19th Mar 2008 11:57
Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd19 March 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LtdClass of relevant security to which the Ord/Equitydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 18 March 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 480,317 233,814 (0.11%) (0.05%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,117,535 1,996,581 (0.24%) (0.44%) Total 1,597,852 2,230,395 (0.35%) (0.49%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of thecompany, 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%) (c) 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) 14195 127 8520 127 4414 122.25 2191 122.8 1944 122.55 1568 122.32 1110 122.8 1007 122.25 1007 122.25 810 122.25 783 122.8 628 121.79 627 122 620 122.1 590 122.22 586 122.25 563 122.8 549 122.21 549 122.25 510 122.44 504 122.46 501 122.63 500 122.07 500 122.24 500 122.55 500 122.8 491 122.73 491 122.76 475 122.7 472 122.3 447 122.42 439 122.45 429 123.08 429 123.4 425 122.95 420 123.19 415 122.99 411 122.6 410 122.9 410 122.9 410 122.37 409 122.91 402 122.81 400 122.29 395 122.41 391 123.07 391 122 390 122.7 389 122.5 387 122.63 383 122.68 376 122.72 375 122.9 366 122.91 357 123.01 356 123.07 356 123.05 350 122.55 343 122.41 340 122.11 340 122.11 339 122.48 329 122.21 321 122.02 306 122.02 286 122.12 279 122.96 279 123.06 265 122.88 253 122.68 253 122.25 251 122.8 250 122.71 250 122.1 250 122.1 243 122.98 240 122.27 236 122.27 229 123.09 227 123.11 216 122.21 200 123.09 200 122.88 197 122.41 197 122.27 197 122.25 197 122.25 177 122 166 122.55 154 122.55 148 123.06 140 122.88 138 123.11 137 122.26 132 122.56 129 122.8 127 122.47 120 122.9 116 122.29 112 122.88 107 122.07 103 122.41 101 122.67 100 122.98 100 122.28 100 122.28 100 122.29 88 122.24 88 122.24 87 122.25 86 122.12 85 122.31 80 122.55 80 122.6 79 123.03 79 123.03 60 122.05 60 122.26 59 122 56 122.63 55 122.21 49 122.25 41 122.67 40 122.55 38 122.98 38 122.44 37 122.67 36 122.91 35 122.55 31 122.1 31 122.32 26 122.8 25 122.42 22 122.8 22 122.91 20 123.06 17 122.88 15 122.71 15 122.21 13 122.41 13 122.07 10 122.27 9 122.91 9 122.55 9 122.41 8 123.06 8 123.06 7 122.98 7 122.11 5 122.21 5 122.1 2 122.98 1 123.09 1 122.89 1 122.38 1 122.89 1 122.38 1 122.26Total 70,534 Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated) -1 122.89 -1 122.38 -1 122.25 -7 122.24 -7 122.11 -79 123.03 -81 122.24 -88 122.24 -197 122.27 -340 122.11 -750 122.9 -785 122.8 -1007 122.25 -1007 122.25 -2215 122.8 -7079 127 -8520 127 -14195 127 -28432 127Total 64,792 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, securities to American,e.g. call option purchasing, which the option Price (AUD) European etc. date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 6) per unit (AUD)(C = call (Note 4)option; P = put option) C Purchasing 750 100 A 20080327 23.12 C Selling 6,000 145 E 20080529 1.14 C Selling 12,000 145 E 20080529 1.19 (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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 19 March 2008 Contact name Ciaran Lavery Telephone number 02890 409539 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton plcNature 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 atwww.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, Written or Number of Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date purchased securities to which (Note 2) American, Europeane.g. call option the option or etc. derivative relates P 200000 Written 88 A 20080327 P 130000 Written 60 A 20080925 P 100000 Written 90 A 20080327 P 100000 Written 132 A 20080925 P 100000 Written 136 A 20080327 P 50979 Written 56.1501 A 20101011 P 50000 Written 112 A 20080327 C 50000 Purchased 130 A 20080327 P 50000 Written 64 A 20080327 P 40000 Written 74.25 E 20110727 P 39000 Written 58 A 20080925 P 30588 Written 56.0324 E 20081103 C 29000 Purchased 138 A 20080327 C 15000 Purchased 112 A 20080327 P 12000 Written 150 E 20080529 P 7517 Written 116.82 A 20120711 P 6789 Written 94.91 A 20110623 P 6646 Written 37.6132 E 20091001 P 6415 Written 77.94 E 20100219 P 6268 Written 88.6 A 20120327 P 5906 Written 119.75 A 20120628 P 5780 Written 109.19 A 20120530 P 5428 Written 92.64 A 20110624 P 4886 Written 97.272 A 20120828 P 4420 Written 88.07 A 20110623 P 4320 Written 99.12 A 20120425 P 3828 Written 115.61 A 20120613 P 3801 Written 96.12 A 20110623 P 3468 Written 164.66 A 20121227 P 3105 Written 99.8 A 20110428 P 2994 Written 85.04 A 20110328 P 2862 Written 119 A 20120711 P 2591 Written 38.5842 E 20091201 P 2269 Written 44.0766 E 20080630 P 2248 Written 73.8533 A 20101229 P 2024 Written 98.79 E 20100629 C 2000 Purchased 78.46 A 20090924 C 2000 Purchased 126 A 20080327 P 1976 Written 160.932 A 20121128 P 1792 Written 153.6 A 20130107 P 1370 Written 85.0735 A 20110228 P 1273 Written 78.5 E 20110630 P 1188 Written 105.3 A 20110523 P 1152 Written 43.3704 E 20100628 P 1152 Written 43.3704 E 20100628 P 1132 Written 83.22 A 20111007 C 1000 Purchased 106 A 20080626 P 869 Written 89.4361 A 20110207 P 765 Written 43.9589 E 20080630 P 725 Written 138 A 20130228 P 700 Written 103.7 A 20120515 P 561 Written 89 E 20100809 P 514 Written 77.8 E 20090630 P 464 Written 95.75 E 20100629 P 454 Written 44.0766 E 20080630 P 405 Written 98.1 A 20100625 P 400 Written 131.96 A 20130205 P 392 Written 131.14 A 20121011 P 388 Written 77.2 E 20110627 P 365 Written 137 A 20130328 P 337 Written 29.61 E 20080625 P 332 Written 75.22 E 20100524 P 302 Written 82.55 E 20100517 P 290 Written 95.75 E 20100628 P 266 Written 94.08 A 20110728 P 254 Written 78.6 E 20110707 P 236 Written 84.55 E 20110509 P 208 Written 95.7 E 20120905 P 208 Written 95.7 E 20120905 P 203 Written 98.22 E 20120912 P 203 Written 98.22 E 20120912 P 191 Written 78.5 E 20110630 P 191 Written 78.5 E 20110630 P 160 Written 131.2 A 20130328 P 159 Written 94.02 A 20110728 P 141 Written 93.6 A 20110728 P 138 Written 92.66 A 20110728 P 117 Written 128.71 A 20110224 P 115 Written 130.34 A 20121220 P 81 Written 124.35 A 20130228 P 79 Written 127.31 A 20130228 P 78 Written 128.75 A 20130228 P 77 Written 129.41 A 20121220 C -200 Written 65 A 20081127 P -203 Purchased 98.22 E 20120912 P -208 Purchased 95.7 E 20120905 C -400 Written 110 A 20081218 P -1000 Purchased 94 A 20080626 P -2000 Purchased 77 A 20111222 C -2000 Written 70 A 20080327 C -2020 Written 42.5 A 20080623 C -2500 Written 100 A 20080626 P -5000 Purchased 68 A 20101223 C -5682 Written 64 A 20090619 C -5920 Written 100 A 20080327 C -7195 Written 59 A 20080423 C -8253 Written 53.463 A 20120628 P -10000 Purchased 130 A 20080327 P -10000 Purchased 100 A 20080626 P -10000 Purchased 128 A 20080626 P -15000 Purchased 80 A 20080327 P -16000 Purchased 124 A 20080626 P -17000 Purchased 126 A 20080626 P -18000 Purchased 74 A 20080626 C -26000 Written 160 A 20080327 C -27000 Written 135 E 20080327 C -30000 Written 145 E 20080529 C -33000 Written 85 A 20111222 P -44000 Purchased 72 A 20081218 C -50000 Written 122 A 20081218 C -50000 Written 150 A 20080626 C -50000 Written 128 A 20080327 P -60000 Purchased 80 A 20111222 C -70000 Written 104 A 20080327 C -75000 Written 56.89 A 20090924 C -75000 Written 144 A 20080327 P -76000 Purchased 75 A 20111222 P -93000 Purchased 100 A 20080327 P -100000 Purchased 94 A 20080327 P -100000 Purchased 84 A 20080327 P -100000 Purchased 110 A 20080327 P -100000 Purchased 96 A 20080327 P -100000 Purchased 132 A 20080327 P -100000 Purchased 136 A 20080626 P -112000 Purchased 68.66 A 20090924 C -145000 Written 90 A 20080626 P -242000 Purchased 78.46 A 20090924 P 200000 Written 88 A 20080327 Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existingagreements 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 38.5and their Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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