Macquarie Group Ltd - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:2595M
Macquarie Group Limited
22 January 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 Bank Limited

Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc

Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary shares ISIN: GB0000566504
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing 21 January 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 2)

Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities 3,471,514 0.15%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total 3,471,514 0.15%

(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

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Buy Sell Exec Quantity Exec Price

BUY 23000.00 15.25
BUY 2290.00 15.22
SELL -23000.00 15.56
TOTAL SELL -23000
TOTAL BUY 25290

(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 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.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

Date of disclosure 22 January 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 at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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