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Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd07 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 Australia Pty LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LtdClass of relevant security to which the Ord/Equitydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 6 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 560,591 559,891 (0.12%) (0.12%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 860,322 1,907,064 (0.19%) (0.42%) Total 1,421,213 2,466,955 (0.31%) (0.54%) (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 salesPurchase Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated) 50000 126.1500 16495 127.1400 15000 126.5000 2993 127.7000 2577 127.1400 1000 127.6900 347 126.4000 103 130.0100 65 126.3100 30 127.1400 22 126.3600 7 127.6900 1 130.0100Total 88,640 Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated) -1 128.9000 -1 130.2700 -1 129.9900 -1 129.9900 -3 127.1400 -20 127.1400 -23 130.0000 -28 129.9300 -30 127.1400 -39 127.1400 -47 130.0000 -51 129.8900 -52 125.6900 -53 127.5800 -53 129.8700 -65 127.1400 -76 130.2900 -100 130.1800 -100 129.7300 -100 129.7100 -104 127.5800 -114 129.8400 -120 129.7400 -121 127.1400 -124 129.7400 -156 129.9200 -157 127.5800 -159 129.9300 -188 129.8700 -188 129.9500 -188 129.9900 -188 129.6900 -200 130.1800 -204 129.8700 -210 127.5800 -215 127.7600 -300 130.1800 -317 126.6900 -335 127.5800 -356 129.9500 -371 129.3000 -397 129.9700 -404 129.9800 -410 129.9900 -412 129.8100 -429 129.8600 -436 129.8600 -468 130.0000 -500 129.3500 -500 129.9100 -504 129.8600 -557 130.2700 -600 129.7000 -632 128.9000 -633 128.9600 -800 130.1800 -800 126.0000 -825 129.8400 -851 130.2700 -859 127.6500 -859 127.8500 -940 129.8600 -1051 127.1400 -1234 127.1400 -1462 130.0000 -1825 129.3000 -2000 129.3500 -2000 130.0000 -2578 127.5900 -2804 129.3000 -3355 127.1400 -3600 130.1500 -5000 130.2000 -6043 127.1400 -7394 127.1400 -13140 127.1400 -15000 126.5000 -16495 127.1400 -173374 130.0000Total 276,330 (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 20000 100 A 20080626 35.2 C purchasing 5000 100 A 20080626 37.71 C purchasing 3760 95 E 20080326 9.12 C purchasing 2500 42.5 A 20080623 88.39 C purchasing 1000 100 A 20080327 31.88 C purchasing 1000 100 A 20080327 31.86 C purchasing 1000 100 A 20080327 28.34 C purchasing 1000 100 A 20080626 37.46 C purchasing 906 100 A 20080327 32.3 C purchasing 878 100 A 20080327 31.44 C purchasing 800 103 E 20080528 6.32 C purchasing 594 100 A 20080327 32.3 C purchasing 532 100 A 20080327 31.97 C purchasing 474 100 A 20080327 31.7 C purchasing 457 100 A 20080327 31.74 C purchasing 439 100 A 20080327 31.78 C purchasing 439 100 A 20080327 31.77 C purchasing 430 100 A 20080327 31.73 C purchasing 423 100 A 20080327 31.73 C purchasing 383 100 A 20080626 34.85 C purchasing 379 100 A 20080327 31.75 C purchasing 200 100 A 20080327 31.74 C purchasing 200 100 A 20080327 31.7 C purchasing 200 100 A 20080327 31.27 C purchasing 199 100 A 20080327 31.57 C purchasing 166 100 A 20080327 31.56 C purchasing 122 100 A 20080327 31.44 C purchasing 90 100 A 20080626 37.91 C purchasing 60 100 A 20080626 37.45 C purchasing 17 100 A 20080626 34.8 C selling -31 110 A 20081218 39.84 C selling -469 110 A 20081218 39.82 C selling -1000 103 E 20080528 6.53 C selling -1600 103 E 20080528 7.48 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 07 February 2008 Contact name Pavla Trskova Telephone number 02890 409544 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 200000 88 A 20080327 P written 100000 90 A 20080327 P written 100000 132 A 20080925 P written 50979 56.1501 A 20101011 P written 50000 112 A 20080327 C purchased 50000 132 A 20080228 C purchased 50000 130 A 20080327 P written 40000 74.25 E 20110727 P written 30588 56.0324 E 20081103 C purchased 29000 138 A 20080327 P written 25000 108 A 20080228 C purchased 15000 112 A 20080327 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 P written 1037 43.3704 E 20080627 C purchased 1000 106 A 20080626 P written 1000 112 A 20080228 P written 869 89.4361 A 20110207 P written 765 43.9589 E 20080630 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 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 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 -200 65 A 20081127 P purchased -203 98.22 E 20120912 P purchased -208 95.7 E 20120905 C written -900 110 A 20081218 P purchased -1000 94 A 20080626 C written -1800 103 E 20080528 P purchased -2000 77 A 20111222 C written -2270 42.5 A 20080623 C written -2800 59 A 20080423 C written -4500 135 E 20080327 P purchased -5000 68 A 20101223 C written -5850 100 A 20080626 C written -7000 70 A 20080327 C written -7394 64 A 20090619 C written -8493 54.3931 A 20120628 P purchased -10000 130 A 20080327 C written -10000 130 A 20080228 P purchased -10000 100 A 20080626 P purchased -15000 80 A 20080327 P purchased -16000 124 A 20080626 P purchased -17000 126 A 20080626 P purchased -18000 74 A 20080626 P purchased -25000 124 A 20080228 C written -26000 160 A 20080327 C written -32446 100 A 20080327 C written -33000 85 A 20111222 P purchased -44000 72 A 20081218 C written -48000 95 E 20080326 C written -50000 122 A 20081218 C written -50000 150 A 20080626 C written -50000 128 A 20080327 P purchased -60000 80 A 20111222 C written -75000 56.89 A 20090924 P purchased -76000 75 A 20111222 P purchased -93000 100 A 20080327 P purchased -100000 94 A 20080327 C written -100000 104 A 20080327 P purchased -100000 84 A 20080327 P purchased -100000 110 A 20080327 P purchased -100000 96 A 20080327 P purchased -100000 132 A 20080327 P purchased -112000 68.66 A 20090924 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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