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EPT Disclosure

10th Nov 2008 13:45

RNS Number : 8250H

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

10 November 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	07 November 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	821,321 (0.18%)	247,147 (0.05%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	492,029 (0.11%)	3,296,797 (0.72%)
Total	1,313,350 (0.29%)	3,543,944 (0.77%)

(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)
	9784	71.63
	4321	72.27
	2782	71.85
	2480	71.55
	1851	70.86529
	1700	71.5
	1613	72.49
	1564	71.5
	1078	71.5
	1057	72.5
	1018	71.61
	1000	71.5
	1000	71.61
	967	71.52
	947	71.85
	837	71.02
	837	73.6
	766	71.84
	750	71.85
	725	71.5
	694	72.27
	677	71.48
	555	71.54
	543	71.82
	535	71.4
	532	70.85
	525	71.36
	500	71.5
	500	71.36
	496	72.27
	491	70.88
	460	71.67
	403	71.54
	392	71.8
	387	71.84
	376	71.66
	372	71.5
	330	70.86
	330	70.86
	329	70.88
	300	71.5
	285	71.52
	265	72.48
	262	71.74
	250	70.88
	250	70.88
	250	70.88
	250	71.84
	249	71.61
	243	71.65
	232	73.22
	231	73.2
	230	71.36
	215	70.70907
	210	70.86
	210	70.88
	210	70.88
	197	71.82
	184	71.82
	170	71.5
	167	71.84
	159	71.69
	156	71.84
	150	71.14
	146	71.6
	141	70.88
	137	73.2
	132	71.56
	132	71.81
	125	72.36
	125	72.36
	124	71.55
	118	71.56
	116	70.85
	107	73.23
	106	71.56
	104	73.16
	91	71.56
	89	72.26775
	81	73.16
	77	70.86
	75	73.91
	67	73.24
	66	71.81
	66	71.82
	62	71.54
	57	71.52
	57	71.52
	57	71.96
	57	71.93
	57	71.93
	54	71.5
	54	71.92
	50	71.52
	50	71.14
	49	71.57
	48	70.85
	46	71.54
	44	71.38
	42	70.7
	42	71.83
	42	71.84
	42	72.49
	42	73.2
	41	71.57
	39	71.93
	38	72.41
	38	73
	37	71.5
	37	71.74
	36	71.58
	34	71.65
	34	71.53
	34	71.55
	33	71.8
	33	71.32
	32	71.82
	31	70.86
	30	71.84
	30	71.55
	25	71.56
	24	71.61
	24	71.56
	24	71.56
	24	71.58
	23	73.68
	21	71.83
	21	72.49
	21	73.22
	20	71.65
	20	72.01
	20	71.9
	20	71.86
	20	71.83
	20	71.71
	20	71.69
	20	71.69
	20	71.69
	20	71.66
	20	71.61
	20	71.46
	20	71.46
	20	70.81
	20	70.83
	20	70.61
	20	70.53
	20	70.75
	20	71.06
	20	71
	20	71.12
	20	71.18
	20	71.29
	20	71.35
	20	71.5
	20	72.03
	20	71.94
	20	71.85
	20	71.88
	20	71.9
	20	71.85
	20	71.6
	20	71.55
	20	71.43
	20	71.63
	20	71.65
	20	71.63
	20	71.8
	20	71.73
	20	72.45
	20	72.4
	20	72.35
	20	72.3
	20	72.24
	20	72.33
	20	72.24
	20	72.24
	20	72.2
	20	72.21
	20	72.46
	20	73.6
	20	74.46
	20	74.35
	20	73.87
	19	71.54
	18	72.38
	18	72.45
	18	71.93
	17	71.36
	17	71.7
	15	73.16
	15	71.16
	15	71.5
	15	71.62
	14	71.52
	14	71.51
	14	71.53
	14	71.46
	14	71.43
	14	71.45
	14	71.59
	14	71.55
	14	71.75
	14	71.75
	14	71.81
	14	71.93
	14	71.52
	8	71.61
	8	71.61
	8	71.61
	8	71.61
	7	71.55
	7	71.56
	6	71.82
	4	70.88
	3	71.54
	3	71.56
	3	71.92
	1	71.66
Total	57,265

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	71.63
	-1	73.74
	-1	72.01
	-1	71.97
	-1	70.37
	-1	71.04
	-1	71.65
	-1	71.61
	-1	72.2
	-1	72.5
	-1	72.5
	-1	72.26
	-1	73.01
	-2	73.7
	-2	73.65
	-3	73.8
	-3	71.54
	-3	71.56
	-5	72.01
	-5	70.7
	-6	72.35
	-7	73.7
	-7	71.55
	-7	71.56
	-9	72.27
	-9	71.85
	-9	71.65
	-9	71.6
	-10	71.6
	-10	71.61
	-11	71.85
	-13	73.81
	-13	71.66
	-14	73.74
	-14	71.52
	-14	71.53
	-14	71.43
	-14	71.42
	-14	71.45
	-14	71.55
	-14	71.64
	-14	71.73
	-14	71.99
	-14	71.83
	-14	71.93
	-14	71.5
	-14	72.36
	-15	70.73
	-15	71.17
	-15	71.5
	-15	71.62
	-16	72.5
	-17	71.7
	-18	73.74
	-18	72.4
	-18	73.01
	-19	71.54
	-19	71.03
	-19	72.24
	-19	72.25
	-19	73.01
	-20	71.65
	-20	72.24
	-20	71.65
	-20	71.9
	-20	71.92
	-20	71.82
	-20	71.71
	-20	71.71
	-20	71.68
	-20	71.69
	-20	71.68
	-20	71.62
	-20	71.61
	-20	71.46
	-20	71.46
	-20	70.86
	-20	70.83
	-20	70.61
	-20	70.55
	-20	71.02
	-20	71.13
	-20	71.18
	-20	71.29
	-20	71.35
	-20	71.5
	-20	72
	-20	71.89
	-20	71.88
	-20	71.88
	-20	71.82
	-20	71.55
	-20	71.55
	-20	71.5
	-20	71.65
	-20	71.77
	-20	71.73
	-20	72.4
	-20	72.2
	-20	72.24
	-20	72.27
	-20	72.2
	-20	72.18
	-20	72.2
	-20	72.47
	-20	73.77
	-20	74.3
	-20	74.2
	-20	73.8
	-21	73.7
	-21	73.64
	-21	71.65
	-23	73.68
	-24	71.56
	-24	71.58
	-24	71.56
	-25	73.74
	-30	71.55
	-33	71.32
	-34	71.5
	-34	71.52
	-35	73.65
	-35	71.5
	-36	71.58
	-37	71.75
	-38	72.45
	-40	71.5
	-41	71.57
	-41	70.36
	-46	71.54
	-49	71.57
	-55	73.74
	-55	71.89
	-56	71.5
	-57	71.52
	-62	70.7
	-65	73.7
	-66	71.82
	-69	71.5
	-70	71.5
	-75	71.5
	-75	71.5
	-82	72.27
	-83	71.5
	-87	71.5
	-89	72.24
	-91	71.56
	-100	71.5
	-101	73.8
	-106	71.56
	-118	71.56
	-119	73.8
	-120	71.5
	-124	71.55
	-125	71.45
	-125	72.36
	-132	71.81
	-137	72.24
	-150	71.5
	-153	70.71
	-156	71.84
	-159	71.69
	-175	71.5
	-200	73.64
	-200	71.5
	-200	71.5
	-200	71.5
	-200	71.5
	-200	71.5
	-236	73.8
	-243	71.99
	-250	71.5
	-262	71.74
	-285	71.52
	-318	71.71
	-330	70.86
	-338	73.74
	-343	72.24
	-387	71.84
	-413	71.5
	-444	73.74
	-460	73.7
	-483	73.65
	-496	73.1
	-500	71.5
	-500	71.5
	-500	71.5
	-543	71.82
	-575	72
	-668	72.26
	-677	71.48
	-678	71.74
	-680	71.39
	-757	73.74
	-759	72.54
	-837	71.02
	-837	71.67
	-837	73.93
	-837	73.66
	-980	71.65
	-1011	72.27
	-1027	71.33
	-1142	71.5
	-1222	72.27
	-1442	72.27
	-1551	71.63
	-1734	71.63
	-1851	70.86529
	-1877	71.63
	-2000	71.63
	-2728	72.27
Total	47,801

(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)
P	Purchasing	7500	90	E	20090326	4.13
C	Purchasing	6600	95	E	20090326	0.765
P	Purchasing	4000	78.46	A	20090924	19
P	Selling	-7500	90	E	20090326	3.99
C	Selling	-9000	95	E	20090326	0.93
C	Selling	-24000	95	E	20090326	0.89
C	Selling	-47100	115	E	20090326	0.28
C	Selling	-60000	115	E	20090326	0.275
C	Selling	-72900	115	E	20090326	0.28

(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	10 November 2008
Contact name	Selina Campbell
Telephone number	02890 409538
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	90000	100	E	20081218
P	Purchased	50979	56.1501	A	20101011
P	Purchased	40000	74.25	E	20110727
P	Purchased	30000	90	E	20090326
P	Purchased	29000	130	A	20081218
P	Purchased	24000	110	E	20090326
P	Purchased	20000	72	A	20081218
C	Purchased	20000	74	A	20090326
P	Purchased	10000	50	A	20081218
C	Purchased	10000	75	A	20090326
P	Purchased	6789	94.91	A	20110623
P	Purchased	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Purchased	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Purchased	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Purchased	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Purchased	6268	88.6	A	20120327
P	Purchased	5808	116.82	A	20120711
P	Purchased	5428	92.64	A	20110624
P	Purchased	5270	119.75	A	20120628
P	Purchased	5000	82	A	20090326
C	Purchased	5000	76	A	20090326
C	Purchased	5000	75	A	20081218
P	Purchased	5000	50	A	20090326
C	Purchased	5000	86	A	20081127
C	Purchased	5000	90	A	20081218
P	Purchased	4886	97.272	A	20120828
P	Purchased	4850	109.19	A	20120530
P	Purchased	4420	88.07	A	20110623
P	Purchased	4320	99.12	A	20120425
P	Purchased	3801	96.12	A	20110623
P	Purchased	3388	164.66	A	20121227
P	Purchased	3016	115.61	A	20120613
P	Purchased	2994	85.04	A	20110328
P	Purchased	2722	119	A	20120711
P	Purchased	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Purchased	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Purchased	2248	73.8533	A	20101229
C	Purchased	2000	78.46	A	20090924
C	Purchased	2000	88	A	20081218
P	Purchased	1976	160.932	A	20121128
P	Purchased	1936	174.48	A	20130521
P	Purchased	1917	99.8	A	20110428
P	Purchased	1592	153.6	A	20130107
P	Purchased	1370	85.0735	A	20110228
P	Purchased	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	1188	105.3	A	20110523
P	Purchased	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	1132	83.22	A	20111007
P	Purchased	1000	74	A	20081218
C	Purchased	1000	94	A	20081127
C	Purchased	1000	77	A	20090326
P	Purchased	873	137.5	A	20130725
P	Purchased	869	89.4361	A	20110207
P	Purchased	725	138	A	20130228
P	Purchased	561	89	E	20100809
P	Purchased	561	89	E	20100809
P	Purchased	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Purchased	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Purchased	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Purchased	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Purchased	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Purchased	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Purchased	405	98.1	A	20100625
P	Purchased	400	131.96	A	20130205
P	Purchased	392	131.14	A	20121011
P	Purchased	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	Purchased	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	Purchased	365	137	A	20130328
P	Purchased	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Purchased	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Purchased	330	136.18	A	20130627
P	Purchased	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Purchased	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Purchased	296	135.38	A	20130725
P	Purchased	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	Purchased	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	Purchased	268	135.22	A	20110412
P	Purchased	266	94.08	A	20110728
P	Purchased	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	Purchased	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	Purchased	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Purchased	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Purchased	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	177	140.36	A	20130627
P	Purchased	160	131.2	A	20130328
P	Purchased	159	94.02	A	20110728
P	Purchased	141	93.6	A	20110728
P	Purchased	138	92.66	A	20110728
P	Purchased	117	128.71	A	20110224
P	Purchased	115	130.34	A	20121220
P	Purchased	107	139.59	A	20130627
P	Purchased	99	141.75	A	20130627
P	Purchased	90	139.04	A	20130627
P	Purchased	88	141.79	A	20110630
P	Purchased	88	141.69	A	20110630
P	Purchased	87	143.31	A	20130627
P	Purchased	81	124.35	A	20130228
P	Purchased	79	127.31	A	20130228
P	Purchased	78	128.75	A	20130228
P	Purchased	77	129.41	A	20121220
P	Purchased	71	141.69	A	20130627
C	Written	-70	95	A	20090326
P	Written	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	-203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Written	-208	95.7	E	20120905
C	Written	-270	65	A	20081127
P	Written	-290	95.75	E	20100628
P	Written	-302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Written	-332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Written	-388	77.2	E	20110627
C	Written	-391	75	E	20090924
P	Written	-422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Written	-464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Written	-514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Written	-561	89	E	20100809
C	Written	-945	88	E	20091215
P	Written	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Written	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
C	Written	-1174	95	A	20081218
C	Written	-1232	59.227	A	20130627
P	Written	-1273	78.5	E	20110630
C	Written	-1280	60	E	20090326
C	Written	-1948	66	E	20091215
P	Written	-2000	77	A	20111222
C	Written	-2491	85	A	20100623
P	Written	-2591	38.5842	E	20091201
C	Written	-2755	80	E	20090423
C	Written	-3140	110	A	20081218
P	Written	-5000	68	A	20101223
C	Written	-5000	85	A	20090326
C	Written	-5000	86	A	20090326
P	Written	-5000	110	A	20090625
P	Written	-5000	60	A	20090326
P	Written	-6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	-6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Written	-8000	121	A	20081127
C	Written	-10000	82	A	20081127
C	Written	-10800	105	E	20090326
P	Written	-12000	84	A	20081218
P	Written	-14000	64	A	20090625
C	Written	-14137	64	A	20090619
P	Written	-20000	72	A	20081218
C	Written	-26309	58.592	A	20120628
C	Written	-33000	85	A	20111222
P	Written	-44000	72	A	20081218
C	Written	-45000	95	E	20090326
C	Written	-50000	122	A	20081218
P	Written	-50000	122	A	20081218
P	Written	-66000	80	A	20111222
C	Written	-75000	56.89	A	20090924
P	Written	-87000	68.66	A	20090924
P	Written	-90000	110	A	20081218
P	Written	-95000	75	A	20111222
P	Written	-178000	78.46	A	20090924
C	Written	-385200	115	E	20090326
C	Written	-449640	145	E	20081218
C	Written	-468000	135	E	20081218
C	Written	-999720	115	E	20081218

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

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