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EPT Disclosure

2nd Jun 2008 10:39

RNS Number : 7252V

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

02 June 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	30 May 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	444,150 (0.10%)	251,613 (0.06%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	889,960 (0.19%)	1,483,403 (0.32%)
Total	1,334,110 (0.29%)	1,735,016 (0.38%)

(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%)

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)
	62869	138.149
	49754	144.37
	24877	144.37
	12439	144.37
	12197	138
	11380	138
	6219	144.37
	3651	138
	3103	138
	2474	140.36
	2192	140.34
	2097	140.34
	2000	140.25
	2000	138
	1585	140.34
	1553	139.55
	1502	140.51
	1500	140.25
	1500	138
	1437	138
	1186	138
	1151	140.25
	903	138
	799	140.36
	729	138
	673	140.34
	655	139.49
	643	138
	642	140.09
	614	138
	596	139.49
	571	140.51
	540	140.34
	457	138
	400	140.51
	400	140.32
	354	139.46
	321	140.33
	300	139.54
	300	140.51
	300	140.32
	295	139.7
	278	138
	256	138
	235	139.11
	222	139.54
	221	139.4
	221	139.39
	220	140.37
	196	138
	187	138
	147	139.54
	145	139.54
	142	139.7
	136	139.54
	135	139.54
	135	139.4
	121	140.51
	119	140.2
	119	139.39
	106	140.09
	100	140.66
	100	140.2
	100	139.67
	93	140.09
	92	139.52
	81	139.53
	80	139.54
	79	139.46
	72	139.73
	71	139.53
	71	139.4
	70	139.54
	70	139.52
	65	139.02
	65	139.02
	64	138
	63	138
	63	139.09
	60	139.11
	59	140.51
	59	139.49
	55	139.67
	55	139.01
	55	139.1
	55	138.98
	55	139.43
	54	138
	50	139.39
	50	139.48
	50	139.7
	49	140.2
	48	139.45
	47	140.51
	46	139.64
	42	139.67
	41	139.66
	39	139.52
	38	139.52
	37	139.39
	35	140.2
	31	139.64
	26	140.25
	25	139.66
	25	139.02
	25	139.02
	23	139.58
	18	139.11
	17	140.09
	16	140.36
	16	139.42
	15	140.46
	15	140.3
	15	139.79
	15	139.41
	15	139.48
	15	139.55
	14	140.37
	14	140.37
	14	139.51
	14	139.06
	14	139.06
	13	140.29
	12	140.2
	12	139.52
	12	139.45
	12	139.64
	11	139.02
	10	140.31
	10	139.44
	10	139.54
	10	139.53
	10	139.4
	9	139.11
	9	140.34
	9	140.46
	9	140.37
	9	140.23
	9	139.86
	9	139.54
	9	139.39
	8	140.25
	8	139.7
	8	139.26
	8	139.48
	8	139.56
	8	139.6
	8	139.45
	7	139.54
	7	139.68
	7	139.74
	6	140.31
	6	140.46
	6	140.2
	6	139.86
	6	139.39
	6	139.96
	6	139.34
	6	139.34
	6	139.69
	5	139.11
	5	140.37
	5	139.54
	5	139.33
	4	139.4
	4	139.02
	3	139.11
	3	139.52
	3	139.45
	3	139.64
	3	140.09
	2	140.3
	2	140.22
	2	139.58
	1	139.11
	1	140.33
	1	140.34
	1	138
	1	140.33
	1	140.32
	1	140.28
	1	140.3
	1	140.33
	1	140.34
	1	140.36
	1	140.37
	1	140.45
	1	140.34
	1	140.36
	1	140.45
	1	140.23
	1	140.23
	1	140.28
	1	140.22
	1	139.89
	1	139.86
	1	139.86
	1	139.85
	1	139.79
	1	139.54
	1	139.52
	1	139.54
	1	139.53
	1	139.55
	1	139.54
	1	139.54
	1	139.45
	1	139.45
	1	139.42
	1	139.42
	1	139.52
	1	139.54
	1	139.67
	1	139.91
	1	139.91
	1	139.9
	1	139.9
	1	139.9
	1	139.67
	1	139.66
	1	139.4
	1	139.36
	1	139.34
	1	138.97
	1	138.97
	1	138.97
	1	139.02
	1	139.1
	1	139.1
	1	138.97
	1	139.06
	1	139.06
	1	138.99
	1	139
	1	139.26
	1	139.28
	1	139.24
	1	139.39
	1	139.24
	1	139.09
	1	139.4
	1	139.48
	1	139.43
	1	139.78
	1	139.78
	1	139.52
	1	139.52
	1	139.52
	1	139.53
	1	139.53
	1	139.53
	1	139.53
	1	139.52
	1	139.52
	1	139.52
	1	139.52
	1	139.52
	1	139.52
	1	139.53
	1	139.6
	1	139.6
	1	139.6
	1	139.6
	1	139.6
	1	139.6
	1	139.6
	1	139.68
	1	139.43
	1	139.41
	1	139.5
	1	139.55
	1	139.55
	1	139.55
	1	140.09
Total	225,833

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	139.62
	-1	140.16
	-1	140.06
	-1	140.04
	-1	139.81
	-1	140.26
	-1	140.26
	-1	140.24
	-1	140.24
	-1	140.34
	-1	140.33
	-1	140.37
	-1	140.36
	-1	140.45
	-1	140.34
	-1	140.34
	-1	140.35
	-1	140.25
	-1	140.25
	-1	140.25
	-1	140.2
	-1	139.85
	-1	139.85
	-1	139.85
	-1	139.85
	-1	139.77
	-1	139.55
	-1	139.55
	-1	139.52
	-1	139.54
	-1	139.54
	-1	139.44
	-1	139.45
	-1	139.38
	-1	139.38
	-1	139.5
	-1	139.58
	-1	139.91
	-1	139.91
	-1	139.92
	-1	139.84
	-1	139.84
	-1	139.67
	-1	139.66
	-1	139.3
	-1	139.3
	-1	138.97
	-1	138.97
	-1	138.97
	-1	139.02
	-1	139.03
	-1	139.04
	-1	138.97
	-1	139.06
	-1	139.06
	-1	138.99
	-1	139
	-1	139.15
	-1	139.27
	-1	139.27
	-1	139.25
	-1	139.29
	-1	139.29
	-1	139.07
	-1	139.39
	-1	139.39
	-1	139.42
	-1	139.84
	-1	139.84
	-1	139.52
	-1	139.52
	-1	139.52
	-1	139.53
	-1	139.53
	-1	139.51
	-1	139.46
	-1	139.46
	-1	139.46
	-1	139.46
	-1	139.46
	-1	139.46
	-1	139.46
	-1	139.5
	-1	139.57
	-1	139.58
	-1	139.58
	-1	139.58
	-1	139.58
	-1	139.61
	-1	139.59
	-1	139.44
	-1	139.44
	-1	139.5
	-1	139.62
	-1	139.52
	-1	139.51
	-1	140.51
	-1	139.99
	-1	139.99
	-1	139.86
	-1	139.82
	-1	139.84
	-2	139.61
	-2	139.61
	-2	140.09
	-2	140.22
	-2	139.27
	-2	139.95
	-2	139.84
	-3	140.13
	-4	139.67
	-4	140.06
	-4	139.81
	-4	139.01
	-4	139.9
	-5	139.36
	-5	139.27
	-6	140.2
	-6	139.79
	-6	139.34
	-6	139.34
	-7	139.85
	-8	139.59
	-8	139.59
	-9	139.67
	-9	140.2
	-9	139.87
	-9	139.82
	-9	139.9
	-10	139.44
	-10	139.9
	-11	139.69
	-11	139.67
	-11	139.82
	-11	139.71
	-11	138
	-13	139.66
	-13	139.56
	-13	139.83
	-13	139.84
	-14	140.37
	-14	140.37
	-14	139.06
	-14	139.06
	-15	139.81
	-15	140.46
	-15	140.46
	-15	140.34
	-15	140.23
	-15	139.9
	-15	139.8
	-15	139.42
	-15	139.51
	-16	139.67
	-16	140.04
	-18	140.16
	-18	139.97
	-19	139.85
	-24	139.63
	-24	139.57
	-24	140.1
	-24	139.86
	-24	139.84
	-25	139.91
	-25	138
	-26	139.99
	-26	139.86
	-27	139.83
	-27	139.95
	-28	139.86
	-29	140.04
	-30	140.02
	-30	139.91
	-30	139.93
	-30	139.84
	-31	139.93
	-32	139.64
	-33	139.67
	-33	139.96
	-33	139.95
	-35	139.93
	-36	140.1
	-36	139.95
	-40	138
	-43	139.96
	-43	139.82
	-44	139.83
	-45	139.93
	-46	139.64
	-49	139.01
	-50	139.84
	-51	139.81
	-52	140.24
	-54	139.64
	-54	140.5
	-54	139.85
	-55	139.01
	-55	139.01
	-55	139.1
	-55	138.98
	-58	139.86
	-60	139.11
	-63	139.67
	-63	139.07
	-64	139.86
	-65	139.02
	-65	139.02
	-65	139.82
	-67	140.51
	-70	140.16
	-70	139.53
	-71	139.64
	-71	139.44
	-71	139.45
	-71	139.64
	-72	139.83
	-72	139.64
	-72	139.86
	-72	139.86
	-72	139.86
	-73	139.53
	-76	140.16
	-77	139.59
	-77	140.02
	-78	139.93
	-81	139.53
	-81	139.53
	-83	139.93
	-83	140.17
	-88	139.87
	-90	140.51
	-92	139.52
	-92	139.52
	-92	139.91
	-92	139.82
	-94	139.82
	-100	140.16
	-100	140.02
	-100	139.93
	-100	139.81
	-100	140.5
	-100	138
	-100	138
	-102	139.5
	-103	139.95
	-104	140.1
	-105	139.93
	-105	140.16
	-106	139.86
	-108	140.16
	-108	139.07
	-110	139.83
	-110	139.67
	-110	140.08
	-110	139.86
	-111	139.78
	-115	140.02
	-116	140.02
	-120	139.86
	-122	139.65
	-122	139.65
	-123	139.58
	-123	139.99
	-145	139.62
	-145	139.54
	-145	139.54
	-149	139.64
	-154	140.15
	-154	140.04
	-154	139.96
	-158	139.79
	-160	140.16
	-160	139.9
	-167	139.95
	-167	139.82
	-193	139.75
	-193	139.66
	-193	140.5
	-193	140.15
	-193	140.09
	-193	139.96
	-195	139.84
	-200	139.85
	-200	138
	-202	139.69
	-217	139.59
	-221	139.58
	-221	139.4
	-221	139.4
	-221	139.39
	-221	139.39
	-222	139.54
	-222	139.54
	-225	139.91
	-226	138
	-227	139.86
	-228	139.01
	-230	140.09
	-232	140.04
	-238	139.9093
	-238	139.97
	-243	139.83
	-248	139.78
	-249	140.11
	-249	139.5461
	-250	139.84
	-261	139.91
	-273	139.59
	-273	140.06
	-282	139.59
	-283	139.85
	-293	140.02
	-300	139.71
	-302	139.72
	-310	140.16
	-311	139.87
	-312	139.84
	-321	140.16
	-323	139.95
	-345	139.86
	-350	139.61
	-350	139.6
	-352	138
	-418	139.91
	-432	139.71
	-448	140.46
	-459	139.84
	-469	139.95
	-485	140.24
	-489	138
	-499	139.59
	-500	138
	-501	139.58
	-596	139.49
	-622	139.84
	-655	139.49
	-664	138
	-679	139.85
	-700	139.86
	-717	139.63
	-717	139.85
	-729	138
	-1000	138
	-1000	138
	-1057	139.95
	-1057	139.71
	-1088	139.4536
	-1208	138
	-1244	138
	-1280	138
	-1296	139.71
	-1400	138
	-1816	138
	-2000	138
	-2267	138
	-2499	139.71
	-2801	139.71
	-3311	138
	-3636	138
	-4000	138
	-6089	138
	-16000	138
Total	88,580

(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	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)
C	Purchased	6400	135	135	20080827	1.805
C	Purchased	4800	135	135	20080827	1.425
C	Written	-3000	120	120	20080828	4.69
C	Written	-3600	125	125	20080827	4.5
P	Purchased	-8000	130	130	20080626	1.6

(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	01 June 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 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
C	Written	200000	120	A	20080925
C	Written	140000	130	A	20081218
C	Written	130000	60	A	20080925
C	Written	100000	132	A	20080925
P	Written	50979	56.1501	A	20101011
P	Written	40000	74.25	E	20110727
C	Written	39000	58	A	20080925
P	Written	30588	56.0324	E	20081103
C	Purchased	15000	150	A	20080724
P	Written	6920	116.82	A	20120711
P	Written	6789	94.91	A	20110623
P	Written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	6268	88.6	A	20120327
P	Written	5810	119.75	A	20120628
P	Written	5428	92.64	A	20110624
P	Written	5066	109.19	A	20120530
P	Written	4886	97.272	A	20120828
P	Written	4420	88.07	A	20110623
P	Written	4320	99.12	A	20120425
P	Written	3801	96.12	A	20110623
P	Written	3468	164.66	A	20121227
P	Written	3188	115.61	A	20120613
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	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Written	2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	Written	2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	Written	2248	73.8533	A	20101229
C	Purchased	2000	78.46	A	20090924
P	Written	1976	160.932	A	20121128
P	Written	1936	174.48	A	20130521
P	Written	1592	153.6	A	20130107
P	Written	1370	85.0735	A	20110228
P	Written	1273	78.5	E	20110630
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	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	765	43.9589	E	20080630
C	Written	725	138	A	20130228
P	Written	561	89	E	20100809
P	Written	561	89	E	20100809
P	Written	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Written	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Written	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Written	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Written	454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	Written	454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	Written	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Written	422	138.11	E	20120416
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	388	77.2	E	20110627
C	Written	365	137	A	20130328
P	Written	337	29.61	E	20080625
P	Written	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Written	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Written	321	155.35	E	20130516
P	Written	321	155.35	E	20130516
P	Written	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Written	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Written	290	95.75	E	20100628
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	254	78.6	E	20110707
P	Written	236	84.55	E	20110509
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	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	191	78.5	E	20110630
C	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	133	150.05	E	20130521
P	Written	133	150.05	E	20130521
C	Written	117	128.71	A	20110224
C	Written	115	130.34	A	20121220
C	Written	81	124.35	A	20130228
C	Written	79	127.31	A	20130228
C	Written	78	128.75	A	20130228
C	Written	77	129.41	A	20121220
C	Written	-70	105	A	20081127
P	Purchased	-133	150.05	E	20130521
P	Purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
C	Written	-200	65	A	20081127
P	Purchased	-203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Purchased	-208	95.7	E	20120905
P	Purchased	-236	84.55	E	20110509
P	Purchased	-254	78.6	E	20110707
P	Purchased	-290	95.75	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Purchased	-321	155.35	E	20130516
P	Purchased	-332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Purchased	-388	77.2	E	20110627
P	Purchased	-422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Purchased	-454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	Purchased	-464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Purchased	-514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Purchased	-561	89	E	20100809
P	Purchased	-765	43.9589	E	20080630
C	Purchased	-1000	94	A	20080626
P	Purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-1273	78.5	E	20110630
C	Purchased	-2000	77	A	20111222
C	Written	-2020	42.5	A	20080623
P	Purchased	-2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	Purchased	-2591	38.5842	E	20091201
C	Written	-3600	125	E	20080827
C	Purchased	-5000	68	A	20101223
C	Written	-5662	64	A	20090619
P	Purchased	-6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Purchased	-6646	37.6132	E	20091001
C	Written	-7884	53.463	A	20120628
C	Purchased	-8000	130	A	20080626
C	Purchased	-10000	100	A	20080626
C	Purchased	-10000	128	A	20080626
C	Purchased	-13000	128	A	20080724
C	Purchased	-16000	124	A	20080626
C	Purchased	-17000	126	A	20080626
C	Purchased	-18000	74	A	20080626
C	Written	-18240	120	E	20080828
C	Written	-33000	85	A	20111222
C	Purchased	-44000	72	A	20081218
C	Written	-49000	150	A	20080626
C	Written	-50000	122	A	20081218
C	Purchased	-57000	80	A	20111222
C	Purchased	-71000	75	A	20111222
C	Written	-75000	56.89	A	20090924
C	Purchased	-100000	136	A	20080626
C	Purchased	-112000	68.66	A	20090924
C	Purchased	-140000	110	A	20081218
C	Written	-145000	90	A	20080626
C	Purchased	-200000	138	A	20080925
C	Purchased	-242000	78.46	A	20090924

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

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