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Macquarie Group Limited03 March 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 29 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/sell Total 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/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 3 March 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 5784 39.82PURCHASE 1000 39.82PURCHASE 34000 39.86PURCHASE 34000 39.92PURCHASE 34000 39.88PURCHASE 1000 39.88PURCHASE 34000 39.81PURCHASE 34000 39.81PURCHASE 2500 39.56PURCHASE 1304 39.56PURCHASE 500 39.56PURCHASE 696 39.57PURCHASE 5000 39.55PURCHASE 5000 39.55PURCHASE 2019 39.55PURCHASE 230 39.55PURCHASE 500 39.55PURCHASE 23 39.55PURCHASE 50 39.55PURCHASE 3800 39.57PURCHASE 1665 39.57PURCHASE 77 39.57PURCHASE 945 39.57PURCHASE 5691 39.57PURCHASE 2571 39.55PURCHASE 2429 39.55PURCHASE 2352 39.55PURCHASE 26 39.55PURCHASE 46 39.55PURCHASE 2576 39.55PURCHASE 10000 39.53PURCHASE 73 39.52PURCHASE 40 39.52PURCHASE 1500 39.52PURCHASE 1998 39.57PURCHASE 34000 39.6PURCHASE 2389 39.59PURCHASE 1686 39.56PURCHASE 1314 39.56PURCHASE 770 39.57PURCHASE 200 39.57PURCHASE 2030 39.57PURCHASE 1606 39.55PURCHASE 733 39.55PURCHASE 72 39.55PURCHASE 1589 39.55PURCHASE 33 39.56PURCHASE 1280 39.56PURCHASE 3687 39.56PURCHASE 1661 39.56PURCHASE 3339 39.56PURCHASE 804 39.57PURCHASE 2068 39.57PURCHASE 3000 39.57PURCHASE 4128 39.57PURCHASE 1000 39.5PURCHASE 967 39.5PURCHASE 385 39.5PURCHASE 3000 39.5PURCHASE 2819 39.5PURCHASE 3000 39.5PURCHASE 2000 39.5PURCHASE 73 39.5PURCHASE 1389 39.5PURCHASE 76 39.52PURCHASE 1469 39.52PURCHASE 77 39.52PURCHASE 3745 39.52PURCHASE 56 39.32PURCHASE 2278 39.32PURCHASE 2652 39.32PURCHASE 14 39.32PURCHASE 4015 39.32PURCHASE 561 39.32PURCHASE 424 39.32PURCHASE 5000 39.32PURCHASE 1065 39.32PURCHASE 4714 39.32PURCHASE 2839 39.32PURCHASE 858 39.32PURCHASE 1360 39.32PURCHASE 1360 39.32PURCHASE 2804 39.32PURCHASE 1134 39.31PURCHASE 500 39.31PURCHASE 200 39.31PURCHASE 2690 39.31PURCHASE 300 39.31PURCHASE 5000 39.32PURCHASE 1210 39.32PURCHASE 1496 39.32PURCHASE 2294 39.32PURCHASE 5176 39.31PURCHASE 1271 39.31PURCHASE 3910 39.31PURCHASE 2090 39.31PURCHASE 3230 39.31PURCHASE 810 39.31PURCHASE 340 39.31PURCHASE 680 39.31PURCHASE 340 39.31PURCHASE 340 39.31PURCHASE 1986 39.31PURCHASE 3 39.31SALE 1800 39.86SALE 724 39.86SALE 307 39.86SALE 2793 39.86SALE 3376 39.86SALE 4772 39.86SALE 228 39.86SALE 5000 39.88SALE 250 39.9SALE 2000 39.9SALE 2 39.9SALE 137 39.9SALE 2611 39.9SALE 4184 39.89SALE 816 39.89SALE 5000 39.89SALE 4895 39.92SALE 1989 39.92SALE 33 39.92SALE 2974 39.92SALE 109 39.92SALE 1387 39.92SALE 5000 39.92SALE 200 39.92SALE 3413 39.92SALE 10000 39.94SALE 3798 39.88SALE 122 39.88SALE 80 39.88SALE 9504 39.88SALE 137 39.88SALE 5359 39.88SALE 4937 39.88SALE 5063 39.88SALE 9000 39.9SALE 454 39.82SALE 2500 39.82SALE 2046 39.82SALE 3837 39.82SALE 257 39.82SALE 906 39.82SALE 970 39.83SALE 7028 39.82SALE 2972 39.82SALE 3030 39.83SALE 196 39.82SALE 3787 39.82SALE 2942 39.82SALE 3075 39.82SALE 4000 39.8SALE 1465 39.78SALE 34 39.78SALE 3501 39.78SALE 1499 39.78SALE 878 39.78SALE 21 39.78SALE 2602 39.78SALE 7314 39.78SALE 1000 39.78SALE 1686 39.78SALE 6565 39.78SALE 500 39.78SALE 4235 39.78SALE 700 39.78SALE 30000 39.57SALE 30000 39.55SALE 30000 39.58SALE 30000 39.57SALE 20000 39.57SALE 30000 39.32SALE 35000 39.32TOTAL PURCHASES 377,000TOTAL SALES 377,000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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