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Macquarie Group Limited06 May 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 02 May 2008 & 05 May 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 0.00% 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 (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 06 May 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: Transaction Dated 02 May 2008 BHP Purchase 88457 40.2725 BHP Sale 1176 40.14BHP Sale 581 40.14BHP Sale 691 40.21BHP Sale 200 40.21BHP Sale 200 40.21BHP Sale 25 40.21BHP Sale 500 40.21BHP Sale 66 40.21BHP Sale 248 40.22BHP Sale 1000 40.22BHP Sale 526 40.22BHP Sale 150 40.22BHP Sale 2184 40.2BHP Sale 1769 40.15BHP Sale 247 40.18BHP Sale 1367 40.18BHP Sale 1763 40.2BHP Sale 7 40.18BHP Sale 1509 40.18BHP Sale 1378 40.01BHP Sale 1295 40.08BHP Sale 1267 40.03BHP Sale 1319 39.97BHP Sale 1338 39.97BHP Sale 494 39.99BHP Sale 10 39.99BHP Sale 526 39.99BHP Sale 149 39.99BHP Sale 412 39.99BHP Sale 119 39.97BHP Sale 236 39.95BHP Sale 123 39.99BHP Sale 43 39.99BHP Sale 27 39.99BHP Sale 695 39.99BHP Sale 1078 39.9BHP Sale 918 39.96BHP Sale 839 39.99BHP Sale 781 40.05BHP Sale 861 40.06BHP Sale 703 40.03BHP Sale 752 40.03BHP Sale 700 40.05BHP Sale 19 40.09BHP Sale 29 40.09BHP Sale 179 40.09BHP Sale 29 40.09BHP Sale 650 40.09BHP Sale 694 40.13BHP Sale 1 40.15BHP Sale 310 40.15BHP Sale 564 40.15BHP Sale 737 40.12BHP Sale 35 40.08BHP Sale 897 40.07BHP Sale 961 40.02BHP Sale 398 40.07BHP Sale 705 40.07BHP Sale 672 40.06BHP Sale 607 40.06BHP Sale 878 40.03BHP Sale 288 40.03BHP Sale 234 40.06BHP Sale 1000 40.06BHP Sale 207 40.06BHP Sale 1723 40.1BHP Sale 1476 40.14BHP Sale 1645 40.12BHP Sale 74 40.14BHP Sale 380 40.14BHP Sale 1277 40.14BHP Sale 375 40.2BHP Sale 304 40.2BHP Sale 375 40.2BHP Sale 634 40.2BHP Sale 677 40.22BHP Sale 1370 40.22BHP Sale 1791 40.22BHP Sale 1443 40.28BHP Sale 308 40.34BHP Sale 1945 40.34BHP Sale 1718 40.3BHP Sale 279 40.32BHP Sale 25 40.32BHP Sale 1767 40.32BHP Sale 37 40.37BHP Sale 1 40.37BHP Sale 2553 40.37BHP Sale 2016 40.39BHP Sale 300 40.52BHP Sale 601 40.52BHP Sale 568 40.52BHP Sale 300 40.52BHP Sale 652 40.52BHP Sale 1723 40.46BHP Sale 636 40.46BHP Sale 2401 40.48BHP Sale 2498 40.37BHP Sale 2505 40.43BHP Sale 3366 40.45BHP Sale 2615 40.56BHP Sale 1120 40.56BHP Sale 4613 40.59 Total Sales 88457 Transactions Dated 05 May 2008 BHP Purchase 150 43.16BHP Purchase 891 43.22BHP Purchase 340 43.25BHP Purchase 400 43.25BHP Purchase 3369 43.25BHP Purchase 3105 43.24BHP Purchase 11895 43.25BHP Purchase 2268 43.23BHP Purchase 1 43.23BHP Purchase 1 43.23BHP Purchase 2580 43.23BHP Purchase 38 43.2BHP Purchase 4000 43.2BHP Purchase 250 43.2BHP Purchase 10000 43.2BHP Purchase 87 43.2BHP Purchase 185 43.2BHP Purchase 440 43.2BHP Purchase 3332 43.25BHP Purchase 1000 43.25BHP Purchase 5578 43.25BHP Purchase 40 43.35BHP Purchase 10 43.35BHP Purchase 65 43.35BHP Purchase 2 43.35BHP Purchase 3 43.35BHP Purchase 15880 43.35BHP Purchase 58 43.33BHP Purchase 58 43.35 Total 66026 PurchasesBHP Sale 25000 43.17BHP Sale 24910 43.2BHP Sale 3104 43.32BHP Sale 12 43.32BHP Sale 78 43.32BHP Sale 920 43.32BHP Sale 124 43.32BHP Sale 1000 43.32BHP Sale 2878 43.32BHP Sale 271 43.33BHP Sale 2894 43.33BHP Sale 1607 43.33BHP Sale 30 43.33BHP Sale 128 43.33BHP Sale 235 43.33BHP Sale 2835 43.33 Total Sales 66026 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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