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Citigroup Global Markets UK EqtyLtd10 January 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 II - Amendment to include Structured Option in section 2 (c) (i) 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 08 January 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 159,171 GBP 52.0000 GBP 50.8300 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 78,084 GBP 51.7553 GBP 51.0800 (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 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, to which the option American,e.g. call option purchasing, relates (Note 5) price European date paid/received per varying etc. etc. unit (Note 3) Call option Purchasing 30,000 54.0000 American 18/01/08 0.7900Structured Option Selling The product has a GBP 51.72 (Rio European 08/01/10 N/A - Product(Worst of notional value of AUD Component) priced at 97.5%out-performance 7,000,000 and the RIO of the notionaloption, based on 3 component is approx value.stocks, including 240,000 shares.RIO and verses theEurostoxx 50 index) (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 January 2008 Contact name Ciaran Lavery Telephone number 02890 409539 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