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Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd04 April 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LtdClass of relevant security to which the Ord/Equitydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 02 April 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 373,414 435,875 (0.08%) (0.08%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 774,803 1,256,261 (0.16%) (0.27%) Total 1,144,759 1,645,983 (0.24%) (0.35%) (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) AUD (unless stated) 5195 125.36 4956 125.36 2000 124.7884 2000 125.36 1800 124.69 1500 124.75 988 125.36 800 125.36 705 124.7501 700 124.67 681 125.36 677 124.75 646 125.36 622 125.36 514 125.05 444 124.86 439 124.75 428 124.69 409 124.94 402 125.01 402 124.8 402 124.9 402 125 402 125 402 125 402 124.66 402 124.96 402 124.97 402 124.97 402 124.55 402 125 402 124.94 402 124.87 402 124.91 402 124.82 401 124.93 401 124.9 400 124.89 399 124.95 398 124.97 398 124.73 397 124.94 397 124.9 397 124.9 397 124.95 388 124.96 384 124.91 384 124.94 382 124.8 382 124.74 380 124.89 380 124.74 377 124.91 377 124.88 371 124.92 369 124.81 369 124.75 366 124.98 361 124.85 361 124.8 361 124.6 361 125.02 361 124.76 348 124.26 345 124.88 335 124.97 333 124.75 333 125.01 331 124.9 330 124.79 329 124.9 328 125 310 124.92 308 124.75 305 124.59 304 124.41 297 124.95 291 124.84 290 125 290 124.91 288 124.89 286 124.88 279 124.9 267 124.95 264 124.82 249 124.87 249 124.78 240 124.96 240 124.94 240 124.9 237 125.03 225 125.03 225 124.77 224 124.86 221 124.9 219 124.98 218 124.99 215 124.94 210 124.99 210 124.9 203 124.84 203 124.75 201 124.9 200 124.91 200 124.9 199 124.75 198 124.8 196 124.94 194 124.72 192 124.99 184 124.93 184 124.9 183 124.95 182 124.99 182 124.94 177 124.78 171 124.5 166 124.78 166 124.9 165 124.75 162 124.96 160 124.75 159 124.86 153 124.74 152 124.78 152 124.89 150 124.89 146 124.94 144 124.86 140 124.5 138 124.88 134 124.9 133 124.88 132 124.83 132 124.93 131 124.96 130 124.78 126 124.98 125 124.73 125 124.74 125 124.87 124 124.87 123 124.97 122 124.81 122 124.52 118 124.93 117 124.88 117 124.88 114 124.87 111 124.84 111 124.9 110 124.94 109 125 108 124.76 108 125.05 107 124.8 106 124.82 103 124.95 102 124.9 102 124.86 101 124.9 101 124.69 100 125.01 100 124.93 100 124.95 100 124.97 100 124.79 100 124.99 100 124.89 100 124.89 100 124.89 100 125.36 100 125.36 95 124.78 95 124.8 95 124.8 94 124.88 93 124.89 93 124.9 92 124.88 91 124.9 87 125.01 85 124.94 85 124.98 83 124.82 83 124.87 83 124.88 81 124.97 81 124.96 80 124.88 79 124.51 79 124.8 78 124.97 77 125.03 77 124.96 76 124.85 74 125.06 71 124.88 71 124.9 70 125.06 69 125 69 124.75 69 125.01 68 124.99 68 124.87 67 124.94 66 124.82 62 125.03 61 124.87 60 124.94 59 124.97 58 124.8 57 124.88 56 124.59 56 124.94 56 124.99 56 125.03 55 124.88 54 125.03 54 125.02 54 124.88 54 124.86 52 124.72 52 124.89 52 124.96 52 124.69 50 124.5 50 124.94 50 124.9 50 124.88 49 124.94 48 124.99 47 125 47 124.94 46 124.88 44 124.91 43 124.98 41 124.88 40 124.9 39 124.92 39 124.89 36 124.98 35 124.94 35 124.89 34 124.99 33 124.97 32 125.36 31 124.92 31 124.75 31 124.78 31 124.85 30 124.41 30 124.8 29 124.98 29 124.64 29 124.9 29 124.89 29 124.89 28 124.87 28 124.87 28 124.92 28 124.85 28 124.92 27 124.78 27 124.93 27 124.92 27 124.79 27 124.9 27 124.9 25 124.84 25 124.88 25 124.92 24 124.88 24 124.99 24 124.94 24 124.79 24 124.78 24 124.94 24 124.83 23 124.64 23 124.75 23 124.87 23 124.75 23 124.81 23 124.87 22 124.99 22 124.56 22 124.86 22 124.88 21 124.62 21 124.87 21 124.75 20 124.87 20 125.02 20 125 20 124.9 20 124.66 20 124.87 20 124.86 20 124.86 20 124.74 20 124.74 19 124.89 19 124.94 19 125.03 19 125 19 124.98 19 124.88 19 124.83 19 124.83 19 124.95 19 124.71 18 124.95 18 124.97 18 124.97 18 124.99 18 125 18 124.97 18 124.98 18 125 17 124.88 17 124.93 17 124.91 17 124.22 17 124.88 17 124.93 16 124.82 16 125.01 16 124.93 16 125.03 16 124.89 16 125.36 15 124.89 15 124.82 15 124.95 15 124.74 15 125 15 124.98 15 125.36 14 124.98 14 124.41 14 124.96 14 124.99 14 124.79 14 124.85 13 124.41 13 124.16 13 124.76 12 124.89 11 124.97 11 124.9 11 124.78 10 124.83 10 124.74 10 124.74 10 124.99 10 124.84 10 124.56 10 124.85 10 124.9 10 124.78 10 124.87 9 124.83 9 125.03 9 125.02 9 124.92 9 124.92 9 124.97 9 124.97 9 124.91 9 124.84 9 124.84 9 124.9 9 124.62 9 124.62 9 124.9 9 124.9 9 124.87 9 124.87 9 124.85 8 125.02 8 125 8 125 8 124.99 8 124.99 8 124.91 8 124.84 8 124.9 8 124.75 7 124.89 7 124.87 7 124.56 7 124.75 7 124.88 7 124.75 7 124.89 6 124.82 6 124.97 6 124.97 6 124.98 6 124.99 6 124.94 6 124.9 5 124.74 5 125.01 5 124.94 5 124.61 5 124.99 5 124.95 4 124.94 4 125.06 4 125 4 124.97 4 124.73 4 124.9 4 124.91 4 124.9 4 124.9 4 124.88 3 124.94 3 125.05 3 124.87 3 124.96 3 124.87 3 124.94 3 124.89 3 124.86 3 124.88 3 124.75 2 124.71 2 124.8 2 124.98 2 124.91 2 124.91 2 124.84 2 124.61 2 124.87 2 124.85 2 124.89 2 124.88 2 124.86 2 124.71 1 124.94 1 125 1 124.91 1 124.93 1 124.9 1 124.9 1 124.61 1 124.9 1 124.9 1 124.9 1 124.9 1 124.85 1 124.85 1 124.75 1 124.88 1 124.78 1 124.22 1 124.48 1 124.48 1 124.48 1 124.88 1 124.88 1 124.94 1 124.93 1 124.73 1 124.98 1 124.98 1 124.97 1 124.97 1 124.81 1 124.93 1 124.92 1 124.94 1 124.94 1 124.91 1 124.91 1 124.99 1 124.89 1 124.86 1 124.9 1 124.84 1 124.86 1 124.9Total 70,413 Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated) -1 124.76 -1 124.23 -1 124.24 -1 124.25 -1 124.25 -1 124.87 -1 124.87 -1 124.91 -1 124.91 -1 124.72 -1 124.97 -1 124.97 -1 124.95 -1 124.95 -1 124.73 -1 124.93 -1 124.93 -1 124.94 -1 124.93 -1 124.92 -1 124.89 -1 124.84 -1 124.84 -1 124.87 -1 124.9 -1 124.86 -1 124.86 -1 124.85 -1 124.85 -1 124.88 -2 124.71 -2 124.71 -5 124.76 -5 124.89 -6 124.86 -6 124.76 -7 124.89 -9 124.83 -9 124.85 -10 124.83 -10 124.74 -10 124.74 -11 124.85 -15 124.87 -16 124.89 -17 124.25 -17 124.72 -17 124.88 -17 124.93 -18 124.97 -18 124.99 -18 125 -18 124.73 -18 124.89 -19 124.89 -19 124.83 -19 124.91 -20 124.74 -23 124.87 -24 124.94 -28 124.77 -28 124.92 -29 124.9 -29 124.89 -31 124.88 -36 124.85 -73 124.87 -110 124.87 -200 124.86 -200 124.85 -308 124.75 -369 124.75 -500 124.87 -530 124.85 -542 125.36 -677 124.75 -705 124.7501 -993 124.85 -1496 124.85 -1789 124.75 -2000 115.5 -100000 124.17Total 111,108 (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)Put Selling 2,000 120 American 23 April 08 0.8 (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 04 April 2008 Contact name Selina Campbell Telephone number 02890 409538 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton plcNature 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 Written 140000 130 A 20081218 P Written 130000 60 A 20080925 P Written 100000 132 A 20080925 C Purchased 52000 128 A 20080529 P Written 50979 56.1501 A 20101011 P Written 40000 74.25 E 20110727 P Written 39000 58 A 20080925 P Written 36000 110 E 20080529 P Written 30588 56.0324 E 20081103 C Purchased 25000 120 A 20080423 P Written 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 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 Written 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 Written 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 268 135.22 A 20110412 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 Written 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 Written 117 128.71 A 20110224 P Written 115 130.34 A 20121220 P Written 81 124.35 A 20130228 P Written 79 127.31 A 20130228 P Written 78 128.75 A 20130228 P Written 77 129.41 A 20121220 C Written -70 105 A 20081127 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 Purchased -1000 94 A 20080626 P Purchased -2000 77 A 20111222 C Written -2020 42.5 A 20080623 P Purchased -5000 68 A 20101223 C Written -5682 64 A 20090619 C Written -6500 100 A 20080626 C Written -6595 59 A 20080423 C Written -8383 53.463 A 20120628 P Purchased -10000 100 A 20080626 P Purchased -10000 128 A 20080626 P Purchased -16000 124 A 20080626 P Purchased -17000 126 A 20080626 P Purchased -18000 74 A 20080626 C Written -18000 145 E 20080529 C Written -33000 85 A 20111222 P Purchased -44000 72 A 20081218 C Written -50000 122 A 20081218 C Written -50000 150 A 20080626 P Purchased -62000 80 A 20111222 C Written -75000 56.89 A 20090924 P Purchased -76000 75 A 20111222 P Purchased -100000 136 A 20080626 P Purchased -112000 68.66 A 20090924 P Purchased -140000 110 A 20081218 C Written -145000 90 A 20080626 P Purchased -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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