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Macquarie Group Limited26 March 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 Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000BHP4dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 25 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 26 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/SALE QUANTITY PRICE PER UNIT (AUD)Sale 1000 34.8Sale 2942 34.84Sale 10000 34.84Sale 8504 34.84Sale 8519 34.84Sale 107 34.74Sale 4323 34.74Sale 4224 34.71Sale 11881 34.71Sale 2523 34.72Sale 4323 34.72Sale 6821 34.72Sale 4323 34.58Sale 4323 34.58Sale 1000 34.58Sale 4124 34.58Sale 5859 34.62Sale 150 34.62Sale 5324 34.62Sale 141 34.77Sale 5000 34.77Sale 2890 34.77Sale 1478 34.83Sale 56 34.83Sale 338 34.78Sale 256 34.78Sale 440 34.78Sale 174 34.78Sale 2512 34.76Sale 750 34.76Sale 448 34.76Sale 280 34.74Sale 1000 34.74Sale 4948 34.74Sale 138 34.74Sale 5573 34.67Sale 1531 34.67Sale 1375 34.75Sale 100 34.74Sale 14 34.74Sale 1879 34.74Sale 4022 34.73Sale 5421 34.73Sale 226 34.68Sale 171 34.67Sale 80 34.67Sale 281 34.67Sale 100 34.67Sale 910 34.67Sale 1314 34.67Sale 881 34.67Sale 300 34.67Sale 2139 34.67Sale 4323 34.67Sale 2674 34.67Sale 3169 34.63Sale 1000 34.63Sale 12956 34.62Sale 2798 34.69Sale 6315 34.69Sale 3786 34.65Sale 500 34.65Sale 4827 34.65Purchase 179784 34.7173Total Sales 179784Total Purchases 179784 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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