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Replacement Rule 8.1- (BHP AD

28th Jul 2008 17:37

RNS Number : 0566A

Macquarie Group Limited

28 July 2008

FORM 8.1

DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES

FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

(Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)

The Panel Executive has informed Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. on an ex-parte basis that the transactions reported in this form have no UK Takeover Code consequences. In addition to the dealings on the 17th July 2008 MCUSA has executed previous stock borrow and loan transactions on previous dates during the offer period detailed in the Annexure.

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc
Company dealt in	BHP Billiton Ltd
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	ISIN: AU000000BHP4
Date of dealing	17th July 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	0 0%	0 0%
(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 3)

Class of relevant security:	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (Note 5)

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 6)

Number of securities (Note 7)

Price per unit (Note 5)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)

Exercise

price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 5)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

See Annexure

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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Not applicable

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

Date of disclosure	28th July 2008
Contact name	Johanna Uy
Telephone number	+44 (0) 2030374339
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated	Rio Tinto Plc
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)	Connected fund manager

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

Annexure

Date of dealing	Company dealt in	Nature of transaction (Note 7)	Details	Price per unit (US$) (if applicable) (Note 4)
08/11/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	150,000	N/A
08/11/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	83,000	N/A
08/11/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	150,000	N/A
08/11/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	83,000	N/A
13/11/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	3,700	N/A
13/11/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	150,000	N/A
13/11/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	83,000	N/A
13/11/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	150,000	N/A
13/11/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	83,000	N/A
13/11/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	3,700	N/A
14/11/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	174,000	N/A
14/11/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	174,000	N/A
28/11/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	77,000	N/A
28/11/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	77,000	N/A
05/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	173,000	N/A
05/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	77,000	N/A
05/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	77,000	N/A
05/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	173,000	N/A
10/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	300,000	N/A
10/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	25,000	N/A
10/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	300,000	N/A
10/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	25,000	N/A
12/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	337,000	N/A
12/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	337,000	N/A
13/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	88,000	N/A
13/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	337,000	N/A
13/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	25,000	N/A
13/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	88,000	N/A
13/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	25,000	N/A
13/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	337,000	N/A
18/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	10,000	N/A
Date of dealing	Company dealt in	Nature of transaction (Note 7)	Details	Price per unit (US$) (if applicable) (Note 4)
18/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	10,000	N/A
20/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	174,000	N/A
20/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	85,000	N/A
20/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	300,000	N/A
20/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	174,000	N/A
20/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	85,000	N/A
20/12/2007	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	300,000	N/A
29/01/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	33,000	N/A
29/01/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	33,000	N/A
31/01/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	5,300	N/A
31/01/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	5,300	N/A
04/02/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	8,600	N/A
04/02/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	8,600	N/A
15/02/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	300,000	N/A
15/02/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	300,000	N/A
19/02/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	86,300	N/A
19/02/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	86,300	N/A
20/02/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	300,000	N/A
20/02/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	300,000	N/A
21/02/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	86,300	N/A
21/02/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	86,300	N/A
28/02/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	14,000	N/A
28/02/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	5,300	N/A
28/02/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	14,000	N/A
28/02/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	5,300	N/A
04/03/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	302,400	N/A
04/03/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	302,400	N/A
06/03/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	302,400	N/A
06/03/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	302,400	N/A
27/03/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	8,200	N/A
27/03/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	8,600	N/A
27/03/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	8,200	N/A
Date of dealing	Company dealt in	Nature of transaction (Note 7)	Details	Price per unit (US$) (if applicable) (Note 4)
27/03/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	8,600	N/A
18/04/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	800	N/A
18/04/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	800	N/A
09/05/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	82,000	N/A
09/05/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	82,000	N/A
02/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	13,000	N/A
02/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	13,000	N/A
04/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	1,500	N/A
04/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	1,500	N/A
06/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	1,300	N/A
06/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	1,300	N/A
10/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	42,000	N/A
10/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	40,000	N/A
10/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	10,200	N/A
10/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	42,000	N/A
10/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	40,000	N/A
10/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	10,200	N/A
11/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	60,000	N/A
11/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	89,000	N/A
11/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	60,000	N/A
11/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	89,000	N/A
13/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	60,000	N/A
13/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	89,000	N/A
13/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	60,000	N/A
13/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	89,000	N/A
19/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	18,500	N/A
19/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	18,500	N/A
23/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	18,500	N/A
23/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	18,500	N/A
24/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Return	1,200	N/A
24/06/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Return	1,200	N/A
09/07/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Borrow Delivery	1,000	N/A
Date of dealing	Company dealt in	Nature of transaction (Note 7)	Details	Price per unit (US$) (if applicable) (Note 4)
09/07/2008	BHP BILLITON LTD-ADR	Lend Delivery	1,000	N/A

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