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Citigroup Global Markets UK EqtyLtd10 April 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) Amendment: Additional securities purchased and sold. 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Citigroup Global Markets UK Equity Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares (Dealt in both Ordinary and ADR form)dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 07 April 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 15,000 (ADR) GBP 236.5099 GBP 236.5099 439,691 (ORD) GBP 58.1733 GBP 57.3700 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 15,000 (ADR) GBP 234.2692 GBP 234.2692 230,097 GBP 58.5000 GBP 57.2600 25,000 AUD 123.7525 AUD 123.7525 120,000 USD 116.5000 USD 116.5000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)e.g. CFD CFD LONG 5,378 GBP 57.7900CFD SHORT 27,500 GBP 57.8934CFD SHORT 10,101 GBP 58.1733CFD LONG 20,000 GBP 57.7508 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 5) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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 Date of disclosure 10 April 2008 Contact name Selina Campbell Telephone number 02890 409538 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Plc Nature of connection (Note 6) Financial Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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:
Rio Tinto