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Citigroup Derivatives Markets Inc19 November 2007 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 Rio Tinto plc ADRdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 16 November 2007 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 1,900 (0.00%) 10,755 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 233,100 (0.02%) 190,600 (0.01%) Total 235,000 (0.02%) 201,355 (0.01%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long ShortConvertible 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) 200 451.17 100 450.98 100 451 100 450.89 100 450.96 100 450.89 100 451.17 100 450.52 100 450.86 100 450.76 100 442.08 100 450.83 100 450.96 100 450.64 100 450.86 100 450.96 100 450.52 92 450.92 8 450.92Total 1,900 Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated) -100 442.11 -100 442.11 -100 442.13 -100 442.13 -100 442.11 -100 442.11 -100 442.04 -100 442.09 -100 442.23 -100 442.3 -100 442.23 -100 442.33 -100 442.23 -100 442.23 -100 442.23 -100 442.23Total 1,600 (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) P Selling 2000 400 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 19 C Purchasing 1000 510 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 34.7 C Purchasing 1000 560 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 8.8 C Purchasing 1000 570 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 4.7 P Selling 800 440 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 1.2 P Selling 500 450 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 5.1 C Purchasing 400 450 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 3.6 P Selling 300 440 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 1.25 P Selling 200 440 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 2.15 P Selling 200 280 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 5.2 C Purchasing 200 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 42.7 C Purchasing 100 460 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 2.15 C Purchasing 100 450 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 3.6 C Purchasing 100 460 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 1.6 C Purchasing 100 460 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 1.6 P Selling 100 540 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 102.91 C Purchasing 100 460 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 37.8 C Purchasing 100 450 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 33 C Purchasing 100 480 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 18.4 P Selling 100 370 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 8.31 P Selling 100 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 38 P Selling 100 430 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 25.17 C Purchasing 100 350 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 118.2 C Selling -100 600 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 4.8 P Purchasing -100 340 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 4.06 P Purchasing -100 440 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 31.5 P Purchasing -100 420 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 21.27 P Purchasing -100 440 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 31.9 C Selling -100 400 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 83.8 C Selling -100 440 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 36 P Purchasing -200 410 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 0.45 P Purchasing -500 420 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 0.05 C Selling -1000 460 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 0.2 C Selling -1000 470 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 0.55 C Selling -1000 490 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 41 C Selling -1000 510 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 33.8 C Selling -1000 570 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 17.7 P Purchasing -1000 460 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 13.1 P Purchasing -1000 450 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 6.5 C Selling -1000 450 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 57.9 C Selling -1000 530 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 9.2 C Selling -1000 440 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 12.1 P Purchasing -1000 430 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 0.05 P Purchasing -1000 440 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 2.75 P Purchasing -1000 440 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 2.8 C Selling -1000 400 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 85 C Selling -2000 450 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 5.7 P Purchasing -2000 440 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 32.1 P Purchasing -2000 430 AMERICAN 2007-11-17 0.9 (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 19 November 2007 Contact name Selina Campbell Telephone number 02890 409593 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate) 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(C= call; P=put) P Written 47500 270 American 2008-01-19 C Written 8500 330 American 2008-01-19 P Written 7400 370 American 2008-01-19 C Written 7000 260 American 2008-04-19 P Written 5800 370 American 2007-11-17 C Written 4800 380 American 2007-11-17 P Written 4100 310 American 2007-11-17 P Written 4000 240 American 2008-04-19 P Written 3700 370 American 2007-12-22 P Written 3300 230 American 2008-01-19 C Written 3200 400 American 2008-01-19 P Written 3200 320 American 2007-11-17 C Written 2900 250 American 2008-04-19 C Written 2900 550 American 2007-11-17 C Written 2700 350 American 2007-11-17 P Written 2600 300 American 2008-04-19 P Written 2500 370 American 2008-01-19 P Written 2300 350 American 2007-11-17 P Written 2300 360 American 2007-11-17 C Written 2200 380 American 2007-12-22 P Written 2100 580 American 2008-04-19 P Written 2000 290 American 2008-01-19 C Written 2000 570 American 2008-01-19 C Written 2000 230 American 2008-04-19 C Written 2000 340 American 2008-04-19 C Written 2000 590 American 2008-04-19 P Written 1900 340 American 2008-01-19 C Written 1900 360 American 2008-01-19 C Written 1900 370 American 2008-04-19 P Written 1800 360 American 2008-01-19 C Written 1800 330 American 2007-11-17 P Written 1800 440 American 2007-11-17 C Written 1700 360 American 2008-01-19 P 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American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -6100 360 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased -7600 370 American 2007-11-17 P Purchased -9700 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 Rule 8 and itsNotes 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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