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Citigroup Derivatives Markets Inc17 December 2007 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 Derivatives Markets Inc Company dealt in Rio Tinto plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares (Dealt in the form of ADRs)dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 14 December 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 13,847 (0.00%) (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 269,000 260,500 (0.02%) (0.02%) Total 269,000 274,347 (0.02%) (0.02%) (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%) (c) 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) USD (unless stated) 700 424.59 500 416.8 300 416.8 300 417.05 300 417.07 300 426.75 200 422.49 100 416.99 100 423 100 419.22 100 415.1 100 417.17 100 422.5 100 425.1 100 417.17 100 417.17 100 417.21 100 417.06 100 423 100 419.2 100 417.03 100 419.2 100 419.23 100 417.06 100 417.08 100 416.9 100 417.09 100 416.99 100 416.32 100 422.33 100 417.11 100 471.6 98 418.94 97 417.05 65 422.49 35 422.5 3 416.96 2 418.94TOTAL 54,000 Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated) -100 424.5800Total 100 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, securities to American,e.g. call option purchasing, which the option Price (USD) European etc. date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 6) per unit (USD)(C = call; (Note 4) P = put) C Purchasing 7500 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.54 C Purchasing 3000 470 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 1.5 C Purchasing 3000 460 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 2.5 C Purchasing 3000 430 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 9.4 P Purchasing 1200 350 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 3.8 C Purchasing 1000 490 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 21.4 P Purchasing 700 520 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 95.41 P Purchasing 500 350 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 3.8 C Purchasing 500 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.57 C Purchasing 500 450 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 16.6 C Purchasing 500 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.55 C Purchasing 500 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.55 C Purchasing 500 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.55 C Purchasing 500 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.55 C Purchasing 500 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.55 C Purchasing 500 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.53 C Purchasing 500 540 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 0.5 P Purchasing 500 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 39.8 C Purchasing 400 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 19.3 C Purchasing 400 470 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 2.5 C Purchasing 300 450 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 17.7 C Purchasing 300 450 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 17.69 C Purchasing 300 450 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 17.67 C Purchasing 300 450 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 17.66 C Purchasing 300 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 18.9 C Purchasing 300 410 AMERICAN 2008-07-19 71.4 C Purchasing 300 470 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 8.7 P Selling 300 600 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 173.25 C Purchasing 200 470 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 10.58 C Purchasing 200 470 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 10.56 P Selling 200 370 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 8.45 P Selling 200 370 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.44 P Selling 200 370 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.42 C Purchasing 200 470 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 11.55 C Purchasing 100 410 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 22.8 C Purchasing 100 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 20.24 C Purchasing 100 470 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 10.58 C Purchasing 100 470 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 10.63 C Purchasing 100 470 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 10.47 C Purchasing 100 470 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 10.52 C Purchasing 100 470 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.5 C Purchasing 100 460 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 11.9 P Selling 100 370 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.53 P Selling 100 370 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.48 P Selling 100 370 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.42 P Selling 100 370 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.37 C Purchasing 100 600 AMERICAN 2008-07-19 11.4 C Purchasing 100 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9 C Purchasing 100 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 20.1 C Purchasing 100 360 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 82 P Selling 100 390 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 2.7 C Purchasing 100 460 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 0.8 C Purchasing 100 450 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 2.55 P Selling 100 590 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 118.4 C Selling -100 410 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 22.1 C Selling -100 410 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 22.8 C Selling -100 420 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 14.49 C Selling -100 420 AMERICAN 2008-07-19 62.2 C Selling -100 410 AMERICAN 2008-07-19 71.8 C Selling -100 450 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 18.5 C Selling -100 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 9.5 C Selling -100 480 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 0.9 C Selling -100 490 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 1.3 C Selling -100 470 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 12.6 C Selling -100 410 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 21 C Selling -100 420 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 13.8 C Selling -100 410 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 22.1 C Selling -100 410 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 21.8 C Selling -100 430 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 12.1 C Selling -100 420 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 31.5 C Selling -100 450 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 5.6 C Selling -100 480 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 1.15 C Selling -100 490 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 0.55 C Selling -100 500 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 0.5 C Selling -100 500 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 0.55 P Purchasing -100 420 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 28.2 P Purchasing -100 420 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 15.7 C Selling -200 410 AMERICAN 2008-07-19 71 C Selling -200 450 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 5.3 C Selling -200 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 8.1 P Purchasing -200 390 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 3.9 C Selling -200 410 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 22.1 C Selling -200 470 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 0.9 C Selling -200 410 AMERICAN 2008-07-19 71.5 C Selling -300 430 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 26 C Selling -300 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 21.68 C Selling -300 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 21.66 C Selling -300 460 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 3.8 C Selling -300 410 AMERICAN 2008-07-19 71.4 C Selling -300 500 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 0.55 C Selling -400 420 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 11.5 P Purchasing -400 360 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 7.2 P Purchasing -400 410 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 10.9 C Selling -400 450 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 5.3 C Selling -500 420 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 15.16 C Selling -500 490 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 7.79 C Selling -500 490 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 7.79 C Selling -500 490 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 7.81 C Selling -500 490 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 7.79 C Selling -500 490 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 7.79 C Selling -500 490 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 7.79 C Selling -500 490 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 7.77 C Selling -500 490 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 0.65 C Selling -500 460 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 3.7 C Selling -600 410 AMERICAN 2008-07-19 72.1 C Selling -700 440 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 6.2 P Purchasing -800 370 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 1.2 C Selling -900 460 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 1.6 C Selling -1000 440 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 4.8 C Selling -1000 450 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 2.85 C Selling -1000 430 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 7.9 C Selling -1000 460 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 1.6 P Purchasing -1000 430 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 20.4 C Selling -1200 600 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 0.75 C Selling -2000 410 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 17.4 C Selling -2000 430 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 7.8 C Selling -2000 420 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 12 C Selling -2500 600 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 0.75 C Selling -3000 440 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 5.6 C Selling -4300 440 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 6.2 C Selling -7500 490 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 7.79 (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 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 17 December 2007 Contact name Selina Campbell Telephone number 02890 409538 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton plcNature 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 atwww.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, Written or Number of Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date purchased securities to which (Note 2) American, Europeane.g. call option the option or etc. derivative relates P Written 41900 270 American 2008-01-19 P Written 11000 370 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 8200 330 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 8000 260 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 7300 570 American 2008-01-19 P Written 6700 370 American 2007-12-22 P Written 6500 400 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 6000 500 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 5000 470 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 4700 430 American 2007-12-22 P Written 4300 430 American 2008-01-19 P Written 4000 440 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 3800 380 American 2007-12-22 P Written 3600 350 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 3600 360 American 2008-01-19 P Written 3600 240 American 2008-04-19 P Written 3400 300 American 2008-04-19 P Written 3300 230 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 3000 560 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 3000 230 American 2008-04-19 P Written 3000 440 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 2900 250 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 2900 450 American 2008-07-19 P Written 2800 290 American 2008-01-19 P Written 2700 250 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 2600 400 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 2600 420 American 2007-12-22 P Written 2500 390 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 2500 520 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 2500 550 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 2500 570 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 2400 320 American 2008-04-19 P Written 2300 330 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 2200 400 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 2200 270 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 2200 310 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 2200 560 American 2007-12-22 P Written 2100 590 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 2000 580 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 2000 590 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 2000 240 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 2000 340 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 2000 370 American 2008-04-19 P Written 2000 410 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 2000 470 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 1900 450 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 1900 590 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 1900 400 American 2007-12-22 P Written 1800 420 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 1800 440 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 1800 470 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 1800 460 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 1600 590 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 1600 390 American 2008-04-19 P Written 1500 340 American 2008-01-19 P Written 1500 440 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 1500 540 American 2008-01-19 P Written 1300 570 American 2008-04-19 P 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American 2008-01-19 P Written 400 380 American 2008-01-19 P Written 400 410 American 2008-04-19 P Written 400 440 American 2008-04-19 P Written 400 600 American 2008-04-19 P Written 400 480 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 300 370 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 200 420 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 200 330 American 2008-04-19 P Written 200 380 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 200 480 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 200 500 American 2008-07-19 C Purchased 100 420 American 2008-01-19 P Written 100 440 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 100 500 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 100 600 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 100 290 American 2008-04-19 P Written 100 580 American 2008-04-19 P Written 100 390 American 2008-07-19 P Written 100 500 American 2008-07-19 P Written 100 520 American 2008-07-19 P Written 100 530 American 2008-07-19 C Purchased 100 600 American 2008-07-19 P Written 100 540 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 100 580 American 2007-12-22 C Written -100 380 American 2008-01-19 P 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Written -2300 350 American 2007-12-22 C Written -2400 520 American 2007-12-22 C Written -2500 530 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -2600 280 American 2008-04-19 C Written -2600 420 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -2600 430 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -2800 370 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -2900 480 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -2900 390 American 2008-04-19 C Written -2900 440 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -3100 370 American 2008-04-19 C Written -3100 550 American 2007-12-22 C Written -3200 530 American 2008-01-19 C Written -3300 400 American 2008-04-19 C Written -3400 310 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -3400 360 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -3400 340 American 2008-04-19 C Written -3400 440 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -3700 350 American 2008-04-19 C Written -3700 340 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -3800 350 American 2007-12-22 C Written -3800 450 American 2007-12-22 C Written -4000 490 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -4200 420 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -4300 220 American 2008-01-19 C Written -4600 540 American 2008-04-19 C Written -4900 250 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -5600 430 American 2007-12-22 C Written -6000 450 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -6700 310 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -7500 400 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -10800 320 American 2008-01-19 Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existingagreements 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 38.5and their Notes which 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:
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