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EPT Disclosure

15th Aug 2008 11:25

RNS Number : 4292B

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

15 August 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	14 August 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	306,972 (0.07%)	347,577 (0.08%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	992,593 (0.22%)	1,230,916 (0.27%)
Total	1,299,565 (0.29%)	1,578,493 (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%)

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)
	42521	111.6
	28348	111.6
	9349	118.1
	5000	118
	4971	118
	4791	118
	4623	118
	2451	117.95
	2450	117.9
	2329	117.85
	1950	117.86
	1500	118
	1000	117.8
	1000	117.8
	961	117.8
	900	118.78
	888	118.1
	830	117.8
	702	119.43
	549	117.85
	519	119.21
	515	118.34
	500	118
	500	117.99
	500	119.35
	500	119.6
	417	119.48
	396	117.99
	368	119.21
	351	118.1
	309	117.8
	307	119.68
	300	119.35
	300	117.8
	300	117.8
	300	118.1
	250	117.99
	250	117.99
	241	118.81
	214	118.34
	212	119.26
	209	118
	201	119.48
	201	118
	199	119.48
	193	119.68
	181	119.26
	180	119.35
	180	118
	176	119.26
	170	118.34
	168	117.85
	106	118
	102	117.83
	100	119.35
	99	119.35
	99	118.01
	97	118.34
	90	119.35
	82	117.83
	81	117.83
	80	117.99
	76	119.48
	70	119.48
	61	118.81
	60	119.35
	52	119.35
	49	118.1
	49	118.1
	45	117.9093
	37	119.48
	34	119.35
	31	119.27
	30	117.82
	29	119.43
	21	119.35
	16	119.27
	15	117.99
	14	118.1
	13	119.21
	12	119.35
	10	119.43
	9	119.43
	8	117.9
	5	117.83
	4	118.34
	4	118.81
	3	117.99
	3	117.99
	3	117.31
	3	117.65
	3	117.65
	3	118.5
	2	117.99
	2	119.35
	2	117.85
	2	117.85
	2	116.4
	1	117.99
	1	116.39
	1	116.39
	1	117.31
	1	117.31
	1	117.31
	1	117.64
	1	118
	1	118
	1	118
	1	117.92
	1	117.92
	1	118
	1	118
	1	117.93
	1	117.98
	1	117.98
	1	117.98
	1	118.9
	1	118.9
	1	118.9
	1	118.9
	1	118.86
	1	118.54
	1	118.54
	1	118.54
Total	128,464

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	118.8
	-1	116.2
	-1	116.2
	-1	117.31
	-1	117.31
	-1	117.31
	-1	117.53
	-1	118.01
	-1	118.01
	-1	118.02
	-1	117.93
	-1	117.93
	-1	117.9
	-1	117.9
	-1	117.94
	-1	117.94
	-1	117.94
	-1	117.93
	-1	118.91
	-1	118.85
	-1	118.85
	-1	118.85
	-1	118.85
	-1	118.51
	-1	118.51
	-1	118.52
	-2	116.4
	-2	118.72
	-2	117.85
	-2	117.85
	-2	118.14
	-2	116.2
	-3	117.65
	-3	117.65
	-3	118.5
	-3	118.87
	-3	117.31
	-3	117.53
	-3	117.53
	-3	118.51
	-5	117.83
	-5	118.7
	-7	118.72
	-9	118
	-10	118.14
	-11	118.7
	-17	118.7
	-17	118.9
	-17	118.8
	-17	118.7
	-24	118.9
	-30	117.82
	-38	118.79
	-42	117.91
	-42	118.8
	-45	117.9093
	-45	117.98
	-55	118.14
	-59	118.86
	-61	118.81
	-64	118.14
	-70	116.18
	-77	118.5
	-81	117.83
	-82	117.83
	-83	118.14
	-86	118.7
	-99	118.01
	-102	117.83
	-104	118.7
	-106	118
	-108	116.49
	-110	118.7
	-113	117.65
	-126	118.7
	-133	118.8
	-144	117.68
	-145	118.91
	-150	118.9
	-157	117.65
	-160	118.8
	-160	118.8
	-160	118.82
	-168	117.85
	-170	118.83
	-179	118.91
	-179	118.85
	-179	118.83
	-180	117.65
	-180	118.33
	-188	118.7
	-195	118
	-200	118
	-201	118
	-209	118
	-212	117.65
	-212	118
	-213	117.65
	-213	118
	-213	118
	-213	118
	-213	118
	-219	116.4
	-250	117.65
	-280	116.11
	-297	118.85
	-300	117.8
	-300	117.8
	-300	118.1
	-300	118
	-300	118
	-300	118
	-300	118.9
	-309	117.8
	-348	118.14
	-351	118.1
	-360	117.84
	-404	118.8
	-417	118.85
	-420	118.65
	-428	118.87
	-446	118.7
	-520	117.65
	-549	117.85
	-588	118
	-712	118.7
	-789	118
	-797	118.14
	-802	118.85
	-828	118
	-830	117.8
	-833	118.83
	-849	118.14
	-881	119
	-900	118.78
	-900	118.14
	-900	118.78
	-961	117.8
	-1000	117.8
	-1000	117.8
	-1000	118.85
	-1000	118.85
	-1000	118.8
	-1083	118
	-1892	117.65
	-1892	118.14
	-1892	118
	-1950	117.86
	-2010	118.72
	-2100	118.7
	-2279	116.4
	-2329	117.85
	-2413	117.9
	-2452	118
	-2500	116.4
	-4119	119
	-4623	118
	-4791	118
	-4971	118
	-5000	118
	-9349	118.1
	-20000	117.982
	-28348	111.6
	-28348	111.6
Total	165,564

(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)
P	purchasing	24000	120	E	20081126	0.6
P	purchasing	20000	120	E	20081126	0.47
P	purchasing	20000	120	E	20081126	0.475
P	purchasing	20000	120	E	20081126	0.45
C	purchasing	20000	120	E	20080828	0.45
P	purchasing	12000	120	E	20081126	1.27
C	purchasing	8000	120	E	20080828	0.635
P	purchasing	6000	120	E	20081126	0.55
C	purchasing	4000	116	A	20080828	0.55
P	purchasing	3200	120	E	20081126	0.665
P	purchasing	2400	120	E	20081126	0.875
P	selling	-4000	120	E	20081126	0.515
P	selling	-6800	100	E	20081218	0.41
P	selling	-10000	120	E	20081126	4.4
P	selling	-20000	120	E	20081126	0.345
P	selling	-20000	120	E	20081126	0.34
P	selling	-20000	120	E	20081126	0.31
P	selling	-20000	120	E	20081126	0.305

(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	15 August 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	140000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	purchased	130000	77.94	E	20100219
P	purchased	100000	38.5842	E	20091201
P	purchased	80000	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	78000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	70000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	50979	89	E	20100809
P	purchased	40000	77.8	E	20090630
P	purchased	39000	95.75	E	20100629
P	purchased	30588	138.11	E	20120416
P	purchased	30000	77.2	E	20110627
P	purchased	30000	75.22	E	20100524
P	purchased	28000	82.55	E	20100517
P	purchased	10000	95.75	E	20100628
P	purchased	6789	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	6646	95.7	E	20120905
P	purchased	6646	98.22	E	20120912
P	purchased	6528	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	6415	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	6415	138	A	20080925
P	purchased	6268	110	A	20081218
P	purchased	5810	68.66	A	20090924
P	purchased	5428	136	A	20080925
P	purchased	5066	75	A	20111222
P	purchased	4886	80	A	20111222
P	purchased	4420	72	A	20081218
P	purchased	4320	120	A	20081030
C	purchased	3801	116	A	20080828
P	purchased	3388	121	A	20081127
P	purchased	3188	68	A	20101223
P	purchased	3105	132	A	20080828
C	purchased	2994	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	2862	77	A	20111222
C	written	2591	85	A	20111222
P	written	2591	58	A	20080925
C	written	2248	122	A	20081218
P	written	2000	120	A	20080925
C	written	1976	105	A	20081127
P	written	1936	141.69	A	20130627
C	written	1592	56.89	A	20090924
P	written	1370	129.41	A	20121220
P	written	1273	128.75	A	20130228
P	written	1273	127.31	A	20130228
P	written	1188	124.35	A	20130228
P	written	1152	143.31	A	20130627
P	written	1152	141.79	A	20110630
P	written	1152	141.69	A	20110630
P	written	1152	139.04	A	20130627
P	written	1132	141.75	A	20130627
P	written	873	132	A	20080925
P	written	869	139.59	A	20130627
P	written	725	130.34	A	20121220
P	written	561	128.71	A	20110224
P	written	561	60	A	20080925
P	written	514	92.66	A	20110728
P	written	514	130	A	20081218
P	written	464	93.6	A	20110728
P	written	464	94.02	A	20110728
P	written	422	131.2	A	20130328
P	written	422	140.36	A	20130627
P	written	405	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	400	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	392	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	388	78.5	E	20110630
C	written	388	65	A	20081127
P	written	365	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	332	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	332	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	330	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	302	94.08	A	20110728
P	written	302	135.22	A	20110412
P	written	296	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	290	135.38	A	20130725
P	written	268	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	266	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	208	136.18	A	20130627
P	written	208	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	203	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	203	137	A	20130328
C	written	191	60	A	20130627
P	written	191	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	191	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	191	131.14	A	20121011
P	written	177	131.96	A	20130205
P	written	160	98.1	A	20100625
P	written	159	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	141	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	138	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	117	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	115	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	107	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	99	89	E	20100809
P	written	90	89	E	20100809
P	written	88	138	A	20130228
C	written	88	88	E	20091215
P	written	87	89.4361	A	20110207
P	written	81	137.5	A	20130725
C	written	79	120	E	20080828
P	written	78	83.22	A	20111007
P	written	77	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	71	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-70	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-191	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-191	105.3	A	20110523
P	written	-200	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-203	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-208	85.0735	A	20110228
C	written	-290	115	E	20081218
P	written	-302	153.6	A	20130107
P	written	-332	174.48	A	20130521
C	written	-385	66	E	20091215
P	written	-388	160.932	A	20121128
C	written	-422	110	A	20081218
P	written	-464	73.8533	A	20101229
C	written	-514	85	A	20100623
P	written	-561	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-775	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-1152	119	A	20120711
P	written	-1152	85.04	A	20110328
C	written	-1273	140	E	20080828
P	written	-1948	99.8	A	20110428
P	written	-2000	115.61	A	20120613
P	written	-2000	164.66	A	20121227
P	written	-2491	96.12	A	20110623
P	written	-2591	99.12	A	20120425
P	written	-5000	88.07	A	20110623
P	written	-5000	97.272	A	20120828
P	written	-6000	115	E	20080828
P	written	-6415	135	E	20080828
P	written	-6437	109.19	A	20120530
P	written	-6646	92.64	A	20110624
P	written	-8000	119.75	A	20120628
C	written	-9000	135	E	20081218
P	written	-15000	88.6	A	20120327
P	written	-15315	77.94	E	20100219
P	written	-18000	77.94	E	20100219
C	written	-33000	64	A	20090619
P	written	-36000	116.82	A	20120711
P	written	-44000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	-50000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	written	-57000	94.91	A	20110623
P	written	-71000	120	E	20081126
P	written	-75000	100	E	20081218
C	written	-100000	59.365	A	20120628
P	written	-112000	130	E	20081126
P	written	-140000	56.0324	E	20081103
P	written	-150000	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

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