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Citigroup Inc19 February 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 Inc Company dealt in Rio Tinto plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares (dealt in the form of ADRs)dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 14 February 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 0 (0.00%) 1,284 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell (0.00%) (0.00%) Total 0 (0.00%) 1,284 (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%) (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) USD (unless stated) 5,700 434.3347Total (ADR) 5,700 Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated) 100 433.5400 100 433.1000 100 432.3600 100 432.6500 200 432.7400 100 433.2900 100 433.4500 100 433.0900 200 432.8400 100 433.0100 100 432.9300 100 432.3500 97 431.6600 3 431.5600 100 432.0100 100 431.4200 100 431.1300 100 431.3900 100 433.5000 20 432.5300 70 432.5600 100 432.5600 10 432.5300 100 432.7600 200 433.0300 100 432.7200 100 432.6300 100 432.7000 86 433.0400 14 433.0100 100 434.0000 100 440.1800 100 438.3800 92 437.3400 8 437.2900 100 435.5300 100 437.3300 100 437.9000 100 438.2400 100 437.7200 100 437.1100 100 435.7600 100 436.0500 100 436.1000 100 436.3000 100 436.3400 100 435.5200 100 435.5500 100 435.5800 100 435.7900 100 435.9700 100 436.4500 100 435.1000 100 434.5200 200 434.9400 100 434.0100 100 433.8300 100 433.5500 100 433.5400Total (ADR) 5,700 (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 (USD) European etc. date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 6) per unit (USD)(C = call; (Note 4) P = put) (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 19 February 2008 Contact name Pavla Trskova Telephone number 028 90 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto