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EPT Disclosure

16th Jul 2008 11:30

RNS Number : 1910Z

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

16 July 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	15 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 2)

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	250,458 (0.05%)	194,086 (0.04%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	824,481 (0.18%)	1,188,669 (0.26%)
Total	1,074,939 (0.23%)	1,382,755 (0.30%)

(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)

Purchases and sales

Purchase	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	7151	123.54
	7151	123.54
	2190	121
	1436	121
	860	123.84
	500	121
	424	121
	300	121
	280	122.72
	272	122.72
	150	121
	58	122.72
	46	122.72
	20	122.71
Total	20,838

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	123.79
	-1	121.79
	-6	121.79
	-20	123.76
	-21	121.79
	-23	121.09
	-24	121.09
	-30	121.09
	-37	121.79
	-45	122
	-45	123.77
	-47	122
	-59	121.09
	-60	121.09
	-65	123.7
	-73	121.81
	-85	123.76
	-87	122
	-87	121.81
	-91	123.7
	-100	123.86
	-100	123.85
	-100	123.85
	-108	121.8
	-116	123.8
	-145	122
	-158	124
	-168	121.09
	-178	123.7
	-261	123.8
	-261	123.8
	-312	123.7
	-500	125
	-713	121.79
	-800	121.8
	-860	123.79
	-1000	123.7
	-1000	123.7
	-1176	122
	-1183	121.79
	-1572	122
	-1826	121.79
	-1892	123.7
	-4478	123.8
	-4895	123.76
	-5253	122
Total	30,062

(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	Selling	-1000	85	A	20100623	63.64
C	Purchasing	1000	85	A	20100623	63.58
C	Selling	-1300	120	E	20080827	1.02
C	Purchasing	1300	120	E	20080827	0.545

(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	16 July 2008
Contact name	Ciaran Lavery
Telephone number	02890 409539
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	Written	140000	130	A	20081218
P	Written	130000	60	A	20080925
P	Written	100000	132	A	20080925
P	Written	70000	120	A	20080925
P	Written	50979	56.1501	A	20101011
P	Written	40000	74.25	E	20110727
P	Written	39000	58	A	20080925
P	Written	36000	115	E	20080828
P	Written	30588	56.0324	E	20081103
P	Written	30000	135	E	20080828
C	Purchased	15000	150	A	20080724
P	Written	6789	94.91	A	20110623
P	Written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Written	6528	116.82	A	20120711
P	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	6268	88.6	A	20120327
P	Written	5810	119.75	A	20120628
P	Written	5428	92.64	A	20110624
P	Written	5066	109.19	A	20120530
P	Written	5000	124	A	20080724
P	Written	4886	97.272	A	20120828
P	Written	4420	88.07	A	20110623
P	Written	4320	99.12	A	20120425
P	Written	3801	96.12	A	20110623
P	Written	3388	164.66	A	20121227
P	Written	3188	115.61	A	20120613
P	Written	3105	99.8	A	20110428
P	Written	2994	85.04	A	20110328
P	Written	2862	119	A	20120711
P	Written	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Written	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Written	2248	73.8533	A	20101229
C	Purchased	2000	78.46	A	20090924
P	Written	1976	160.932	A	20121128
P	Written	1936	174.48	A	20130521
P	Written	1592	153.6	A	20130107
P	Written	1370	85.0735	A	20110228
P	Written	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	1188	105.3	A	20110523
P	Written	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Written	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Written	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Written	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Written	1132	83.22	A	20111007
P	Written	873	137.5	A	20130725
P	Written	869	89.4361	A	20110207
P	Written	725	138	A	20130228
P	Written	561	89	E	20100809
P	Written	561	89	E	20100809
P	Written	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Written	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Written	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Written	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Written	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Written	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Written	405	98.1	A	20100625
P	Written	400	131.96	A	20130205
P	Written	392	131.14	A	20121011
P	Written	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	Written	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	Written	365	137	A	20130328
P	Written	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Written	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Written	330	136.18	A	20130627
P	Written	321	155.35	E	20130516
P	Written	321	155.35	E	20130516
P	Written	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Written	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Written	296	135.38	A	20130725
P	Written	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	Written	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	Written	268	135.22	A	20110412
P	Written	266	94.08	A	20110728
P	Written	254	78.6	E	20110707
P	Written	254	78.6	E	20110707
P	Written	236	84.55	E	20110509
P	Written	236	84.55	E	20110509
P	Written	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	Written	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	Written	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Written	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Written	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	177	140.36	A	20130627
P	Written	160	131.2	A	20130328
P	Written	159	94.02	A	20110728
P	Written	141	93.6	A	20110728
P	Written	138	92.66	A	20110728
P	Written	133	150.05	E	20130521
P	Written	133	150.05	E	20130521
P	Written	117	128.71	A	20110224
P	Written	115	130.34	A	20121220
P	Written	107	139.59	A	20130627
P	Written	99	141.75	A	20130627
P	Written	90	139.04	A	20130627
P	Written	88	141.79	A	20110630
P	Written	88	141.69	A	20110630
P	Written	87	143.31	A	20130627
P	Written	81	124.35	A	20130228
P	Written	79	127.31	A	20130228
P	Written	78	128.75	A	20130228
P	Written	77	129.41	A	20121220
P	Written	71	141.69	A	20130627
C	Written	-70	105	A	20081127
P	Purchased	-133	150.05	E	20130521
C	Written	-175	88	E	20091215
P	Purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
C	Written	-200	65	A	20081127
P	Purchased	-203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Purchased	-208	95.7	E	20120905
P	Purchased	-236	84.55	E	20110509
P	Purchased	-254	78.6	E	20110707
P	Purchased	-290	95.75	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Purchased	-321	155.35	E	20130516
P	Purchased	-332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Purchased	-388	77.2	E	20110627
P	Purchased	-422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Purchased	-464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Purchased	-514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Purchased	-561	89	E	20100809
C	Written	-933	66	E	20091215
P	Purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	-2000	77	A	20111222
C	Written	-2000	60	A	20130627
C	Written	-2491	85	A	20100623
P	Purchased	-2591	38.5842	E	20091201
C	Written	-3000	110	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-5000	68	A	20101223
C	Written	-6000	120	E	20080828
P	Purchased	-6415	77.94	E	20100219
C	Written	-6472	64	A	20090619
P	Purchased	-6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Purchased	-13000	132	A	20080828
C	Written	-15089	59.365	A	20120628
P	Purchased	-16000	128	A	20080724
C	Written	-18000	140	E	20080828
C	Written	-33000	85	A	20111222
P	Purchased	-44000	72	A	20081218
C	Written	-50000	122	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-57000	80	A	20111222
P	Purchased	-71000	75	A	20111222
C	Written	-75000	56.89	A	20090924
P	Purchased	-100000	136	A	20080925
P	Purchased	-112000	68.66	A	20090924
P	Purchased	-140000	110	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-150000	138	A	20080925
P	Purchased	-242000	78.46	A	20090924

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

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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