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EPT Disclosure

15th Oct 2008 09:32

RNS Number : 8758F

Macquarie Group Limited

15 October 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 Bank Limited
Company dealt in	BHP Billiton Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary shares ISIN: GB0000566504
Date of dealing	14 October 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	2,601,645 0.11%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)		137,641 0.00%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	199,803 0.00%
Total	2,801,448 0.12%	137,641 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

Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

Purchases and sales

See Annexure

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 5)

Number of securities (Note 6)

Price per unit (Note 4)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)

Exercise

price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry

date

Option money

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)

Quantity

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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES

Date of disclosure	15 October 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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b)

BLT.L

Call/Put	BuySell	Quantity	Strike	Amer/Euro	Expiry	ETO C/SIZE

Call Option	BUY	200000.00	13.43	European	20090511
Call Option	SELL	-175.00	14.00	American	20090320	1000
Call Option	SELL	-07.00	14.00	American	20090619	1000
Call Option	SELL	-15.00	13.00	American	20090619	1000

Annexure

BUY = 488069 SELL = -480900

Buy Sell	Exec Quantity	Exec Price

BUY	700.00	11.10
BUY	130.00	11.12
BUY	344.00	11.07
BUY	2170.00	11.09
BUY	500.00	11.09
BUY	950.00	11.10
BUY	700.00	11.10
BUY	700.00	11.10
BUY	700.00	11.10
BUY	600.00	11.10
BUY	1100.00	11.10
BUY	1496.00	11.10
BUY	900.00	11.10
BUY	50.00	11.10
BUY	134.00	11.10
BUY	679.00	11.10
BUY	760.00	11.10
BUY	958.00	11.10
BUY	760.00	11.10
BUY	1100.00	11.10
BUY	1600.00	11.10
BUY	200.00	11.10
BUY	200.00	11.10
BUY	200.00	11.10
BUY	200.00	11.10
BUY	200.00	11.10
BUY	700.00	11.12
BUY	900.00	11.12
BUY	700.00	11.12
BUY	1795.00	11.12
BUY	760.00	11.12
BUY	760.00	11.12
BUY	700.00	11.12
BUY	964.00	11.12
BUY	1272.00	11.12
BUY	307.00	11.12
BUY	800.00	11.12
BUY	212.00	11.12
BUY	2443.00	11.10
BUY	666.00	11.07
BUY	34.00	11.07
BUY	56.00	11.07
BUY	88.00	11.07
BUY	112.00	11.07
BUY	200.00	11.07
BUY	500.00	11.07
BUY	1300.00	11.06
BUY	1000.00	11.08
BUY	900.00	11.05
BUY	990.00	11.05
BUY	700.00	11.05
BUY	1140.00	11.05
BUY	760.00	11.05
BUY	1650.00	11.05
BUY	900.00	11.05
BUY	900.00	11.05
BUY	760.00	11.04
BUY	1140.00	11.04
BUY	1140.00	11.04
BUY	990.00	11.04
BUY	900.00	11.04
BUY	70.00	11.04
BUY	2490.00	11.03
BUY	510.00	11.04
BUY	1650.00	11.06
BUY	56.00	11.06
BUY	56.00	11.06
BUY	3000.00	11.06
BUY	238.00	11.06
BUY	56.00	11.06
BUY	56.00	11.06
BUY	200.00	11.06
BUY	1688.00	11.06
BUY	1140.00	11.06
BUY	2450.00	11.06
BUY	700.00	11.06
BUY	2400.00	11.06
BUY	1100.00	11.06
BUY	2210.00	11.07
BUY	12500.00	10.98
BUY	800.00	10.98
BUY	200.00	10.98
BUY	10000.00	10.98
BUY	460.00	10.98
BUY	114500.00	11.50
BUY	248300.00	00.01
BUY	26900.00	10.83
BUY	7169.00	10.71
SELL	-900.00	11.39
SELL	-303.00	11.39
SELL	-1176.00	11.39
SELL	-986.00	11.39
SELL	-800.00	11.39
SELL	-2500.00	11.39
SELL	-2500.00	11.39
SELL	-2500.00	11.39
SELL	-1209.00	11.39
SELL	-927.00	11.39
SELL	-1600.00	11.39
SELL	-942.00	11.39
SELL	-844.00	11.39
SELL	-16.00	11.39
SELL	-1650.00	11.37
SELL	-377.00	11.37
SELL	-1000.00	11.36
SELL	-2500.00	11.39
SELL	-2500.00	11.39
SELL	-2500.00	11.39
SELL	-2500.00	11.39
SELL	-948.00	11.39
SELL	-1847.00	11.39
SELL	-862.00	11.39
SELL	-1600.00	11.39
SELL	-847.00	11.39
SELL	-1500.00	11.37
SELL	-1414.00	11.36
SELL	-846.00	11.36
SELL	-3213.00	11.36
SELL	-1212.00	11.36
SELL	-25.00	11.36
SELL	-1750.00	11.36
SELL	-900.00	11.36
SELL	-700.00	11.36
SELL	-832.00	11.36
SELL	-700.00	11.36
SELL	-2758.00	11.36
SELL	-1500.00	11.36
SELL	-10000.00	11.34
SELL	-1133.00	11.34
SELL	-3173.00	11.34
SELL	-798.00	11.34
SELL	-171.00	11.34
SELL	-1383.00	11.34
SELL	-55.00	11.34
SELL	-3287.00	11.34
SELL	-3807.00	11.36
SELL	-1714.00	11.36
SELL	-3000.00	11.36
SELL	-1102.00	11.36
SELL	-3000.00	11.39
SELL	-404.00	11.39
SELL	-3289.00	11.39
SELL	-2500.00	11.40
SELL	-4961.00	11.40
SELL	-200.00	11.42
SELL	-5800.00	11.41
SELL	-1650.00	11.41
SELL	-3300.00	11.41
SELL	-1750.00	11.39
SELL	-3939.00	11.39
SELL	-3748.00	11.39
SELL	-938.00	11.39
SELL	-2539.00	11.40
SELL	-1333.00	11.41
SELL	-2077.00	11.41
SELL	-67.00	11.39
SELL	-735.00	11.39
SELL	-944.00	11.39
SELL	-17.00	11.41
SELL	-140.00	11.41
SELL	-3628.00	11.41
SELL	-2500.00	11.41
SELL	-625.00	11.41
SELL	-153.00	11.39
SELL	-592.00	11.39
SELL	-1864.00	11.39
SELL	-900.00	11.39
SELL	-3247.00	11.41
SELL	-900.00	11.41
SELL	-1386.00	11.41
SELL	-1201.00	11.39
SELL	-164.00	11.39
SELL	-700.00	11.39
SELL	-900.00	11.39
SELL	-700.00	11.39
SELL	-700.00	11.39
SELL	-05.00	11.39
SELL	-18.00	11.41
SELL	-106.00	11.40
SELL	-1700.00	11.40
SELL	-918.00	11.40
SELL	-811.00	11.38
SELL	-990.00	11.38
SELL	-811.00	11.38
SELL	-655.00	11.40
SELL	-6422.00	11.40
SELL	-700.00	11.38
SELL	-700.00	11.38
SELL	-223.00	11.38
SELL	-444.00	11.37
SELL	-310.00	11.37
SELL	-1362.00	11.37
SELL	-2125.00	11.37
SELL	-3694.00	11.38
SELL	-256.00	11.37
SELL	-740.00	11.37
SELL	-149.00	11.37
SELL	-836.00	11.37
SELL	-1313.00	11.37
SELL	-1512.00	11.37
SELL	-556.00	11.37
SELL	-990.00	11.37
SELL	-700.00	11.37
SELL	-832.00	11.37
SELL	-3929.00	11.37
SELL	-3803.00	11.37
SELL	-143.00	11.37
SELL	-700.00	11.39
SELL	-1050.00	11.39
SELL	-990.00	11.39
SELL	-700.00	11.39
SELL	-700.00	11.39
SELL	-1193.00	11.39
SELL	-1283.00	11.39
SELL	-771.00	11.39
SELL	-1000.00	11.39
SELL	-1613.00	11.39
SELL	-2366.00	11.39
SELL	-1105.00	11.39
SELL	-6529.00	11.39
SELL	-700.00	11.42
SELL	-700.00	11.42
SELL	-912.00	11.42
SELL	-2221.00	11.42
SELL	-3476.00	11.41
SELL	-3444.00	11.41
SELL	-1650.00	11.41
SELL	-993.00	11.41
SELL	-1407.00	11.41
SELL	-175.00	11.41
SELL	-3408.00	11.41
SELL	-1273.00	11.41
SELL	-464.00	11.41
SELL	-978.00	11.41
SELL	-144.00	11.41
SELL	-2588.00	11.41
SELL	-14.00	11.42
SELL	-1500.00	11.42
SELL	-13134.00	11.42
SELL	-5000.00	11.42
SELL	-3000.00	11.42
SELL	-1145.00	11.42
SELL	-5000.00	11.42
SELL	-700.00	11.40
SELL	-350.00	11.40
SELL	-679.00	11.40
SELL	-1000.00	11.40
SELL	-1000.00	11.40
SELL	-350.00	11.40
SELL	-1050.00	11.40
SELL	-700.00	11.40
SELL	-845.00	11.40
SELL	-700.00	11.45
SELL	-5442.00	11.45
SELL	-3858.00	11.45
SELL	-3701.00	11.45
SELL	-2511.00	11.45
SELL	-700.00	11.45
SELL	-700.00	11.45
SELL	-1677.00	11.45
SELL	-910.00	11.45
SELL	-1500.00	11.45
SELL	-14349.00	11.52
SELL	-3267.00	11.51
SELL	-1878.00	11.53
SELL	-15651.00	11.52
SELL	-312.00	11.55
SELL	-1152.00	11.55
SELL	-1858.00	11.55
SELL	-1171.00	11.53
SELL	-700.00	11.53
SELL	-700.00	11.53
SELL	-1650.00	11.53
SELL	-7967.00	11.53
SELL	-1617.00	11.53
SELL	-3525.00	11.53
SELL	-4246.00	11.53
SELL	-4457.00	11.53
SELL	-700.00	11.51
SELL	-2460.00	11.52
SELL	-17579.00	11.52
SELL	-700.00	11.52
SELL	-3754.00	11.52
SELL	-2185.00	11.52
SELL	-700.00	11.54
SELL	-892.00	11.54
SELL	-313.00	11.54
SELL	-3000.00	11.54
SELL	-1390.00	11.54
SELL	-1480.00	11.54
SELL	-500.00	11.54
SELL	-1725.00	11.54
SELL	-1232.00	11.53
SELL	-766.00	11.53
SELL	-4834.00	11.53
SELL	-2835.00	11.53
SELL	-631.00	11.53
SELL	-892.00	11.53
SELL	-1338.00	11.53
SELL	-94.00	11.53
SELL	-3814.00	11.41
SELL	-504.00	11.41
SELL	-5663.00	11.41
SELL	-1650.00	11.41
SELL	-1290.00	11.41
SELL	-1096.00	11.41
SELL	-1083.00	11.41
SELL	-700.00	11.41
SELL	-715.00	11.40
SELL	-700.00	11.40
SELL	-2100.00	11.40
SELL	-4800.00	11.40
SELL	-3675.00	11.40
SELL	-1687.00	11.40
SELL	-16323.00	11.40
SELL	-4704.00	11.41
SELL	-450.00	11.41
SELL	-700.00	11.41
SELL	-975.00	11.41
SELL	-2100.00	11.41
SELL	-975.00	11.41
SELL	-3960.00	11.41
SELL	-300.00	11.41
SELL	-5000.00	11.41
SELL	-6520.00	11.41
SELL	-1810.00	11.41
SELL	-3077.00	11.41
SELL	-492.00	11.41
SELL	-1180.00	11.41
SELL	-2107.00	11.41
	00.00	OTC sale to custodian at market.
Total	7169.00

This information is provided by RNS

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