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EPT Disclosure

9th Jul 2008 14:23

RNS Number : 7030Y

Citigroup Derivatives Markets Inc

09 July 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 Derivatives Markets Inc
Company dealt in	Rio Tinto plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary Shares (dealt in the form of ADRs)
Date of dealing	08 July 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	7,446 (0.00%)	23,400 (0.00%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	162,700 (0.00%)	134,300 (0.00%)
Total	170,146 (0.00%)	157,700 (0.00%)

(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) USD (unless stated)
	1000	465.69
	1000	409.56
	900	465.9
	300	468.19
	300	465.86
	100	412.25
	100	437.02
	100	360.8
Total	3,800

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated)
	-13	420.23
	-20	420.37
	-50	415.11
	-50	415.18
	-58	419.39
	-58	419.45
	-80	420.38
	-84	419.34
	-87	420.38
	-100	414.31
	-100	419.24
	-100	419.24
	-100	419.97
	-100	419.97
	-100	419.97
	-100	419.97
	-100	419.98
	-100	419.38
	-100	419.34
	-100	412.49
	-100	412.49
	-100	420.25
	-100	414.41
	-100	414.41
	-100	414.37
	-100	414.37
	-200	419.37
	-300	414.44
	-300	414.62
	-3600	462.4825
Total	6,600

(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; P = put)	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise Price (USD)	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (USD) (Note 4)
P	Purchasing	3000	440	AMERICAN	2009-01-17	65.5
C	Purchasing	2000	480	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	7.3
P	Purchasing	2000	430	AMERICAN	2009-01-17	59.6
C	Purchasing	1000	470	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	9.7
C	Purchasing	1000	470	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	7.3
P	Purchasing	1000	430	AMERICAN	2009-01-17	59.6
C	Purchasing	1000	470	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	7.6
C	Purchasing	1000	470	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	6.2
P	Purchasing	1000	510	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	44.31
P	Purchasing	1000	540	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	130.44
P	Purchasing	900	510	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	44.1
C	Purchasing	400	450	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	10.4
P	Purchasing	300	390	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	5.31
P	Purchasing	300	510	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	41.81
P	Purchasing	300	510	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	44.14
C	Purchasing	200	450	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	12.3
C	Purchasing	200	450	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	12.3
P	Purchasing	100	390	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	5.04
P	Purchasing	100	390	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	4.97
P	Purchasing	100	390	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	5.14
P	Purchasing	100	390	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	3.98
C	Purchasing	100	460	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	1.2
C	Purchasing	100	430	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	8.9
P	Purchasing	100	540	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	102.98
P	Purchasing	100	540	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	179.2
P	Selling	-100	370	AMERICAN	2008-10-18	20.07
P	Selling	-100	370	AMERICAN	2008-10-18	20.14
P	Selling	-100	370	AMERICAN	2008-10-18	20.24
P	Selling	-100	370	AMERICAN	2008-10-18	19.08
P	Selling	-100	470	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	58.3
P	Selling	-100	470	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	63.7
P	Selling	-100	470	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	60.4
P	Selling	-300	370	AMERICAN	2008-10-18	20.41
P	Selling	-1000	480	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	65.7
P	Selling	-1000	490	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	81
P	Selling	-1000	470	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	58.8
P	Selling	-1000	470	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	63
P	Selling	-2000	470	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	51.5
P	Selling	-2000	480	AMERICAN	2008-08-16	59.1
C	Selling	-2500	420	AMERICAN	2008-10-18	35.9
P	Selling	-3600	520	AMERICAN	2008-07-19	57.5175

(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	09 July 2008
Contact name	Selina Campbell
Telephone number	02890 409538
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
C	Purchased	15100	470	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	8000	550	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	7800	300	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	6000	570	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	5800	580	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	5400	400	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	5300	590	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	4600	600	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	4100	470	American	2008-08-16
C	Purchased	4100	480	American	2008-08-16
P	Purchased	4000	430	American	2009-01-17
P	Purchased	4000	440	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	3400	560	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	3000	440	American	2009-01-17
C	Purchased	3000	490	American	2008-08-16
P	Purchased	2900	380	American	2009-01-17
P	Purchased	2900	410	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	2600	450	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	2500	470	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	2400	390	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	2100	540	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	2100	470	American	2008-08-16
C	Purchased	2100	480	American	2008-08-16
P	Purchased	2000	450	American	2009-01-17
C	Purchased	2000	440	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	2000	420	American	2008-10-18
C	Purchased	2000	500	American	2008-10-18
C	Purchased	1800	440	American	2008-10-18
C	Purchased	1600	450	American	2008-08-16
C	Purchased	1600	600	American	2008-10-18
C	Purchased	1500	420	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	1400	360	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	1400	430	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	1400	500	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	1200	450	American	2008-08-16
P	Purchased	1200	440	American	2008-10-18
P	Purchased	1100	430	American	2009-01-17
P	Purchased	1100	490	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	1100	370	American	2008-10-18
P	Purchased	1000	560	American	2010-01-16
C	Purchased	1000	380	American	2009-01-17
P	Purchased	1000	380	American	2009-01-17
P	Purchased	1000	390	American	2009-01-17
P	Purchased	1000	450	American	2009-01-17
P	Purchased	1000	460	American	2009-01-17
P	Purchased	1000	470	American	2009-01-17
C	Purchased	1000	550	American	2009-01-17
P	Purchased	1000	250	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	1000	260	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	1000	290	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	1000	310	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	1000	460	American	2008-08-16
C	Purchased	1000	470	American	2008-08-16
C	Purchased	1000	490	American	2008-08-16
C	Purchased	1000	420	American	2008-10-18
P	Purchased	1000	420	American	2008-10-18
P	Purchased	1000	420	American	2008-10-18
C	Purchased	1000	430	American	2008-10-18
C	Purchased	1000	450	American	2008-10-18
C	Purchased	1000	470	American	2008-10-18
C	Purchased	1000	500	American	2008-10-18
C	Purchased	900	330	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	900	530	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	800	410	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	800	460	American	2008-10-18
P	Purchased	700	300	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	700	370	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	700	600	American	2008-10-18
P	Purchased	600	450	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	500	470	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	400	250	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	400	330	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	400	370	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	400	410	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	400	580	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	400	400	American	2008-10-18
P	Purchased	400	400	American	2008-10-18
P	Purchased	400	550	American	2008-10-18
C	Purchased	300	330	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	300	520	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	300	550	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	200	420	American	2009-01-17
C	Purchased	200	320	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	200	390	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	200	480	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	200	490	American	2008-10-18
P	Purchased	200	500	American	2008-10-18
C	Purchased	200	520	American	2008-10-18
C	Purchased	100	590	American	2009-01-17
C	Purchased	100	250	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	100	280	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	100	320	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	100	330	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	100	390	American	2008-07-19
P	Purchased	100	420	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	100	490	American	2008-07-19
C	Purchased	100	530	American	2008-10-18
P	Purchased	100	540	American	2008-10-18
C	Written	-100	540	American	2010-01-16
C	Written	-100	500	American	2009-01-17
C	Written	-100	320	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-100	350	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-100	360	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-100	370	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-100	420	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-100	430	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-100	480	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-100	400	American	2008-10-18
P	Written	-100	430	American	2008-10-18
C	Written	-100	660	American	2008-10-18
C	Written	-100	700	American	2008-10-18
C	Written	-200	600	American	2009-01-17
P	Written	-200	310	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-200	370	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-200	460	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-200	460	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-200	580	American	2008-10-18
C	Written	-300	420	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-300	500	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-300	500	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-300	520	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-400	500	American	2010-01-16
P	Written	-400	550	American	2010-01-16
P	Written	-400	350	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-400	380	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-400	380	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-400	440	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-400	490	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-400	540	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-500	470	American	2008-10-18
C	Written	-500	500	American	2008-10-18
C	Written	-600	510	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-600	440	American	2008-10-18
C	Written	-600	540	American	2008-10-18
P	Written	-700	250	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-700	300	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-800	530	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-800	460	American	2008-10-18
P	Written	-900	480	American	2009-01-17
C	Written	-1000	530	American	2010-01-16
C	Written	-1000	540	American	2010-01-16
C	Written	-1000	510	American	2009-01-17
P	Written	-1000	520	American	2009-01-17
P	Written	-1000	580	American	2009-01-17
P	Written	-1000	270	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-1000	380	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-1000	430	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-1000	450	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-1000	470	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-1000	480	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-1000	590	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-1000	620	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-1000	450	American	2008-08-16
P	Written	-1000	490	American	2008-08-16
P	Written	-1000	380	American	2008-10-18
P	Written	-1000	390	American	2008-10-18
P	Written	-1000	480	American	2008-10-18
C	Written	-1000	540	American	2008-10-18
C	Written	-1000	550	American	2008-10-18
C	Written	-1000	580	American	2008-10-18
C	Written	-1000	620	American	2008-10-18
P	Written	-1100	340	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-1100	400	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-1100	430	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-1100	510	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-1100	450	American	2008-10-18
C	Written	-1200	530	American	2008-10-18
P	Written	-1400	360	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-1500	360	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-1600	350	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-1600	400	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-1700	510	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-1700	370	American	2008-10-18
P	Written	-1900	400	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-1900	440	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-1900	450	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-2000	320	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-2100	450	American	2008-08-16
P	Written	-2200	470	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-2200	490	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-2500	420	American	2008-10-18
C	Written	-2700	600	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-2800	500	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-3000	460	American	2008-08-16
C	Written	-3100	480	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-3100	560	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-3800	410	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-4000	460	American	2008-07-19
C	Written	-4100	300	American	2008-07-19
P	Written	-4300	470	American	2008-08-16
P	Written	-5000	490	American	2008-08-16
P	Written	-6000	470	American	2008-08-16
P	Written	-7000	480	American	2008-08-16
C	Written	-16900	460	American	2008-07-19

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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END

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