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Citigroup Global Markets UK EqtyLtd24 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: Addition of securities purchased and sold and addition of swaps. 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Citigroup Global Markets UK Equity Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ord/Equitydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 18 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) 368,568 GBP 61.9500 GBP 60.0600 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 35,000 AUD 128.4078 AUD 128.4078 338,958 GBP 61.8800 GBP 60.0900 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFDCFD Short 50,000 GBP 61.7425CFD Short 27,000 GBP 60.0900CFD Long 27,000 GBP 60.0900 (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 24 April 2008 Contact name Pavla Trskova Telephone number 02890 409544 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