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EPT Disclosure

5th Sep 2008 11:02

RNS Number : 8279C

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

05 September 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 plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ord/Equity
Date of dealing	04 September 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	437,775 (0.10%)	246,493 (0.05%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	956,593 (0.21%)	1,463,295 (0.32%)
Total	1,394,368 (0.31%)	1,709,788 (0.37%)

(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)

Purchases and sales

Purchase	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	27680	112.52
	20146	112.52
	16000	132
	14000	111.25
	12095	111.59
	1500	111.59
	966	111.83
	560	111.7
	360	111.85
	328	113.35
	232	111.83
	232	110.99
	232	110.99
	179	110.99
	160	111.83
	160	110.99
	140	111.85
	98	110.99
	96	111.83
	88	112.99
	88	112.95
	75	110.99
	62	113.35
	59	111.06
	59	111.06
	59	110.99
	50	113.32
	46	111.83
	42	110.99
	32	111.75
	30	111.06
	29	111.06
	1	112.97
	1	112.96
	1	112.95
	1	111.85
	1	111.84
	1	111.06
Total	95,889

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	112.86
	-1	112.86
	-1	112.86
	-1	111.8
	-1	111.8
	-1	111.06
	-2	111.72
	-4	111.75
	-6	111.79
	-6	111.72
	-13	111.3
	-14	111.79
	-23	111.76
	-32	111.37
	-50	111.4
	-50	111.59
	-50	113.32
	-59	111.06
	-59	111.06
	-60	111.43
	-62	113.35
	-63	111.4
	-71	111.72
	-76	111.32
	-80	111.72
	-88	112.99
	-100	111.72
	-100	111.4
	-110	111.79
	-120	111.3
	-131	111.59
	-136	111.37
	-140	111.31
	-160	111.72
	-162	111.35
	-170	111.75
	-170	111.72
	-173	111.43
	-180	111.35
	-189	111.59
	-232	111.83
	-232	110.99
	-232	110.99
	-243	111.59
	-250	111.3
	-250	111.3
	-250	111.3
	-299	111.43
	-328	113.35
	-335	111.37
	-360	111.85
	-401	111.72
	-401	111.3
	-405	111.37
	-426	113.5
	-430	113.5
	-500	111.14
	-574	113.5
	-616	111.36
	-634	111.35
	-755	111.4
	-1000	111.59
	-1070	113.5
	-1183	111.72
	-1221	111.59
	-2789	111.59
	-12095	111.59
	-20146	112.52
Total	50,572

(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)
Put	Selling	60000	100	E	20081218	1.355
Put	Selling	50000	110	A	20081218	8.5
Call	Selling	-110	88	E	20091215	47.45
Call	Selling	-1080	104.227	E	20081126	1.88
Put	Purchased	-50000	122	A	20081218	15.35

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

Put Option

16,000

AUD 132.0000

(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	05 September 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
P	Written	156000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Written	140000	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	130000	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Written	84000	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	60000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Written	50979	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Written	40000	89	E	20100809
P	Written	39000	77.8	E	20090630
P	Written	30588	95.75	E	20100629
P	Written	30000	138.11	E	20120416
C	Purchased	25000	77.2	E	20110627
C	Purchased	25000	75.22	E	20100524
P	Written	9000	82.55	E	20100517
P	Written	6789	95.75	E	20100628
P	Written	6646	78.46	A	20090924
P	Written	6646	95.7	E	20120905
P	Written	6528	98.22	E	20120912
P	Written	6415	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	6415	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	6268	138	A	20080925
P	Written	5810	68.66	A	20090924
P	Written	5428	136	A	20080925
P	Written	5066	110	A	20081218
P	Written	4886	75	A	20111222
P	Written	4420	80	A	20111222
P	Written	4320	122	A	20081218
P	Written	3801	72	A	20081218
P	Written	3388	126	A	20080925
P	Written	3188	126	A	20080925
P	Written	3105	120	A	20080925
P	Written	2994	120	A	20081030
P	Written	2862	121	A	20081127
P	Written	2591	68	A	20101223
P	Written	2591	78.46	A	20090924
P	Written	2248	77	A	20111222
C	Purchased	2000	138	A	20081030
P	Written	1976	114	A	20080925
P	Written	1936	120	A	20080925
P	Written	1592	85	A	20111222
P	Written	1370	58	A	20080925
P	Written	1273	122	A	20081218
P	Written	1273	105	A	20081127
P	Written	1188	141.69	A	20130627
P	Written	1152	56.89	A	20090924
P	Written	1152	129.41	A	20121220
P	Written	1152	128.75	A	20130228
P	Written	1152	127.31	A	20130228
P	Written	1132	124.35	A	20130228
C	Purchased	1000	132	A	20080925
P	Written	873	143.31	A	20130627
P	Written	869	141.79	A	20110630
P	Written	725	141.69	A	20110630
P	Written	561	139.04	A	20130627
P	Written	561	141.75	A	20130627
P	Written	514	139.59	A	20130627
P	Written	514	130.34	A	20121220
P	Written	464	128.71	A	20110224
P	Written	464	60	A	20080925
P	Written	422	92.66	A	20110728
P	Written	422	130	A	20081218
P	Written	405	93.6	A	20110728
P	Written	400	94.02	A	20110728
P	Written	392	131.2	A	20130328
P	Written	388	140.36	A	20130627
P	Written	388	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	365	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	332	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	332	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	330	65	A	20081127
P	Written	302	98.22	E	20120912
P	Written	302	98.22	E	20120912
P	Written	296	95.7	E	20120905
P	Written	290	95.7	E	20120905
P	Written	290	95	A	20081218
P	Written	268	94.08	A	20110728
P	Written	266	135.22	A	20110412
P	Written	208	104.227	E	20081126
P	Written	208	95.75	E	20100628
P	Written	203	95.75	E	20100628
P	Written	203	135.38	A	20130725
P	Written	191	82.55	E	20100517
P	Written	191	82.55	E	20100517
P	Written	191	136.18	A	20130627
P	Written	191	75.22	E	20100524
P	Written	177	75.22	E	20100524
P	Written	160	137	A	20130328
P	Written	159	59.227	A	20130627
P	Written	141	77.2	E	20110627
P	Written	138	77.2	E	20110627
P	Written	117	131.14	A	20121011
P	Written	115	131.96	A	20130205
P	Written	107	98.1	A	20100625
P	Written	99	138.11	E	20120416
P	Written	90	138.11	E	20120416
P	Written	88	95.75	E	20100629
P	Written	88	95.75	E	20100629
P	Written	87	77.8	E	20090630
P	Written	81	77.8	E	20090630
P	Written	79	89	E	20100809
P	Written	78	89	E	20100809
P	Written	77	138	A	20130228
P	Written	71	89.4361	A	20110207
C	Written	-70	137.5	A	20130725
P	Purchased	-191	88	E	20091215
P	Purchased	-191	83.22	A	20111007
C	Written	-200	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-203	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-208	43.3704	E	20100628
C	Written	-250	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-290	105.3	A	20110523
P	Purchased	-302	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	-332	78.5	E	20110630
C	Written	-385	85.0735	A	20110228
P	Purchased	-388	153.6	A	20130107
P	Purchased	-422	174.48	A	20130521
P	Purchased	-464	66	E	20091215
P	Purchased	-514	160.932	A	20121128
P	Purchased	-561	110	A	20081218
C	Written	-885	73.8533	A	20101229
C	Written	-1080	85	A	20100623
P	Purchased	-1152	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Purchased	-1152	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Purchased	-1273	119	A	20120711
C	Written	-1948	85.04	A	20110328
P	Purchased	-2000	99.8	A	20110428
C	Written	-2000	115.61	A	20120613
C	Written	-2491	164.66	A	20121227
P	Purchased	-2591	96.12	A	20110623
P	Purchased	-5000	99.227	E	20081126
P	Purchased	-6415	99.12	A	20120425
C	Written	-6437	88.07	A	20110623
P	Purchased	-6646	97.272	A	20120828
P	Purchased	-8000	109.19	A	20120530
P	Purchased	-15000	92.64	A	20110624
C	Written	-16000	119.75	A	20120628
C	Written	-16954	88.6	A	20120327
C	Written	-23500	77.94	E	20100219
P	Purchased	-25000	77.94	E	20100219
C	Written	-33000	64	A	20090619
P	Purchased	-44000	116.82	A	20120711
C	Written	-48000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Purchased	-50000	37.6132	E	20091001
C	Written	-50000	94.91	A	20110623
P	Purchased	-57000	135	E	20081218
C	Written	-70800	115	E	20081218
P	Purchased	-71000	129.226	E	20081126
C	Written	-75000	58.592	A	20120628
P	Purchased	-90000	145	E	20081218
P	Purchased	-100000	85	E	20090730
P	Purchased	-112000	100	E	20081218
C	Written	-120000	56.0324	E	20081103
P	Purchased	-150000	74.25	E	20110727
P	Purchased	-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

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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