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Macquarie Group Limited17 April 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 Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000BHP4dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 16 April 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 17 April 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: BHP Purchase 55000 43.1125 BHP Sale 289 43.12BHP Sale 25 43.12BHP Sale 1000 43.12BHP Sale 166 43.12BHP Sale 71 43.12BHP Sale 1528 43.12BHP Sale 77 43.11BHP Sale 115 43.11BHP Sale 2754 43.11BHP Sale 450 43.12BHP Sale 2298 43.12BHP Sale 376 43.13BHP Sale 2161 43.13BHP Sale 1933 43.13BHP Sale 20 43.06BHP Sale 2276 43.06BHP Sale 77 43.03BHP Sale 2 43.06BHP Sale 56 43.06BHP Sale 2313 43.06BHP Sale 262 43.06BHP Sale 844 43.06BHP Sale 36 43.06BHP Sale 902 43.06BHP Sale 40 43.06BHP Sale 767 43.06BHP Sale 316 43.06BHP Sale 547 43.06BHP Sale 2034 43.12BHP Sale 35 43.09BHP Sale 38 43.08BHP Sale 833 43.08BHP Sale 100 43.08BHP Sale 161 43.08BHP Sale 480 43.08BHP Sale 2084 43.09BHP Sale 1605 43.13BHP Sale 1917 43.1BHP Sale 1701 43.09BHP Sale 140 43.09BHP Sale 1615 43.09BHP Sale 100 43.11BHP Sale 764 43.1BHP Sale 257 43.1BHP Sale 22 43.1BHP Sale 36 43.1BHP Sale 804 43.1BHP Sale 1312 43.1BHP Sale 96 43.1BHP Sale 481 43.1BHP Sale 2115 43.08BHP Sale 34 43.1BHP Sale 1000 43.1BHP Sale 21 43.1BHP Sale 404 43.1BHP Sale 583 43.1BHP Sale 813 43.13BHP Sale 457 43.13BHP Sale 1356 43.13BHP Sale 319 43.13BHP Sale 2098 43.13BHP Sale 2355 43.15BHP Sale 1 43.23BHP Sale 39 43.23BHP Sale 1 43.23BHP Sale 38 43.23BHP Sale 76 43.23BHP Sale 1984 43.23BHP Sale 2990 43.18 Total 55,000 Purchases Total Sale 55,000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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