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EPT Disclosure

31st Oct 2008 11:21

RNS Number : 1452H

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

31 October 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	30 October 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	795,904 (0.17%)	138,357 (0.12%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	548,149 (0.12%)	2,934,697 (0.64%)
Total	1,344,053 (0.29%)	3,073,054 (0.76%)

(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)
	25000	75
	15164	77.32
	7761	74
	5000	96
	5000	84
	5000	85
	5000	77.32
	4529	77.00533
	3164	77.32
	2500	77.32
	2115	77.25
	2115	77.12
	1980	77.14
	1980	77.3
	1978	75.08
	1944	77.18
	1863	76.9
	1821	75.2
	1500	74
	1500	77.27
	1450	74
	1400	74
	1200	74
	1125	75.4232
	1114	77.32
	1000	74.75
	934	75.62
	839	74
	816	74.47
	777	77.32
	755	74
	744	75.49419
	725	77.32
	675	74
	661	75.36122
	625	77.32
	622	74
	600	74
	590	74
	500	74.75
	500	77.32
	500	74
	500	74
	480	77.3
	478	74.72
	469	74.85
	450	74
	432	74.78
	432	74.53
	432	75.18
	432	75.4
	430	74.7
	416	74
	401	74.6
	382	74.66
	380	74
	371	75.14
	365	74.77
	337	75.37
	328	75.42
	320	77.32
	300	74.64
	300	74.73
	300	75.15
	300	77.32
	300	74
	290	74
	290	75.41
	288	74.85
	286	74.77
	281	74.59
	275	74
	274	74.6
	258	74.85
	250	74.75
	250	74
	250	74
	250	74
	245	74.45
	245	74.78
	238	75.59
	236	74.69
	226	74.48
	207	74.46
	200	75.15
	200	75.15
	200	77.32
	200	77.32
	200	74
	200	74
	195	74.71
	190	74.71
	181	74.46
	179	74
	175	74
	175	74.63
	174	74.54
	170	74
	167	74.69
	165	74.7
	164	74.54
	161	74.47
	161	74.89
	161	74.94
	160	74
	158	74.69
	156	74
	155	74.72
	150	74
	150	74
	150	74
	150	74
	150	74
	150	74
	150	74
	147	77.32
	147	77.32
	146	77.32
	143	74.63
	138	74.75
	127	74.59
	125	77.32
	123	74.69
	120	74
	109	74.72
	109	74.66
	108	75.33
	108	75.59
	102	77.32
	100	74
	100	74.64
	100	74.64
	100	74.75
	100	74
	100	74
	100	74
	100	74
	95	74.66
	95	74.46
	95	74.85
	92	74
	88	74.93
	88	74.9
	86	74.75
	80	74
	79	74.59
	72	74
	70	77.32
	60	74
	58	74
	53	75.13
	53	75.64
	51	75.18
	50	77.32
	50	77.32
	50	74
	50	74
	50	75.52
	50	74.69
	50	74.69
	50	74.63
	46	75.15
	40	74
	35	74.72
	31	74.75
	31	74.79
	27	75.62
	27	74.69
	26	75.11
	24	74.55
	14	74.63
	12	74.9
	10	74.44
	7	74.69
	4	74.69
	2	74.72
	2	74.61
	2	74.71
	2	74.73
	2	74.69
	2	74.67
	2	74.84
	2	74.95
	2	74.95
	2	75.16
	2	75.03
	2	74.77
	2	74.94
	2	75.47
	2	75.56
	2	75.18
	2	76.14
	2	76.18
	2	77.15
	2	74.69
	1	74.55
	1	74.88
	1	74.78
	1	74.69
Total	138,882

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	74.97
	-1	77.25
	-1	77.3
	-1	74.69
	-1	75.27
	-1	75.17
	-2	74.89
	-2	74.72
	-2	74.61
	-2	74.72
	-2	74.73
	-2	74.69
	-2	74.68
	-2	74.82
	-2	74.95
	-2	74.95
	-2	75.17
	-2	75.03
	-2	74.77
	-2	74.87
	-2	75.43
	-2	75.56
	-2	75.28
	-2	76.2
	-2	76.18
	-2	77.11
	-3	77.3
	-5	74.78
	-6	75.18
	-6	75.5
	-6	76
	-6	74.92
	-6	75.24
	-7	75.53
	-7	75.43
	-10	75
	-11	75
	-13	74.62
	-13	75.35
	-13	74.9
	-13	74.69
	-13	74.67
	-14	75.52
	-14	75.44
	-14	75.5
	-15	76
	-17	74.94
	-20	75.18
	-20	75.18
	-20	75.18
	-20	75.18
	-20	77.3
	-20	75.33
	-21	75.48
	-21	77.34
	-22	77.12
	-22	75.55
	-22	75.53
	-22	75.4
	-22	75.49
	-22	75.35
	-22	76
	-22	76.86
	-22	75.24
	-23	77.16
	-23	77.26
	-23	76.9
	-23	76.85
	-24	74.6
	-24	77.35
	-26	74.53
	-26	74.61
	-27	75.49
	-27	75.62
	-27	75.65
	-31	74.75
	-31	74.79
	-32	75.18
	-34	75.3
	-35	76
	-35	76
	-42	75.18
	-42	75.41
	-43	75.49
	-44	75.59
	-44	76
	-44	75.21
	-46	77.12
	-46	77.27
	-48	75.18
	-48	75.3
	-50	75.5
	-50	75.52
	-51	74.62
	-51	75.18
	-51	75.18
	-52	75.62
	-53	74.89
	-56	76.86
	-59	74.92
	-61	75.19
	-64	77.25
	-66	75.44
	-68	75.37
	-69	77.29
	-70	77.12
	-70	76.85
	-70	74.67
	-71	76
	-71	74.93
	-73	74.94
	-82	75.18
	-83	77.2
	-84	75.41
	-85	74.92
	-86	76.86
	-87	75
	-88	74.94
	-88	74.9
	-91	77.12
	-100	75.24
	-100	75.17
	-102	75.22
	-106	74.89
	-106	77.25
	-108	75.33
	-108	75.59
	-108	75.33
	-108	75.6
	-109	75.52
	-110	76
	-110	76.9
	-111	75.5
	-116	74.62
	-119	76.85
	-125	75.35
	-130	75.18
	-137	75.33
	-141	75.22
	-150	76
	-153	77.25
	-179	77.3
	-187	75.53
	-190	74.78
	-195	74.71
	-200	76
	-203	75.31
	-207	75.22
	-209	76.9
	-222	77.25
	-233	75.5
	-238	75.59
	-238	75.59
	-250	77.2
	-259	74.9
	-261	76.85
	-264	76
	-281	74.59
	-290	75.41
	-291	76.9
	-295	75.3
	-297	77.35
	-298	75.5
	-303	75.37
	-307	75.23
	-316	75.31
	-317	77.35
	-318	75.18
	-319	75.44
	-325	75.49
	-327	76
	-331	75.43
	-337	75.37
	-337	75.37
	-341	77.25
	-361	75.18
	-375	77.2
	-379	75.52
	-382	74.61
	-385	77.25
	-392	77.26
	-394	74.66
	-397	77.25
	-401	74.6
	-429	77.35
	-432	75.18
	-432	75.62
	-432	74.83
	-432	75.18
	-438	76
	-445	77.29
	-480	77.3
	-480	77.3
	-500	77.27
	-510	76
	-558	75.55
	-646	77.14
	-661	75.36122
	-740	75.55
	-740	75.33
	-744	75.49419
	-744	75.49
	-755	77.12
	-837	77.3
	-900	75.17
	-925	77.35
	-933	76
	-934	75.62
	-955	76
	-957	75.49
	-971	77.01
	-1000	77.01
	-1000	77.2
	-1002	75
	-1106	75.41
	-1125	75.4232
	-1237	75.5
	-1252	75.3
	-1297	75.59
	-1500	77.27
	-1521	76.9
	-1523	75.3
	-1562	77.2
	-1605	76
	-1780	76
	-1863	76.9
	-1878	77.12
	-1944	77.18
	-1980	77.14
	-1980	77.3
	-1980	77.14
	-2115	77.12
	-2115	77.25
	-3116	75.4
	-3518	77.2
	-3922	77.2
	-3954	74.71
	-4000	77.2
	-4171	77.32
	-4529	77.00533
	-5496	77.32
	-10000	75
	-10796	70.78
	-15000	120
Total	139,501

(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	150000	115	E	20090326	0.36
C	Purchasing	90000	115	E	20090326	0.36
C	Purchasing	60000	115	E	20090326	0.36
C	Purchasing	36000	115	E	20090326	0.34
C	Purchasing	19500	95	E	20090326	0.985
C	Purchasing	1500	59.227	A	20130627	45.16
C	Purchasing	200	64	A	20090619	19.35
C	Purchasing	200	80	E	20090423	13.74
C	Purchasing	200	80	E	20090423	13.91
C	Purchasing	50	80	E	20090423	13.9
C	Purchasing	40	80	E	20090423	13.74
C	Selling	-10000	75	A	20081030	2
C	Selling	-1680	60	E	20090326	4.5
C	Selling	-1500	59.227	A	20130627	45.07
P	Selling	12000	110	E	20090326	6.32
C	Selling	-12000	95	E	20090326	1.165
P	Selling	22500	90	E	20090326	3.75

(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	31 October 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 Option	Purchased	-20000	72	A	20081218
P Option	Purchased	-6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P Option	Purchased	-6415	77.94	E	20100219
P Option	Purchased	-2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P Option	Purchased	-1273	78.5	E	20110630
P Option	Purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P Option	Purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P Option	Purchased	-561	89	E	20100809
P Option	Purchased	-514	77.8	E	20090630
P Option	Purchased	-464	95.75	E	20100629
P Option	Purchased	-422	138.11	E	20120416
P Option	Purchased	-388	77.2	E	20110627
P Option	Purchased	-332	75.22	E	20100524
P Option	Purchased	-302	82.55	E	20100517
P Option	Purchased	-290	95.75	E	20100628
P Option	Purchased	-208	95.7	E	20120905
P Option	Purchased	-203	98.22	E	20120912
P Option	Purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P Option	Purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P Option	Purchased	-172000	78.46	A	20090924
P Option	Purchased	-95000	75	A	20111222
P Option	Purchased	-90000	110	A	20081218
P Option	Purchased	-87000	68.66	A	20090924
P Option	Purchased	-66000	80	A	20111222
P Option	Purchased	-50000	122	A	20081218
P Option	Purchased	-44000	72	A	20081218
C Option	Purchased	20000	74	A	20090326
P Option	Purchased	-14000	64	A	20090625
P Option	Purchased	-12000	84	A	20081218
C Option	Purchased	10000	75	A	20090326
P Option	Purchased	-8000	121	A	20081127
C Option	Purchased	5000	76	A	20090326
C Option	Purchased	5000	75	A	20081218
P Option	Purchased	-5000	68	A	20101223
P Option	Purchased	-5000	110	A	20090625
P Option	Purchased	-5000	60	A	20090326
C Option	Purchased	2000	78.46	A	20090924
C Option	Purchased	2000	88	A	20081218
P Option	Purchased	-2000	77	A	20111222
C Option	Purchased	1000	94	A	20081127
C Option	Purchased	1000	77	A	20090326
P Option	Written	1000	74	A	20081218
P Option	Written	5000	82	A	20090326
P Option	Written	5000	50	A	20090326
C Option	Written	-5000	85	A	20090326
C Option	Written	-5000	86	A	20090326
P Option	Written	10000	50	A	20081218
C Option	Written	-10000	82	A	20081127
P Option	Written	29000	130	A	20081218
C Option	Written	-33000	85	A	20111222
C Option	Written	-50000	122	A	20081218
C IWarrant	Written	-70	95	A	20090326
P Option	Written	71	141.69	A	20130627
C Option	Written	-75000	56.89	A	20090924
P Option	Written	77	129.41	A	20121220
P Option	Written	78	128.75	A	20130228
P Option	Written	79	127.31	A	20130228
P Option	Written	81	124.35	A	20130228
P Option	Written	87	143.31	A	20130627
P Option	Written	88	141.79	A	20110630
P Option	Written	88	141.69	A	20110630
P Option	Written	90	139.04	A	20130627
P Option	Written	99	141.75	A	20130627
P Option	Written	107	139.59	A	20130627
P Option	Written	115	130.34	A	20121220
P Option	Written	117	128.71	A	20110224
P Option	Written	138	92.66	A	20110728
P Option	Written	141	93.6	A	20110728
P Option	Written	159	94.02	A	20110728
P Option	Written	160	131.2	A	20130328
P Option	Written	177	140.36	A	20130627
P Option	Written	191	78.5	E	20110630
P Option	Written	191	78.5	E	20110630
P Option	Written	191	78.5	E	20110630
P Option	Written	191	78.5	E	20110630
P Option	Written	203	98.22	E	20120912
P Option	Written	203	98.22	E	20120912
P Option	Written	208	95.7	E	20120905
P Option	Written	208	95.7	E	20120905
P Option	Written	266	94.08	A	20110728
P Option	Written	268	135.22	A	20110412
C IWarrant	Written	-270	65	A	20081127
P Option	Written	290	95.75	E	20100628
P Option	Written	290	95.75	E	20100628
P Option	Written	296	135.38	A	20130725
P Option	Written	302	82.55	E	20100517
P Option	Written	302	82.55	E	20100517
P Option	Written	330	136.18	A	20130627
P Option	Written	332	75.22	E	20100524
P Option	Written	332	75.22	E	20100524
P Option	Written	365	137	A	20130328
P Option	Written	388	77.2	E	20110627
P Option	Written	388	77.2	E	20110627
C IWarrant	Written	-391	75	E	20090924
P Option	Written	392	131.14	A	20121011
P Option	Written	400	131.96	A	20130205
P Option	Written	405	98.1	A	20100625
C Barrier	Written	-1680	60	E	20090326
P Option	Written	422	138.11	E	20120416
P Option	Written	422	138.11	E	20120416
P Option	Written	464	95.75	E	20100629
P Option	Written	464	95.75	E	20100629
P Option	Written	514	77.8	E	20090630
P Option	Written	514	77.8	E	20090630
P Option	Written	561	89	E	20100809
P Option	Written	561	89	E	20100809
P Option	Written	725	138	A	20130228
P Option	Written	869	89.4361	A	20110207
P Option	Written	873	137.5	A	20130725
C IWarrant	Written	-945	88	E	20091215
P Option	Written	1132	83.22	A	20111007
P Option	Written	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P Option	Written	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P Option	Written	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P Option	Written	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
C IWarrant	Written	-1174	95	A	20081218
P Option	Written	1188	105.3	A	20110523
P Option	Written	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P Option	Written	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P Option	Written	1370	85.0735	A	20110228
P Option	Written	1592	153.6	A	20130107
C SFIWarrant	Written	-1732	59.227	A	20130627
C Option	Written	-10800	105	E	20090326
P Option	Written	1917	99.8	A	20110428
P Option	Written	1936	174.48	A	20130521
C IWarrant	Written	-1948	66	E	20091215
P Option	Written	1976	160.932	A	20121128
P Option	Written	12000	100	E	20090326
P Option	Written	2248	73.8533	A	20101229
C IWarrant	Written	-2491	85	A	20100623
P Option	Written	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P Option	Written	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
C IWarrant	Written	-2755	80	E	20090423
P Option	Written	2862	119	A	20120711
P Option	Written	2994	85.04	A	20110328
C Option	Written	-18000	95	E	20090326
C IWarrant	Written	-3140	110	A	20081218
P Option	Written	3188	115.61	A	20120613
P Option	Written	3388	164.66	A	20121227
P Option	Written	3801	96.12	A	20110623
P Option	Written	24000	110	E	20090326
P Option	Written	4320	99.12	A	20120425
P Option	Written	4420	88.07	A	20110623
P Option	Written	4850	109.19	A	20120530
P Option	Written	4886	97.272	A	20120828
P Option	Written	5270	119.75	A	20120628
P Option	Written	5428	92.64	A	20110624
P Option	Written	6268	88.6	A	20120327
P Option	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P Option	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P Option	Written	6528	116.82	A	20120711
P Option	Written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P Option	Written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P Option	Written	6789	94.91	A	20110623
P Option	Written	52500	90	E	20090326
C Option	Written	-55200	115	E	20090326
C IWarrant	Written	-14137	64	A	20090619
P Option	Written	90000	100	E	20081218
P Option	Written	20000	72	A	20081218
C SFIWarrant	Written	-26309	58.592	A	20120628
P Option	Written	30588	56.0324	E	20081103
P Option	Written	40000	74.25	E	20110727
P Option	Written	50979	56.1501	A	20101011
C Option	Written	-449640	145	E	20081218
C Option	Written	-468000	135	E	20081218
C Option	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

This information is provided by RNS

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