23rd Jan 2008 12:13
Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd23 January 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 Ord/Equitydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 22 January 2008 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 558,959 518,368 (0.12%) (0.11%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,134,747 2,021,461 (0.25%) (0.44%) Total 1,693,706 2,539,829 (0.37%) (0.55%) (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) AUD (unless stated) 5640 103.2444 5000 101.0000 5000 106.3500 4133 105.9700 3785 101.0000 3222 101.0000 2425 104.1000 1757 106.3500 1440 102.0000 1282 104.4400 1136 102.1000 1082 101.5800 1000 104.0900 985 104.4000 966 101.0000 940 104.0100 885 104.5500 831 104.8500 759 102.6000 752 104.4500 752 103.8000 752 104.4700 751 104.4900 751 104.5000 751 104.4200 751 102.8800 728 104.2900 710 104.2200 670 102.6000 658 103.0300 644 102.6000 562 104.4200 557 103.4100 557 103.4100 541 101.5000 512 103.4100 509 104.2100 502 106.5500 502 104.8600 502 104.4000 502 104.4500 501 104.7500 501 104.7000 501 104.4000 501 104.3700 500 104.2100 491 105.0500 486 102.1000 468 104.2100 454 104.2200 446 101.9000 446 101.0000 425 104.7500 410 103.5500 400 100.4600 370 106.4600 367 105.9700 352 100.4600 341 103.5500 337 104.8300 330 105.6300 306 103.4100 300 105.3400 282 103.8100 282 102.7100 260 104.1100 260 104.0200 255 104.8600 251 104.6800 251 104.2100 251 104.5700 251 104.3800 247 106.3500 243 104.2000 233 104.5000 224 104.0900 201 105.3700 195 104.4400 190 104.4200 187 104.0100 178 104.8500 169 104.5000 154 104.1000 150 104.2400 150 106.3500 131 106.4500 130 105.4200 130 104.8600 128 105.3700 118 104.5500 103 102.1200 100 104.5000 100 104.2400 94 101.9000 94 101.9000 88 102.6000 88 104.8500 77 103.4100 77 103.4100 76 104.7000 75 102.6000 75 104.8300 59 105.5900 59 104.3100 58 106.3500 56 101.8300 56 101.7000 56 101.7100 56 101.6100 56 101.2500 55 101.7000 55 101.9900 53 102.3600 53 101.8300 52 106.6100 52 106.3100 52 106.0000 52 104.6500 52 105.5000 52 100.2800 52 100.4100 52 101.8200 52 101.5200 52 101.9300 47 105.7500 46 103.4600 46 103.3600 46 103.2800 46 102.7900 45 103.6200 45 103.7900 43 104.1800 42 104.3400 42 104.2900 41 104.5200 41 104.4100 41 104.3000 40 104.0200 40 103.6100 40 103.5000 40 103.6000 40 103.3800 40 103.5000 40 104.5700 40 104.4700 40 104.4700 40 104.3000 40 104.5000 40 104.4800 40 104.4400 39 103.4100 39 105.0100 39 104.8300 39 104.8100 39 104.7500 39 104.4900 39 104.3000 39 104.4000 39 104.4000 39 104.6100 38 104.2200 38 105.0700 38 105.5000 38 105.1400 38 105.2300 38 104.9700 38 104.2300 38 104.2200 38 103.9600 38 104.1200 38 104.3900 38 104.2800 38 104.4200 37 104.7000 37 104.9500 37 104.7500 37 104.7500 37 104.5700 35 105.8800 35 105.5000 35 105.1300 35 104.8200 35 104.4100 35 104.4200 35 104.0000 34 105.8000 34 105.6200 34 105.5300 34 105.9000 34 105.7500 34 105.9500 31 101.5300 29 101.0500 25 104.4400 25 104.0900 24 104.2900 21 104.1000 21 101.5400 20 102.6000 20 104.7200 20 104.0800 17 104.4000 17 104.7500 10 105.0500 9 104.1400 8 104.0800 6 103.4100 2 101.8000 1 104.4400 1 103.5000 1 104.9800 1 101.8900 1 101.8900 1 102.0300 1 104.6800 1 105.5000 1 105.0900 1 104.9700 1 104.7200 1 103.4000 1 104.4500 1 101.9100 1 101.0500Total 76,086 Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated) -1 104.9800 -1 101.9100 -1 102.0000 -1 102.0000 -1 104.3000 -1 104.9800 -2 104.3500 -3 105.8700 -3 105.8700 -3 104.7000 -3 99.5700 -3 105.8800 -3 105.8800 -3 105.6000 -3 104.8300 -4 104.3000 -4 104.3400 -6 106.3500 -6 105.8700 -8 105.8500 -9 106.3500 -10 106.3500 -10 104.7000 -10 100.4900 -14 104.3000 -15 106.3500 -15 103.5000 -15 104.3500 -18 106.3500 -18 106.3500 -18 105.3000 -19 105.3000 -20 106.3500 -23 105.3000 -25 106.3500 -27 106.3500 -27 106.3500 -27 105.8700 -28 104.4100 -30 106.3500 -30 106.3500 -30 106.3500 -30 106.3500 -35 100.4200 -36 106.3500 -37 104.7000 -40 106.3500 -40 106.3500 -40 104.3000 -40 104.3000 -40 104.4800 -45 106.3500 -45 106.3500 -45 106.3500 -45 106.3500 -45 106.3500 -45 103.6200 -46 105.2600 -50 106.3500 -50 106.3500 -50 106.3500 -50 106.3500 -50 106.3500 -50 106.3500 -50 106.3500 -50 106.3500 -50 105.2500 -50 99.8900 -50 104.6800 -50 105.8800 -50 104.3000 -50 104.3500 -54 105.8800 -58 105.8500 -58 105.6200 -58 105.3200 -58 105.8900 -58 105.8300 -60 106.3500 -60 105.2400 -60 104.8200 -60 104.4100 -60 104.4500 -60 104.0000 -60 104.3300 -61 105.6000 -62 104.1700 -63 104.6300 -63 104.9500 -63 104.7800 -63 104.7400 -63 104.7500 -63 104.8300 -63 104.5600 -64 105.2800 -64 105.1400 -64 105.2300 -64 104.2400 -64 104.2600 -64 104.3800 -64 104.3900 -65 103.9500 -65 104.0000 -66 105.0900 -66 104.9800 -66 104.7600 -66 104.7500 -66 104.3100 -66 104.2700 -66 104.1700 -67 101.8200 -67 103.7300 -67 103.2000 -67 103.5400 -67 104.3900 -67 104.5000 -67 104.5400 -68 104.3800 -68 104.3900 -68 104.4400 -69 103.6200 -69 103.4900 -69 103.5700 -69 104.3500 -69 104.2800 -70 106.3500 -70 104.3500 -70 104.2800 -71 104.2600 -72 104.1800 -77 103.4100 -77 103.5400 -77 103.7900 -77 103.4100 -78 103.3400 -78 103.3000 -78 102.8000 -79 105.6400 -82 101.6100 -83 105.8800 -83 105.2500 -86 101.3000 -88 104.7000 -88 101.6000 -88 100.0200 -88 100.4400 -88 101.8200 -88 101.5700 -88 101.8000 -89 99.8900 -90 106.3500 -90 106.3500 -90 104.3000 -90 102.3600 -91 106.3500 -91 106.3500 -92 106.3500 -92 106.3500 -94 101.9000 -94 101.8000 -94 102.3200 -94 101.9000 -94 101.9000 -94 101.9000 -95 106.3500 -95 104.6600 -96 103.5000 -100 106.3500 -100 106.3500 -100 106.3500 -100 106.3500 -100 104.7000 -100 101.0000 -100 104.9100 -100 104.6600 -100 103.5000 -100 103.6200 -104 103.5000 -107 103.6200 -119 99.5900 -119 99.5800 -119 99.5700 -130 106.3500 -132 105.5300 -132 105.5300 -141 101.4100 -145 104.1900 -149 100.4000 -150 101.3100 -158 103.5700 -160 104.9100 -161 105.5300 -182 106.3500 -187 104.3200 -194 105.5500 -200 106.3500 -200 106.3500 -200 106.3500 -200 106.3500 -200 104.6500 -200 103.5000 -203 99.9000 -210 99.5900 -210 99.5800 -210 99.5700 -210 100.3100 -221 104.6800 -222 103.5000 -251 100.9000 -256 101.7700 -260 104.9000 -260 100.2800 -268 104.3000 -297 103.6200 -300 106.3500 -300 106.3500 -300 106.3500 -300 106.3500 -300 104.3000 -329 104.6400 -336 103.5400 -350 100.2000 -351 101.0400 -360 105.5300 -364 105.5300 -364 105.5300 -364 104.3000 -364 104.3000 -364 104.3000 -365 103.5000 -365 104.3000 -365 104.3000 -367 104.1900 -368 103.6000 -390 104.3900 -396 104.3000 -399 106.3500 -400 104.7000 -412 101.6100 -446 101.0000 -446 101.9000 -459 101.4000 -468 104.3000 -500 106.3500 -500 104.1900 -500 103.6000 -500 99.5500 -500 103.6000 -501 104.8500 -501 105.5300 -510 99.5200 -557 103.4100 -557 103.4100 -602 104.6600 -625 101.4500 -651 101.1700 -664 103.5000 -678 105.8700 -712 105.3700 -720 103.5000 -784 104.6500 -900 104.7000 -965 99.9900 -1000 106.3500 -1000 99.9000 -1000 99.5200 -1000 100.4600 -1074 101.0000 -1278 103.5000 -1400 103.5000 -1472 104.7000 -1700 105.8700 -1914 101.3000 -1972 101.0000 -2000 106.3500 -2000 106.3500 -2000 106.3500 -2000 99.5300 -2000 103.5000 -2047 101.0000 -2103 105.5300 -2290 104.7000 -2500 105.8700 -2582 106.3500 -2600 100.6600 -2700 104.7000 -3000 101.2400 -3222 101.0000 -3596 100.3000 -3689 105.5300 -3797 99.9000 -4650 100.2000 -4830 103.4701 -5000 101.0000 -5000 100.4000 -6462 114.2500 -12923 114.2500 -18750 104.5000 -35587 101.0000Total 191,951 (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 (AUD) European etc. date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 6) per unit (AUD)(C = call (Note 4)option; P = put option) P selling 75000 124 A 20080228 22 C purchasing 21752 100 E 20080227 1.49 C purchasing 14844 100 E 20080227 1.49 C purchasing 13648 100 E 20080227 1.49 C purchasing 6000 100 E 20080227 1.4 C purchasing 4000 100 E 20080227 1.545 C purchasing 4000 100 E 20080227 1.545 C purchasing 4000 100 E 20080227 0.575 C purchasing 4000 100 E 20080227 0.315 C purchasing 4000 100 E 20080227 0.315 C purchasing 4000 100 E 20080227 0.315 C purchasing 1113 100 A 20080327 13.1 C purchasing 1077 70 A 20080327 36.1 C purchasing 700 70 A 20080327 33.26 C purchasing 673 70 A 20080327 33.59 C purchasing 208 100 A 20080327 13.12 C purchasing 200 100 A 20080327 13.05 C purchasing 200 100 A 20080327 13.05 C purchasing 200 100 A 20080327 13.05 C purchasing 199 70 A 20080327 36.26 C purchasing 199 70 A 20080327 36.21 C purchasing 199 70 A 20080327 35.17 C purchasing 152 70 A 20080327 32.11 C selling -60 42.5 A 20080623 63.97 C selling -91 100 A 20080327 13.6 C selling -111 70 A 20080327 34.36 C selling -188 70 A 20080327 36.83 C selling -199 70 A 20080327 36.08 C selling -200 100 A 20080327 13.6 C selling -200 100 A 20080327 13.6 C selling -300 70 A 20080327 35.81 C selling -301 70 A 20080327 34.78 C selling -410 70 A 20080327 36.83 C selling -434 70 A 20080327 36.83 C selling -509 100 A 20080327 13.6 C selling -700 70 A 20080327 35.02 C selling -772 59 A 20080423 47.08 C selling -968 70 A 20080327 36.83 C selling -1000 70 A 20080327 36.04 C selling -1000 70 A 20080327 35.44 C selling -4000 100 E 20080227 1.4 C selling -4000 100 E 20080227 1.4 C selling -6992 100 E 20080227 1.45 C selling -7200 100 E 20080227 1.42 C selling -10000 90 E 20080326 3.47 C selling -32000 100 E 20080227 1.4 C selling -40000 100 E 20080227 1.4 P purchasing -75000 108 A 20080228 10.25 (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. NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 23 January 2008 Contact name Pavla Trskova Telephone number 02890 409544 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 200000 88 A 20080327 P written 150000 112 A 20080124 P written 100000 90 A 20080327 P written 100000 132 A 20080925 P written 75000 124 A 20080228 P written 51000 112 A 20080228 P written 50979 56.1501 A 20101011 C purchased 50000 132 A 20080228 C purchased 50000 130 A 20080327 P written 50000 112 A 20080124 P written 40000 74.25 E 20110727 P written 30588 56.0324 E 20081103 C purchased 29000 138 A 20080327 C purchased 15000 112 A 20080327 P written 14000 119.66 A 20080124 P written 7517 116.82 A 20120711 P written 6789 94.91 A 20110623 P written 6646 37.6132 E 20091001 P written 6415 77.94 E 20100219 P written 6268 88.6 A 20120327 C purchased 6000 119.66 A 20080124 P written 5906 119.75 A 20120628 P written 5780 109.19 A 20120530 P written 5608 92.64 A 20110624 P written 5000 107.89 A 20080124 P written 4886 97.272 A 20120828 P written 4420 88.07 A 20110623 P written 4320 99.12 A 20120425 P written 3828 115.61 A 20120613 P written 3801 96.12 A 20110623 P written 3468 164.66 A 20121227 P written 3105 99.8 A 20110428 P written 2994 85.04 A 20110328 P written 2862 119 A 20120711 P written 2591 38.5842 E 20091201 P written 2269 44.0766 E 20080630 P written 2248 73.8533 A 20101229 P written 2024 98.79 E 20100629 C purchased 2000 78.46 A 20090924 P written 1976 160.932 A 20121128 P written 1792 153.6 A 20130107 P written 1370 85.0735 A 20110228 P written 1273 78.5 E 20110630 P written 1188 105.3 A 20110523 P written 1152 43.3704 E 20100628 P written 1152 43.3704 E 20100628 P written 1132 83.22 A 20111007 P written 1037 43.3704 E 20080627 C purchased 1000 106 A 20080626 P written 869 89.4361 A 20110207 P written 765 43.9589 E 20080630 P written 700 103.7 A 20120515 P written 561 89 E 20100809 P written 514 77.8 E 20090630 P written 464 95.75 E 20100629 P written 454 44.0766 E 20080630 P written 405 98.1 A 20100625 P written 392 131.14 A 20121011 P written 388 77.2 E 20110627 P written 337 29.61 E 20080625 P written 332 75.22 E 20100524 P written 302 82.55 E 20100517 P written 290 95.75 E 20100628 P written 266 94.08 A 20110728 P written 254 78.6 E 20110707 P written 236 84.55 E 20110509 P written 208 95.7 E 20120905 P written 208 95.7 E 20120905 P written 203 98.22 E 20120912 P written 203 98.22 E 20120912 P written 191 78.5 E 20110630 P written 191 78.5 E 20110630 P written 159 94.02 A 20110728 P written 141 93.6 A 20110728 P written 138 92.66 A 20110728 P written 115 130.34 A 20121220 P written 77 129.41 A 20121220 C written -200 65 A 20081127 P purchased -203 98.22 E 20120912 P purchased -208 95.7 E 20120905 P purchased -1000 94 A 20080626 C written -1000 131.43 A 20080124 C written -1000 133.39 A 20080124 P purchased -2000 77 A 20111222 C written -2000 107.89 A 20080124 C written -3572 59 A 20080423 C written -4303 54.393101 A 20120628 C written -4500 135 E 20080327 C written -4895 42.5 A 20080623 P purchased -5000 68 A 20101223 C written -7289 64 A 20090619 C written -7412 70 A 20080327 P purchased -10000 130 A 20080327 C written -10000 90 E 20080326 C written -10000 130 A 20080228 P purchased -10000 100 A 20080626 P purchased -15000 80 A 20080327 P purchased -16000 124 A 20080626 P purchased -17000 126 A 20080626 P purchased -18000 74 A 20080626 C written -25000 115.73 A 20080124 C written -33000 85 A 20111222 C written -43379 100 A 20080327 P purchased -44000 72 A 20081218 C written -47500 100 A 20080626 C written -50000 122 A 20081218 C written -50000 150 A 20080626 P purchased -50000 112 A 20080124 C written -50000 128 A 20080327 P purchased -60000 80 A 20111222 C written -75000 56.89 A 20090924 P purchased -75000 108 A 20080228 P purchased -76000 75 A 20111222 P purchased -93000 100 A 20080327 P purchased -100000 94 A 20080327 C written -100000 104 A 20080327 P purchased -100000 84 A 20080327 P purchased -100000 110 A 20080327 P purchased -100000 96 A 20080327 P purchased -100000 132 A 20080327 P purchased -112000 68.66 A 20090924 C written -145000 90 A 20080626 P purchased -242000 78.46 A 20090924 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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