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EPT Disclosure

4th Nov 2008 10:39

RNS Number : 3770H

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

04 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	03 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	752,173 (0.16%)	187,096 (0.04%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	495,061 (0.11%)	3,360,797 (0.74%)
Total	1,247,234 (0.27%)	3,547,893 (0.78%)

(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)
	16373	82
	12625	79.699997
	11689	79.699997
	10000	79.129997
	7138	80
	2079	79.986214
	2000	80.092308
	1617	82
	1521	82
	1500	79.839996
	1500	80
	1050	82
	1000	82
	1000	79.129997
	1000	79.129997
	1000	79.989998
	910	79.129997
	882	79.699997
	772	79.129997
	700	79.129997
	700	80
	600	79.129997
	586	79.129997
	517	80.019997
	504	80.019997
	504	80.019997
	500	79.839996
	500	82
	500	82
	500	79.129997
	500	79.129997
	500	79.93
	400	79.900002
	400	79.940002
	400	79.93
	400	79.919998
	400	79.910004
	370	79.940002
	343	80.029999
	337	79.949997
	335	79.910004
	333	80
	321	80.099999
	316	80.099999
	305	80
	300	79.129997
	299	80
	288	80
	268	82
	250	79.129997
	238	79.129997
	227	80.019997
	200	82
	200	82
	200	79.129997
	184	80.099999
	179	80.099999
	168	80.019997
	166	80.07
	159	80.029999
	153	79.589996
	150	82
	150	79.129997
	150	80.150002
	135	79.129997
	133	82
	131	79.629997
	125	82
	125	79.129997
	122	79.709999
	117	80.010002
	113	80.150002
	110	79.129997
	100	82
	100	82
	100	82
	100	82
	100	82
	100	79.129997
	100	79.129997
	100	79.129997
	100	79.129997
	100	79.129997
	100	79.129997
	100	79.129997
	100	79.129997
	100	79.910004
	100	80.099999
	100	79.610001
	95	80.07
	94	79.129997
	80	79.129997
	80	79.129997
	78	79.989998
	76	82
	75	79.129997
	75	79.129997
	75	79.129997
	70	79.129997
	70	79.129997
	70	79.129997
	70	80
	65	79.910004
	61	80.019997
	61	79.589996
	59	79.919998
	59	80.089996
	58	79.129997
	55	79.129997
	55	79.129997
	54	79.650002
	50	82
	50	82
	50	79.129997
	50	79.129997
	45	80.019997
	45	79.129997
	41	79.919998
	41	80.029999
	40	79.129997
	37	79.5
	37	80.150002
	33	79.690002
	31	79.129997
	30	79.919998
	29	82
	29	79.699997
	25	79.129997
	23	79.699997
	19	80.019997
	16	80.089996
	15	79.129997
	15	79.760002
	13	80.019997
	12	80
	12	80.050003
	12	80.010002
	12	80.010002
	10	82
	9	80.019997
	6	80.07
	6	79.129997
	6	79.629997
	5	79.129997
	2	80.019997
	2	80.019997
	2	80.019997
	2	80.07
	1	80.07
	1	80.07
	1	79.699997
	1	79.699997
	1	80.050003
	1	80.089996
	1	80.099999
	1	80.120003
	1	79.589996
	1	79.589996
Total	96,474

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	79.989998
	-1	79.699997
	-1	79.699997
	-1	80.160004
	-1	80.050003
	-1	80.089996
	-1	80.120003
	-1	80.099999
	-1	79.589996
	-1	79.589996
	-2	80.160004
	-3	80.160004
	-5	79.129997
	-6	79.129997
	-6	79.629997
	-7	79.989998
	-9	80.019997
	-12	80.010002
	-12	80.010002
	-12	80.050003
	-15	79.760002
	-15	79.129997
	-15	79.690002
	-16	80.089996
	-19	80.160004
	-23	79.699997
	-24	80.18
	-24	80.169998
	-25	79.129997
	-25	80.18
	-29	79.699997
	-30	79.980003
	-31	79.129997
	-33	79.690002
	-35	79.989998
	-37	80.150002
	-40	79.129997
	-41	80.029999
	-45	79.129997
	-50	79.129997
	-50	79.129997
	-50	80.160004
	-51	80.160004
	-54	79.650002
	-55	79.129997
	-55	79.129997
	-58	79.129997
	-59	80.089996
	-61	80.019997
	-61	79.589996
	-70	79.129997
	-70	79.129997
	-70	79.129997
	-70	80
	-75	79.129997
	-75	79.129997
	-75	79.129997
	-76	80.160004
	-76	79.669998
	-78	79.989998
	-80	79.129997
	-80	79.129997
	-94	79.129997
	-96	79.980003
	-97	80.160004
	-98	80.160004
	-100	79.129997
	-100	79.129997
	-100	79.129997
	-100	79.129997
	-100	79.129997
	-100	79.129997
	-100	79.129997
	-100	79.129997
	-100	80.169998
	-100	80.160004
	-100	80.099999
	-100	79.610001
	-110	79.129997
	-113	80.150002
	-117	80.010002
	-122	80.160004
	-122	79.709999
	-125	79.129997
	-125	79.690002
	-130	79.989998
	-131	79.629997
	-135	79.129997
	-150	79.129997
	-150	80.150002
	-153	79.589996
	-159	80.029999
	-163	79.989998
	-166	80.169998
	-166	80.07
	-179	80.099999
	-184	80.099999
	-200	79.129997
	-215	80.169998
	-220	79.989998
	-227	80.160004
	-238	79.129997
	-250	79.129997
	-299	80
	-300	79.129997
	-305	80
	-316	80.099999
	-321	80.099999
	-333	80
	-343	80.029999
	-400	80.169998
	-400	80.169998
	-400	80.160004
	-400	80.160004
	-450	82
	-487	79.980003
	-500	79.129997
	-500	79.129997
	-504	80.019997
	-550	82
	-586	79.129997
	-600	79.129997
	-700	79.129997
	-736	79.989998
	-772	79.129997
	-882	79.699997
	-910	79.129997
	-1000	79.129997
	-1000	79.129997
	-1016	79.980003
	-1806	82
	-2000	80.009049
	-2079	79.986214
	-11689	79.699997
	-63853	82
Total	104,177

(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)
P	purchasing	8000	90	E	20090326	1.54
P	purchasing	8000	85	E	20081126	1.54
P	purchasing	8000	85	E	20081126	1.54
P	purchasing	8000	85	E	20081126	1.54
P	purchasing	8000	85	E	20081126	1.54
P	purchasing	7620	85	E	20081126	1.54
P	purchasing	2000	85	E	20081126	1.535
P	purchasing	2000	85	E	20081126	1.54
P	purchasing	2000	85	E	20081126	1.54
P	purchasing	2000	85	E	20081126	1.54
C	purchasing	2000	59.227	A	20130627	1.54
C	purchasing	2000	59.227	A	20130627	1.54
C	purchasing	380	59.227	A	20130627	1.54
P	purchasing	200	78.46	A	20090924	48.74
P	selling	200	85	E	20081126	48.74
C	selling	100	60	E	20090326	48.74
P	selling	-1280	85	E	20081126	5.76
P	selling	-2000	85	E	20081126	1.575
P	selling	-2000	85	E	20081126	1.575
P	selling	-8000	85	E	20081126	1.585
P	selling	-8000	85	E	20081126	1.575
P	selling	-8000	85	E	20081126	1.575
C	selling	-8000	95	E	20090326	1.575
P	selling	-8000	85	E	20081126	1.575
P	selling	-8000	85	E	20081126	1.575
P	selling	-8000	85	E	20081126	1.575
P	selling	-9000	85	E	20081126	1.35
P	selling	-10000	85	E	20081126	14.555
P	selling	-22500	85	E	20081126	3.26
C	selling	-43002	115	E	20090326	0.54
C	selling	-106998	115	E	20090326	0.54
C	selling	-150000	115	E	20090326	0.54

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

AUD

Put Option

-40000

80.0000

(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	04 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) AUD	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	30000	38.5842	E	20091201
P	purchased	29000	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	24000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	20000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	20000	89	E	20100809
P	purchased	12000	77.8	E	20090630
P	purchased	10000	95.75	E	20100629
P	purchased	10000	138.11	E	20120416
P	purchased	6789	77.2	E	20110627
P	purchased	6646	75.22	E	20100524
P	purchased	6646	82.55	E	20100517
P	purchased	6528	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	5428	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	5270	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	5000	75	A	20111222
P	purchased	5000	110	A	20081218
P	purchased	5000	68.66	A	20090924
P	purchased	5000	80	A	20111222
P	purchased	4886	122	A	20081218
P	purchased	4850	72	A	20081218
C	purchased	4420	74	A	20090326
P	purchased	4320	64	A	20090625
P	purchased	3801	84	A	20081218
C	purchased	3388	75	A	20090326
P	purchased	3188	121	A	20081127
C	purchased	2994	76	A	20090326
C	purchased	2862	75	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
P	written	1592	74	A	20081218
P	written	1370	82	A	20090326
P	written	1273	50	A	20090326
C	written	1273	85	A	20090326
C	written	1188	86	A	20090326
P	written	1152	50	A	20081218
C	written	1152	82	A	20081127
P	written	1152	130	A	20081218
C	written	1152	85	A	20111222
C	written	1132	122	A	20081218
C	written	1000	95	A	20090326
P	written	1000	141.69	A	20130627
C	written	1000	56.89	A	20090924
P	written	873	129.41	A	20121220
P	written	869	128.75	A	20130228
P	written	725	127.31	A	20130228
P	written	561	124.35	A	20130228
P	written	561	143.31	A	20130627
P	written	514	141.79	A	20110630
P	written	514	141.69	A	20110630
P	written	464	139.04	A	20130627
P	written	464	141.75	A	20130627
P	written	422	139.59	A	20130627
P	written	422	130.34	A	20121220
P	written	405	128.71	A	20110224
P	written	400	92.66	A	20110728
P	written	392	93.6	A	20110728
P	written	388	94.02	A	20110728
P	written	388	131.2	A	20130328
P	written	365	140.36	A	20130627
P	written	332	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	332	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	330	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	302	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	302	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	296	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	290	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	290	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	268	94.08	A	20110728
P	written	266	135.22	A	20110412
C	written	208	65	A	20081127
P	written	208	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	203	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	203	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	191	136.18	A	20130627
P	written	177	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	160	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	159	137	A	20130328
P	written	141	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	138	77.2	E	20110627
C	written	117	75	E	20090924
P	written	115	131.14	A	20121011
P	written	107	131.96	A	20130205
P	written	99	98.1	A	20100625
P	written	90	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	88	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	88	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	87	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	81	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	79	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	78	89	E	20100809
P	written	77	89	E	20100809
P	written	71	138	A	20130228
P	written	-70	89.4361	A	20110207
P	written	-191	137.5	A	20130725
C	written	-191	88	E	20091215
P	written	-203	83.22	A	20111007
P	written	-208	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-270	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-290	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-302	43.3704	E	20100628
C	written	-332	95	A	20081218
P	written	-388	105.3	A	20110523
C	written	-391	59.227	A	20130627
P	written	-422	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-464	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-514	85.0735	A	20110228
P	written	-561	153.6	A	20130107
C	written	-945	105	E	20090326
P	written	-1152	99.8	A	20110428
P	written	-1152	174.48	A	20130521
C	written	-1174	66	E	20091215
P	written	-1232	160.932	A	20121128
P	written	-1273	100	E	20090326
P	written	-1280	73.8533	A	20101229
C	written	-1948	85	A	20100623
C	written	-2000	95	E	20090326
P	written	-2491	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-2591	38.5842	E	20091201
C	written	-2755	80	E	20090423
P	written	-3140	119	A	20120711
P	written	-5000	85.04	A	20110328
C	written	-5000	110	A	20081218
P	written	-5000	115.61	A	20120613
P	written	-5000	164.66	A	20121227
P	written	-5000	96.12	A	20110623
P	written	-6415	110	E	20090326
P	written	-6646	99.12	A	20120425
P	written	-8000	88.07	A	20110623
P	written	-10000	109.19	A	20120530
P	written	-10800	97.272	A	20120828
P	written	-12000	90	E	20090326
P	written	-14000	119.75	A	20120628
P	written	-14137	92.64	A	20110624
P	written	-15000	88.6	A	20120327
P	written	-20000	77.94	E	20100219
P	written	-26309	77.94	E	20100219
P	written	-33000	116.82	A	20120711
P	written	-44000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	-50000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	-50000	94.91	A	20110623
C	written	-66000	64	A	20090619
P	written	-75000	100	E	20081218
P	written	-87000	72	A	20081218
C	written	-90000	58.592	A	20120628
P	written	-95000	74.25	E	20110727
P	written	-182000	56.1501	A	20101011
C	written	-449640	145	E	20081218
C	written	-468000	135	E	20081218
C	written	-475200	115	E	20090326
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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