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EPT Disclosure

28th May 2008 13:50

RNS Number : 4152V

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

28 May 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)

AVS: 078884

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	27 May 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	385,949 (0.08%)	251,369 (0.06%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	1,047,256 (0.23%)	1,471,963 (0.32%)
Total	1,433,205 (0.31%)	1,723,332 (0.38%)

(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)
	19000	147
	665	146.61
	565	147.13
	333	147.13
	204	147.13
	100	147.13
	69	147.13
	30	147.13
	29	147.13
	10	146.97
	10	147.06
	10	147.06
	9	146.68
	9	146.44
	9	146.43
	9	146.49
	9	146.63
	8	147.13
	8	146.73
	8	146.73
	8	146.67
	1	147.5
	1	147.64
	1	146.73
	1	146.76
	1	146.77
	1	146.9
	1	146.9
	1	146.9
	1	146.45
	1	146.44
	1	146.48
	1	146.99
Total	21,114

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	146.71
	-1	147.5
	-1	147.64
	-1	146.74
	-1	146.74
	-1	146.74
	-1	146.74
	-1	146.75
	-1	146.75
	-1	146.42
	-1	146.42
	-1	146.48
	-1	146.48
	-1	146.98
	-2	146.73
	-2	146.73
	-2	146.73
	-2	146.73
	-3	146.26
	-4	146.71
	-5	146.73
	-5	147.06
	-5	147.06
	-8	147.13
	-8	146.73
	-8	146.67
	-8	146.47
	-9	146.68
	-9	146.46
	-9	146.43
	-9	146.63
	-10	146.98
	-10	147.06
	-11	146.82
	-32	147
	-45	146.71
	-63	146.7
	-89	146.71
	-100	146.71
	-100	146.8
	-311	146.73
	-340	147
	-500	147
	-739	146.71
	-1000	147
	-1055	146.26
	-1294	146.7
	-2458	147
	-3000	147
	-3253	146.82
	-4954	147
	-7702	147
	-19000	147
	-28706	146.7
Total	74,884

(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

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.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES

Date of disclosure	28 May 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	purchasing	200000	120	A	20080925
P	purchasing	140000	130	A	20081218
P	purchasing	130000	60	A	20080925
P	purchasing	120000	110	E	20080529
P	purchasing	100000	132	A	20080925
C	purchasing	52000	128	A	20080529
P	purchasing	50979	56.1501	A	20101011
P	purchasing	40000	74.25	E	20110727
P	purchasing	39000	58	A	20080925
P	purchasing	30588	56.0324	E	20081103
P	purchasing	6920	116.82	A	20120711
P	purchasing	6789	94.91	A	20110623
P	purchasing	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	purchasing	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	purchasing	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	purchasing	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	purchasing	6268	88.6	A	20120327
P	purchasing	5906	119.75	A	20120628
P	purchasing	5428	92.64	A	20110624
P	purchasing	5066	109.19	A	20120530
P	purchasing	4886	97.272	A	20120828
P	purchasing	4420	88.07	A	20110623
P	purchasing	4320	99.12	A	20120425
P	purchasing	3801	96.12	A	20110623
P	purchasing	3468	164.66	A	20121227
P	purchasing	3188	115.61	A	20120613
P	purchasing	3105	99.8	A	20110428
P	purchasing	2994	85.04	A	20110328
P	purchasing	2862	119	A	20120711
P	purchasing	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	purchasing	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	purchasing	2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	purchasing	2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	purchasing	2248	73.8533	A	20101229
C	purchasing	2000	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchasing	1976	160.932	A	20121128
P	purchasing	1936	174.48	A	20130521
P	purchasing	1792	153.6	A	20130107
P	purchasing	1370	85.0735	A	20110228
P	purchasing	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchasing	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchasing	1188	105.3	A	20110523
P	purchasing	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchasing	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchasing	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchasing	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchasing	1132	83.22	A	20111007
C	purchasing	1000	106	A	20080626
P	purchasing	869	89.4361	A	20110207
P	purchasing	765	43.9589	E	20080630
P	purchasing	765	43.9589	E	20080630
P	purchasing	725	138	A	20130228
P	purchasing	561	89	E	20100809
P	purchasing	561	89	E	20100809
P	purchasing	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	purchasing	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	purchasing	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	purchasing	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	purchasing	454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	purchasing	454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	purchasing	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	purchasing	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	purchasing	405	98.1	A	20100625
P	purchasing	400	131.96	A	20130205
P	purchasing	392	131.14	A	20121011
P	purchasing	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	purchasing	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	purchasing	365	137	A	20130328
P	purchasing	337	29.61	E	20080625
P	purchasing	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	purchasing	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	purchasing	321	155.35	E	20130516
P	purchasing	321	155.35	E	20130516
P	purchasing	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	purchasing	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	purchasing	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	purchasing	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	purchasing	268	135.22	A	20110412
P	purchasing	266	94.08	A	20110728
P	purchasing	254	78.6	E	20110707
P	purchasing	254	78.6	E	20110707
P	purchasing	236	84.55	E	20110509
P	purchasing	236	84.55	E	20110509
P	purchasing	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	purchasing	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	purchasing	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	purchasing	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	purchasing	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchasing	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchasing	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchasing	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchasing	160	131.2	A	20130328
P	purchasing	159	94.02	A	20110728
P	purchasing	141	93.6	A	20110728
P	purchasing	138	92.66	A	20110728
P	purchasing	133	150.05	E	20130521
P	purchasing	133	150.05	E	20130521
P	purchasing	117	128.71	A	20110224
P	purchasing	115	130.34	A	20121220
P	purchasing	81	124.35	A	20130228
P	purchasing	79	127.31	A	20130228
P	purchasing	78	128.75	A	20130228
P	purchasing	77	129.41	A	20121220
C	selling	-70	105	A	20081127
P	selling	-133	150.05	E	20130521
P	selling	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	selling	-191	78.5	E	20110630
C	selling	-200	65	A	20081127
P	selling	-203	98.22	E	20120912
P	selling	-208	95.7	E	20120905
P	selling	-236	84.55	E	20110509
P	selling	-254	78.6	E	20110707
P	selling	-290	95.75	E	20100628
P	selling	-302	82.55	E	20100517
P	selling	-321	155.35	E	20130516
P	selling	-332	75.22	E	20100524
P	selling	-388	77.2	E	20110627
P	selling	-422	138.11	E	20120416
P	selling	-454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	selling	-464	95.75	E	20100629
P	selling	-514	77.8	E	20090630
P	selling	-561	89	E	20100809
P	selling	-765	43.9589	E	20080630
P	selling	-1000	94	A	20080626
P	selling	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	selling	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	selling	-1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	selling	-2000	77	A	20111222
C	selling	-2020	42.5	A	20080623
P	selling	-2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	selling	-2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	selling	-5000	68	A	20101223
C	selling	-5662	64	A	20090619
P	selling	-6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	selling	-6646	37.6132	E	20091001
C	selling	-7200	135	E	20080827
C	selling	-8044	53.463	A	20120628
P	selling	-10000	100	A	20080626
P	selling	-10000	128	A	20080626
C	selling	-11040	120	E	20080828
P	selling	-13000	128	A	20080724
P	selling	-16000	124	A	20080626
P	selling	-17000	126	A	20080626
P	selling	-18000	74	A	20080626
C	selling	-33000	85	A	20111222
P	selling	-44000	72	A	20081218
C	selling	-49000	150	A	20080626
C	selling	-50000	122	A	20081218
P	selling	-57000	80	A	20111222
P	selling	-71000	75	A	20111222
C	selling	-75000	56.89	A	20090924
P	selling	-100000	136	A	20080626
P	selling	-112000	68.66	A	20090924
P	selling	-140000	110	A	20081218
C	selling	-145000	90	A	20080626
P	selling	-200000	138	A	20080925
P	selling	-242000	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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