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EPT Disclosure

14th Nov 2008 12:05

RNS Number : 1961I

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

14 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	13 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	827,862 (0.18%)	352,569 (0.08%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	521,389 (0.11%)	3,566,497 (0.78%)
Total	1,349,251 (0.29%)	3,919,066 (0.86%)

(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)
	10541	75.199997
	7048	70
	4450	69
	3794	71.290001
	1569	71.110001
	1000	70.980003
	828	71.110001
	807	70.800003
	609	71.290001
	568	71.089996
	550	70.790001
	527	69.690002
	527	69.690002
	500	70.410004
	500	70.349999
	487	71
	441	69.989998
	410	70.419998
	381	70.800003
	292	69.970001
	276	70
	250	71.290001
	236	71.290001
	179	71.290001
	174	71.699997
	155	70.419998
	148	71.699997
	145	71.25
	123	70.800003
	100	71.239998
	100	71.260002
	90	69.980003
	90	70.419998
	87	71.129997
	70	69.970001
	66	71.699997
	55	70.800003
	50	70.980003
	50	70.800003
	48	71.080002
	44	69.699997
	29	69.879997
	29	69.849999
	28	69.639999
	28	69.93
	26	69.550003
	25	70.800003
	24	69.639999
	15	71.699997
	8	69.699997
	6	69.550003
	4	69.639999
	3	69.639999
	2	69.989998
Total	38,592

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	69.650002
	-1	69.639999
	-1	69.639999
	-1	69.639999
	-1	69.639999
	-1	69.629997
	-1	69.629997
	-1	69.629997
	-1	69.459999
	-1	69.879997
	-2	71.379997
	-3	69.639999
	-3	69.580002
	-3	69.639999
	-4	69.459999
	-4	69.639999
	-6	69.550003
	-13	69.639999
	-13	69.629997
	-15	69.629997
	-20	69.639999
	-22	69.629997
	-23	69.57
	-24	69.650002
	-28	69.650002
	-28	69.959999
	-28	69.870003
	-29	69
	-29	69.860001
	-35	69.459999
	-48	69.639999
	-50	71.379997
	-50	69
	-71	69.459999
	-73	69.639999
	-80	69
	-89	69.639999
	-100	69
	-100	69
	-100	69.650002
	-100	69.459999
	-103	69
	-132	69
	-138	69
	-140	69
	-147	69.459999
	-179	69.459999
	-200	69
	-200	69.639999
	-222	69
	-239	69.459999
	-250	69
	-300	69
	-300	69.639999
	-302	69
	-326	69.639999
	-334	69.459999
	-500	69.639999
	-527	69.690002
	-600	69.639999
	-678	69.629997
	-707	69.629997
	-711	69.459999
	-1000	69.639999
	-1500	69
	-1500	69
	-1651	69.459999
	-1813	69.459999
	-10545	75.199997
Total	26,447

(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	6300	90	E	20090326	0.74
P	purchasing	-800	90	E	20090326	3.18
C	purchasing	-8460	95	E	20090326	4.17
C	selling	-30000	60	E	20090326	4.13
C	selling	-150000	115	E	20090326	0.235
C	selling	-150000	115	E	20090326	0.24

(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	14 November 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	90000	72	A	20081218
P	purchased	50979	37.6132	E	20091001
P	purchased	40000	77.94	E	20100219
P	purchased	40000	38.5842	E	20091201
P	purchased	29000	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	24000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	20000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	20000	89	E	20100809
P	purchased	19000	77.8	E	20090630
P	purchased	10000	95.75	E	20100629
P	purchased	10000	138.11	E	20120416
P	purchased	6789	77.2	E	20110627
P	purchased	6646	75.22	E	20100524
P	purchased	6646	82.55	E	20100517
P	purchased	6415	95.75	E	20100628
P	purchased	6415	95.7	E	20120905
P	purchased	6268	98.22	E	20120912
P	purchased	5808	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	5428	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	5270	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	5000	75	A	20111222
P	purchased	5000	110	A	20081218
P	purchased	5000	68.66	A	20090924
P	purchased	5000	80	A	20111222
P	purchased	5000	122	A	20081218
P	purchased	5000	72	A	20081218
C	purchased	4886	85	A	20090226
C	purchased	4850	74	A	20090326
P	purchased	4420	64	A	20090625
P	purchased	4320	84	A	20081218
C	purchased	3801	75	A	20090326
P	purchased	3016	121	A	20081127
C	purchased	2994	76	A	20090326
C	purchased	2988	75	A	20081218
C	purchased	2722	86	A	20081127
C	purchased	2591	90	A	20081218
P	purchased	2591	68	A	20101223
P	purchased	2248	110	A	20090625
P	purchased	2000	60	A	20090326
C	purchased	2000	78.46	A	20090924
C	purchased	1976	88	A	20081218
P	purchased	1936	77	A	20111222
C	purchased	1917	94	A	20081127
C	purchased	1370	77	A	20090326
C	purchased	1352	104	A	20090226
P	written	1273	74	A	20081218
P	written	1273	82	A	20090326
P	written	1188	50	A	20090326
C	written	1152	85	A	20090326
C	written	1152	86	A	20090326
P	written	1152	50	A	20081218
C	written	1152	82	A	20081127
P	written	1132	70	A	20101223
P	written	1000	130	A	20081218
C	written	1000	85	A	20111222
C	written	1000	122	A	20081218
C	written	1000	95	A	20090326
P	written	873	141.69	A	20130627
C	written	869	56.89	A	20090924
P	written	725	129.41	A	20121220
P	written	561	128.75	A	20130228
P	written	561	127.31	A	20130228
P	written	514	124.35	A	20130228
P	written	514	143.31	A	20130627
P	written	464	141.79	A	20110630
P	written	464	141.69	A	20110630
P	written	422	139.04	A	20130627
P	written	422	141.75	A	20130627
P	written	405	139.59	A	20130627
P	written	400	130.34	A	20121220
P	written	392	128.71	A	20110224
P	written	388	92.66	A	20110728
P	written	388	93.6	A	20110728
P	written	365	94.02	A	20110728
P	written	332	131.2	A	20130328
P	written	332	140.36	A	20130627
P	written	330	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	302	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	302	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	296	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	290	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	290	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	268	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	266	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	208	94.08	A	20110728
P	written	208	135.22	A	20110412
C	written	203	65	A	20081127
P	written	203	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	191	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	191	135.38	A	20130725
P	written	191	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	191	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	177	136.18	A	20130627
P	written	160	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	159	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	141	137	A	20130328
P	written	138	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	117	77.2	E	20110627
C	written	115	75	E	20090924
P	written	107	131.14	A	20121011
P	written	99	131.96	A	20130205
P	written	90	98.1	A	20100625
P	written	88	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	88	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	87	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	81	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	79	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	78	77.8	E	20090630
C	written	77	60	E	20090326
P	written	71	89	E	20100809
P	written	-70	89	E	20100809
P	written	-191	138	A	20130228
P	written	-191	89.4361	A	20110207
P	written	-203	137.5	A	20130725
C	written	-208	88	E	20091215
P	written	-270	83.22	A	20111007
P	written	-290	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-302	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-332	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-388	43.3704	E	20100628
C	written	-391	95	A	20081218
P	written	-422	105.3	A	20110523
C	written	-464	59.227	A	20130627
P	written	-514	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-561	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-945	153.6	A	20130107
P	written	-1152	85.0735	A	20110228
C	written	-1152	105	E	20090326
P	written	-1174	99.8	A	20110428
P	written	-1232	174.48	A	20130521
C	written	-1273	66	E	20091215
P	written	-1948	160.932	A	20121128
P	written	-2000	73.8533	A	20101229
C	written	-2080	85	A	20100623
P	written	-2491	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-2755	119	A	20120711
C	written	-3140	80	E	20090423
P	written	-5000	164.66	A	20121227
P	written	-5000	85.04	A	20110328
P	written	-5000	115.61	A	20120613
C	written	-5000	110	A	20081218
P	written	-5000	96.12	A	20110623
P	written	-6415	110	E	20090326
C	written	-6646	95	E	20090326
P	written	-8000	99.12	A	20120425
P	written	-10000	88.07	A	20110623
P	written	-10800	109.19	A	20120530
P	written	-12000	97.272	A	20120828
P	written	-14000	119.75	A	20120628
P	written	-14037	92.64	A	20110624
P	written	-20000	116.82	A	20120711
P	written	-24000	88.6	A	20120327
P	written	-26309	77.94	E	20100219
P	written	-33000	77.94	E	20100219
P	written	-44000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	-50000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	-50000	94.91	A	20110623
C	written	-61000	64	A	20090619
P	written	-75000	100	E	20081218
P	written	-87000	72	A	20081218
C	written	-90000	58.592	A	20120628
P	written	-90000	74.25	E	20110727
P	written	-178000	56.1501	A	20101011
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

This information is provided by RNS

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