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EPT Disclosure

21st Nov 2008 12:17

RNS Number : 6800I

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

21 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	20 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	878,082 (0.19%)	115,474 (0.03%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	606,245 (0.13%)	3,586,497 (0.79%)
Total	1,484,327 (0.32%)	3,701,971 (0.82%)

(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)
	13793	65.9
	9838	65.9
	9217	57.25
	6404	57.25
	5674	57.25
	5000	59
	4747	58.99
	3489	58.88
	3171	57.5
	3098	57
	2868	59
	2541	59.29823
	2500	60.5
	2500	57.54093
	2500	59.2
	2500	57.51
	2136	58
	2018	59.2
	2000	60.5
	1620	60.44
	1517	59.3
	1500	61
	1464	57.5
	1310	60.36
	1304	58
	1293	59.2
	1267	60.5
	1253	59.28
	1247	57.54
	1227	60.5
	1200	59.2
	1124	58.88
	1039	59.89
	1000	59.3
	1000	60
	1000	59.64
	897	60.5
	897	59.26
	891	58.93
	871	60.5
	796	59
	782	60.85
	709	60.85
	678	58.95
	616	59.3
	553	57.42
	528	60.5
	493	59.35
	482	59.2
	470	59.9
	417	59.3
	395	60.2
	394	57.99
	389	59.98
	373	58.99
	324	60.35
	315	57.5
	315	60.16
	315	59.8
	315	59.35
	315	59.36
	315	58.91
	312	57.55
	298	59.98
	289	59.3
	288	57.24
	276	57.23
	269	59.48
	266	59.24
	264	59.3
	261	58.49
	259	59.99
	248	59.3
	247	59.45
	240	59.32
	240	59.35
	237	60.37
	225	60.44
	224	60.29
	223	60.45
	220	59.36
	220	58.92
	210	58.99
	204	60.49
	201	60.36
	200	59.41
	200	57.68
	197	59.3
	187	60.38
	184	60.42
	182	58.99
	178	59.86
	177	59.97
	173	57.14
	168	58.88
	165	60.37
	158	58.88
	157	60.38
	150	59.3
	150	59.3
	150	59
	148	59.99
	147	60.36
	139	57.5
	139	57.5
	139	57.5
	139	57.51
	139	57.51
	139	57.52
	139	57.52
	139	57.52
	139	57.52
	139	57.52
	139	57.52
	139	57.52
	139	57.52
	138	59.28
	137	59.15
	136	59.65
	136	59.73
	136	59.74
	136	59.73
	136	59.74
	136	59.74
	136	59.74
	134	60.63
	130	59.37
	130	57.5
	128	59.45
	127	59.89
	125	60.63
	124	60.43
	123	59.65
	120	57.51
	119	59.74
	116	58.83
	113	57.25
	113	57.69
	112	59.3
	112	59.74
	110	59.3
	109	59.35
	108	58.49
	105	60
	105	60.37
	102	58.88
	101	60.17
	100	60.38
	100	60.38
	100	60.38
	100	58.88
	100	59.73
	100	59.73
	100	59.73
	100	60.4
	98	60.35
	96	59.98
	96	59.99
	91	60.46
	91	60.29
	87	59.35
	86	60.45
	85	60.42
	84	60.6
	83	59.65
	82	59.95
	81	59.7
	77	60.42
	76	60.23
	75	59.95
	73	59.95
	72	60.68
	72	60.37
	70	59.95
	69	58.88
	68	59.73
	66	60.38
	66	59.37
	65	59.73
	65	60.18
	64	60.26
	62	58.99
	62	60.38
	62	60.26
	62	59.43
	61	60.19
	61	60.27
	57	60.19
	56	59.7
	56	59.73
	56	60.62
	54	60.12
	52	59.7
	50	57.5
	50	59.99
	50	60.11
	50	59.15
	50	59
	48	59.99
	46	59.55
	45	57.5
	45	60.71
	45	59.43
	44	57.96
	43	60.43
	41	58.49
	40	60.38
	40	60.67
	39	59.98
	38	57.22
	37	60.71
	37	60.72
	36	59.73
	36	59.73
	35	59.73
	35	60.36
	34	59.95
	33	59.15
	32	58.86
	31	59.74
	31	59.86
	31	60.44
	30	59.74
	30	59.42
	29	59.9
	29	59.94
	29	59.17
	29	58.88
	27	59.38
	24	58.49
	23	60.23
	22	59.86
	22	60.48
	21	60.34
	18	59.98
	18	58.89
	17	59.73
	17	60.45
	16	57.51
	16	60.12
	15	58
	14	59.97
	11	57.21
	9	58.88
	8	58.99
	8	60.26
	6	60.5
	6	60.84
	6	59.2
	6	57
	6	57.52
	6	60.45
	6	59.44
	4	59.3
	4	58.87
	4	60.71
	4	57.54
	3	59.29
	3	59.29
	3	59.31
	3	60.85
	3	60.38
	3	59.68
	3	59.7
	3	59.73
	3	57.51
	3	60.35
	3	59.63
	3	59.37
	3	58.92
	2	60.16
	2	60.41
	2	59.43
	2	59.36
	2	59.35
	2	57.68
	1	59.3
	1	59.9
	1	59.17
	1	58.99
	1	58.86
	1	58.88
	1	58.88
	1	58.88
	1	58.88
	1	59.74
	1	57.51
	1	57.52
	1	59.96
	1	60.42
	1	60.44
	1	60.34
	1	60.26
	1	60.19
	1	59.95
	1	59.44
	1	59.29
Total	140,919

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	59.74
	-1	57.51
	-1	57.52
	-1	57.4
	-1	57.4
	-2	59.2
	-3	59.68
	-3	59.7
	-3	59.73
	-3	57.51
	-3	57.35
	-6	57.52
	-8	60.5
	-10	60.3
	-13	58.89
	-16	57.51
	-16	60.5
	-16	57.35
	-17	59.73
	-22	59.86
	-22	60.34
	-23	60.25
	-24	58.66
	-29	59.89
	-29	58.88
	-30	59.74
	-31	59.74
	-31	60.42
	-35	57.25
	-35	59.73
	-35	60.4
	-35	60.39
	-36	59.73
	-36	59.73
	-40	60.67
	-41	58.66
	-42	60.41
	-44	57.87
	-45	57.5
	-45	59.36
	-46	59.55
	-49	57.14
	-50	60.2
	-52	59.7
	-56	59.7
	-56	59.79
	-57	60.19
	-65	59.73
	-66	59.41
	-68	59.73
	-70	65
	-70	60.2
	-72	60.68
	-76	60.2
	-81	59.7
	-84	60.42
	-85	59.2
	-89	58.88
	-91	60.41
	-96	59.94
	-96	59.96
	-100	57.25
	-100	60.34
	-100	59.73
	-100	59.73
	-100	59.73
	-103	60.14
	-105	60.37
	-108	58.66
	-109	59.25
	-112	59.74
	-116	58.81
	-119	59.74
	-120	57.51
	-123	60.67
	-125	60.51
	-126	60.16
	-128	60.36
	-130	57.52
	-136	59.65
	-136	59.73
	-136	59.73
	-136	59.74
	-136	59.74
	-136	59.74
	-136	59.74
	-139	57.5
	-139	57.5
	-139	57.5
	-139	57.51
	-139	57.51
	-139	57.52
	-139	57.52
	-139	57.52
	-139	57.52
	-139	57.52
	-139	57.52
	-139	57.52
	-139	57.52
	-140	59.25
	-147	60.36
	-150	59.2
	-172	57.25
	-173	57.2
	-176	58.88
	-187	60.36
	-190	60.51
	-196	60.27
	-200	59.35
	-201	60.38
	-209	59.84
	-209	59.68
	-220	59.47
	-220	59.43
	-243	60.43
	-246	59.95
	-249	59.4
	-249	59.38
	-249	59.33
	-249	59.1
	-250	59.89
	-251	60.39
	-261	58.69
	-261	58.78
	-266	59.24
	-269	58.5
	-276	59.48
	-288	60.19
	-288	60.25
	-294	59.45
	-307	60.19
	-315	60.46
	-315	60.46
	-315	60.64
	-315	60.44
	-315	60.3
	-315	60.17
	-315	60.07
	-315	59.97
	-315	59.8
	-315	59.39
	-315	59.36
	-315	59.2
	-315	59.1
	-315	59.15
	-315	58.98
	-315	58.85
	-315	58.91
	-315	58.5
	-315	58.62
	-315	58.65
	-315	57.71
	-315	57.5
	-315	57.5
	-315	57.44
	-315	57.26
	-317	58.36
	-317	57.97
	-324	60.37
	-324	60.35
	-328	59.44
	-342	59.99
	-348	58.42724
	-359	57.25
	-364	59.86
	-364	59.7
	-364	59.9
	-364	59.85
	-364	60.17
	-364	60.24
	-364	60.29
	-364	57.8
	-396	60.2
	-399	57.35
	-400	57.25
	-438	59.87
	-447	57.42
	-553	57.42
	-555	58.90501
	-558	58.51
	-564	58.84
	-567	57.93
	-571	60.24638
	-580	57.35
	-596	58.62
	-622	58.87
	-763	59.2
	-795	60.3
	-875	60.34
	-976	60.5
	-1000	57.25
	-1000	59.92
	-1000	59.81
	-1298	60.3
	-1700	57.25
	-2500	57.54093
	-2541	59.29823
	-6585	57.25
	-7036	57.25
	-9852	65.9
	-16065	60.5
Total	89,056

(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)

Put

Purchasing

35,000

63.75

20090924

16.625

(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	21 November 2008
Contact name	Ciaran Lavery
Telephone number	02890 409539
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	6268	88.6	A	20120327
P	Written	5808	116.82	A	20120711
P	Written	5428	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
P	Written	5000	82	A	20090326
P	Written	5000	50	A	20090326
P	Written	5000	69	A	20081127
P	Written	4886	97.272	A	20120828
P	Written	4850	109.19	A	20120530
P	Written	4420	88.07	A	20110623
P	Written	4320	99.12	A	20120425
P	Written	3801	96.12	A	20110623
P	Written	3016	115.61	A	20120613
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	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	1132	83.22	A	20111007
P	Written	1080	105.3	A	20110523
C	Purchased	1000	94	A	20081127
C	Purchased	1000	77	A	20090326
C	Purchased	1000	104	A	20090226
P	Written	1000	74	A	20081218
P	Written	873	137.5	A	20130725
P	Written	869	89.4361	A	20110207
P	Written	725	138	A	20130228
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
P	Purchased	-8000	121	A	20081127
C	Written	-10000	82	A	20081127
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
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	-449640	145	E	20081218
C	Written	-468000	135	E	20081218
C	Written	-685200	115	E	20090326
C	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

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