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Citigroup Derivatives Markets Inc04 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 Citigroup Derivatives Markets Inc Company dealt in Rio Tinto plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares (dealt in the form of ADRs)dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 03 January 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 0 26,626 (0.00%) (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 227,300 217,000 (0.02%) (0.02%) Total 227,300 243,626 (0.02%) (0.02%) (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%) (c) 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) USD (unless stated) Total Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated) -100 427.96 -100 427.79 -100 427.79 -100 424.42 -100 427.79 -100 428.42Total 600 (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, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, securities to American,e.g. call option purchasing, which the option Price (USD) European etc. date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 6) per unit (USD)(C = call; (Note 4) P = put) C purchasing 600 460 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 4 C purchasing 600 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.5 P purchasing 500 380 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 2.84 P purchasing 500 380 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 2.79 C purchasing 500 450 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 5.7 C purchasing 500 470 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 2.86 C purchasing 500 470 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 2.79 C purchasing 400 460 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 3.9 C purchasing 300 460 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 4.5 C purchasing 200 450 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 7.3 C purchasing 200 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.5 C purchasing 200 430 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 13.8 C purchasing 100 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 11 C purchasing 100 460 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 4.5 C purchasing 100 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 1.6 C purchasing 100 460 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 4.5 C purchasing 100 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 1.6 P purchasing 100 410 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 10 C purchasing 100 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 11 C purchasing 100 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.6 P purchasing 100 420 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 11.2 C purchasing 100 430 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 16 C purchasing 100 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.5 C purchasing 100 450 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 7.3 P selling -100 390 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 5.5 P selling -100 420 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 18 C selling -100 430 AMERICAN 2008-02-16 28.2 C selling -100 430 AMERICAN 2008-02-16 28.2 P selling -100 420 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 13.6 C selling -100 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 2 P selling -200 390 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 5.5 P selling -500 390 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 5.5 P selling -1000 250 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 1.55 (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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 04 January 2008 Contact name Pavla Trskova Telephone number 02890 409544 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton plcNature 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 atwww.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, Written or Number of Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date purchased securities to which (Note 2) American, Europeane.g. call option the option or etc. derivative relates P written 41900 270 American 2008-01-19 P written 10700 370 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 8300 570 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 8200 330 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 8000 260 American 2008-04-19 P written 6400 430 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 5600 420 American 2008-01-19 P written 5100 380 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 5000 400 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 5000 450 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 4900 460 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 4600 590 American 2008-01-19 P written 4100 410 American 2008-04-19 C purchased 4000 580 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 3600 360 American 2008-01-19 P written 3300 230 American 2008-01-19 P written 3300 290 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 3300 520 American 2008-01-19 P written 3200 300 American 2008-04-19 C purchased 3000 560 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 3000 600 American 2008-02-16 C purchased 2900 230 American 2008-04-19 C purchased 2900 250 American 2008-04-19 P written 2700 250 American 2008-01-19 P written 2600 410 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 2500 500 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 2500 450 American 2008-07-19 C purchased 2400 320 American 2008-04-19 P written 2200 350 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 2200 600 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 2200 270 American 2008-04-19 P written 2100 590 American 2008-04-19 C purchased 2000 440 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 2000 590 American 2008-02-16 C purchased 2000 240 American 2008-04-19 C purchased 2000 340 American 2008-04-19 C purchased 2000 370 American 2008-04-19 P written 1800 280 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 1700 380 American 2008-01-19 P written 1600 440 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 1600 510 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 1600 390 American 2008-04-19 C purchased 1500 310 American 2008-04-19 C purchased 1100 460 American 2008-01-19 P written 1100 420 American 2008-04-19 P written 1100 460 American 2008-07-19 P written 1100 490 American 2008-07-19 C purchased 1000 240 American 2008-01-19 P written 1000 380 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 1000 470 American 2008-01-19 P written 1000 500 American 2008-01-19 P written 1000 540 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 1000 560 American 2008-02-16 C purchased 1000 580 American 2008-02-16 C purchased 1000 300 American 2008-04-19 C purchased 1000 360 American 2008-04-19 P written 1000 560 American 2008-04-19 C purchased 1000 300 American 2008-07-19 P written 900 200 American 2008-01-19 P written 900 390 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 900 450 American 2008-01-19 P written 900 510 American 2008-01-19 P written 900 330 American 2008-07-19 C purchased 900 360 American 2008-07-19 C purchased 800 290 American 2008-01-19 P written 800 360 American 2008-01-19 P written 800 520 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 800 570 American 2008-02-16 C purchased 800 330 American 2008-04-19 C purchased 800 500 American 2008-04-19 C purchased 700 220 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 700 490 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 700 430 American 2008-04-19 P written 600 300 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 500 300 American 2008-01-19 P written 500 400 American 2008-01-19 P written 500 450 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 500 470 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 500 540 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 500 550 American 2008-01-19 P written 500 360 American 2008-04-19 P written 500 450 American 2008-07-19 C purchased 500 550 American 2008-07-19 C purchased 400 340 American 2008-01-19 P written 300 400 American 2008-02-16 P written 300 430 American 2008-02-16 P written 300 570 American 2008-04-19 C purchased 300 480 American 2008-07-19 C purchased 200 480 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 200 500 American 2008-07-19 P written 100 400 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 100 440 American 2008-01-19 P written 100 540 American 2008-01-19 C purchased 100 290 American 2008-04-19 C purchased 100 400 American 2008-04-19 P written 100 580 American 2008-04-19 P written 100 390 American 2008-07-19 P written 100 420 American 2008-07-19 P written 100 520 American 2008-07-19 P written 100 530 American 2008-07-19 P purchased -100 410 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -100 420 American 2008-01-19 C written -100 430 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -100 600 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -100 450 American 2008-02-16 C written -100 520 American 2008-04-19 C written -100 590 American 2008-04-19 C written -100 320 American 2008-07-19 P purchased -100 320 American 2008-07-19 P purchased -200 210 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -200 240 American 2008-01-19 C written -200 260 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -200 530 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -300 260 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -400 240 American 2008-04-19 C written -400 420 American 2008-07-19 C written -500 400 American 2008-04-19 C written -500 510 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -500 310 American 2008-07-19 P purchased -600 360 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -600 460 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -600 600 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -600 420 American 2008-07-19 C written -700 230 American 2008-01-19 C written -700 380 American 2008-04-19 C written -800 350 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -800 380 American 2008-04-19 C written -800 500 American 2008-04-19 C written -900 200 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -900 390 American 2008-01-19 C written -900 410 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -900 470 American 2008-07-19 P purchased -900 500 American 2008-07-19 C written -900 520 American 2008-07-19 C written -1000 350 American 2008-01-19 C written -1000 430 American 2008-01-19 C written -1000 370 American 2008-02-16 C written -1000 380 American 2008-02-16 P purchased -1000 390 American 2008-02-16 C written -1000 420 American 2008-02-16 P purchased -1000 240 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -1000 450 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -1000 480 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -1000 510 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -1000 540 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -1000 380 American 2008-07-19 P purchased -1000 400 American 2008-07-19 P purchased -1000 410 American 2008-07-19 C written -1000 430 American 2008-07-19 C written -1000 460 American 2008-07-19 C written -1000 530 American 2008-07-19 P purchased -1000 540 American 2008-07-19 P purchased -1000 550 American 2008-07-19 C written -1000 590 American 2008-07-19 P purchased -1000 600 American 2008-07-19 C written -1100 410 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -1100 470 American 2008-01-19 C written -1100 480 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -1100 360 American 2008-02-16 C written -1100 480 American 2008-02-16 P purchased -1100 320 American 2008-04-19 C written -1300 440 American 2008-02-16 C written -1300 480 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -1400 360 American 2008-07-19 C written -1500 430 American 2008-02-16 P purchased -1500 440 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -1500 460 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -1500 550 American 2008-04-19 C written -1600 190 American 2008-01-19 C written -1600 280 American 2008-01-19 C written -1600 400 American 2008-07-19 C written -1700 430 American 2008-02-16 C written -1700 460 American 2008-04-19 C written -1800 320 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -1800 430 American 2008-04-19 C written -1900 570 American 2008-04-19 C written -1900 600 American 2008-07-19 C written -2000 390 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -2000 370 American 2008-02-16 P purchased -2000 520 American 2008-04-19 C written -2000 580 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -2000 590 American 2008-07-19 P purchased -2100 370 American 2008-04-19 C written -2100 470 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -2500 290 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -2500 350 American 2008-04-19 C written -2500 450 American 2008-04-19 C written -2600 370 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -2700 340 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -2800 300 American 2008-07-19 P purchased -2900 390 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -2900 470 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -3000 420 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -3100 480 American 2008-01-19 C written -3100 560 American 2008-04-19 C written -3100 560 American 2008-07-19 C written -3400 310 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -3400 270 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -3400 340 American 2008-04-19 C written -3700 410 American 2008-07-19 C written -3800 530 American 2008-01-19 C written -3800 490 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -3900 310 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -4300 220 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -4600 280 American 2008-04-19 C written -4900 250 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -5100 260 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -5400 330 American 2008-01-19 C written -5600 540 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -6000 230 American 2008-04-19 C written -6600 440 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -6700 310 American 2008-01-19 P purchased -6700 400 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -7100 250 American 2008-04-19 P purchased -11600 320 American 2008-01-19 Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existingagreements 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 38.5and their Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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