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Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd08 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 Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ord/Equitydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 07 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 550,847 (0.12%) 531,203 (0.12%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 860,322 (0.19%) 1,886,418 (0.41%) Total 1,411,169 (0.31%) 2,417,621 (0.53%) (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) 5000 125.35 5000 125.5 5000 125.91 4570 125.5 3271 125.74 3188 124.35 3162 124.35 2520 125.9 1842 126.3 1797 124.35 1597 125.74 1000 124.35 975 125.5 830 125.43 782 124.35 656 124.51 523 125.9 388 125.48 363 125.35 264 125.35 255 127 200 126.91 200 126.91 194 126.91 182 126.91 164 125.22 164 124.51 164 124.16 158 126.3 156 124.36 156 127 150 124.25 148 126.91 129 124.36 127 125.5 123 125.74 117 125.85 101 124.3 100 124.37 100 126.91 100 125.73 81 124.32 63 124.37 62 126.91 61 125.74 38 126.91 37 125.74 35 124.3 34 124.36 30 124.35 26 125.74 25 124.3 24 124.35 21 125.4 17 125.4 15 124.35 13 124.25 7 124.36 6 125.74 6 125.74 3 124.3 3 125.4 1 124.25 1 124.35 1 125.4 1 125.9 Total 46,527 Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated) -1 124.32 -9 125.11 -11 125.67 -19 124.33 -20 124.32 -23 125.84 -29 124.32 -33 127 -48 125.83 -51 125.84 -52 125.49 -59 125.83 -63 125.5 -71 124.33 -78 125.83 -78 127.69 -79 124.25 -84 125.84 -91 125.11 -100 125.84 -100 125.47 -111 124.33 -128 124.79 -130 126.97 -163 124.53 -164 124.29 -182 124.34 -191 125.84 -200 125.47 -203 124.35 -255 125.02 -320 125.75 -408 124.32 -410 124.33 -500 125.5 -500 124.79 -500 127 -500 125.84 -535 125.84 -600 125.75 -620 125.47 -707 124.35 -764 125.85 -819 124.32 -820 124.34 -860 124.32 -910 124.32 -910 124.33 -910 124.32 -996 127 -1000 125.2 -1000 125.2 -1000 125.2 -1000 127 -1260 125.3 -2000 125.2 -2437 125.5 -2471 127.6 Total 27,583 (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, date paid/receivede.g. call option purchasing, which the option Price (AUD) European etc. per unit (AUD) varying etc. relates (Note 6) (Note 4)(C = call option; P = put option) C Purchasing 20000 95 E 20080326 8.16 C Purchasing 5000 100 A 20080626 35.34 C Purchasing 4500 135 E 20080327 1.205 C Purchasing 2000 95 E 20080326 8.4 C Purchasing 1200 103 E 20080528 6.85 C Purchasing 1000 100 A 20080327 27.9 C Purchasing 1000 100 A 20080327 27.64 C Purchasing 1000 100 A 20080327 26.59 C Purchasing 1000 100 A 20080327 26.55 C Purchasing 1000 100 A 20080327 26.55 C Purchasing 1000 100 A 20080327 26.55 C Purchasing 1000 100 A 20080327 26.55 C Purchasing 1000 100 A 20080626 32.84 C Purchasing 900 100 A 20080327 26.55 C Purchasing 831 100 A 20080327 28.06 C Purchasing 766 100 A 20080626 33.21 C Purchasing 598 100 A 20080626 32.83 C Purchasing 500 100 A 20080626 32.9 C Purchasing 312 100 A 20080626 33.36 C Purchasing 200 100 A 20080327 27.91 C Purchasing 200 100 A 20080327 26.55 C Purchasing 200 100 A 20080327 26.55 C Purchasing 200 100 A 20080327 26.55 C Purchasing 200 100 A 20080626 32.9 C Purchasing 199 100 A 20080626 32.99 C Purchasing 122 100 A 20080626 33.43 C Purchasing 97 100 A 20080626 32.7 C Purchasing 85 100 A 20080327 27.86 C Purchasing 65 100 A 20080327 27.86 C Purchasing 53 100 A 20080327 27.8 C Purchasing 12 100 A 20080327 27.68 C Selling -199 100 A 20080626 32.85 C Selling -199 100 A 20080626 32.85 C Selling -199 100 A 20080626 32.82 C Selling -199 100 A 20080626 32.83 C Selling -199 100 A 20080626 32.85 C Selling -199 100 A 20080626 32.76 C Selling -200 100 A 20080626 33.64 C Selling -200 100 A 20080626 32.99 C Selling -200 100 A 20080626 32.72 C Selling -200 100 A 20080626 32.8 C Selling -800 100 A 20080626 32.99 C Selling -1000 100 A 20080626 33.78 C Selling -1800 103 E 20080528 6.41 C Selling -20000 106 E 20080528 5.72 (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 08 February 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 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 -850 100 A 20080626 C Written -900 110 A 20081218 P Purchased -1000 94 A 20080626 P Purchased -2000 77 A 20111222 C Written -2270 42.5 A 20080623 C Written -2400 103 E 20080528 C Written -2800 59 A 20080423 P Purchased -5000 68 A 20101223 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 C Written -20000 106 E 20080528 C Written -22700 100 A 20080327 P Purchased -25000 124 A 20080228 C Written -26000 95 E 20080326 C Written -26000 160 A 20080327 C Written -33000 85 A 20111222 P Purchased -44000 72 A 20081218 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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