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EPT Disclosure

13th Nov 2008 13:41

RNS Number : 1148I

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

13 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 Ltd
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ord/Equity
Date of dealing	12 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	810,510 (0.18%)	347,362 (0.08%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	559,849 (0.12%)	3,271,997 (0.72%)
Total	1,370,359 (0.30%)	3,619,359 (0.80%)

(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)
	1010	75.199997
	883	75.199997
	865	74.75
	545	75.199997
	438	75.199997
	231	75.18
	228	76.190002
	212	76.32
	201	75.779999
	198	75
	194	75
	191	75.43
	190	76.449997
	190	76.150002
	179	75.449997
	169	76
	141	74.650002
	120	75.610001
	102	75.099999
	100	74.660004
	100	74.660004
	100	74.660004
	100	74.660004
	100	74.660004
	100	74.660004
	100	74.660004
	100	74.660004
	100	74.660004
	100	74.660004
	99	74.75
	97	76.150002
	78	75.989998
	61	74.650002
	61	75.68
	51	74.870003
	51	74.889999
	51	75.199997
	51	74.82
	49	74.650002
	45	75
	40	76.010002
	40	74.870003
	39	76.190002
	39	76.199997
	36	75.169998
	26	76.120003
	15	74.650002
	15	74.82
	11	74.889999
	10	75
	7	75.199997
	6	75.019997
	1	74.75
Total	8,266

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	75.089996
	-1	75.150002
	-2	75.099999
	-5	75.550003
	-6	76.169998
	-10	75.150002
	-10	75
	-10	74.970001
	-14	75.129997
	-15	74.940002
	-18	75
	-22	76.129997
	-23	75.599999
	-26	76.120003
	-31	76.139999
	-33	76.169998
	-35	75
	-36	75.059998
	-39	76.199997
	-39	76.010002
	-40	76.019997
	-42	75.150002
	-44	76.150002
	-49	74.650002
	-51	74.860001
	-51	74.870003
	-51	75.160004
	-51	74.889999
	-51	74.860001
	-51	74.919998
	-61	75.610001
	-64	75
	-78	75.989998
	-84	75
	-95	75
	-102	75.080002
	-120	75.610001
	-133	75.43
	-140	75.089996
	-151	76.150002
	-169	76
	-172	75.150002
	-176	75.43
	-179	75.449997
	-190	76.489998
	-191	75.43
	-191	75.43
	-194	75
	-194	75
	-198	75
	-198	75
	-200	75.559998
	-201	75.779999
	-212	76.32
	-212	76.32
	-225	75.110001
	-231	75.18
	-257	76.32
	-312	75.120003
	-722	75.099999
	-2302	75
Total	8,811

(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

(C = call option;

P = put 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)

Purchasing

10800

20090326

1.01

Selling

8460

20090326

3.75

(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	13 November 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	90000	72	A	20081218
P	purchased	50979	37.6132	E	20091001
P	purchased	40000	77.94	E	20100219
P	purchased	40000	38.5842	E	20091201
P	purchased	38460	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	29000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	24000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	20000	89	E	20100809
P	purchased	20000	77.8	E	20090630
P	purchased	19000	95.75	E	20100629
P	purchased	10000	138.11	E	20120416
P	purchased	10000	77.2	E	20110627
P	purchased	6789	75.22	E	20100524
P	purchased	6646	82.55	E	20100517
P	purchased	6646	95.75	E	20100628
P	purchased	6415	95.7	E	20120905
P	purchased	6415	98.22	E	20120912
P	purchased	6268	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	5808	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	5428	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	5270	75	A	20111222
P	purchased	5000	110	A	20081218
P	purchased	5000	68.66	A	20090924
P	purchased	5000	80	A	20111222
P	purchased	5000	122	A	20081218
P	purchased	5000	72	A	20081218
C	purchased	5000	85	A	20090226
C	purchased	4886	74	A	20090326
P	purchased	4850	64	A	20090625
P	purchased	4420	84	A	20081218
C	purchased	4320	75	A	20090326
P	purchased	3801	121	A	20081127
C	purchased	3016	76	A	20090326
C	purchased	2994	75	A	20081218
C	purchased	2988	86	A	20081127
C	purchased	2722	90	A	20081218
P	purchased	2591	68	A	20101223
P	purchased	2591	110	A	20090625
P	purchased	2248	60	A	20090326
C	purchased	2000	78.46	A	20090924
C	purchased	2000	88	A	20081218
P	purchased	1976	77	A	20111222
C	purchased	1936	94	A	20081127
C	purchased	1917	77	A	20090326
C	purchased	1370	104	A	20090226
P	written	1352	74	A	20081218
P	written	1273	82	A	20090326
P	written	1273	50	A	20090326
C	written	1188	85	A	20090326
C	written	1152	86	A	20090326
P	written	1152	50	A	20081218
C	written	1152	82	A	20081127
P	written	1152	70	A	20101223
P	written	1132	130	A	20081218
C	written	1000	85	A	20111222
C	written	1000	122	A	20081218
C	written	1000	95	A	20090326
P	written	1000	141.69	A	20130627
C	written	873	56.89	A	20090924
P	written	869	129.41	A	20121220
P	written	725	128.75	A	20130228
P	written	561	127.31	A	20130228
P	written	561	124.35	A	20130228
P	written	514	143.31	A	20130627
P	written	514	141.79	A	20110630
P	written	464	141.69	A	20110630
P	written	464	139.04	A	20130627
P	written	422	141.75	A	20130627
P	written	422	139.59	A	20130627
P	written	405	130.34	A	20121220
P	written	400	128.71	A	20110224
P	written	392	92.66	A	20110728
P	written	388	93.6	A	20110728
P	written	388	94.02	A	20110728
P	written	365	131.2	A	20130328
P	written	332	140.36	A	20130627
P	written	332	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	330	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	302	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	302	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	296	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	290	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	290	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	268	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	266	94.08	A	20110728
P	written	208	135.22	A	20110412
C	written	208	65	A	20081127
P	written	203	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	203	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	191	135.38	A	20130725
P	written	191	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	191	82.55	E	20100517
C	written	191	60	E	20090326
P	written	177	136.18	A	20130627
P	written	160	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	159	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	141	137	A	20130328
P	written	138	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	117	77.2	E	20110627
C	written	115	75	E	20090924
P	written	107	131.14	A	20121011
P	written	99	131.96	A	20130205
P	written	90	98.1	A	20100625
P	written	88	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	88	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	87	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	81	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	79	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	78	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	77	89	E	20100809
P	written	71	89	E	20100809
P	written	-70	138	A	20130228
P	written	-191	89.4361	A	20110207
P	written	-191	137.5	A	20130725
C	written	-203	88	E	20091215
P	written	-208	83.22	A	20111007
P	written	-270	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-290	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-302	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-332	43.3704	E	20100628
C	written	-388	95	A	20081218
P	written	-391	105.3	A	20110523
C	written	-422	59.227	A	20130627
P	written	-464	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-514	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-561	153.6	A	20130107
P	written	-945	85.0735	A	20110228
C	written	-1152	105	E	20090326
P	written	-1152	99.8	A	20110428
P	written	-1174	174.48	A	20130521
C	written	-1232	66	E	20091215
P	written	-1273	160.932	A	20121128
P	written	-1280	73.8533	A	20101229
C	written	-1948	85	A	20100623
P	written	-2000	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-2491	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-2591	119	A	20120711
C	written	-2755	80	E	20090423
P	written	-3140	164.66	A	20121227
P	written	-5000	85.04	A	20110328
P	written	-5000	115.61	A	20120613
C	written	-5000	110	A	20081218
P	written	-5000	96.12	A	20110623
P	written	-5000	110	E	20090326
P	written	-6415	99.12	A	20120425
P	written	-6646	88.07	A	20110623
P	written	-8000	109.19	A	20120530
P	written	-10000	97.272	A	20120828
C	written	-10800	95	E	20090326
P	written	-12000	119.75	A	20120628
P	written	-14000	92.64	A	20110624
P	written	-14037	116.82	A	20120711
P	written	-20000	88.6	A	20120327
P	written	-26309	90	E	20090326
P	written	-30300	77.94	E	20100219
P	written	-33000	77.94	E	20100219
P	written	-44000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	-50000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	-50000	94.91	A	20110623
C	written	-61000	64	A	20090619
P	written	-75000	100	E	20081218
P	written	-87000	72	A	20081218
C	written	-90000	58.592	A	20120628
P	written	-90000	74.25	E	20110727
P	written	-178000	56.1501	A	20101011
C	written	-385200	115	E	20090326
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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