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EPT Disclosure

6th Nov 2008 12:15

RNS Number : 6133H

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

06 November 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 plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ord/Equity
Date of dealing	05 November 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	780,656 (0.17%)	186,078 (0.04%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	488,061 (0.11%)	2,994,297 (0.66%)
Total	1,268,717 (0.28%)	3,180,375 (0.70%)

(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)

Purchases and sales

Purchase	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	32795	79.71
	12419	84.16
	9823	86.6
	8199	79.71
	8199	79.71
	8199	79.71
	2000	86.6
	1000	82.5
	788	86.09
	665	82.5
	618	86.07
	571	83.02
	526	86.03
	500	83
	480	83.34
	436	86.31
	363	82.85
	352	86.08
	350	85.88
	300	82.5
	300	82.82
	296	85.88
	295	82.86
	292	86.09
	288	82.81
	288	82.66
	275	82.98
	272	82.93
	265	82.56
	260	83.3
	250	82.75
	248	86.03
	247	82.85
	247	82.75
	228	82.72
	223	82.62
	220	82.65
	220	82.65
	220	82.69
	220	82.65
	217	86.09
	214	82.82
	203	82.49
	192	82.7
	187	82.66
	179	82.56
	178	82.65
	176	82.66
	174	82.53
	161	82.57
	157	82.98
	152	82.85
	146	86.09
	145	85.8
	144	86.15
	144	86.09
	144	86.07
	144	86.09
	141	86.09
	140	82.67
	136	82.7
	131	82.71
	128	82.79
	120	82.56
	116	82.59
	114	82.68
	109	82.69
	108	82.96
	105	82.69
	103	82.45
	102	82.6
	102	82.61
	101	82.9
	101	83
	99	82.27
	99	82.66
	98	82.44
	98	82.5
	98	82.51
	96	82.5
	96	82.69
	95	82.67
	94	82.86
	94	82.84
	94	82.8
	94	82.69
	94	82.8
	93	82.66
	93	82.49
	93	82.74
	92	82.45
	92	82.69
	91	82.58
	89	82.87
	89	82.86
	89	82.67
	88	84.06
	88	83.87
	88	82.66
	84	82.63
	82	82.48
	80	86.05
	79	82.54
	72	86.09
	71	82.67
	70	82.87
	69	82.7
	69	86.09
	65	86.07
	63	82.85
	62	82.98
	60	83.05
	59	82.45
	58	82.78
	57	82.87
	57	82.98
	54	86.09
	53	83.79
	45	86.12
	43	86.07
	42	86.03
	41	86.09
	38	82.59
	37	82.58
	35	82.5
	35	82.64
	34	82.65
	33	82.54
	32	82.86
	32	82.86
	32	82.98
	32	83.79
	32	82.98
	28	83.97
	27	83.03
	25	86.08
	24	82.66
	24	83.8
	24	82.79
	23	83.43
	23	83.65
	22	83.94
	22	82.56
	21	86.01
	20	82.8
	19	83.67
	19	82.66
	19	82.65
	19	82.59
	19	82.59
	19	82.63
	18	82.48
	17	82.68
	16	84.75
	15	83.71
	14	82.86
	14	82.86
	14	83.05
	13	82.53
	13	82.51
	13	82.44
	13	82.54
	13	82.77
	13	82.76
	13	82.75
	13	82.66
	13	86.05
	13	86.05
	12	83.38
	10	82.78
	10	86.07
	8	82.53
	8	82.67
	6	82.65
	6	82.57
	6	82.83
	4	82.86
	4	82.49
	3	82.9
	3	82.58
	3	82.58
	3	82.94
	2	82.65
	2	82.58
	1	82.86
	1	82.27
	1	83.94
	1	83.79
	1	82.66
	1	82.65
	1	82.57
	1	82.7
	1	82.7
	1	82.94
	1	82.94
	1	82.78
	1	82.8
	1	86.08
	1	86.08
	1	86.08
	1	86.07
	1	86.08
	1	86.09
Total	103,536

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	83.7
	-1	82.86
	-1	83.96
	-3	82.9
	-4	82.86
	-8	82.57
	-10	82.96
	-12	83.4
	-13	82.51
	-13	82.52
	-14	82.86
	-14	82.86
	-14	83.06
	-15	83.68
	-16	84.88
	-18	82.49
	-19	83.69
	-19	82.65
	-21	86.06
	-23	83.3
	-23	83.68
	-23	83.95
	-24	83.78
	-25	82.61
	-27	83.04
	-28	84.09
	-32	82.86
	-32	82.86
	-32	82.98
	-33	83.76
	-37	82.58
	-45	86.08978
	-53	83.79
	-57	82.87
	-59	83.05
	-60	83.04017
	-62	82.98
	-63	82.85
	-65	86.07
	-69	86.2
	-70	82.87
	-80	86.05
	-80	86.05
	-82	82.48
	-84	82.66
	-87	82.51
	-87	83.87
	-88	84.12
	-89	82.87
	-89	82.86
	-91	82.58
	-92	82.45
	-93	82.49
	-93	82.74
	-94	82.86
	-94	82.85
	-94	82.79
	-94	82.71
	-95	82.68
	-96	82.5
	-96	82.69
	-98	82.44
	-98	82.5
	-98	82.51
	-98	82.96
	-100	82.32
	-101	82.9
	-101	82.9
	-102	82.6
	-102	82.61
	-103	82.45
	-104	82.57
	-105	82.69
	-109	82.69
	-112	82.67
	-114	83.7
	-120	82.56
	-120	82.56
	-131	83.78
	-144	86.09
	-196	83.75
	-214	83.7
	-265	82.58
	-265	82.56
	-295	82.86
	-300	82.82
	-363	82.85
	-400	84.11
	-480	83.34
	-500	83.7
	-1259	83.7
	-1527	83.7
	-2000	82.56
	-2559	83.7
	-2795	83.7
	-3204	83.7
	-4384	86.6
	-8199	79.71
	-8199	79.71
	-12419	84.16
	-16397	79.71
Total	71,236

(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)
C	Purchasing	122550	115	E	20090326	0.56
C	Purchasing	103200	115	E	20090326	0.56
C	Purchasing	74250	115	E	20090326	0.56
C	Purchasing	60000	115	E	20090326	0.62
C	Purchasing	6000	95	E	20090326	1.72
C	Purchasing	500	59.227	A	20130627	51.15
P	Purchasing	-12000	100	E	20090326	4.14

(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.

None

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

Date of disclosure	06 November 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	Written	90000	100	E	20081218
P	Written	50979	56.1501	A	20101011
P	Written	40000	74.25	E	20110727
P	Written	30000	90	E	20090326
P	Written	29000	130	A	20081218
P	Written	24000	110	E	20090326
C	Purchased	20000	74	A	20090326
P	Written	20000	72	A	20081218
C	Purchased	10000	75	A	20090326
P	Written	10000	50	A	20081218
P	Written	6789	94.91	A	20110623
P	Written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Written	6528	116.82	A	20120711
P	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	6268	88.6	A	20120327
P	Written	5428	92.64	A	20110624
P	Written	5270	119.75	A	20120628
C	Purchased	5000	76	A	20090326
C	Purchased	5000	75	A	20081218
C	Purchased	5000	86	A	20081127
P	Written	5000	82	A	20090326
P	Written	5000	50	A	20090326
P	Written	4886	97.272	A	20120828
P	Written	4850	109.19	A	20120530
P	Written	4420	88.07	A	20110623
P	Written	4320	99.12	A	20120425
P	Written	3801	96.12	A	20110623
P	Written	3388	164.66	A	20121227
P	Written	3188	115.61	A	20120613
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	2248	73.8533	A	20101229
C	Purchased	2000	78.46	A	20090924
C	Purchased	2000	88	A	20081218
P	Written	1976	160.932	A	20121128
P	Written	1936	174.48	A	20130521
P	Written	1917	99.8	A	20110428
P	Written	1592	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	94	A	20081127
C	Purchased	1000	77	A	20090326
P	Written	1000	74	A	20081218
P	Written	873	137.5	A	20130725
P	Written	869	89.4361	A	20110207
P	Written	725	138	A	20130228
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	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	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Written	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Written	330	136.18	A	20130627
P	Written	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Written	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Written	296	135.38	A	20130725
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	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	177	140.36	A	20130627
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	107	139.59	A	20130627
P	Written	99	141.75	A	20130627
P	Written	90	139.04	A	20130627
P	Written	88	141.79	A	20110630
P	Written	88	141.69	A	20110630
P	Written	87	143.31	A	20130627
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
P	Written	71	141.69	A	20130627
C	Written	-70	95	A	20090326
P	Purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	-203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Purchased	-208	95.7	E	20120905
C	Written	-270	65	A	20081127
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	-391	75	E	20090924
P	Purchased	-422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Purchased	-464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Purchased	-514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Purchased	-561	89	E	20100809
C	Written	-732	59.227	A	20130627
C	Written	-945	88	E	20091215
P	Purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
C	Written	-1174	95	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-1273	78.5	E	20110630
C	Written	-1280	60	E	20090326
C	Written	-1948	66	E	20091215
P	Purchased	-2000	77	A	20111222
C	Written	-2491	85	A	20100623
P	Purchased	-2591	38.5842	E	20091201
C	Written	-2755	80	E	20090423
C	Written	-3140	110	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-5000	68	A	20101223
P	Purchased	-5000	110	A	20090625
P	Purchased	-5000	60	A	20090326
C	Written	-5000	85	A	20090326
C	Written	-5000	86	A	20090326
P	Purchased	-6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Purchased	-6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Purchased	-8000	121	A	20081127
C	Written	-9000	95	E	20090326
C	Written	-10000	82	A	20081127
C	Written	-10800	105	E	20090326
P	Purchased	-12000	84	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-14000	64	A	20090625
C	Written	-14137	64	A	20090619
P	Purchased	-20000	72	A	20081218
C	Written	-26309	58.592	A	20120628
C	Written	-33000	85	A	20111222
P	Purchased	-44000	72	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-50000	122	A	20081218
C	Written	-50000	122	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-66000	80	A	20111222
C	Written	-75000	56.89	A	20090924
P	Purchased	-87000	68.66	A	20090924
P	Purchased	-90000	110	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-95000	75	A	20111222
C	Written	-115200	115	E	20090326
P	Purchased	-182000	78.46	A	20090924
C	Written	-449640	145	E	20081218
C	Written	-468000	135	E	20081218
C	Written	-999720	115	E	20081218

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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