 1028 41.07Sale 541 41.1Sale 100 41.21Sale 437 41.21Sale 587 41.16Sale 542 41.29Sale 485 41.33Sale 449 41.29Sale 360 41.32Sale 206 41.3Sale 52 41.3Sale 170 41.3Sale 341 41.32Sale 352 41.27Sale 100 41.31Sale 47 41.31Sale 86 41.31Sale 330 41.33Sale 241 41.37Sale 123 41.35Sale 83 41.35Sale 36 41.35Sale 249 41.28Sale 96 41.24Sale 40 41.24Sale 79 41.24Sale 184 41.23Sale 205 41.21Sale 218 41.16Sale 206 41.21Sale 282 41.24Sale 313 41.22Sale 300 41.14Sale 15 41.14Sale 259 41.11Sale 371 41.1Sale 498 41.05Sale 461 41.07Sale 44 41.07Sale 415 41.02Sale 360 41.03Sale 279 41.03Sale 738 40.98Sale 249 40.96Sale 514 40.96Sale 751 41.05Sale 17 41.08Sale 284 41.08Sale 489 41.08Sale 200 41.05Sale 13 41.05Sale 296 41.05Sale 199 41.05Sale 230 41.05Sale 18 41.05Sale 971 41.08Sale 96 41.1Sale 756 41.1Sale 866 41.07Sale 957 41.12Sale 834 41.2Sale 179 41.09Sale 12 41.09Sale 10 41.09Sale 572 41.09Sale 893 41.09Sale 145 41.09Sale 807 41.09Sale 799 41.13Sale 898 41.13Sale 896 41.04Sale 500 41.07Sale 651 41.07Sale 277 40.92Sale 1047 40.9Sale 1437 41Sale 1035 41.05Sale 2254 41.05Sale 2280 41.05Purchase 58154 41.0021 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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