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Macquarie Group Limited21 February 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) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinary shares ISIN:being disclosed relate (Note 1) AU000000BHP4 Date of dealing 20February 2008 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 0 0 (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 21 February 2008 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 Price per unit securities (AUD)Purchase 190 39.65Purchase 91 39.65Purchase 30 39.65Purchase 1309 39.65Purchase 30 39.65Purchase 1309 39.65Purchase 104 39.6Purchase 4896 39.6Purchase 3900 39.2Purchase 1100 39.2Purchase 10000 38.78Purchase 891300 39.33Sale 1986 39.7Sale 1900 39.7Sale 1257 39.7Sale 500 39.7Sale 2000 39.7Sale 5000 39.7Sale 150 39.7Sale 150 39.7Sale 1000 39.7Sale 125 39.7Sale 182 39.7Sale 20000 39.85Sale 5000 39.75Sale 872 39.75Sale 3060 39.75Sale 330 39.75Sale 738 39.75Sale 630 39.66Sale 5000 39.66Sale 19370 39.66Sale 5000 39.7Sale 131 39.7Sale 1 39.7Sale 2536 39.66Sale 43 39.66Sale 700 39.63Sale 58 39.63Sale 2500 39.63Sale 1575 39.63Sale 250 39.63Sale 2206 39.63Sale 1910 39.63Sale 43 39.63Sale 5000 39.63Sale 3047 39.63Sale 1385 39.63Sale 246 39.63Sale 2500 39.63Sale 98 39.63Sale 3730 39.63Sale 3476 39.56Sale 828 39.56Sale 696 39.56Sale 2800 39.65Sale 2200 39.65Sale 2000 39.65Sale 2218 39.61Sale 96 39.61Sale 1299 39.61Sale 503 39.61Sale 133 39.61Sale 751 39.61Sale 395 39.62Sale 388 39.62Sale 5478 39.62Sale 1667 39.62Sale 72 39.62Sale 88 39.59Sale 340 39.47Sale 465 39.47Sale 1146 39.47Sale 992 39.47Sale 1969 39.47Sale 5000 39.55Sale 3880 39.48Sale 8033 39.47Sale 1967 39.47Sale 100 39.48Sale 84 39.48Sale 936 39.48Sale 37 39.48Sale 7964 39.47Sale 34 39.47Sale 38 39.47Sale 122 39.47Sale 900 39.47Sale 42 39.47Sale 200 39.47Sale 4000 39.47Sale 6663 39.47Sale 10000 39.44Sale 200 39.44Sale 5033 39.44Sale 4767 39.38Sale 6968 39.4Sale 1329 39.4Sale 208 39.4Sale 16495 39.4Sale 5000 39.4Sale 5000 39.4Sale 1000 39.4Sale 5000 39.4Sale 8205 39.38Sale 1795 39.38Sale 9000 39.4Sale 1834 39.37Sale 150 39.37Sale 4355 39.36Sale 8358 39.36Sale 37 39.36Sale 3289 39.36Sale 2434 39.36Sale 8115 39.36Sale 241 39.36Sale 3330 39.36Sale 37 39.36Sale 50 39.36Sale 5000 39.36Sale 2770 39.36Sale 1532 39.48Sale 463 39.47Sale 14 39.47Sale 260 39.47Sale 9 39.47Sale 2 39.47Sale 30 39.47Sale 11 39.47Sale 38 39.47Sale 2049 39.47Sale 3468 39.42Sale 7124 39.47Sale 7550 39.53Sale 2450 39.53Sale 5000 39.4Sale 3447 39.4Sale 13000 39.4Sale 635 39.4Sale 47 39.4Sale 2871 39.4Sale 1 39.57Sale 3 39.57Sale 1722 39.57Sale 3274 39.57Sale 3515 39.55Sale 3614 39.55Sale 271 39.57Sale 1260 39.56Sale 3099 39.56Sale 161 39.55Sale 284 39.55Sale 7928 39.55Sale 1627 39.55Sale 3990 39.55Sale 118 39.55Sale 727 39.55Sale 50 39.55Sale 154 39.55Sale 352 39.55Sale 180 39.55Sale 18 39.55Sale 200 39.55Sale 1625 39.55Sale 300 39.55Sale 300 39.55Sale 6044 39.55Sale 478 39.57Sale 1168 39.57Sale 7674 39.57Sale 7251 39.57Sale 54 39.57Sale 21 39.57Sale 662 39.57Sale 40 39.57Sale 1835 39.57Sale 500 39.63Sale 1000 39.63Sale 500 39.63Sale 100 39.64Sale 425 39.64Sale 38 39.6Sale 125 39.6Sale 2312 39.6Sale 334 39.62Sale 335 39.62Sale 3714 39.62Sale 46 39.62Sale 571 39.62Sale 2750 39.66Sale 2000 39.67Sale 1500 39.67Sale 13500 39.64Sale 1500 39.63Sale 1200 39.63Sale 29 39.63Sale 7271 39.63Sale 2000 39.63Sale 194 39.63Sale 2806 39.63Sale 485 39.63Sale 267 39.63Sale 1158 39.62Sale 334 39.62Sale 334 39.62Sale 50 39.62Sale 8812 39.61Sale 236 39.61Sale 250 39.61Sale 2000 39.61Sale 416 39.61Sale 3286 39.61Sale 987 39.6Sale 125 39.6Sale 13 39.6Sale 15 39.6Sale 250 39.6Sale 250 39.6Sale 289 39.6Sale 2319 39.6Sale 23124 39.59Sale 1206 39.59Sale 436 39.59Sale 32 39.59Sale 39 39.59Sale 8287 39.59Sale 5000 39.62Sale 1800 39.63Sale 250 39.63Sale 2950 39.58Sale 1894 39.6Sale 3106 39.6Sale 1495 39.6Sale 34 39.6Sale 632 39.6Sale 38 39.6Sale 417 39.56Sale 501 39.56Sale 1883 39.56Sale 7 39.49Sale 4993 39.49Sale 5000 39.5Sale 5000 39.5Sale 2596 39.49Sale 2404 39.49Sale 4660 39.5Sale 10000 39.5Sale 334 39.5Sale 6 39.5Sale 5696 39.44Sale 334 39.44Sale 334 39.44Sale 7682 39.44Sale 954 39.44Sale 2873 39.42Sale 544 39.42Sale 50 39.42Sale 6533 39.42Sale 925 39.42Sale 36 39.42Sale 334 39.42Sale 334 39.42Sale 2000 39.42Sale 100 39.42Sale 300 39.42Sale 5971 39.42Sale 11141 39.4Sale 926 39.4Sale 3885 39.4Sale 1291 39.4Sale 37 39.4Sale 999 39.4Sale 5000 39.4Sale 1721 39.4Sale 3478 39.4Sale 2458 39.4Sale 1150 39.4Sale 1285 39.4Sale 24 39.3Sale 10000 39.27Sale 6605 39.3Sale 5695 39.3Sale 1000 39.25Sale 8305 39.25Sale 2017 39.12Sale 100 39.12Sale 2883 39.12Sale 250 39.66Sale 1861 39Sale 632 39Sale 2507 39Sale 12493 39Sale 49 39Sale 230 39Sale 352 39Sale 5489 39Sale 1387 39Sale 15000 39Sale 100 38.89Sale 300 38.89Sale 4600 38.89Sale 4200 38.88Sale 5000 38.88Sale 800 38.88Sale 2 38.88Sale 967 38.88Sale 9031 38.88Sale 500 38.74Sale 9500 38.74Sale 486 38.74Sale 6988 38.74Sale 1577 38.74Sale 949 38.74Sale 162 38.69Sale 400 38.69Sale 165 38.69Sale 300 38.69Sale 250 38.69Sale 8723 38.69Sale 7050 39.7Sale 60 38.96Sale 100 38.95Sale 179 38.95Sale 16503 38.93Sale 5 38.93Sale 17 38.93Sale 4 38.93Sale 8 38.93Sale 364 38.84Sale 500 38.84Sale 500 38.84Sale 2355 38.84Sale 4000 38.84Sale 407 38.84Sale 1677 38.81Sale 250 38.81Sale 7356 38.8Sale 5000 38.8Sale 1 38.8Sale 128 38.8Sale 588 38.8Sale 9998 38.74Sale 10000 38.77Sale 3802 38.77Sale 6198 38.77Sale 46413 38.69Sale 10000 38.69Sale 10000 38.69Sale 4000 38.69Sale 1000 38.69Sale 8587 38.69TOTAL PURCHASES 914,259TOTAL SALES 914,259 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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