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EPT Disclosure

16th Jun 2008 12:14

RNS Number : 7877W

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

16 June 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	13 June 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	372,126 (0.08%)	210,801 (0.05%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	900,138 (0.20%)	1,497,438 (0.33%)
Total	1,272,264 (0.28%)	1,708,239 (0.38%)

(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)
	25000	131.8101
	25000	131.8101
	15000	131.8101
	10000	131.8101
	10000	131.8101
	10000	133.5
	3705	134.5
	226	130.97
	217	130.98
	56	130.98
	54	130.98
	40	131.22
	7	130.98
Total	99,305

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-4	134.34
	-5	131.32001
	-7	135.35001
	-10	135.35001
	-12	131.97
	-13	135.01
	-18	135.31
	-21	131.81
	-22	130.96001
	-22	133.34
	-29	131.81
	-37	135.2
	-40	135
	-50	133.34
	-52	131.14
	-54	131.14
	-90	134.22
	-98	130.96001
	-106	131.97
	-112	134.13001
	-160	134.22
	-203	134.13001
	-246	134.34
	-265	135
	-442	131.97
	-451	135.35001
	-456	135.31
	-484	135
	-498	135.13001
	-537	135.2
	-640	135.3
	-707	135.3
	-745	135
	-1246	134.6382
	-1293	135.3
	-1414	135
	-1502	135.25
	-1532	135.33
	-1608	135.3
	-1728	135
	-1841	135
	-1963	135.33
	-2211	135
	-6897	134.5
	-10000	133.5
	-25000	131.8101
	-30000	134.5
Total	94,871

(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	8000	125	E	20080827	2.21
C	purchasing	6000	120	E	20080828	3.47
C	purchasing	3600	120	E	20080828	3.75
C	selling	-44	53.463	A	20120628	83.75
C	selling	-8000	125	E	20080827	1.975

(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	16 June 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	200000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	purchased	140000	77.94	E	20100219
P	purchased	130000	38.5842	E	20091201
P	purchased	100000	44.0766	E	20080630
P	purchased	50979	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	40000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	39000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	30588	43.9589	E	20080630
P	purchased	15000	89	E	20100809
P	purchased	10000	77.8	E	20090630
P	purchased	6920	95.75	E	20100629
P	purchased	6789	44.0766	E	20080630
P	purchased	6646	138.11	E	20120416
P	purchased	6646	77.2	E	20110627
P	purchased	6415	75.22	E	20100524
P	purchased	6415	155.35	E	20130516
P	purchased	6268	82.55	E	20100517
P	purchased	5810	95.75	E	20100628
P	purchased	5428	78.6	E	20110707
P	purchased	5066	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	4886	84.55	E	20110509
P	purchased	4420	95.7	E	20120905
P	purchased	4320	98.22	E	20120912
P	purchased	3801	138	A	20080925
P	purchased	3468	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	3188	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	3105	110	A	20081218
P	purchased	2994	150.05	E	20130521
P	purchased	2862	68.66	A	20090924
P	purchased	2591	136	A	20080925
P	purchased	2591	75	A	20111222
P	purchased	2269	80	A	20111222
P	purchased	2269	72	A	20081218
P	purchased	2248	74	A	20080626
P	purchased	2000	126	A	20080626
P	purchased	1976	124	A	20080626
C	purchased	1936	150	A	20080724
P	purchased	1592	128	A	20080724
P	purchased	1370	100	A	20080626
P	purchased	1273	128	A	20080626
P	purchased	1273	132	A	20080828
P	purchased	1188	130	A	20080626
P	purchased	1152	68	A	20101223
C	purchased	1152	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	1152	77	A	20111222
C	purchased	1152	106	A	20080626
P	purchased	1132	94	A	20080626
P	written	1000	140	A	20080626
C	written	869	85	A	20111222
P	written	765	58	A	20080925
C	written	765	150	A	20080626
C	written	725	122	A	20081218
C	written	561	105	A	20081127
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	454	141.79	A	20110630
P	written	454	139.04	A	20130627
P	written	422	132	A	20080925
P	written	422	130.34	A	20121220
P	written	405	128.71	A	20110224
P	written	400	60	A	20080925
P	written	392	150.05	E	20130521
P	written	388	150.05	E	20130521
P	written	388	92.66	A	20110728
P	written	365	130	A	20081218
P	written	337	93.6	A	20110728
C	written	332	90	A	20080626
P	written	332	94.02	A	20110728
P	written	321	131.2	A	20130328
P	written	321	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	302	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	302	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	290	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	290	120	A	20080925
C	written	268	65	A	20081127
P	written	266	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	254	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	254	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	236	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	236	84.55	E	20110509
P	written	208	84.55	E	20110509
P	written	208	78.6	E	20110707
P	written	203	78.6	E	20110707
P	written	203	94.08	A	20110728
P	written	191	135.22	A	20110412
P	written	191	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	191	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	191	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	160	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	159	155.35	E	20130516
P	written	141	155.35	E	20130516
P	written	138	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	133	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	133	29.61	E	20080625
P	written	117	137	A	20130328
P	written	115	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	90	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	88	131.14	A	20121011
P	written	81	131.96	A	20130205
P	written	79	98.1	A	20100625
P	written	78	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	77	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	-70	44.0766	E	20080630
P	written	-133	44.0766	E	20080630
P	written	-191	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	-191	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	-200	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	-203	77.8	E	20090630
C	written	-208	66	E	20091215
P	written	-236	89	E	20100809
P	written	-254	89	E	20100809
P	written	-290	138	A	20130228
P	written	-302	43.9589	E	20080630
P	written	-321	43.9589	E	20080630
P	written	-332	89.4361	A	20110207
P	written	-388	83.22	A	20111007
P	written	-422	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-454	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-464	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-514	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-519	105.3	A	20110523
P	written	-561	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-765	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-1000	85.0735	A	20110228
P	written	-1152	153.6	A	20130107
P	written	-1152	174.48	A	20130521
P	written	-1273	160.932	A	20121128
C	written	-2000	42.5	A	20080623
P	written	-2020	73.8533	A	20101229
P	written	-2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	written	-2591	44.0766	E	20080630
P	written	-5000	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-5662	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-6415	119	A	20120711
P	written	-6646	85.04	A	20110328
P	written	-8000	99.8	A	20110428
P	written	-9000	115.61	A	20120613
P	written	-10000	164.66	A	20121227
P	written	-10000	96.12	A	20110623
C	written	-10000	120	E	20080828
P	written	-13000	99.12	A	20120425
P	written	-16000	88.07	A	20110623
P	written	-17000	97.272	A	20120828
P	written	-18000	109.19	A	20120530
P	written	-24240	92.64	A	20110624
C	written	-33000	64	A	20090619
P	written	-44000	119.75	A	20120628
P	written	-49000	88.6	A	20120327
P	written	-50000	77.94	E	20100219
P	written	-57000	77.94	E	20100219
P	written	-71000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	-75000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	-100000	94.91	A	20110623
P	written	-112000	116.82	A	20120711
C	written	-140000	53.463	A	20120628
P	written	-145000	56.0324	E	20081103
P	written	-200000	74.25	E	20110727
P	written	-242000	56.1501	A	20101011

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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