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EPT Disclosure

11th Sep 2008 11:28

RNS Number : 2206D

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

11 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 plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ord/Equity
Date of dealing	10 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	452,859 (0.10%)	262,651 (0.06%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	815,793 (0.18%)	1,665,879 (0.36%)
Total	1,268,652 (0.28%)	1,928,530 (0.42%)

(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


	28117	107.5
	25000	107.5
	16870	107.5
	14719	102
	12500	107.5
	12500	107.5
	12500	107.5
	12150	102
	11802	102
	11311	102
	8568	102
	8500	102
	8165	101.9
	7783	102
	7000	132
	5000	102
	4806	101.82
	4802	101.84
	4575	101.85
	4154	101.8
	4000	101.95
	3915	101.8
	3502	101.98
	3459	101.8
	2471	101.49
	2457	101.5
	2354	101.98
	2000	102
	1541	101.8
	1527	102
	1459	101.9
	1085	101.8
	1082	101.87
	1000	102
	1000	101.87
	1000	101.95
	875	101.87
	837	102
	660	101.96
	636	101.9
	546	101.8
	546	101.89
	500	101.98
	500	102
	500	101.9
	489	102.09
	483	102.35
	400	102
	397	102.03
	376	101.96
	349	101.85
	345	101.84
	300	101.8
	291	101.98
	274	101.95
	273	101.99
	252	101.96
	250	101.96
	242	102.84
	234	102.57
	203	101.88
	192	102.51
	182	102.86
	165	101.46
	160	101.75
	158	101.88
	150	101.95
	144	101.85
	138	102.09
	137	102.09
	120	101.96
	109	102
	108	101.98
	100	102.02
	97	101.96
	88	102
	87	102.1
	76	102.02
	76	101.84
	73	101.96
	73	101.96
	72	101.84
	69	101.84
	68	102
	67	101.84
	60	101.49
	60	101.87
	57	101.84
	56	101.84
	56	101.88
	54	102.03
	46	101.98
	41	102
	40	102
	40	101.96
	38	102.86
	36	102.09
	33	102
	31	101.99
	30	102
	28	101.96
	26	102
	25	101.96
	23	102.1
	20	101.95
	17	101.88
	15	101.88
	14	102.56
	11	102
	10	102.56
	7	101.49
	7	102
	5	101.49
	5	101.96
	5	101.98
	4	101.96
	2	101.96
Total	269,043

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-2	101.96
	-4	101.96
	-5	101.96
	-5	101.98
	-20	101.95
	-25	101.96
	-28	101.96
	-30	102.13
	-30	102
	-40	101.87
	-40	101.96
	-50	101.87
	-63	101.69
	-68	102
	-73	101.96
	-73	101.96
	-97	102.03
	-97	102.25
	-97	101.96
	-100	101.87
	-100	102.25
	-100	102.82
	-108	101.98
	-120	101.96
	-139	102.03
	-150	101.95
	-172	102.03
	-200	102.25
	-250	101.96
	-252	101.96
	-257	102.03
	-274	101.95
	-376	101.96
	-400	102.81
	-477	102.03
	-910	102.03
	-1000	102.03
	-1000	102.03
	-1191	102.03
	-2220	102.03
	-12500	107.5
	-12500	107.5
	-12500	107.5
	-12500	107.5
	-12500	107.5
	-16870	107.5
	-57400	107.5
Total	147,413

(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	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	15000	99.227	E	20081126	0.96
P	Selling	5400	100	E	20081218	1.8
C	Purchasing	500	105	A	20081127	10.16
C	Selling	-300	58.592	A	20120628	57.25
C	Selling	-300	58.592	A	20120628	57.25
C	Selling	-500	105	A	20081127	10.16
C	Selling	-2000	95	E	20081126	1.895
C	Selling	-3000	99.227	E	20081126	0.83
C	Selling	-3200	99.227	E	20081126	0.955
C	Selling	-4000	95	E	20081126	2.05
P	Purchasing	-5400	100	E	20081218	1.77
C	Selling	-12000	99.227	E	20081126	0.95
C	Selling	-16000	99.227	E	20081126	1.03
C	Selling	-120000	135	E	20081218	0.535

Product name,

e.g. call 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)

(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	11 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
P	Written	140000	130	A	20081218
P	Written	130000	60	A	20080925
P	Written	82200	100	E	20081218
P	Written	77000	132	A	20080925
P	Written	50979	56.1501	A	20101011
P	Written	40000	74.25	E	20110727
P	Written	39000	58	A	20080925
P	Written	30588	56.0324	E	20081103
P	Written	30000	120	A	20080925
C	Purchased	25000	126	A	20080925
C	Purchased	25000	126	A	20080925
P	Written	9000	114	A	20080925
P	Written	6789	94.91	A	20110623
P	Written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Written	6528	116.82	A	20120711
P	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	6268	88.6	A	20120327
P	Written	5810	119.75	A	20120628
P	Written	5428	92.64	A	20110624
P	Written	5066	109.19	A	20120530
P	Written	4886	97.272	A	20120828
P	Written	4420	88.07	A	20110623
P	Written	4320	99.12	A	20120425
P	Written	3801	96.12	A	20110623
P	Written	3388	164.66	A	20121227
P	Written	3188	115.61	A	20120613
P	Written	3105	99.8	A	20110428
P	Written	2994	85.04	A	20110328
P	Written	2862	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
P	Written	1976	160.932	A	20121128
P	Written	1936	174.48	A	20130521
P	Written	1592	153.6	A	20130107
P	Written	1370	85.0735	A	20110228
P	Written	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	1188	105.3	A	20110523
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
C	Purchased	1000	138	A	20081030
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	105	A	20081127
P	Purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	-203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Purchased	-208	95.7	E	20120905
C	Written	-270	65	A	20081127
C	Written	-274	95	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-290	95.75	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Purchased	-332	75.22	E	20100524
C	Written	-385	59.227	A	20130627
P	Purchased	-388	77.2	E	20110627
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	-885	88	E	20091215
C	Written	-1000	116	A	20081030
P	Purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-1273	78.5	E	20110630
C	Written	-1948	66	E	20091215
P	Purchased	-2000	77	A	20111222
C	Written	-2000	124	A	20080925
C	Written	-2000	110	A	20081218
C	Written	-2491	85	A	20100623
P	Purchased	-2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Purchased	-5000	68	A	20101223
P	Purchased	-5000	120	A	20080925
C	Written	-6000	95	E	20081126
P	Purchased	-6415	77.94	E	20100219
C	Written	-6437	64	A	20090619
P	Purchased	-6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Purchased	-8000	121	A	20081127
P	Purchased	-15000	120	A	20081030
C	Written	-20004	58.592	A	20120628
C	Written	-20520	99.227	E	20081126
C	Written	-23500	85	E	20090730
P	Purchased	-25000	115	A	20081030
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	-57000	80	A	20111222
P	Purchased	-71000	75	A	20111222
C	Written	-75000	56.89	A	20090924
P	Purchased	-90000	110	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-100000	136	A	20080925
P	Purchased	-112000	68.66	A	20090924
C	Written	-120000	145	E	20081218
C	Written	-142800	115	E	20081218
P	Purchased	-150000	138	A	20080925
C	Written	-168000	135	E	20081218
P	Purchased	-232000	78.46	A	20090924

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

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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