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EPT Disclosure

13th Aug 2008 12:12

RNS Number : 2454B

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

13 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	12 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	285,759 (0.06%)	253,037 (0.06%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	982,593 (0.22%)	1,230,840 (0.27%)
Total	1,268,352 (0.28%)	1,483,877 (0.33%)

(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)
	41891	111.66
	10000	111.1833
	2500	114
	900	113.92
	888	112.87
	884	111.4
	627	113.82
	624	111.68
	572	111.08
	512	113.81
	499	113.5
	475	111.68
	454	110.98
	400	114
	400	112.19
	388	113.85
	379	112.06
	296	114
	294	112.14
	285	113.8
	273	113.85
	235	112.32
	230	112.11
	223	112.23
	214	111.4
	200	110.79
	189	110.95
	154	114
	150	114
	149	111.49
	135	111.49
	135	112.85
	104	111.49
	100	110.98
	100	113.8
	100	112.34
	81	110.99
	75	110.95
	58	111.08
	57	112.34
	52	111.03
	50	113.8
	49	113.8
	46	111.03
	45	110.99
	45	112.87
	38	112.87
	30	111.03
	30	112.22
	26	111.49
	25	112.87
	22	112.15
	22	112.19
	16	113.8
	11	111.49
	10	111.49
	9	111.03
	4	112.87
	4	112.19
	3	112.21
	1	111.4
	1	113.5
	1	112.19
Total	66,770

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	112.19
	-2	113.2
	-3	112.21
	-3	112.21
	-4	113
	-4	112.19
	-5	113.72
	-8	113.82
	-8	113.8
	-13	110.85
	-17	113.96
	-18	113.83
	-18	113.8
	-19	111.6
	-22	112.19
	-22	112.15
	-25	112.7
	-28	114
	-29	113.77
	-30	110.85
	-30	112.22
	-36	110.85
	-40	113.77
	-50	113.85
	-51	113.8
	-51	113.77
	-57	112.34
	-57	112.34
	-79	112.34
	-79	110.84
	-85	112
	-98	113.2
	-100	110.85
	-100	112.34
	-135	111.6
	-150	110.85
	-154	113.61
	-157	112.21
	-171	112.34
	-175	113.72
	-179	113.85
	-186	113.77
	-200	113.77
	-223	112.23
	-223	112.23
	-228	110.85
	-230	112.11
	-235	112.32
	-236	114
	-240	113.68
	-250	112.55
	-250	112.55
	-250	111
	-273	113.85
	-294	112.14
	-319	113.81
	-321	110.84
	-343	110.88
	-379	112.06
	-388	113.85
	-400	113.77
	-400	113.77
	-400	112.19
	-500	111.5
	-500	113
	-500	113.81
	-500	110.87
	-519	112.7
	-610	113.85
	-714	112.89
	-717	112.25
	-800	113.2
	-900	110.84
	-900	110.84
	-900	112.45
	-925	113.96
	-945	111.6
	-996	113
	-1000	113
	-1000	113
	-1042	112.33
	-1558	113.96
	-2000	113.95
	-2200	113
	-4800	113
	-5000	114
	-27927	111.66
Total	66,034

(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	24000	110	E	20081126	0.52
P	purchasing	20000	120	E	20081126	0.74
P	purchasing	20000	120	E	20081126	3.75
P	purchasing	20000	120	E	20081126	3.75
P	purchasing	20000	120	E	20081126	3.75
C	purchasing	20000	110	E	20081126	3.75
C	purchasing	20000	110	E	20081126	2.257
C	purchasing	20000	120	E	20080828	1.63
P	purchasing	20000	120	E	20081126	1.54
C	purchasing	20000	120	E	20080828	1.46
C	purchasing	19996	110	E	20081126	0.61
C	purchasing	19992	116	A	20080828	0.74
C	selling	18000	110	E	20081126	0.525
C	selling	4800	115	E	20081218	1.12
C	selling	-4800	110	E	20081126	0.5
C	selling	-9000	110	E	20081126	2.52
C	selling	-14000	110	E	20081126	1.8
P	selling	-19996	130	E	20081126	0.595
P	selling	-19996	130	E	20081126	0.665
P	selling	-19996	130	E	20081126	0.7
P	selling	-20000	130	E	20081126	1.84
P	selling	-20000	120	E	20081126	1.29
P	selling	-20000	120	E	20081126	1.29
P	selling	-20000	120	E	20081126	1.29

(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	13 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	140000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	purchased	130000	77.94	E	20100219
P	purchased	100000	38.5842	E	20091201
P	purchased	80000	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	70000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	66000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	50979	89	E	20100809
P	purchased	40000	77.8	E	20090630
P	purchased	39000	95.75	E	20100629
P	purchased	30588	138.11	E	20120416
P	purchased	30000	77.2	E	20110627
P	purchased	30000	75.22	E	20100524
P	purchased	20000	82.55	E	20100517
P	purchased	20000	95.75	E	20100628
P	purchased	6789	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	6646	95.7	E	20120905
P	purchased	6646	98.22	E	20120912
P	purchased	6528	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	6415	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	6415	138	A	20080925
P	purchased	6268	110	A	20081218
P	purchased	5810	68.66	A	20090924
P	purchased	5428	136	A	20080925
P	purchased	5066	75	A	20111222
P	purchased	4886	80	A	20111222
P	purchased	4420	72	A	20081218
C	purchased	4320	116	A	20080828
P	purchased	3801	120	A	20081030
P	purchased	3388	121	A	20081127
P	purchased	3188	68	A	20101223
P	purchased	3105	132	A	20080828
C	purchased	2994	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	2862	77	A	20111222
C	written	2591	85	A	20111222
P	written	2591	58	A	20080925
C	written	2248	122	A	20081218
P	written	2000	120	A	20080925
C	written	1976	105	A	20081127
P	written	1936	141.69	A	20130627
C	written	1592	56.89	A	20090924
P	written	1370	129.41	A	20121220
P	written	1273	128.75	A	20130228
P	written	1273	127.31	A	20130228
P	written	1188	124.35	A	20130228
P	written	1152	143.31	A	20130627
P	written	1152	141.79	A	20110630
P	written	1152	141.69	A	20110630
P	written	1152	139.04	A	20130627
P	written	1132	141.75	A	20130627
P	written	873	132	A	20080925
P	written	869	139.59	A	20130627
P	written	725	130.34	A	20121220
P	written	561	128.71	A	20110224
P	written	561	60	A	20080925
P	written	514	92.66	A	20110728
P	written	514	130	A	20081218
P	written	464	93.6	A	20110728
P	written	464	94.02	A	20110728
P	written	422	131.2	A	20130328
P	written	422	140.36	A	20130627
P	written	405	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	400	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	392	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	388	78.5	E	20110630
C	written	388	65	A	20081127
P	written	365	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	332	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	332	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	330	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	302	94.08	A	20110728
P	written	302	135.22	A	20110412
P	written	296	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	290	135.38	A	20130725
P	written	268	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	266	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	208	136.18	A	20130627
P	written	208	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	203	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	203	137	A	20130328
C	written	191	60	A	20130627
P	written	191	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	191	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	191	131.14	A	20121011
P	written	177	131.96	A	20130205
P	written	160	98.1	A	20100625
P	written	159	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	141	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	138	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	117	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	115	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	107	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	99	89	E	20100809
P	written	90	89	E	20100809
P	written	88	138	A	20130228
C	written	88	88	E	20091215
P	written	87	89.4361	A	20110207
P	written	81	137.5	A	20130725
C	written	79	120	E	20080828
P	written	78	83.22	A	20111007
P	written	77	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	71	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-70	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-191	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-191	105.3	A	20110523
P	written	-200	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-203	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-208	85.0735	A	20110228
C	written	-290	115	E	20081218
P	written	-302	153.6	A	20130107
P	written	-332	174.48	A	20130521
C	written	-385	66	E	20091215
P	written	-388	160.932	A	20121128
C	written	-422	110	A	20081218
P	written	-464	73.8533	A	20101229
C	written	-514	85	A	20100623
P	written	-561	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-775	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-1152	119	A	20120711
P	written	-1152	85.04	A	20110328
C	written	-1273	140	E	20080828
P	written	-1948	99.8	A	20110428
P	written	-2000	115.61	A	20120613
P	written	-2000	164.66	A	20121227
P	written	-2491	96.12	A	20110623
P	written	-2591	99.12	A	20120425
P	written	-5000	88.07	A	20110623
P	written	-5000	97.272	A	20120828
P	written	-6000	115	E	20080828
P	written	-6415	135	E	20080828
P	written	-6437	120	E	20081126
P	written	-6646	109.19	A	20120530
P	written	-8000	92.64	A	20110624
P	written	-9000	119.75	A	20120628
C	written	-15000	135	E	20081218
P	written	-15239	88.6	A	20120327
P	written	-18000	77.94	E	20100219
P	written	-33000	77.94	E	20100219
C	written	-36000	64	A	20090619
P	written	-44000	116.82	A	20120711
P	written	-50000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	-57000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	-71000	94.91	A	20110623
P	written	-75000	100	E	20081218
C	written	-100000	59.365	A	20120628
P	written	-112000	130	E	20081126
P	written	-140000	56.0324	E	20081103
P	written	-150000	74.25	E	20110727
P	written	-242000	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

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