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EPT Disclosure

25th Sep 2008 10:51

RNS Number : 2886E

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

25 September 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	24 September 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	603,816 (0.13%)	367,480 (0.08%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	777,793 (0.17%)	1,946,081 (0.43%)
Total	1,381,609 (0.30%)	2,313,561 (0.51%)

(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)
	4814	106.22
	2339	106
	2000	105.5
	2000	106
	1780	105.94
	1582	105.45
	1404	106
	1344	104.44
	1262	105.45
	1118	105.5
	1043	105.94
	1000	104.44
	1000	104.44
	837	106
	784	105.56
	750	105.47
	713	105.93
	633	105.59
	633	105.59
	528	105.62
	500	106.2
	498	105.56
	466	105.73
	460	105.66
	455	105.9
	441	105.78
	415	106.04
	397	105.96
	394	105.45
	394	105.45
	394	105.45
	394	105.45
	393	105.45
	393	105.46
	393	105.45
	392	105.97
	380	105.57
	373	105.45
	346	105.46
	345	105.45
	335	105.45
	329	105.59
	327	105.73
	326	106.2
	323	105.57
	318	105.89
	314	105.47
	304	106.07
	302	105.92
	300	106.04
	297	105.56
	297	106.42
	292	105.78
	274	105.92
	260	105.56
	252	105.98
	242	105.46
	236	106
	235	105.45
	235	106
	218	105.93
	206	104.44
	202	105.45
	202	105.56
	202	105.45
	201	105.9
	199	105.92
	199	106.04
	194	106.04
	193	105.91
	193	106.05
	186	105.73
	186	105.72
	184	106.19
	184	105.41
	159	106
	158	105.73
	155	105.57
	153	106.03
	146	105.73
	141	105.42
	139	105.78
	138	105.92
	134	105.42
	122	105.8
	119	105.59
	111	106.05
	110	106.1
	105	104.44
	102	106.42
	101	105.57
	101	105.59
	100	106
	100	106.1
	100	105.41
	100	105.48
	99	105.45
	99	105.59
	96	106.07
	95	105.45
	91	106.03
	89	105.56
	89	105.41
	86	105.78
	86	105.59
	82	105.56
	82	105.47
	80	106.02
	80	105.48
	80	106
	79	105.43
	79	105.47
	78	105.99
	77	105.73
	76	105.92
	75	105.57
	74	105.92
	70	105.45
	64	105.45
	62	105.92
	62	105.41
	62	105.8
	61	105.45
	59	105.73
	58	105.92
	57	105.95
	56	106.03
	55	104.43
	55	104.44
	54	105.45
	54	105.91
	54	105.45
	51	105.96
	50	105.57
	50	106.09
	49	105.78
	48	105.46
	46	105.73
	46	105.45
	46	105.92
	44	105.45
	43	105.57
	42	105.93
	42	105.98
	41	106
	40	105.66
	36	106.42
	36	105.56
	36	105.91
	35	105.57
	29	105.45
	29	105.46
	28	105.46
	27	105.45
	27	106.1
	27	105.44
	26	106.1
	25	105.99
	25	106
	25	106
	25	105.89
	25	105.91
	25	106.21
	24	105.73
	23	104.44
	22	105.99
	22	105.45
	22	105.56
	22	106
	21	105.45
	21	105.41
	20	104.44
	20	104.44
	20	106.04
	18	105.42
	17	105.57
	17	105.56
	16	105.57
	15	105.8
	13	105.41
	12	104.44
	12	105.48
	11	105.57
	10	105.99
	10	105.94
	10	106.19
	9	105.56
	9	105.91
	8	105.41
	7	105.59
	7	105.41
	7	105.41
	5	106
	4	105.73
	4	104.43
	4	104.44
	4	105.81
	3	105.56
	3	104.43
	3	106.47
	3	106.51
	3	106.53
	3	106.68
	3	106.52
	3	106.54
	3	106.74
	3	106.41
	3	106.12
	3	105.93
	3	106.03
	2	105.41
	2	106.24
	2	106.24
	2	106.27
	2	106.27
	2	106.27
	2	106.28
	2	106.28
	2	106.27
	2	106.28
	2	106.28
	2	106.28
	2	106.31
	2	106.31
	2	106.3
	2	106.12
	2	105.69
	2	105.84
	2	105.58
	2	105.65
	2	105.51
	2	105.51
	2	105.46
	2	105.47
	2	105.35
	2	105.35
	2	105.35
	2	105.37
	2	105.39
	2	105.48
	2	105.45
	2	105.45
	2	105.44
	2	105.48
	2	105.48
	2	105.48
	2	105.39
	2	105.39
	2	105.39
	2	105.56
	2	105.56
	2	105.53
	2	105.58
	2	105.58
	2	105.58
	2	105.71
	2	105.71
	2	105.71
	2	105.78
	2	105.78
	2	105.78
	2	105.7
	2	105.7
	2	105.69
	2	105.61
	2	105.61
	2	105.55
	2	105.55
	2	105.54
	2	105.94
	2	105.94
	2	105.92
	2	106.03
	2	106.03
	2	105.66
	2	105.66
	2	105.65
	2	105.66
	2	105.66
	2	105.65
	2	105.72
	2	105.74
	2	105.74
	2	105.76
	2	105.76
	2	105.76
	2	105.81
	2	105.81
	2	105.8
	2	106.02
	2	106.5
	2	106.47
	2	106.46
	2	106.5
	2	106.51
	2	106.53
	2	106.52
	2	106.68
	2	106.67
	2	106.52
	2	106.54
	2	106.74
	2	106.48
	2	106.48
	2	106.41
	2	106.4
	2	106.12
	2	106.11
	2	105.93
	2	105.92
	2	105.99
	2	106.03
	2	106.03
	1	104.43
	1	105.45
	1	105.56
	1	106.22
	1	105.45
	1	105.47
	1	106.38
	1	106.32
	1	106.31
	1	106.24
	1	106.25
	1	106.3
	1	106.34
	1	106.32
	1	105.99
	1	105.69
	1	105.77
	1	105.77
	1	105.77
	1	105.79
	1	105.79
	1	105.84
	1	105.82
	1	105.83
	1	105.76
	1	105.75
	1	105.71
	1	105.7
	1	105.9
	1	105.91
	1	105.59
	1	105.58
	1	105.57
	1	105.59
	1	105.58
	1	105.58
	1	105.49
	1	105.49
	1	105.48
	1	105.47
	1	105.47
	1	105.47
	1	105.35
	1	105.47
	1	105.46
	1	105.45
	1	105.46
	1	105.44
	1	105.41
	1	105.6
	1	105.6
	1	105.53
	1	105.6
	1	105.6
	1	105.6
	1	105.57
	1	105.46
	1	105.49
	1	105.47
	1	105.49
	1	105.48
	1	105.48
	1	105.55
	1	105.56
	1	105.61
	1	105.55
	1	105.93
	1	105.94
	1	106.05
	1	105.8
	1	105.75
	1	105.77
	1	105.77
	1	105.77
	1	105.77
	1	105.74
	1	106.03
	1	106.52
	1	106.54
	1	106.54
	1	106.54
	1	106.54
	1	106.68
	1	106.54
	1	106.54
	1	106.74
	1	106.75
	1	106.48
	1	106.48
	1	106.4
	1	106
	1	106.04
	1	106.05
	1	106.03
	1	106.01
	1	106.01
	1	106
	1	105.89
	1	105.79
	1	105.8
	1	105.81
	1	105.8
Total	51,720

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	105.85
	-1	105.93
	-1	106.22
	-1	105.45
	-1	105.47
	-1	106.39
	-1	106.29
	-1	106.29
	-1	106.24
	-1	106.24
	-1	106.31
	-1	106.3
	-1	106.32
	-1	106.01
	-1	106
	-1	105.8
	-1	105.7
	-1	105.7
	-1	105.7
	-1	105.71
	-1	105.72
	-1	105.76
	-1	105.77
	-1	105.77
	-1	105.82
	-1	105.75
	-1	105.75
	-1	105.69
	-1	105.69
	-1	105.91
	-1	105.9
	-1	105.9
	-1	105.9
	-1	105.56
	-1	105.56
	-1	105.57
	-1	105.58
	-1	105.48
	-1	105.48
	-1	105.48
	-1	105.48
	-1	105.48
	-1	105.47
	-1	105.29
	-1	105.45
	-1	105.45
	-1	105.45
	-1	105.46
	-1	105.4
	-1	105.41
	-1	105.38
	-1	105.38
	-1	105.45
	-1	105.45
	-1	105.45
	-1	105.53
	-1	105.57
	-1	105.46
	-1	105.46
	-1	105.48
	-1	105.48
	-1	105.56
	-1	105.55
	-1	105.55
	-1	105.55
	-1	105.56
	-1	105.55
	-1	105.94
	-1	105.93
	-1	105.93
	-1	105.93
	-1	106.01
	-1	105.74
	-1	105.75
	-1	105.76
	-1	105.76
	-1	105.77
	-1	105.76
	-1	105.74
	-1	106.03
	-1	106.03
	-1	106.03
	-1	106.53
	-1	106.54
	-1	106.55
	-1	106.55
	-1	106.53
	-1	106.68
	-1	106.54
	-1	106.54
	-1	106.74
	-1	106.74
	-1	106.52
	-1	106.37
	-1	106
	-1	106.04
	-1	106.04
	-1	106.04
	-1	105.99
	-1	105.99
	-1	105.9
	-1	105.79
	-1	105.79
	-1	105.8
	-1	105.5
	-2	105.41
	-2	106.27
	-2	106.27
	-2	106.28
	-2	106.3
	-2	105.71
	-2	105.66
	-2	105.29
	-2	105.37
	-2	105.45
	-2	105.44
	-2	105.48
	-2	105.39
	-2	105.58
	-2	105.71
	-2	105.78
	-2	105.69
	-2	105.54
	-2	105.65
	-2	105.65
	-2	105.76
	-2	105.76
	-2	105.8
	-2	106.53
	-2	106.46
	-2	106.5
	-2	106.52
	-2	106.67
	-2	106.37
	-2	106.08
	-2	105.92
	-2	105.99
	-2	106.04
	-4	106.24
	-4	106.27
	-4	106.28
	-4	106.28
	-4	106.31
	-4	105.58
	-4	105.51
	-4	105.47
	-4	105.35
	-4	105.48
	-4	105.45
	-4	105.48
	-4	105.39
	-4	105.56
	-4	105.58
	-4	105.71
	-4	105.78
	-4	105.7
	-4	105.61
	-4	105.55
	-4	105.94
	-4	106.03
	-4	105.66
	-4	105.66
	-4	105.74
	-4	105.76
	-4	105.81
	-4	105.82
	-5	106.47
	-5	106.51
	-5	106.53
	-5	106.68
	-5	106.52
	-5	106.54
	-5	106.74
	-5	106.48
	-5	106.41
	-5	106.12
	-5	105.93
	-5	106
	-5	106.03
	-7	105.41
	-7	105.41
	-8	105.41
	-12	105.48
	-13	105.41
	-17	106.47
	-18	105.42
	-21	105.41
	-27	105.44
	-28	105.79
	-28	105.46
	-29	105.46
	-40	106
	-48	105.46
	-54	105.45
	-62	105.41
	-65	105.85
	-79	105.47
	-79	105.43
	-80	105.48
	-80	106.02
	-82	105.47
	-89	105.41
	-99	105.91
	-100	105.48
	-100	105.41
	-107	106.47
	-134	105.42
	-141	106
	-141	105.42
	-145	105.79
	-184	105.41
	-186	105.73
	-199	106
	-200	105.74
	-202	105.45
	-242	105.46
	-250	106
	-304	106.07
	-314	105.47
	-346	105.46
	-393	105.46
	-393	105.45
	-394	105.45
	-394	105.45
	-422	106
	-448	106
	-467	105.79
	-500	105.93
	-633	105.59
	-633	105.59
	-750	106.17
	-750	106.17
	-1376	106.47
	-1500	106.02
	-4085	105.4492
Total	17,853

(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)

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	Selling	150000	145	E	20081218	0.36
C	Selling	150000	145	E	20081218	0.36
C	Selling	12800	115	E	20081218	2.61
C	Purchasing	10020	95	E	20081126	2.64
C	Purchasing	6600	95	E	20081126	1.38
C	Selling	4000	95	E	20081126	2.6
C	Selling	1980	59.227	A	20130627	2.63
C	Selling	-20	145	E	20081218	71.12
C	Selling	-220	135	E	20081218	71.12
C	Purchasing	-2000	95	E	20081126	2.67
C	Selling	-6000	145	E	20081218	1.55
C	Purchasing	-10000	95	E	20081126	2.6
C	Selling	-12800	59.227	A	20130627	2.59
C	Purchasing	-24750	145	E	20081218	0.615
C	Selling	-30000	145	E	20081218	1.555
P	Selling	-60000	100	E	20081218	0.35
C	Selling	-60000	135	E	20081218	0.365
C	Selling	-60000	115	E	20081218	0.365
C	Purchasing	-65250	145	E	20081218	0.615
C	Selling	-150000	95	E	20081126	0.345
C	Selling	-150000	95	E	20081126	0.345

(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	25 September 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
C	Purchased	25000	126	A	20080925
C	Purchased	25000	126	A	20080925
C	Purchased	2000	78.46	A	20090924
C	Purchased	1000	138	A	20081030
C	Written	-1000	116	A	20081030
C	Written	-2000	124	A	20080925
C	Written	-33000	85	A	20111222
C	Written	-50000	122	A	20081218
C	Written	-75000	56.89	A	20090924
C	Written	-166800	115	E	20081218
C	Written	-198000	135	E	20081218
C	Written	-389640	145	E	20081218
C	Written	-70	105	A	20081127
C	Written	-270	65	A	20081127
C	Written	-732	59.227	A	20130627
C	Written	-774	95	A	20081218
C	Written	-885	88	E	20091215
C	Written	-1948	66	E	20091215
C	Written	-2000	110	A	20081218
C	Written	-2491	85	A	20100623
C	Written	-6437	64	A	20090619
C	Written	-21739	58.592	A	20120628
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	-302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Purchased	-290	95.75	E	20100628
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	Written	71	141.69	A	20130627
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	107	139.59	A	20130627
P	Written	115	130.34	A	20121220
P	Written	117	128.71	A	20110224
P	Written	138	92.66	A	20110728
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
P	Written	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Written	203	98.22	E	20120912
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P	Written	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	Written	266	94.08	A	20110728
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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	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
P	Written	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	Written	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	Written	392	131.14	A	20121011
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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
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
P	Written	1976	160.932	A	20121128
P	Written	2248	73.8533	A	20101229
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
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	5066	109.19	A	20120530
P	Written	5428	92.64	A	20110624
P	Written	5810	119.75	A	20120628
P	Written	6268	88.6	A	20120327
P	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
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
P	Written	30588	56.0324	E	20081103
P	Written	40000	74.25	E	20110727
P	Written	50979	56.1501	A	20101011
P	Written	73200	100	E	20081218
P	Purchased	-232000	78.46	A	20090924
P	Purchased	-154000	138	A	20080925
P	Purchased	-112000	68.66	A	20090924
P	Purchased	-100000	136	A	20080925
P	Purchased	-90000	110	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-71000	75	A	20111222
P	Purchased	-57000	80	A	20111222
P	Purchased	-50000	122	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-44000	72	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-25000	115	A	20081030
P	Purchased	-15000	120	A	20081030
P	Purchased	-8000	121	A	20081127
P	Purchased	-5000	68	A	20101223
P	Purchased	-5000	120	A	20080925
P	Purchased	-2000	77	A	20111222
P	Written	9000	114	A	20080925
P	Written	30000	120	A	20080925
P	Written	39000	58	A	20080925
P	Written	48000	132	A	20080925
P	Written	130000	60	A	20080925
P	Written	140000	130	A	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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