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EPT Disclosure

4th Aug 2008 11:58

RNS Number : 5663A

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

04 August 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	01 August 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	247,393 (0.05%)	148,190 (0.03%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	798,481 (0.17%)	1,222,384 (0.27%)
Total	1,045,874 (0.22%)	1,370,574 (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)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	4866	124
	4000	125.4
	3144	125.4
	2687	124
	2031	125.4
	2000	125.4
	1145	125.4
	1000	123.99
	1000	124
	900	125.44
	789	125.4
	740	125.54
	740	125.54
	701	125.18
	612	125.4
	484	125.38
	365	124.47
	360	125.22
	335	125.4
	301	125.4
	296	125.18
	281	125.38
	278	125.44
	240	125.22
	239	124.47
	200	125.22
	200	125.22
	175	125.4
	129	125.44
	128	124
	122	124.47
	112	124.5
	111	125.4
	100	124
	100	124
	92	125.4
	86	125.4
	84	125.4
	75	124.5
	74	125.44
	72	125.38
	72	124.37
	50	125.44
	50	125.4
	50	124.47
	50	124.47
	50	124.37
	46	124.5
	43	125.4
	42	123.98
	39	123.98
	38	124
	35	125.38
	31	124.56
	28	125.39
	21	124.47
	8	125.44
	3	125.18
	1	125.44
	1	125.17
	1	125.1
	1	125.15
	1	125.11
	1	125.09
Total	32,056

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	125.09
	-1	125.09
	-1	125.09
	-1	125.09
	-1	125.09
	-3	125.18
	-21	124.47
	-31	124.56
	-50	124.47
	-50	124.37
	-50	124.47
	-72	124.37
	-122	124.47
	-180	125.22
	-185	125.54
	-185	125.54
	-185	125.54
	-185	125.54
	-200	125.22
	-200	125.22
	-239	124.47
	-240	125.22
	-296	125.18
	-360	125.22
	-365	124.47
	-543	125.22
	-701	125.18
	-740	125.54
	-740	125.54
	-2000	125.2
	-3000	125.4
	-45500	121.5
Total	56,448

(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	-20000	135	E	20081126	1.9
P	purchasing	-12000	135	E	20081126	1.9
C	purchasing	1000	110	A	20081218	27.71

(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.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES

Date of disclosure	01 August 2008
Contact name	Pavla Trskova
Telephone number	02890 409544
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	-6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	purchased	-6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	purchased	-2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	purchased	-1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	-561	89	E	20100809
P	purchased	-514	77.8	E	20090630
P	purchased	-464	95.75	E	20100629
P	purchased	-422	138.11	E	20120416
P	purchased	-388	77.2	E	20110627
P	purchased	-332	75.22	E	20100524
P	purchased	-321	155.35	E	20130516
P	purchased	-302	82.55	E	20100517
P	purchased	-290	95.75	E	20100628
P	purchased	-254	78.6	E	20110707
P	purchased	-242000	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	-236	84.55	E	20110509
P	purchased	-208	95.7	E	20120905
P	purchased	-203	98.22	E	20120912
P	purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	-150000	138	A	20080925
P	purchased	-140000	110	A	20081218
P	purchased	-133	150.05	E	20130521
P	purchased	-112000	68.66	A	20090924
P	purchased	-100000	136	A	20080925
P	purchased	-71000	75	A	20111222
P	purchased	-57000	80	A	20111222
P	purchased	-44000	72	A	20081218
P	purchased	-15000	120	A	20081030
P	purchased	-13000	132	A	20080828
P	purchased	-5000	68	A	20101223
C	purchased	2000	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	-2000	77	A	20111222
C	written	-33000	85	A	20111222
P	written	39000	58	A	20080925
C	written	-50000	122	A	20081218
P	written	70000	120	A	20080925
C	written	-70	105	A	20081127
P	written	71	141.69	A	20130627
C	written	-75000	56.89	A	20090924
P	written	77	129.41	A	20121220
P	written	78	128.75	A	20130228
P	written	79	127.31	A	20130228
P	written	81	124.35	A	20130228
P	written	87	143.31	A	20130627
P	written	88	141.79	A	20110630
P	written	88	141.69	A	20110630
P	written	90	139.04	A	20130627
P	written	99	141.75	A	20130627
P	written	100000	132	A	20080925
P	written	107	139.59	A	20130627
P	written	115	130.34	A	20121220
P	written	117	128.71	A	20110224
P	written	130000	60	A	20080925
P	written	133	150.05	E	20130521
P	written	133	150.05	E	20130521
P	written	138	92.66	A	20110728
P	written	140000	130	A	20081218
P	written	141	93.6	A	20110728
P	written	159	94.02	A	20110728
P	written	160	131.2	A	20130328
P	written	177	140.36	A	20130627
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
C	written	-200	65	A	20081127
P	written	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	236	84.55	E	20110509
P	written	236	84.55	E	20110509
P	written	254	78.6	E	20110707
P	written	254	78.6	E	20110707
P	written	266	94.08	A	20110728
P	written	268	135.22	A	20110412
P	written	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	296	135.38	A	20130725
P	written	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	321	155.35	E	20130516
P	written	321	155.35	E	20130516
P	written	330	136.18	A	20130627
P	written	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	365	137	A	20130328
C	written	-375	88	E	20091215
C	written	-385	60	A	20130627
P	written	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	392	131.14	A	20121011
P	written	400	131.96	A	20130205
P	written	405	98.1	A	20100625
P	written	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	561	89	E	20100809
P	written	561	89	E	20100809
P	written	725	138	A	20130228
P	written	869	89.4361	A	20110207
P	written	873	137.5	A	20130725
C	written	-6000	120	E	20080828
P	written	1132	83.22	A	20111007
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	1188	105.3	A	20110523
P	written	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	1370	85.0735	A	20110228
P	written	1592	153.6	A	20130107
P	written	1936	174.48	A	20130521
C	written	-1948	66	E	20091215
P	written	1976	160.932	A	20121128
C	written	-2000	110	A	20081218
P	written	2248	73.8533	A	20101229
C	written	-2491	85	A	20100623
P	written	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	2862	119	A	20120711
P	written	2994	85.04	A	20110328
C	written	-18000	140	E	20080828
P	written	3105	99.8	A	20110428
P	written	3188	115.61	A	20120613
P	written	3388	164.66	A	20121227
P	written	3801	96.12	A	20110623
P	written	4320	99.12	A	20120425
P	written	4420	88.07	A	20110623
P	written	4886	97.272	A	20120828
P	written	30000	115	E	20080828
P	written	30000	135	E	20080828
P	written	5066	109.19	A	20120530
P	written	5428	92.64	A	20110624
P	written	5810	119.75	A	20120628
C	written	-36000	135	E	20081218
P	written	6268	88.6	A	20120327
P	written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
C	written	-6437	64	A	20090619
P	written	6528	116.82	A	20120711
P	written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	6789	94.91	A	20110623
C	written	-15239	59.365	A	20120628
P	written	30588	56.0324	E	20081103
P	written	40000	74.25	E	20110727
P	written	50979	56.1501	A	20101011

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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