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EPT Disclosure

27th May 2008 11:51

RNS Number : 2949V

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

27 May 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 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ord/Equity
Date of dealing	23 May 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	385,429 (0.08%)	168,283 (0.04%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	1,047,256 (0.23%)	1,471,963 (0.32%)
Total	1,432,685 (0.31%)	1,640,246 (0.36%)

(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)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	2513	150
	1954	150
	1531	150
	834	150
	727	150.85001
	381	149.52
	367	150.13001
	357	150.25
	330	150.13001
	220	150.5
	195	150
	141	150.25
	114	151.17999
	114	151.60001
	106	150
	100	150
	56	150
	43	150.48
	37	151.17999
	37	151.28999
	37	152.82001
	37	152.86
	37	151.98
	37	150.06
	37	149.92
	37	150.55
	37	150.49001
	37	150.24001
	37	150.21001
	36	150.53999
	34	149.96001
	34	150.89999
	34	150.8
	34	150.22
	34	150.81
	33	151.64
	33	152
	33	150.48
	33	150.82001
	32	150.21001
	31	150.5
	31	150.24001
	31	150.22
	30	150.81
	29	150.33
	29	150.53999
	29	150.51
	29	150.49001
	29	150.39999
	29	150.39
	28	150.5
	28	149.96001
	28	150.5
	27	149.87
	27	150.53
	24	150.5
	24	150.33
	24	150.06
	23	152.8
	23	152
	23	150.8
	23	150.02
	23	150.5
	23	150.67
	23	150.53
	23	150.53999
	23	150.55
	22	152.86
	22	150.83
	21	149.95
	21	150.01
	20	150.22
	19	150.56
	19	150.13001
	19	150.78
	19	150.67
	17	151.55
	17	150.33
	17	150.82001
	16	150.13001
	16	150.23
	16	150.23
	16	150.5
	16	150.82001
	15	152.86
	15	149.92
	15	150.27
	14	150.22
	13	150.06
	13	149.92
	12	152.78999
	12	150.33
	11	150.8
	11	149.87
	11	150.55
	10	150
	10	152
	9	150.39999
	9	150.27
	9	150.12
	9	150.16
	9	149.92
	8	150.5
	8	150.78
	8	150.49001
	7	150.33
	7	150.48
	7	150.48
	7	150.78
	7	150.53999
	6	150.33
	6	150.24001
	5	150.27
	5	150.16
	5	150.27
	5	150.22
	5	150.21001
	4	152.01
	4	150.5
	4	150.27
	4	150.78
	4	150.81
	4	150.53
	3	150.82001
	3	150.12
	3	150.48
	3	150.56
	3	150.85001
	3	150.55
	2	150.5
	2	152.78999
	2	151.89999
	2	151.92999
	2	152
	2	151.66
	2	151.64999
	2	150.17
	2	150.27
	2	150.75
	2	150.89
	2	150.83
	2	150.66
	2	150.7
	2	150.78999
	2	150.16
	2	150.16
	2	150.13001
	2	150.11
	2	150
	2	150.56
	2	150.56
	2	150.83
	2	150.67
	1	150.25
	1	150.25
	1	149.96001
	1	151.17
	1	151.16
	1	151.28
	1	151.38001
	1	151.38001
	1	151.39999
	1	152.69
	1	152.67999
	1	152.67999
	1	152.64999
	1	152.82001
	1	152.85001
	1	152.78999
	1	152.16
	1	152.17
	1	152.22
	1	152.22
	1	152.2
	1	151.91
	1	151.64
	1	151.64
	1	151.98
	1	151.98
	1	152.01
	1	152.01
	1	152.01
	1	151.66
	1	150.67999
	1	150.57001
	1	150.57001
	1	150.51
	1	150.77
	1	150.77
	1	150.89999
	1	150.91
	1	150.97
	1	150.39999
	1	150.32001
	1	150.32001
	1	150.32001
	1	150.75
	1	150.75
	1	150.75
	1	150.89999
	1	150.84
	1	150.82001
	1	150.82001
	1	150.07001
	1	150.33
	1	150.16
	1	150.16
	1	150.17
	1	149.94
	1	149.98
	1	150.01
	1	150.28
	1	150.28
	1	150.28
	1	150.47
	1	150.48
	1	150.5
	1	150.48
	1	150.48
	1	150.56
	1	150.56
	1	150.56
	1	150.85001
	1	150.77
	1	150.78
	1	150.67
	1	150.67
	1	150.82001
	1	150.81
	1	150.52
	1	150.39
	1	150.2
	1	150.19
Total	12,360

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	149.97
	-1	151.17999
	-1	151.16
	-1	151.16
	-1	151.39
	-1	151.39
	-1	151.39
	-1	152.64
	-1	152.69
	-1	152.59
	-1	152.59
	-1	152.69
	-1	152.85001
	-1	152.78999
	-1	152.17
	-1	152.17
	-1	152.17999
	-1	152.17999
	-1	152.17999
	-1	151.91
	-1	151.62
	-1	151.62
	-1	151.94
	-1	151.94
	-1	152.01
	-1	151.99001
	-1	151.99001
	-1	151.66
	-1	150.69
	-1	150.39999
	-1	150.25
	-1	150.51
	-1	150.61
	-1	150.61
	-1	150.91
	-1	150.84
	-1	150.87
	-1	150.25
	-1	150.32001
	-1	150.32001
	-1	150.31
	-1	150.75
	-1	150.89
	-1	150.84
	-1	150.8
	-1	150.81
	-1	150.07001
	-1	150.33
	-1	150.16
	-1	150.13001
	-1	149.92
	-1	150.01
	-1	150.01
	-1	150.01
	-1	150.01
	-1	150.28
	-1	150.28
	-1	150.48
	-1	150.47
	-1	150.47
	-1	150.48
	-1	150.84
	-1	150.78
	-1	150.77
	-1	150.84
	-1	150.8
	-1	150.51
	-1	150.39
	-1	150.2
	-1	150.19
	-2	149.98
	-2	152.78999
	-2	151.89999
	-2	151.95
	-2	152
	-2	151.66
	-2	151.64999
	-2	150.17
	-2	150.32001
	-2	150.75
	-2	150.75
	-2	150.89
	-2	150.83
	-2	150.66
	-2	150.7
	-2	150.81
	-2	150.16
	-2	150.56
	-2	150.56
	-3	150.82001
	-3	150.56
	-3	150.56
	-3	150.83
	-4	151.98
	-5	150.16
	-5	150.16
	-9	150.27
	-9	150.27
	-9	150.16
	-12	152.78999
	-16	150.23
	-17	151.55
	-19	150.78
	-19	150.78
	-21	150.01
	-21	150.28
	-21	150.23
	-23	152.8
	-23	150.02
	-23	150.67
	-23	150.67
	-23	150.53999
	-24	150.5
	-27	150.53
	-27	150.53
	-28	150
	-28	150.69
	-28	150.5
	-28	150.5
	-29	150.33
	-29	150.33
	-29	150.51
	-29	150.39999
	-29	150.39
	-31	150.5
	-31	150.5
	-31	150.22
	-33	151.61
	-33	152
	-33	152
	-33	150.48
	-33	150.82001
	-33	150.82001
	-34	149.97
	-34	150.88001
	-34	150.8
	-34	150.8
	-34	150.22
	-34	150.22
	-34	150.81
	-34	150.81
	-36	150.53999
	-36	150.53999
	-37	151.17999
	-37	152.69
	-37	152.86
	-37	152.86
	-37	151.94
	-37	150.41
	-37	150.06
	-37	150.06
	-37	149.92
	-37	149.92
	-37	150.55
	-37	150.55
	-37	150.49001
	-37	150.49001
	-37	150.24001
	-37	150.24001
	-37	150.21001
	-37	150.21001
	-38	149.84737
	-42	150.17999
	-43	150.46024
	-43	150.48
	-49	149.97
	-60	150.17999
	-91	150.17999
	-93	150.31
	-105	150.17999
	-112	150.05
	-114	152.20158
	-135	150.17999
	-151	150.05
	-153	149.98
	-180	150.17999
	-330	150.13001
	-350	150.05
	-367	150.13001
	-379	150.12097
	-388	150.45021
	-520	150.31
	-667	149.99001
	-1605	149.98
	-5234	151.2731
	-30000	151.01
Total	43,307

(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)

Call Option

Purchasing

3,600

120

European

20080828

6.23

(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	27 May 2008
Contact name	Pavla Trskova
Telephone number	02890 409544
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	purchased	200000	120	A	20080925
P	purchased	140000	130	A	20081218
P	purchased	130000	60	A	20080925
P	purchased	120000	110	E	20080529
P	purchased	100000	132	A	20080925
C	purchased	52000	128	A	20080529
P	purchased	50979	56.1501	A	20101011
P	purchased	40000	74.25	E	20110727
P	purchased	39000	58	A	20080925
P	purchased	30588	56.0324	E	20081103
P	purchased	6920	116.82	A	20120711
P	purchased	6789	94.91	A	20110623
P	purchased	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	purchased	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	purchased	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	purchased	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	purchased	6268	88.6	A	20120327
P	purchased	5906	119.75	A	20120628
P	purchased	5428	92.64	A	20110624
P	purchased	5066	109.19	A	20120530
P	purchased	4886	97.272	A	20120828
P	purchased	4420	88.07	A	20110623
P	purchased	4320	99.12	A	20120425
P	purchased	3801	96.12	A	20110623
P	purchased	3468	164.66	A	20121227
P	purchased	3188	115.61	A	20120613
P	purchased	3105	99.8	A	20110428
P	purchased	2994	85.04	A	20110328
P	purchased	2862	119	A	20120711
P	purchased	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	purchased	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	purchased	2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	purchased	2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	purchased	2248	73.8533	A	20101229
C	purchased	2000	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	1976	160.932	A	20121128
P	purchased	1936	174.48	A	20130521
P	purchased	1792	153.6	A	20130107
P	purchased	1370	85.0735	A	20110228
P	purchased	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	1188	105.3	A	20110523
P	purchased	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	1132	83.22	A	20111007
C	purchased	1000	106	A	20080626
P	purchased	869	89.4361	A	20110207
P	purchased	765	43.9589	E	20080630
P	purchased	765	43.9589	E	20080630
P	purchased	725	138	A	20130228
P	purchased	561	89	E	20100809
P	purchased	561	89	E	20100809
P	purchased	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	purchased	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	purchased	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	purchased	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	purchased	454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	purchased	454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	purchased	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	purchased	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	purchased	405	98.1	A	20100625
P	purchased	400	131.96	A	20130205
P	purchased	392	131.14	A	20121011
P	purchased	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	purchased	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	purchased	365	137	A	20130328
P	purchased	337	29.61	E	20080625
P	purchased	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	purchased	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	purchased	321	155.35	E	20130516
P	purchased	321	155.35	E	20130516
P	purchased	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	purchased	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	purchased	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	purchased	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	purchased	268	135.22	A	20110412
P	purchased	266	94.08	A	20110728
P	purchased	254	78.6	E	20110707
P	purchased	254	78.6	E	20110707
P	purchased	236	84.55	E	20110509
P	purchased	236	84.55	E	20110509
P	purchased	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	purchased	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	purchased	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	purchased	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	purchased	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	160	131.2	A	20130328
P	purchased	159	94.02	A	20110728
P	purchased	141	93.6	A	20110728
P	purchased	138	92.66	A	20110728
P	purchased	133	150.05	E	20130521
P	purchased	133	150.05	E	20130521
P	purchased	117	128.71	A	20110224
P	purchased	115	130.34	A	20121220
P	purchased	81	124.35	A	20130228
P	purchased	79	127.31	A	20130228
P	purchased	78	128.75	A	20130228
P	purchased	77	129.41	A	20121220
C	written	-70	105	A	20081127
P	written	-133	150.05	E	20130521
P	written	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-191	78.5	E	20110630
C	written	-200	65	A	20081127
P	written	-203	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	-208	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	-236	84.55	E	20110509
P	written	-254	78.6	E	20110707
P	written	-290	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	-302	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	-321	155.35	E	20130516
P	written	-332	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	-388	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	-422	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	-454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	written	-464	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	-514	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	-561	89	E	20100809
P	written	-765	43.9589	E	20080630
P	written	-1000	94	A	20080626
P	written	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-2000	77	A	20111222
C	written	-2020	42.5	A	20080623
P	written	-2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	written	-2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-5000	68	A	20101223
C	written	-5662	64	A	20090619
P	written	-6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	written	-6646	37.6132	E	20091001
C	written	-7200	135	E	20080827
C	written	-8044	53.463	A	20120628
P	written	-10000	100	A	20080626
P	written	-10000	128	A	20080626
C	written	-11040	120	E	20080828
P	written	-13000	128	A	20080724
P	written	-16000	124	A	20080626
P	written	-17000	126	A	20080626
P	written	-18000	74	A	20080626
C	written	-33000	85	A	20111222
P	written	-44000	72	A	20081218
C	written	-49000	150	A	20080626
C	written	-50000	122	A	20081218
P	written	-57000	80	A	20111222
P	written	-71000	75	A	20111222
C	written	-75000	56.89	A	20090924
P	written	-100000	136	A	20080626
P	written	-112000	68.66	A	20090924
P	written	-140000	110	A	20081218
C	written	-145000	90	A	20080626
P	written	-200000	138	A	20080925
P	written	-242000	78.46	A	20090924

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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