18th Apr 2008 10:03
Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd18 April 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 17 April 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 393,982 310,021 (0.09%) (0.07%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,059,111 1,500,137 (0.23%) (0.33%) Total 1,453,093 1,810,158 (0.32%) (0.40%) (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) 10000 146.09 2851 146 2820 146.58 2000 146.33 1969 146 1333 146.45 1234 146.45 1000 146.31 960 146.11 926 146 449 146.55 449 146.55 449 146.56 449 146.57001 449 146.57001 449 146.2 449 146.2 449 146.13001 416 145.67 401 146.42 401 146.03 390 146.25 390 146.25 383 146.5 367 146.38001 345 146.17 333 146.22 330 146.45 329 146.26 320 146.21001 318 146.35001 318 146.07001 299 146.35001 299 146.35001 297 146.53999 291 146.19 283 146.2 275 146.06 275 145.66 272 146.57001 272 146.06 272 145.81 268 146.47 265 145.81 264 146.17999 262 146.06 262 146.14 262 146.17999 262 146.35001 261 146.45 261 146.57001 260 146.53 260 146.08 259 146.58 259 146.57001 254 146.42999 251 146.16 250 146.3 249 146.11 249 146.08 246 146.2 241 146.25 238 146.22 236 146.25 235 146.06 233 146.49001 231 145.8 231 146.55 211 145.91 201 146.60001 200 146.5 200 145.78 200 145.78 198 146.16 192 146.55 188 146.57001 185 146.2 178 146.01 175 146.03999 173 146.24001 171 145.94 170 146.02 167 146 166 146.2 165 146.5 165 146.60001 164 146.27 160 146.60001 160 145.7 154 146.21001 151 146.14999 151 146.28999 150 145.8 150 146.55 147 145.89999 147 145.89999 144 146.44 142 145.7 138 146.25 136 146.03 134 146.17 130 146.17 129 145.66 128 146.62 128 146.03 125 146.28 118 146.25 118 146.25 111 146.02 108 145.7 102 146.11 101 145.89 100 146.11 100 146.49001 100 145.78 100 145.78 99 146.42 97 146.42999 94 145.78 93 145.84 89 146.05 88 146.27 87 146.55 85 146.28999 80 146.17 80 146.3 80 146.3 79 146 75 146.14999 74 146.22 72 146.37 70 145.89 70 146.42999 69 146.67999 69 146.69 69 145.89 69 146.11 68 146.26 68 146.39999 68 146.47 68 145.89 68 145.92 68 145.8 68 145.60001 68 145.95 68 146.02 68 146.02 68 146.23 68 146.14999 68 146.66 68 146.55 67 146.3 67 146.56 63 145.7 62 146.03999 58 146.46001 58 146.21001 55 146 54 146.02 54 146.02 53 145.78 53 146.28999 50 146.2 50 146.28 49 146.49001 49 146.2 49 146.2 46 146.17 46 146.17 45 146.14999 42 145.66 38 145.84 36 145.63001 35 146.03999 33 145.84 33 145.72 33 145.82001 33 145.78 33 145.72 33 145.7 32 145.62 32 146.37 31 145.78 31 146.45 30 145.84 29 146.33 28 145.73 28 146.2 28 146.14 28 146.13001 28 146.17 28 146.16 27 146.42999 26 146.06 24 146.27 24 146.21001 24 145.78 24 146.3 23 146.14999 23 146.60001 22 146.28 21 146.08 17 146.2 17 146.02 16 146.2 16 146.2 16 146.02 15 146.33 15 146.47 15 146.26 14 146.17 14 146.17 14 145.78 12 146.60001 11 146.09 11 146.25 10 146.05 10 146.46001 10 145.89 10 146.35001 8 145.7 8 145.78 8 145.74001 6 146.42999 6 146.60001 6 146.21001 5 145.73 5 146.17999 4 145.67999 4 146.17999 3 146.09 3 145.73 2 146.16 1 146.33 1 145.91 1 146.32001 1 146.17 1 146.49001 1 146.2 1 146.17999 1 146.16 1 146.35001 1 146.21001Total 55,270 Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated) -1 146.13001 -1 146.19 -1 146.17999 -1 146.16 -1 146.34 -1 146.21001 -1 146.5 -5 146.19 -6 146.05 -8 146.35001 -10 146.35001 -11 146.25 -14 146.17 -14 146.17 -15 146.16 -16 146.2 -16 146.2 -16 146.02 -17 146.2 -17 146.02 -18 146.2 -18 146.17 -19 146.35001 -21 146.02 -22 146 -23 146.5 -23 146.49001 -24 146.5 -25 146.51 -25 146.51 -30 146.17 -33 146.5 -35 146.56 -46 146.17 -46 146.51 -49 146.2 -50 146 -50 146.13001 -54 146.02 -68 146.55 -95 146.5 -96 146.5 -96 146.49001 -100 146.16 -114 146.2 -129 146.05 -134 146.13001 -136 145.8 -138 146.25 -150 146.55 -166 146.2 -188 146.57001 -200 146.11 -200 146.05 -231 146.55 -241 146.25 -261 146.57001 -262 146.35001 -283 146.2 -299 146.35001 -299 146.35001 -334 146.14999 -363 146.06 -376 146.06 -386 146.09 -390 146.25 -390 146.25 -419 146.17 -430 145.8 -449 146.2 -449 146.13001 -449 146.56 -449 146.57001 -449 146.55 -449 146.57001 -449 146.2 -456 146.56 -491 146.57001 -675 146 -754 146 -793 146.13001 -940 146.58 -1000 146 -1000 145.8 -1000 145.8 -1000 145.8 -1027 145.8 -1398 146 -1500 146.05 -1500 146.05 -2000 146 -10000 146.09Total 36,434 (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 1000 66 E 20091215 95.7 C purchasing 1000 66 E 20091215 95.71 C purchasing 1000 66 E 20091215 95.68 C purchasing 100 53.463 A 20120628 93.94 C purchasing 100 53.463 A 20120628 93.93 C purchasing 100 53.463 A 20120628 93.92 C purchasing 100 53.463 A 20120628 93.91 C purchasing 60 53.463 A 20120628 93.92 C purchasing 26 53.463 A 20120628 93.93 C purchasing 24 53.463 A 20120628 93.89 C selling -1000 53.463 A 20120628 92.74 C selling -3000 66 E 20091215 95.73 P selling -12000 150 E 20080529 2.27 (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 18 April 2008 Contact name Pavla Trskova Telephone number 02890 409544 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 written 200000 120 A 20080925 P written 140000 130 A 20081218 P written 130000 60 A 20080925 P written 100000 132 A 20080925 P written 66000 110 E 20080529 C purchased 52000 128 A 20080529 P written 50979 56.1501 A 20101011 P written 40000 74.25 E 20110727 P written 39000 58 A 20080925 C purchased 37000 138 A 20080423 P written 30588 56.0324 E 20081103 C purchased 25000 120 A 20080423 P written 7517 116.82 A 20120711 P written 6789 94.91 A 20110623 P written 6646 37.6132 E 20091001 P written 6646 37.6132 E 20091001 P written 6415 77.94 E 20100219 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 2591 38.5842 E 20091201 P written 2269 44.0766 E 20080630 P written 2269 44.0766 E 20080630 P written 2248 73.8533 A 20101229 P written 2024 98.79 E 20100629 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 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 106 A 20080626 P written 869 89.4361 A 20110207 P written 765 43.9589 E 20080630 P written 765 43.9589 E 20080630 P written 725 138 A 20130228 P written 700 103.7 A 20120515 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 454 44.0766 E 20080630 P written 454 44.0766 E 20080630 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 337 29.61 E 20080625 P written 332 75.22 E 20100524 P written 332 75.22 E 20100524 P written 302 82.55 E 20100517 P written 302 82.55 E 20100517 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 254 78.6 E 20110707 P written 254 78.6 E 20110707 P written 236 84.55 E 20110509 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 191 78.5 E 20110630 P written 191 78.5 E 20110630 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 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 C written -70 105 A 20081127 P purchased -191 78.5 E 20110630 P purchased -191 78.5 E 20110630 C written -200 65 A 20081127 P purchased -203 98.22 E 20120912 P purchased -208 95.7 E 20120905 P purchased -236 84.55 E 20110509 P purchased -254 78.6 E 20110707 P purchased -290 95.75 E 20100628 P purchased -302 82.55 E 20100517 P purchased -332 75.22 E 20100524 P purchased -388 77.2 E 20110627 C written -400 110 A 20081218 P purchased -422 138.11 E 20120416 P purchased -454 44.0766 E 20080630 P purchased -464 95.75 E 20100629 P purchased -514 77.8 E 20090630 P purchased -561 89 E 20100809 P purchased -765 43.9589 E 20080630 P purchased -1000 94 A 20080626 P purchased -1152 43.3704 E 20100628 P purchased -1152 43.3704 E 20100628 P purchased -1273 78.5 E 20110630 P purchased -2000 77 A 20111222 P purchased -2000 120 A 20080423 C written -2020 42.5 A 20080623 P purchased -2024 98.79 E 20100629 P purchased -2269 44.0766 E 20080630 P purchased -2591 38.5842 E 20091201 P purchased -5000 68 A 20101223 C written -5682 64 A 20090619 P purchased -6415 77.94 E 20100219 C written -6595 59 A 20080423 P purchased -6646 37.6132 E 20091001 C written -8873 53.463 A 20120628 P purchased -10000 100 A 20080626 P purchased -10000 128 A 20080626 P purchased -16000 124 A 20080626 P purchased -17000 126 A 20080626 P purchased -18000 74 A 20080626 C written -33000 85 A 20111222 P purchased -37000 138 A 20080423 P purchased -44000 72 A 20081218 C written -50000 122 A 20081218 C written -50000 150 A 20080626 P purchased -62000 80 A 20111222 C written -75000 56.89 A 20090924 P purchased -76000 75 A 20111222 P purchased -100000 136 A 20080626 P purchased -112000 68.66 A 20090924 P purchased -140000 110 A 20081218 C written -145000 90 A 20080626 P purchased -200000 138 A 20080925 P purchased -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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