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EPT Disclosure

26th Nov 2008 11:25

RNS Number : 9764I

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

26 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	25 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	762,492 (0.17%)	128,005 (0.03%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	614,178 (0.13%)	3,058,497 (0.67%)
Total	1,376,670 (0.30%)	3,186,502 (0.70%)

(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)

Purchases and sales

Purchase	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	7370	63.9
	3150	63.56
	1876	63.5
	1139	63.99
	1098	63.98
	1009	63.85
	1000	63.5
	882	63.9
	793	63.75
	632	64.15
	600	65.45
	516	64.15
	500	63.5
	477	63.98
	456	64.3
	447	63.95
	400	65.45
	387	63.93
	368	64.75
	263	63.85
	250	63.5
	228	63.85
	228	63.85
	228	63.99
	211	64.05
	207	63.75
	200	63.5
	178	63.56
	164	63.5
	162	64.94
	151	64.15
	151	64.2
	126	63.99
	126	64.02
	124	64.06
	123	64.2
	115	64.23
	114	64.73
	114	63.99
	113	63.56
	113	63.93
	113	64.43
	113	64.7
	113	64.7
	113	64.74
	113	64.74
	113	64.74
	113	64.74
	113	64.74
	113	64.74
	113	64.74
	113	64.74
	113	63.99
	113	63.92
	112	64.43
	100	63.5
	100	64.71
	100	64.73
	91	64.15
	91	64.4
	90	64.77
	78	63.5
	77	64.73
	75	64.15
	74	64.92
	66	64.74
	59	64.37
	57	63.5
	51	63.9
	51	63.95
	49	63.49
	48	63.56
	48	63.6
	46	64.41
	43	63.5
	41	64.83
	38	63.52
	37	64.95
	36	64.74
	33	63.5
	32	63.9
	30	64.73
	26	64.41
	23	63.98
	21	64.4
	20	64.15
	15	64.15
	15	64.73
	13	64.73
	13	63.9
	9	63.56
	5	63.89
	4	63.55
	2	64.73
	1	63.56
	1	63.56
	1	63.95
	1	63.95
	1	64.4
	1	64.43
	1	64.73
	1	64.76
	1	63.53
Total	30,186

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	64.69
	-1	64.69
	-1	64.69
	-1	64.69
	-1	64.69
	-1	64.69
	-1	64.69
	-1	64.69
	-1	64.69
	-1	64.69
	-1	64.69
	-1	64.9
	-1	64.9
	-1	64.73
	-1	64.4
	-1	64.43
	-1	64.76
	-1	64.2
	-2	64.73
	-13	64.73
	-13	63.87
	-15	64.73
	-16	64.69
	-16	64.2
	-19	64.9
	-21	64.4
	-25	64.62
	-30	64.73
	-36	64.74
	-37	64.94
	-37	63.97
	-40	64.11
	-41	64.72
	-42	64.74
	-43	63.5
	-47	63.9
	-48	63.56
	-50	64.9
	-50	64.62
	-55	64.93
	-62	64.9
	-64	64.74
	-66	64.74
	-73	64.11
	-74	64.77
	-77	64.73
	-90	64.77
	-91	64.4
	-100	64.82
	-100	64.81
	-100	64.8
	-100	64.8
	-100	64.62
	-100	64.92
	-100	64.75
	-100	64.71
	-100	64.73
	-112	64.43
	-113	64.74
	-113	64.7
	-113	64.74
	-113	64.7
	-113	64.74
	-113	64.74
	-113	64.74
	-113	64.74
	-113	64.74
	-113	64.74
	-113	64.43
	-113	64.01
	-113	63.93
	-114	64.84
	-115	64.2
	-123	64.19992
	-124	64.03
	-126	63.99
	-131	64.47
	-143	64.89
	-149	64.9
	-151	64.15
	-162	64.93
	-177	64.81
	-197	64.9
	-200	64.62
	-203	64.9
	-211	64.05
	-211	64.05
	-228	63.85
	-228	63.95
	-247	64.05
	-250	64.89
	-250	64.7
	-261	64.8
	-300	64.88
	-300	64.81
	-311	64.9
	-335	64.2
	-339	64.8
	-368	64.75
	-368	64.75
	-431	64.93
	-456	64.05
	-523	64.81
	-542	64.05
	-634	64.2
	-688	64.72
	-798	64.69
	-914	64.9
	-990	64.9
	-1000	64.8
	-1032	64.75
	-1086	64.9
	-2000	64.88
	-2000	64.2
	-2309	63.9
	-3000	64.8
	-3000	64.2
	-4944	64.61
Total	36,461

(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	5000	66	A	20090326	11.44
P	Selling	5000	60	A	20090129	7.535
C	Selling	-1000	60	A	20081218	9.4
C	Selling	-5000	60	A	20090129	12.77
C	Selling	-5000	60	A	20090129	12.68
C	Selling	-6000	60	A	20081218	9.4
C	Selling	-10000	95	A	20090129	2.3

(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	26 November 2007
Contact name	Ciaran Lavery
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	Written	90000	100	E	20081218
C	Purchased	80000	85	A	20090226
P	Written	50979	56.1501	A	20101011
P	Written	40000	74.25	E	20110727
P	Written	35000	63.75	A	20090924
P	Written	29000	130	A	20081218
P	Written	24000	110	E	20090326
C	Purchased	20000	74	A	20090326
P	Written	20000	72	A	20081218
P	Written	19000	70	A	20101223
C	Purchased	10000	75	A	20090326
P	Written	10000	50	A	20081218
P	Written	6789	94.91	A	20110623
P	Written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	5893	88.6	A	20120327
P	Written	5808	116.82	A	20120711
P	Written	5278	92.64	A	20110624
P	Written	5270	119.75	A	20120628
C	Purchased	5000	76	A	20090326
C	Purchased	5000	75	A	20081218
C	Purchased	5000	86	A	20081127
C	Purchased	5000	90	A	20081218
C	Purchased	5000	66	A	20090326
P	Written	5000	82	A	20090326
P	Written	5000	50	A	20090326
P	Written	5000	69	A	20081127
P	Written	5000	60	A	20090129
P	Written	4886	97.272	A	20120828
P	Written	4850	109.19	A	20120530
P	Written	4420	88.07	A	20110623
P	Written	3693	96.12	A	20110623
P	Written	3480	99.12	A	20120425
P	Written	3000	71	A	20081127
P	Written	2994	85.04	A	20110328
P	Written	2988	164.66	A	20121227
P	Written	2722	119	A	20120711
P	Written	2680	115.61	A	20120613
P	Written	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Written	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Written	2248	73.8533	A	20101229
C	Purchased	2000	78.46	A	20090924
C	Purchased	2000	88	A	20081218
P	Written	2000	65	A	20081127
P	Written	1940	160.932	A	20121128
P	Written	1936	174.48	A	20130521
P	Written	1917	99.8	A	20110428
P	Written	1370	85.0735	A	20110228
P	Written	1352	153.6	A	20130107
P	Written	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	1273	78.5	E	20110630
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	1080	105.3	A	20110523
P	Written	1048	83.22	A	20111007
C	Purchased	1000	94	A	20081127
C	Purchased	1000	77	A	20090326
C	Purchased	1000	104	A	20090226
P	Purchased	1000	74	A	20081218
P	Written	873	137.5	A	20130725
P	Written	725	138	A	20130228
P	Written	695	89.4361	A	20110207
P	Written	561	89	E	20100809
P	Written	561	89	E	20100809
P	Written	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Written	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Written	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Written	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Written	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Written	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Written	405	98.1	A	20100625
P	Written	400	131.96	A	20130205
P	Written	392	131.14	A	20121011
P	Written	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	Written	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	Written	365	137	A	20130328
P	Written	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Written	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Written	330	136.18	A	20130627
P	Written	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Written	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Written	296	135.38	A	20130725
P	Written	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	Written	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	Written	268	135.22	A	20110412
P	Written	266	94.08	A	20110728
P	Written	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	Written	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	Written	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Written	203	98.22	E	20120912
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
P	Written	177	140.36	A	20130627
P	Written	160	131.2	A	20130328
P	Written	159	94.02	A	20110728
P	Written	141	93.6	A	20110728
P	Written	138	92.66	A	20110728
P	Written	117	128.71	A	20110224
P	Written	115	130.34	A	20121220
P	Written	107	139.59	A	20130627
P	Written	99	141.75	A	20130627
P	Written	90	139.04	A	20130627
P	Written	88	141.79	A	20110630
P	Written	88	141.69	A	20110630
P	Written	87	143.31	A	20130627
P	Written	81	124.35	A	20130228
P	Written	79	127.31	A	20130228
P	Written	78	128.75	A	20130228
P	Written	77	129.41	A	20121220
P	Written	71	141.69	A	20130627
C	Written	-70	95	A	20090326
P	Purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
C	Written	-200	65	A	20081127
P	Purchased	-203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Purchased	-208	95.7	E	20120905
P	Purchased	-290	95.75	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Purchased	-332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Purchased	-388	77.2	E	20110627
C	Written	-391	75	E	20090924
P	Purchased	-422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Purchased	-464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Purchased	-514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Purchased	-561	89	E	20100809
C	Written	-945	88	E	20091215
P	Purchased	-1000	77	A	20111222
P	Purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
C	Written	-1174	95	A	20081218
C	Written	-1232	59.227	A	20130627
P	Purchased	-1273	78.5	E	20110630
C	Written	-1805	80	E	20090423
C	Written	-2491	85	A	20100623
P	Purchased	-2591	38.5842	E	20091201
C	Written	-3140	110	A	20081218
C	Written	-3348	66	E	20091215
P	Purchased	-5000	68	A	20101223
P	Purchased	-5000	110	A	20090625
P	Purchased	-5000	60	A	20090326
C	Written	-5000	85	A	20090326
C	Written	-5000	86	A	20090326
C	Written	-5000	69	A	20081127
C	Written	-6000	90	A	20081127
P	Purchased	-6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Purchased	-6646	37.6132	E	20091001
C	Written	-7000	60	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-8000	121	A	20081127
C	Written	-10000	82	A	20081127
C	Written	-10000	60	A	20090129
C	Written	-10000	95	A	20090129
C	Written	-10800	105	E	20090326
P	Purchased	-12000	84	A	20081218
C	Written	-12000	100	A	20081218
C	Written	-13737	64	A	20090619
P	Purchased	-14000	64	A	20090625
C	Written	-15000	65	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-20000	72	A	20081218
C	Written	-24000	95	E	20090326
C	Written	-26309	58.592	A	20120628
C	Written	-33000	85	A	20111222
P	Purchased	-44000	72	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-50000	122	A	20081218
C	Written	-50000	122	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-61000	80	A	20111222
C	Written	-75000	56.89	A	20090924
P	Purchased	-87000	68.66	A	20090924
P	Purchased	-90000	75	A	20111222
P	Purchased	-90000	110	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-178000	78.46	A	20090924
C	Written	-429720	115	E	20081218
C	Written	-449640	145	E	20081218
C	Written	-468000	135	E	20081218
C	Written	-685200	115	E	20090326
P	Written	90000	100	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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