14th Mar 2008 10:43
Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd14 March 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 14 March 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 492,948 (0.11%) 198,723 (0.04%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,117,535 (0.24%) 1,979,631 (0.43%) Total 1,610,483 (0.35%) 2,178,354 (0.47%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of thecompany, 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) 35179 124.5 10000 124.5 2317 124.5 1108 124.5 1000 124.89 840 124.5 745 125.22 311 125.5 300 124.85 299 124.79 298 124.69 298 124.72 296 124.89 294 124.97 282 125.95 276 126.08 276 125.91 276 125.63 276 125.54 276 125.6 276 125.63 275 125.73 270 125.54 264 125.97 263 125.82 263 125.85 263 125.93 263 125.4 261 125.35 256 125.98 254 125.37 251 126.04 251 126.12 251 126.14 251 124.79 248 125.1 247 125.5 246 125.2 245 125.19 245 125.95 241 125.05 236 125.05 229 125.16 229 125.56 229 125.29 222 125.04 220 125.49 215 125.82 214 125.44 214 125.44 210 125.39 209 125.2 190 125.35 185 125.22 178 125.09 176 125.42 175 125.41 174 125.34 157 125.93 157 125.5 157 124.98 149 125.92 142 125.59 139 125.81 139 125.81 135 125.74 130 125.83 129 125.63 129 125.63 129 125.6 128 125.85 128 125.85 128 125.54 128 125.54 128 125.6 128 125.63 128 125.63 127 125.91 127 125.91 125 124.8 121 125.92 120 125.75 120 124.8 119 126.08 118 126.08 116 125.96 115 125.98 115 125.98 111 125.97 110 125.97 109 125.82 109 125.82 109 125.93 109 125.93 109 124.89 107 126.04 107 126.04 107 126.12 106 126.12 102 126.14 101 126.14 100 125.37 100 125.35 100 125.39 100 125.83 100 125.12 96 125.34 96 125.43 96 125.35 96 125.05 96 125.04 96 124.8 96 124.87 96 124.9 96 124.69 95 124.8 93 125.45 92 125.34 92 125.5 92 124.96 88 124.83 87 124.78 85 125.42 84 124.89 82 125.43 81 125.86 81 125.89 77 125.12 72 125.82 72 125.82 72 125.17 71 125.82 70 125.81 70 125.37 69 125.81 69 125.09 64 125.37 64 124.89 59 125.56 59 125.23 59 125.12 59 124.98 59 125.47 59 125.17 56 125.86 56 125.47 55 125.93 55 125.39 54 125.48 54 125.12 50 125.5 48 126.14 47 125.93 47 125.96 45 125.82 45 125.93 43 125.97 43 124.89 43 125.96 43 124.89 42 125.05 42 125.05 42 124.8 42 124.79 41 124.68 41 125.74 40 125.4 40 125.4 39 126.08 38 126.12 37 126.04 37 125.35 37 125.35 37 125.37 37 125.37 37 125.2 37 125.37 37 125.39 37 125.2 36 125.57 36 125.37 35 125.95 35 125.95 35 125.54 35 125.56 35 125.29 35 125.12 35 124.98 34 125.49 34 125.49 33 125.95 33 125.95 33 125.96 31 125.55 31 125.71 31 125.74 31 125.75 30 125.46 28 125.28 28 125.44 28 125.44 28 125.74 27 125.35 27 125.96 26 125.98 26 125.34 26 125.37 26 125.35 26 125.34 26 125.69 25 125.57 25 125.37 25 125.35 24 125.04 24 125.04 24 125.55 24 125.57 24 125.36 24 125.35 24 125.35 24 125.5 24 125.71 24 125.89 24 125.87 24 125.97 24 125.94 24 125.94 24 125.17 23 125.37 23 125.44 23 125.89 23 125.89 22 125.91 20 125.54 20 125.63 20 125.69 19 125.6 19 125.35 18 125.63 18 125.38 18 125.44 18 125.95 18 125.35 17 125.44 17 125.95 16 125.19 16 124.98 15 125.38 15 125.42 15 125.5 13 125.93 13 125.56 13 125.96 12 125.04 12 125.04 11 125.43 11 125.56 10 125.49 9 125.42 9 124.78 8 125.63 8 125.5 8 124.83 7 125.84 7 125.85 7 125.36 7 125.27 7 125.35 6 125.87 6 125.59 6 125.44 6 124.8 5 125.99 5 125.48 4 125.63 4 125.63 4 125.83 4 125.39 4 125.51 4 124.96 3 125.99 3 125.19 3 125.75 2 125.99 2 125.87 2 125.49 1 125.84 1 125.92 1 125.87 1 125.86 1 125.65 1 125.45 1 125.36 1 125.36 1 125.34 1 125.55 1 125.6 1 125.6 1 125.69 1 125.69 1 125.69 1 125.69 1 125.73 1 125.72 1 125.55 1 125.54 1 125.55 1 125.54 1 125.49 1 125.28 1 125.27 1 125.27 1 125.45 1 125.35 1 125.36 1 125.5 1 125.5 1 125.5 1 125.5 1 125.04 1 125.04 1 124.73 1 124.73 1 124.69 1 125.34 1 125.56 1 125.49 1 125.33 1 125.35 1 125.35 1 125.34 1 125.34 1 125.37 1 124.8 1 124.69Total 76,309 Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated) -1 125.84 -1 125.83 -1 125.82 -1 125.82 -1 125.82 -1 125.63 -1 125.03 -1 125.03 -1 125.03 -1 125.34 -1 125.56 -1 125.56 -1 125.56 -1 125.57 -1 125.57 -1 125.57 -1 125.57 -1 125.7 -1 125.7 -1 125.52 -1 125.52 -1 125.52 -1 125.52 -1 125.49 -1 125.23 -1 125.23 -1 125.23 -1 125.35 -1 125.35 -1 125.38 -1 125.42 -1 125.43 -1 125.43 -1 125.01 -1 125.01 -1 124.69 -1 124.69 -1 124.7 -2 125.87 -2 125.99 -3 125.99 -4 125.81 -4 125.63 -4 125.63 -5 125.67 -5 125.99 -5 125.99 -6 125.87 -7 125.68 -7 125.85 -7 125.85 -7 125.47 -8 125.92 -8 125.63 -8 125.63 -8 125.56 -9 125.42 -10 125.55 -11 125.85 -12 125.04 -12 125.04 -13 125.68 -13 125.56 -17 126.04 -17 125.95 -18 125.67 -18 125.63 -18 125.95 -18 125.35 -19 125.6 -19 125.35 -20 125.54 -20 125.63 -22 125.91 -24 125.04 -26 125.95 -26 125.98 -26 125.34 -31 125.65 -31 125.74 -33 125.95 -34 125.49 -35 125.95 -35 125.56 -35 125.29 -37 126.04 -37 125.35 -37 125.37 -37 125.43 -37 125.2 -38 126.12 -39 126.08 -41 124.68 -42 125.05 -43 125.97 -43 124.89 -45 125.82 -45 125.93 -45 125.95 -48 126.14 -59 125.69 -69 125.81 -70 125.81 -71 125.82 -72 125.82 -72 125.82 -83 125.97 -101 126.14 -102 126.14 -105 124.5 -106 126.12 -107 126.04 -107 126.04 -107 126.12 -109 125.82 -109 125.82 -109 125.93 -109 125.93 -110 125.97 -111 125.97 -113 125.65 -115 125.98 -115 125.98 -118 126.08 -119 126.08 -127 125.91 -127 125.91 -128 125.85 -128 125.85 -128 125.54 -128 125.54 -128 125.6 -128 125.63 -128 125.63 -129 125.63 -129 125.63 -129 125.6 -135 125.9 -136 125.68 -137 125.76 -137 126.04 -139 125.83 -139 125.81 -139 125.81 -140 125.98 -143 125.6 -144 126.12 -145 125.98 -147 125.67 -147 125.66 -148 125.98 -148 125.57 -149 126 -156 125.76 -173 125.83 -185 125.86 -214 125.44 -214 125.44 -215 125.82 -251 126.04 -251 126.12 -251 126.14 -256 125.98 -257 125.84 -263 125.82 -263 125.85 -263 125.93 -264 125.97 -268 125.87 -270 125.93 -272 125.83 -276 126.08 -276 125.91 -276 125.63 -276 125.54 -276 125.6 -276 125.63 -289 125.81 -293 125.83 -293 125.81 -308 125.68 -325 125.81 -502 125.44 -645 125.69 -668 125.69 -885 125.67 -1754 124.5 -3100 124.5 -4900 124.5 -5050 124.5 -13725 125.25 -13734 125.25 -22293 125.2917 -35179 124.5Total 117,537 (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) C Purchasing 1000 53.463 A 20120628 78.62 C Purchasing 350 53.463 A 20120628 79.05 C Selling -1000 100 A 20080626 30.95 C Selling -1000 53.463 A 20120628 78.55 (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 14 March 2008 Contact name Ciaran Lavery Telephone number 02890 409539 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 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 Purchased 200000 88 A 20080327 P Purchased 130000 60 A 20080925 P Purchased 100000 90 A 20080327 P Purchased 100000 132 A 20080925 P Purchased 100000 136 A 20080327 P Written 50979 56.1501 A 20101011 P Purchased 50000 112 A 20080327 C Purchased 50000 130 A 20080327 P Purchased 50000 64 A 20080327 P Written 40000 74.25 E 20110727 P Purchased 39000 58 A 20080925 P Written 30588 56.0324 E 20081103 C Purchased 29000 138 A 20080327 C Purchased 15000 112 A 20080327 P Purchased 12000 150 E 20080529 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 P Written 5906 119.75 A 20120628 P Written 5780 109.19 A 20120530 P Written 5428 92.64 A 20110624 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 C Purchased 2000 126 A 20080327 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 C Purchased 1000 106 A 20080626 P Written 869 89.4361 A 20110207 P Written 765 43.9589 E 20080630 P Purchased 725 138 A 20130228 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 400 131.96 A 20130205 P Written 392 131.14 A 20121011 P Written 388 77.2 E 20110627 P Purchased 365 137 A 20130328 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 Purchased 160 131.2 A 20130328 P Written 159 94.02 A 20110728 P Written 141 93.6 A 20110728 P Written 138 92.66 A 20110728 P Purchased 117 128.71 A 20110224 P Purchased 115 130.34 A 20121220 P Purchased 81 124.35 A 20130228 P Purchased 79 127.31 A 20130228 P Purchased 78 128.75 A 20130228 P Purchased 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 C Written -400 110 A 20081218 P Written -1000 94 A 20080626 P Written -2000 77 A 20111222 C Written -2000 70 A 20080327 C Written -2020 42.5 A 20080623 C Written -2500 100 A 20080626 P Written -5000 68 A 20101223 C Written -5682 64 A 20090619 C Written -6670 100 A 20080327 C Written -7195 59 A 20080423 C Written -8553 53.463 A 20120628 P Written -10000 130 A 20080327 P Written -10000 100 A 20080626 P Written -10000 128 A 20080626 C Written -12000 145 E 20080529 P Written -15000 80 A 20080327 P Written -16000 124 A 20080626 P Written -17000 126 A 20080626 P Written -18000 74 A 20080626 C Written -26000 160 A 20080327 C Written -27000 135 E 20080327 C Written -33000 85 A 20111222 P Written -44000 72 A 20081218 C Written -50000 122 A 20081218 C Written -50000 150 A 20080626 C Written -50000 128 A 20080327 P Written -60000 80 A 20111222 C Written -70000 104 A 20080327 C Written -75000 56.89 A 20090924 C Written -75000 144 A 20080327 P Written -76000 75 A 20111222 P Written -93000 100 A 20080327 P Written -100000 94 A 20080327 P Written -100000 84 A 20080327 P Written -100000 110 A 20080327 P Written -100000 96 A 20080327 P Written -100000 132 A 20080327 P Written -100000 136 A 20080626 P Written -112000 68.66 A 20090924 C Written -145000 90 A 20080626 P Written -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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