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Macquarie Group Limited25 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) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinary shares ISIN:being disclosed relate (Note 1) AU000000BHP4 Date of dealing 22 February 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/sellTotal 0 0.00% 0 0.00% (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/sellTotal (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 25 February 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 Number of Price per unit securities (AUD)Purchase 129 39.73Purchase 660 39.73Purchase 3305 39.73Purchase 37054 39.73Purchase 10356 39.73Purchase 2842 39.73Purchase 50 39.73Purchase 4994 39.73Purchase 34124 39.73Purchase 30809 39.73Purchase 120 39.73Purchase 5768 39.73Purchase 1071 39.73Purchase 51923 39.73Purchase 961 39.73Purchase 1 39.73Purchase 912 39.73Purchase 836 39.73Purchase 1578 39.73Purchase 854 39.73Purchase 13224 39.73Purchase 390 39.73Purchase 13818 39.73Purchase 500 39.73Purchase 700 39.73Purchase 270 39.73Purchase 791 39.73Purchase 1577 39.73Purchase 6000 39.73Purchase 805 39.73Purchase 1004 39.73Purchase 934 39.73Purchase 16624 39.73Purchase 5000 39.73Purchase 102000 39.73Purchase 1721 39.73Purchase 5000 39.73Purchase 5000 39.73Purchase 9000 39.73Purchase 10000 39.73Purchase 10000 39.73Purchase 250 39.73Purchase 10000 39.73Purchase 48267 39.73Sale 451222 39.73TOTAL PURCHASES 451,222TOTAL SALES 451,222 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group