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EPT Disclosure

19th Nov 2008 11:27

RNS Number : 4775I

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

19 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	18 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	835,422 (0.18%)	278,967 (0.06%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	571,389 (0.13%)	3,591,847 (0.79%)
Total	1,406,811 (0.31%)	3,870,814 (0.85%)

(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)
	30000	70
	19592	68
	13619	68
	9781	68
	6019	68
	4855	68
	4570	72
	4351	71.900002
	3589	68.389999
	3231	72.010002
	2033	68
	1994	68
	1722	68
	1717	68
	1598	71.75
	1467	68
	1463	68.75
	1250	72.129997
	1147	72.129997
	1130	71.5
	1077	68
	1026	68.701965
	1026	68.599999
	1000	72.089996
	1000	71.849999
	989	72.129997
	883	69
	669	72.010002
	500	68
	500	68.699997
	488	68
	440	72.089996
	430	72
	370	68.690002
	362	68
	308	68.75
	300	72.010002
	300	72.010002
	257	68
	250	71.5
	192	69.980003
	152	69.980003
	141	68.300003
	140	68
	100	69
	100	68.389999
	100	69.220001
	89	72.110001
	52	71
	51	73.199997
	50	68.370003
	49	71.459999
	48	68.75
	38	68.699997
	37	71.900002
	35	71.459999
	34	68
	27	68.300003
	25	72.110001
	22	69.980003
	22	69.620003
	22	69.470001
	22	68.529999
	22	68.360001
	21	69.739998
	21	69.989998
	20	69.959999
	20	69.949997
	20	69.599999
	18	71.449997
	18	71.459999
	18	68.739998
	17	68
	14	69.980003
	14	71.900002
	14	68
Total	129,088

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	70
	-1	70
	-1	72.059998
	-5	70.080002
	-5	68
	-9	70.019997
	-9	70.019997
	-10	69.760002
	-11	69.75
	-16	72.059998
	-18	70.080002
	-20	68
	-20	68
	-20	69.93
	-20	69.93
	-20	69.449997
	-21	69.949997
	-22	69.599999
	-22	69.43
	-22	68.529999
	-22	68.279999
	-24	70
	-24	70.019997
	-28	68
	-29	70.089996
	-39	70
	-51	73.199997
	-60	68
	-72	72.029999
	-77	70.019997
	-79	72.059998
	-85	70
	-88	68
	-89	70.019997
	-96	72.059998
	-96	72.029999
	-96	72.029999
	-100	70
	-100	70
	-100	70
	-100	70
	-100	68
	-100	69
	-108	68
	-108	68
	-111	70.019997
	-121	68
	-134	70
	-219	70
	-244	70
	-250	68
	-257	68
	-374	70.019997
	-427	70
	-499	70
	-500	70
	-500	70
	-539	68
	-716	68
	-1000	70
	-1000	70
	-1000	68
	-1000	68
	-1026	68.701965
	-1100	70
	-1250	68
	-1793	68
	-2000	70
	-2000	70
	-2000	70
	-2074	68
	-2680	68
	-3000	68
	-3444	68
	-4519	68
	-9781	68
Total	47,702

(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)
C	purchasing	3000	80	E	20090423	3.6
C	purchasing	2000	80	E	20090423	4.5
C	purchasing	1000	80	E	20090423	3.6
C	purchasing	1000	80	E	20090423	3.6
C	purchasing	1000	80	E	20090423	4.5
P	selling	200	69	A	20081127	11.02
P	selling	200	69	A	20081127	11.01
P	selling	200	71	A	20081127	11
P	selling	200	71	A	20081127	11
P	selling	150	69	A	20081127	11
C	selling	-6000	90	A	20081127	0.41

(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	19 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	80000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	purchased	50979	77.94	E	20100219
P	purchased	40000	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	19000	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	6415	95.75	E	20100628
P	purchased	6415	95.7	E	20120905
P	purchased	6268	98.22	E	20120912
P	purchased	5808	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
C	purchased	5000	85	A	20090226
P	purchased	5000	80	A	20111222
P	purchased	5000	122	A	20081218
P	purchased	5000	72	A	20081218
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	3000	75	A	20081218
C	purchased	2994	86	A	20081127
C	purchased	2988	90	A	20081218
P	purchased	2722	68	A	20101223
P	purchased	2591	110	A	20090625
P	purchased	2591	60	A	20090326
C	purchased	2248	78.46	A	20090924
C	purchased	2000	88	A	20081218
C	purchased	2000	94	A	20081127
C	purchased	2000	77	A	20090326
C	purchased	1976	104	A	20090226
P	purchased	1936	77	A	20111222
P	written	1917	74	A	20081218
P	written	1370	65	A	20081127
P	written	1352	71	A	20081127
P	written	1273	82	A	20090326
P	written	1273	50	A	20090326
P	written	1188	69	A	20081127
C	written	1152	85	A	20090326
C	written	1152	86	A	20090326
C	written	1152	69	A	20081127
C	written	1152	90	A	20081127
P	written	1132	50	A	20081218
C	written	1000	82	A	20081127
C	written	1000	100	A	20081218
P	written	1000	70	A	20101223
P	written	1000	130	A	20081218
C	written	873	85	A	20111222
C	written	869	122	A	20081218
C	written	725	95	A	20090326
P	written	561	141.69	A	20130627
C	written	561	56.89	A	20090924
P	written	514	129.41	A	20121220
P	written	514	128.75	A	20130228
P	written	464	127.31	A	20130228
P	written	464	124.35	A	20130228
P	written	422	143.31	A	20130627
P	written	422	141.79	A	20110630
P	written	405	141.69	A	20110630
P	written	400	139.04	A	20130627
P	written	392	141.75	A	20130627
P	written	388	139.59	A	20130627
P	written	388	130.34	A	20121220
P	written	365	128.71	A	20110224
P	written	332	92.66	A	20110728
P	written	332	93.6	A	20110728
P	written	330	94.02	A	20110728
P	written	302	131.2	A	20130328
P	written	302	140.36	A	20130627
P	written	296	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	290	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	290	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	268	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	266	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	208	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	203	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	203	94.08	A	20110728
P	written	191	135.22	A	20110412
C	written	191	65	A	20081127
P	written	191	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	191	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	177	135.38	A	20130725
P	written	160	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	159	82.55	E	20100517
C	written	141	60	E	20090326
P	written	138	136.18	A	20130627
P	written	117	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	115	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	107	137	A	20130328
P	written	99	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	90	77.2	E	20110627
C	written	88	75	E	20090924
P	written	88	131.14	A	20121011
P	written	87	131.96	A	20130205
P	written	81	98.1	A	20100625
P	written	79	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	78	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	77	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	71	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	-70	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	-191	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	-191	89	E	20100809
P	written	-203	89	E	20100809
P	written	-208	138	A	20130228
P	written	-270	89.4361	A	20110207
P	written	-290	137.5	A	20130725
C	written	-302	88	E	20091215
C	written	-332	65	E	20090326
P	written	-388	83.22	A	20111007
P	written	-391	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-422	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-464	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-514	43.3704	E	20100628
C	written	-561	95	A	20081218
P	written	-945	105.3	A	20110523
C	written	-1000	59.227	A	20130627
P	written	-1152	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-1152	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-1174	153.6	A	20130107
P	written	-1232	85.0735	A	20110228
C	written	-1273	105	E	20090326
C	written	-1280	80	E	20090423
P	written	-1805	99.8	A	20110428
P	written	-2491	174.48	A	20130521
P	written	-2591	160.932	A	20121128
P	written	-3140	73.8533	A	20101229
C	written	-3348	85	A	20100623
P	written	-4000	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-5000	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-5000	119	A	20120711
P	written	-5000	164.66	A	20121227
P	written	-5000	85.04	A	20110328
P	written	-5000	115.61	A	20120613
C	written	-5000	110	A	20081218
C	written	-6000	66	E	20091215
P	written	-6415	96.12	A	20110623
P	written	-6646	110	E	20090326
C	written	-8000	95	E	20090326
P	written	-10000	99.12	A	20120425
P	written	-10800	88.07	A	20110623
P	written	-12000	109.19	A	20120530
P	written	-12000	97.272	A	20120828
P	written	-13737	119.75	A	20120628
P	written	-14000	92.64	A	20110624
P	written	-20000	116.82	A	20120711
P	written	-24000	88.6	A	20120327
P	written	-26309	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	-449640	145	E	20081218
C	written	-468000	135	E	20081218
C	written	-685200	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

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