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Citigroup Global Markets UK EqtyLtd15 November 2007 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Citigroup Global Markets UK Equity Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ord/Equitydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 14 November 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 825,881 GBP 55.4900 GBP 54.0000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 813,334 GBP 55.5200 GBP 54.0000 (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 CFD SHORT 30,890 GBP 54.9794 CFD SHORT 200,000 GBP 54.4300 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 5) European etc. 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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Date of disclosure 15 November 2007 Contact name Ciaran Lavery Telephone number 02890 409593 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