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EPT Disclosure

12th Aug 2008 13:10

RNS Number : 1614B

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

12 August 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	Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited
Company dealt in	Rio Tinto Ltd
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ord/Equity
Date of dealing	11 August 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	279,097 (0.06%)	247,111 (0.05%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	916,593 (0.20%)	1,248,216 (0.27%)
Total	1,195,690 (0.26%)	1,495,327 (0.32%)

(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
Convertible	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
Total	(0.00%)	(0.00%)

Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	1917	111.66
	1100	113.01
	1000	112.59
	940	112.52
	854	112.09
	838	114.25
	780	112.11
	691	112.59
	622	112.9
	478	112.9
	400	112.69
	300	114.09
	299	112.11
	280	112.09
	255	112.59
	255	112.85
	244	114.14
	238	112.09
	238	112.09
	235	111.65
	228	114.14
	218	112.69
	200	111.34
	200	111.34
	199	111.66
	180	113.01
	180	112.8
	180	112.8
	169	111.66
	160	112.52
	153	112.09
	144	114.25
	142	111.34
	117	111.65
	97	112.69
	94	111.65
	85	112.8
	85	112.8
	79	112.59
	74	114.13
	66	112.09
	39	112.59
	39	114.12
	39	114.12
	34	111.34
	29	112.59
	26	114.13
	21	114.13
	13	111.34
	10	112.11
	10	114.13
	10	111.34
	9	112.09
	9	114.13
	9	112.09
	8	112.09
	8	114.13
	6	112.09
	6	111.65
	6	111.65
	5	112.59
	5	112.8
	5	112.8
	5	111.65
	4	112.09
	4	112.09
	4	111.65
	3	111.65
	2	112.59
	2	112.11
	2	114.13
	1	112.08
	1	111.34
Total	15,388

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	111.74
	-1	111.81
	-1	112.08
	-2	111.74
	-2	114.13
	-4	112.09
	-5	111.74
	-8	114.13
	-9	114.13
	-10	111.8
	-10	111.8
	-10	111.12
	-10	114.13
	-13	111.8
	-16	111.81
	-17	111.8
	-20	111.78
	-21	114.13
	-26	114.13
	-27	111.78
	-30	111.8
	-32	111.81
	-34	111.81
	-34	111.8
	-35	111.8
	-36	111.84
	-37	111.56
	-37	111.81
	-38	111.8
	-39	114.12
	-39	114.12
	-43	111.8
	-45	111.53
	-50	112
	-50	111.37
	-50	111.8
	-63	111.55
	-69	111.78
	-74	114.13
	-77	111.78
	-84	113.69
	-85	111.78
	-89	111.84
	-96	113.69
	-97	112.69
	-100	111.78
	-100	111.78
	-100	111.78
	-100	111.54
	-100	111.53
	-100	111.81
	-121	111.78
	-122	111.8
	-124	111.09
	-126	111.81
	-127	112
	-128	111.81
	-130	111.8
	-132	111.64
	-132	111.66
	-144	112.92
	-159	113.93
	-162	111.78
	-163	111.8
	-164	111.53
	-175	111.8
	-180	112.8
	-180	112.8
	-189	111.8
	-200	111.83
	-200	111.34
	-200	111.34
	-218	112.69
	-225	111.84
	-228	114.14
	-235	111.78
	-235	111.65
	-235	111.65
	-238	112.09
	-238	112.09
	-244	114.14
	-255	111.74
	-255	112.59
	-280	112.09
	-289	111.54
	-300	111.8
	-300	114.09
	-308	111.8
	-362	111.74
	-368	111.64
	-376	111.1
	-400	112.69
	-408	111.81
	-439	111.55
	-490	111.12
	-500	111.49
	-519	111.74
	-532	111.81
	-533	111.8
	-586	111.78
	-587	111.84
	-703	111.81
	-718	111.84
	-856	112.9
	-968	111.84
	-983	111.81
	-1100	111.8
	-2137	111.57
Total	23,082

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 5)

Number of securities (Note 6)

Price per unit (Note 4)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option (C = call option; P = put option)	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise Price (AUD)	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (AUD) (Note 4)
C	purchasing	20000	110	E	20081126	0.655
C	purchasing	20000	110	E	20081126	0.655
C	purchasing	20000	110	E	20081126	0.655
C	purchasing	20000	110	E	20081126	0.655
C	purchasing	20000	110	E	20081126	0.655
C	purchasing	20000	110	E	20081126	0.655
C	purchasing	20000	120	E	20080828	1.325
C	purchasing	18000	110	E	20081126	0.55
P	selling	14000	100	E	20081218	1.33
C	selling	6000	120	E	20080828	1.61
C	selling	2400	120	E	20080828	0.6
P	selling	-18000	120	E	20081126	0.52
C	selling	-18000	120	E	20080828	0.51
P	selling	-20000	120	E	20081126	0.97
C	selling	-20000	110	E	20081126	0.91
C	selling	-20000	110	E	20081126	0.845
C	selling	-20000	110	E	20081126	0.845
C	selling	-20000	110	E	20081126	0.735
C	selling	-20000	110	E	20081126	0.735
C	selling	-24000	110	E	20081126	0.43

(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.

NONE

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES

Date of disclosure	12 August 2008
Contact name	Pavla Trskova
Telephone number	02890 409544
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	BHP Billiton plc
Nature of connection (Note 9)	Corporate Broker/Financial Advisor

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b)

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

(This form should be attached to Form 38.5(b))

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

Product name, e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates	Exercise price (Note 2)	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
P	purchased	140000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	purchased	130000	77.94	E	20100219
P	purchased	100000	38.5842	E	20091201
P	purchased	70000	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	66000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	54000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	50979	89	E	20100809
P	purchased	40000	77.8	E	20090630
P	purchased	39000	95.75	E	20100629
P	purchased	30588	138.11	E	20120416
P	purchased	30000	77.2	E	20110627
P	purchased	30000	75.22	E	20100524
P	purchased	6789	82.55	E	20100517
P	purchased	6646	95.75	E	20100628
P	purchased	6646	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	6528	95.7	E	20120905
P	purchased	6415	98.22	E	20120912
P	purchased	6415	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	6268	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	5810	138	A	20080925
P	purchased	5428	110	A	20081218
P	purchased	5066	68.66	A	20090924
P	purchased	4886	136	A	20080925
P	purchased	4420	75	A	20111222
P	purchased	4320	80	A	20111222
P	purchased	3801	72	A	20081218
P	purchased	3388	120	A	20081030
P	purchased	3188	121	A	20081127
P	purchased	3105	68	A	20101223
P	purchased	2994	132	A	20080828
C	purchased	2862	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	2591	77	A	20111222
C	written	2591	85	A	20111222
P	written	2248	58	A	20080925
C	written	2000	122	A	20081218
P	written	1976	120	A	20080925
C	written	1936	105	A	20081127
P	written	1592	141.69	A	20130627
C	written	1370	56.89	A	20090924
P	written	1273	129.41	A	20121220
P	written	1273	128.75	A	20130228
P	written	1188	127.31	A	20130228
P	written	1152	124.35	A	20130228
P	written	1152	143.31	A	20130627
P	written	1152	141.79	A	20110630
P	written	1152	141.69	A	20110630
P	written	1132	139.04	A	20130627
P	written	873	141.75	A	20130627
P	written	869	132	A	20080925
P	written	725	139.59	A	20130627
P	written	561	130.34	A	20121220
P	written	561	128.71	A	20110224
P	written	514	60	A	20080925
P	written	514	92.66	A	20110728
P	written	464	130	A	20081218
P	written	464	93.6	A	20110728
P	written	422	94.02	A	20110728
P	written	422	131.2	A	20130328
P	written	405	140.36	A	20130627
P	written	400	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	392	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	388	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	388	78.5	E	20110630
C	written	365	65	A	20081127
P	written	332	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	332	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	330	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	302	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	302	94.08	A	20110728
P	written	296	135.22	A	20110412
P	written	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	268	135.38	A	20130725
P	written	266	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	208	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	208	136.18	A	20130627
P	written	203	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	203	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	191	137	A	20130328
P	written	191	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	191	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	191	131.14	A	20121011
P	written	177	131.96	A	20130205
P	written	160	98.1	A	20100625
P	written	159	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	141	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	138	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	117	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	115	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	107	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	99	89	E	20100809
P	written	90	89	E	20100809
P	written	88	138	A	20130228
C	written	88	88	E	20091215
P	written	87	89.4361	A	20110207
P	written	81	137.5	A	20130725
P	written	79	83.22	A	20111007
P	written	78	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	77	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	71	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-70	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-191	105.3	A	20110523
P	written	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-200	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-203	85.0735	A	20110228
P	written	-208	153.6	A	20130107
P	written	-290	174.48	A	20130521
C	written	-302	66	E	20091215
P	written	-332	160.932	A	20121128
C	written	-388	110	A	20081218
P	written	-422	73.8533	A	20101229
C	written	-464	85	A	20100623
P	written	-514	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-561	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-775	119	A	20120711
P	written	-1152	85.04	A	20110328
C	written	-1152	140	E	20080828
P	written	-1273	99.8	A	20110428
P	written	-1948	115.61	A	20120613
P	written	-2000	164.66	A	20121227
P	written	-2000	96.12	A	20110623
P	written	-2491	99.12	A	20120425
P	written	-2591	88.07	A	20110623
P	written	-5000	97.272	A	20120828
P	written	-5000	115	E	20080828
P	written	-6415	135	E	20080828
P	written	-6437	109.19	A	20120530
P	written	-6646	92.64	A	20110624
P	written	-8000	119.75	A	20120628
C	written	-15000	135	E	20081218
P	written	-18000	88.6	A	20120327
P	written	-33000	77.94	E	20100219
P	written	-36000	77.94	E	20100219
C	written	-44000	64	A	20090619
P	written	-48000	116.82	A	20120711
P	written	-50000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	-57000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	-71000	94.91	A	20110623
C	written	-75000	120	E	20080828
P	written	-100000	100	E	20081218
P	written	-112000	120	E	20081126
P	written	-140000	56.0324	E	20081103
P	written	-150000	74.25	E	20110727
P	written	-242000	56.1501	A	20101011

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rules 8 and 38.5 and their Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS

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