12th Feb 2008 10:48
Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd12 February 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 Ord/Equitydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 11 February 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 594,692 (0.13%) 537,358 (0.12%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 860,322 (0.19%) 1,923,918 (0.42%) Total 1,455,014 (0.32%) 2,461,276 (0.54%) (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%) (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) 5000 124.2400 5000 122.2700 2779 124.2400 2680 124.2500 1470 124.2500 1273 123.7600 1244 123.3400 1132 121.7700 1035 123.7500 1000 124.9100 976 122.3300 900 123.0100 865 123.7500 738 124.3600 738 124.1800 738 123.8400 720 123.6300 713 124.4000 700 123.8900 680 123.8100 624 124.2200 587 124.6900 541 121.7700 500 124.9100 500 124.3100 500 122.4500 500 122.7500 451 122.7500 411 123.8200 389 124.2500 378 123.9000 360 123.9000 327 123.3400 318 123.7400 317 124.3100 305 125.0400 273 125.0400 219 123.8200 183 124.2500 182 123.7200 182 124.3000 151 124.6900 130 122.8300 108 123.8200 100 123.7200 99 123.7300 93 125.0400 92 122.8700 66 122.8000 62 125.0400 57 123.7300 57 125.0400 55 124.2500 42 122.7500 38 122.8700 38 122.8700 35 124.0000 35 123.8100 33 123.7200 32 122.8700 30 125.0100 25 124.4000 24 122.3300 23 123.8100 7 122.7500 7 122.8000 6 122.8700 5 122.8000 3 124.3100Total 39,881 Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated) -1 124.5000 -2 122.7500 -4 122.2700 -7 124.7300 -7 122.2200 -7 122.1100 -8 121.9000 -8 122.7500 -8 122.3500 -8 122.1000 -10 121.9000 -10 122.3600 -11 122.3600 -11 122.7900 -13 122.3200 -17 122.2200 -19 122.7400 -25 122.7100 -30 122.8000 -32 122.7900 -33 124.7300 -38 122.8700 -38 122.8700 -42 124.3400 -44 124.7300 -44 124.7300 -44 124.7300 -53 124.7300 -62 122.7900 -67 122.1000 -75 122.9600 -76 122.7400 -80 122.7400 -85 122.3500 -99 122.8600 -99 122.8700 -99 122.7100 -101 122.3200 -106 121.9000 -126 122.1200 -128 123.7400 -200 124.7600 -200 124.7300 -300 122.9200 -318 123.7400 -402 123.7400 -476 122.2200 -507 122.2200 -610 123.7400 -650 122.8900 -800 122.2700 -809 122.2600 -820 125.0400 -876 121.9000 -886 122.3200 -900 122.9900 -993 122.2200 -999 124.1700 -1000 123.3500 -1251 121.7700 -1461 124.1700 -2000 122.4000 -2433 122.1000 -8616 121.7700Total 29,284 (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 3000 100 A 20080626 32.48 C purchasing 1000 42.5 A 20080623 82.34 C purchasing 1000 42.5 A 20080623 81.35 C purchasing 1000 66 E 20091215 76.95 C purchasing 1000 100 A 20080626 33.2 C purchasing 1000 100 A 20080626 32.75 C purchasing 1000 110 A 20081218 37.59 C purchasing 1000 59 A 20080423 64.83 C purchasing 999 100 A 20080626 31 C purchasing 999 100 A 20080626 30.97 C purchasing 999 100 A 20080626 30.91 C purchasing 993 100 A 20080626 30.92 C purchasing 900 100 A 20080626 32.95 C purchasing 900 100 A 20080626 32.94 C purchasing 900 100 A 20080626 32.67 C purchasing 900 100 A 20080626 32.01 C purchasing 900 100 A 20080626 32.21 C purchasing 900 59 A 20080423 65.09 C purchasing 900 59 A 20080423 64.78 C purchasing 900 59 A 20080423 64.95 C purchasing 900 59 A 20080423 64.93 C purchasing 900 59 A 20080423 65.02 C purchasing 838 59 A 20080423 64.5 C purchasing 650 59 A 20080423 65.06 C purchasing 555 59 A 20080423 64.84 C purchasing 300 59 A 20080423 65.06 C purchasing 102 100 A 20080626 31.07 C purchasing 100 100 A 20080626 32.42 C purchasing 100 59 A 20080423 64.95 C purchasing 100 59 A 20080423 64.9 C purchasing 99 100 A 20080626 31.26 C purchasing 99 100 A 20080626 31.14 C purchasing 99 59 A 20080423 64.94 C purchasing 99 59 A 20080423 64.94 C purchasing 99 59 A 20080423 64.94 C purchasing 99 59 A 20080423 64.94 C purchasing 99 59 A 20080423 64.88 C purchasing 10 100 A 20080626 30.89 C purchasing 10 59 A 20080423 64.88 C purchasing 10 59 A 20080423 64.35 C selling -100 100 A 20080626 33.08 C selling -800 100 A 20080626 33.07 C selling -900 100 A 20080626 33.11 C selling -900 100 A 20080626 32.9 C selling -900 100 A 20080626 32.63 C selling -900 100 A 20080626 32.66 C selling -900 100 A 20080626 32.47 C selling -900 100 A 20080626 32.12 C selling -900 100 A 20080626 32.11 C selling -900 100 A 20080626 32.18 C selling -900 100 A 20080626 32.18 C selling -900 100 A 20080626 32.24 C selling -900 59 A 20080423 65.53 C selling -900 59 A 20080423 65.56 C selling -900 59 A 20080423 64.64 C selling -1000 42.5 A 20080623 82.22 C selling -1000 42.5 A 20080623 81.31 C selling -1000 66 E 20091215 77.03 C selling -1000 100 A 20080626 33.14 C selling -1000 100 A 20080626 32.56 C selling -1000 110 A 20081218 37.5 C selling -1000 59 A 20080423 64.6 C selling -1200 103 E 20080528 5.6 C selling -1858 59 A 20080423 65.5 C selling -2000 106 E 20080528 4.84 C selling -2000 95 E 20080326 7.41 C selling -2000 100 A 20080626 33.08 C selling -2500 100 A 20080327 25.87 C selling -2800 103 E 20080528 6 C selling -3000 59 A 20080423 64.64 C selling -5000 100 A 20080626 32.55 (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 12 February 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 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 purchased 200000 88 A 20080327 P purchased 100000 90 A 20080327 P purchased 100000 132 A 20080925 P written 50979 56.1501 A 20101011 P purchased 50000 112 A 20080327 C purchased 50000 132 A 20080228 C purchased 50000 130 A 20080327 P written 40000 74.25 E 20110727 P written 30588 56.0324 E 20081103 C purchased 29000 138 A 20080327 P purchased 25000 108 A 20080228 C purchased 15000 112 A 20080327 P written 7517 116.82 A 20120711 P written 6789 94.91 A 20110623 P written 6646 37.6132 E 20091001 P written 6415 77.94 E 20100219 P written 6268 88.6 A 20120327 P written 5906 119.75 A 20120628 P written 5780 109.19 A 20120530 P written 5428 92.64 A 20110624 P written 4886 97.272 A 20120828 P written 4420 88.07 A 20110623 P written 4320 99.12 A 20120425 P written 3828 115.61 A 20120613 P written 3801 96.12 A 20110623 P written 3468 164.66 A 20121227 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 2269 44.0766 E 20080630 P written 2248 73.8533 A 20101229 P written 2024 98.79 E 20100629 C purchased 2000 78.46 A 20090924 P written 1976 160.932 A 20121128 P written 1792 153.6 A 20130107 P written 1370 85.0735 A 20110228 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 1132 83.22 A 20111007 P written 1037 43.3704 E 20080627 C purchased 1000 106 A 20080626 P purchased 1000 112 A 20080228 P written 869 89.4361 A 20110207 P written 765 43.9589 E 20080630 P written 700 103.7 A 20120515 P written 561 89 E 20100809 P written 514 77.8 E 20090630 P written 464 95.75 E 20100629 P written 454 44.0766 E 20080630 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 337 29.61 E 20080625 P written 332 75.22 E 20100524 P written 302 82.55 E 20100517 P written 290 95.75 E 20100628 P written 266 94.08 A 20110728 P written 254 78.6 E 20110707 P written 236 84.55 E 20110509 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 159 94.02 A 20110728 P written 141 93.6 A 20110728 P written 138 92.66 A 20110728 P purchased 117 128.71 A 20110224 P purchased 115 130.34 A 20121220 P purchased 81 124.35 A 20130228 P purchased 79 127.31 A 20130228 P purchased 78 128.75 A 20130228 P purchased 77 129.41 A 20121220 C written -200 65 A 20081127 P purchased -203 98.22 E 20120912 P purchased -208 95.7 E 20120905 C written -900 110 A 20081218 P written -1000 94 A 20080626 P written -2000 77 A 20111222 C written -2270 42.5 A 20080623 C written -2800 59 A 20080423 P written -5000 68 A 20101223 C written -6400 103 E 20080528 C written -7000 70 A 20080327 C written -7394 64 A 20090619 C written -8493 54.3931 A 20120628 P written -10000 130 A 20080327 C written -10000 130 A 20080228 P written -10000 100 A 20080626 P written -15000 80 A 20080327 P written -16000 124 A 20080626 P written -17000 126 A 20080626 P written -18000 74 A 20080626 C written -22000 106 E 20080528 P written -25000 124 A 20080228 C written -25200 100 A 20080327 C written -26000 160 A 20080327 C written -27850 100 A 20080626 C written -28000 95 E 20080326 C written -33000 85 A 20111222 P written -44000 72 A 20081218 C written -50000 122 A 20081218 C written -50000 150 A 20080626 C written -50000 128 A 20080327 P written -60000 80 A 20111222 C written -75000 56.89 A 20090924 P written -76000 75 A 20111222 P written -93000 100 A 20080327 P written -100000 94 A 20080327 C written -100000 104 A 20080327 P written -100000 84 A 20080327 P written -100000 110 A 20080327 P written -100000 96 A 20080327 P written -100000 132 A 20080327 P written -112000 68.66 A 20090924 C written -145000 90 A 20080626 P written -242000 78.46 A 20090924 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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