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EPT Disclosure

7th Nov 2008 12:53

RNS Number : 7224H

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

07 November 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	06 November 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	798,285 (0.17%)	233,575 (0.05%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	493,061 (0.11%)	3,094,397 (0.68%)
Total	1,291,346 (0.28%)	3,327,972 (0.73%)

(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)
	11461	82
	2380	79.04
	2000	79.35
	1813	78.30661
	1800	79.65
	1626	78.89802
	1097	79.04
	1000	79.4
	998	78.3
	960	78.3
	897	78.51
	827	78.9
	805	78.85
	764	79.64113
	678	79.64
	630	79.04
	573	78.33
	534	78.91
	500	78.85
	500	79.04
	485	78.91
	434	79.49
	385	79.43
	360	78.9
	323	78.33
	319	78.3
	304	78.89
	299	78.32
	260	79.4
	254	78.86
	253	79.65
	250	79.04
	243	79.12
	232	78.85
	220	79.27
	216	79.04
	210	78.89
	210	78.91
	200	78.3
	200	78.33
	200	78.33
	195	78.85
	192	79.38
	188	78.3
	160	78.51
	160	78.51
	152	78.9
	151	78.91
	150	79.36
	150	79.34
	135	78.3
	135	78.3
	131	78.93
	125	79.04
	121	79.5
	120	78.33
	112	79.43
	108	79.38
	108	78.4
	102	78.5
	100	78.3
	100	78.33
	100	79.4
	100	78.87
	99	78.51
	93	78.9
	86	78.3
	85	78.44
	80	78.31
	80	78.31
	72	78.89
	68	78.31
	68	78.31
	63	78.51
	60	78.91
	50	78.33
	41	79.27
	39	78.3
	24	78.31
	24	78.28
	22	79.42
	5	79.65
	1	78.32
	1	78.9
Total	41,856

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	78.99
	-1	78.5
	-4	78.99
	-5	79.04
	-6	80
	-6	80
	-8	78.99
	-8	78.7
	-10	80
	-11	78.99
	-12	80
	-12	80
	-13	78.5
	-15	80
	-16	80
	-17	80
	-20	80
	-20	80
	-21	80
	-22	79.44
	-23	80
	-25	80
	-25	80
	-25	78.5
	-27	78.63
	-28	80
	-30	79.04
	-34	80
	-37	78.99
	-37	79.04
	-40	78.99
	-41	78.5
	-45	80
	-45	80
	-45	78.5
	-46	80
	-50	80
	-50	79.04
	-55	80
	-60	80
	-60	80
	-62	80
	-63	78.51
	-65	78.7
	-68	80
	-68	80
	-68	78.31
	-80	78.31
	-86	78.3
	-90	80
	-92	79.04
	-96	79.04
	-100	80
	-100	78.65
	-100	78.52
	-100	78.52
	-100	78.51
	-100	78.5
	-100	78.5
	-100	78.5
	-102	78.3
	-108	80
	-108	78.4
	-120	80
	-125	79.04
	-126	79.04
	-129	80
	-135	78.3
	-150	80
	-150	80
	-160	78.51
	-175	80
	-181	79.04
	-181	79.04
	-181	79.04
	-182	78.69
	-182	78.6
	-182	78.6
	-182	78.6
	-182	78.6
	-188	78.29447
	-190	79.04
	-192	79.38
	-200	78.99
	-200	80
	-200	78.6
	-200	78.5
	-200	78.5
	-200	78.5
	-243	79.12
	-245	78.99
	-250	78.5
	-250	78.5
	-254	78.6
	-260	78.6
	-269	79.04
	-284	79.09
	-315	79.04
	-345	78.99
	-345	78.99
	-345	78.99
	-345	78.99
	-346	80
	-385	79.43
	-398	79.04
	-400	78.5
	-434	79.49
	-444	79.04
	-479	79.04
	-500	79.04
	-500	80
	-500	78.6
	-500	78.5
	-500	78.5
	-500	78.5
	-764	79.64113
	-834	79.04
	-840	80
	-859	80
	-912	79.04
	-933	79.04
	-934	79.04
	-989	79.04
	-1000	80
	-1000	80
	-1000	80
	-1000	78.5
	-1000	79.04
	-1035	80
	-1035	79.04
	-1349	80
	-1400	78.7
	-1500	78.5
	-1530	78.6
	-1626	78.89802
	-1694	78.5
	-1725	79.04
	-1813	78.30661
	-2000	78.5
	-2000	79.04
	-2859	79.04
	-4461	79.04
	-4569	79.04
	-5081	78.5
	-6841	79.04
Total	71,724

(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)
C	Purchasing	5000	90	A	20081218	3.315
C	Selling	-156	59.227	A	20130627	48.77
C	Selling	-344	59.227	A	20130627	48.77
C	Selling	-9600	95	E	20090326	1.275
C	Selling	-30000	115	E	20090326	0.49
C	Selling	-60000	115	E	20090326	0.49

(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	07 November 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	Purchased	90000	72	A	20081218
P	Purchased	50979	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Purchased	40000	77.94	E	20100219
P	Purchased	30000	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Purchased	29000	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	24000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	20000	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	20000	89	E	20100809
P	Purchased	10000	77.8	E	20090630
P	Purchased	10000	95.75	E	20100629
P	Purchased	6789	138.11	E	20120416
P	Purchased	6646	77.2	E	20110627
P	Purchased	6646	75.22	E	20100524
P	Purchased	6528	82.55	E	20100517
P	Purchased	6415	95.75	E	20100628
P	Purchased	6415	95.7	E	20120905
P	Purchased	6268	98.22	E	20120912
P	Purchased	5428	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	5270	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	5000	78.46	A	20090924
P	Purchased	5000	75	A	20111222
P	Purchased	5000	110	A	20081218
P	Purchased	5000	68.66	A	20090924
P	Purchased	5000	80	A	20111222
P	Purchased	5000	122	A	20081218
P	Purchased	4886	72	A	20081218
C	Purchased	4850	74	A	20090326
P	Purchased	4420	64	A	20090625
P	Purchased	4320	84	A	20081218
C	Purchased	3801	75	A	20090326
P	Purchased	3388	121	A	20081127
C	Purchased	3188	76	A	20090326
C	Purchased	2994	75	A	20081218
C	Purchased	2862	86	A	20081127
C	Purchased	2591	90	A	20081218
P	Purchased	2591	68	A	20101223
P	Purchased	2248	110	A	20090625
P	Purchased	2000	60	A	20090326
C	Purchased	2000	78.46	A	20090924
C	Purchased	1976	88	A	20081218
P	Purchased	1936	77	A	20111222
C	Purchased	1917	94	A	20081127
C	Purchased	1592	77	A	20090326
P	Selling	1370	74	A	20081218
P	Selling	1273	82	A	20090326
P	Selling	1273	50	A	20090326
C	Selling	1188	85	A	20090326
C	Selling	1152	86	A	20090326
P	Selling	1152	50	A	20081218
C	Selling	1152	82	A	20081127
P	Selling	1152	130	A	20081218
C	Selling	1132	85	A	20111222
C	Selling	1000	122	A	20081218
C	Selling	1000	95	A	20090326
P	Selling	1000	141.69	A	20130627
C	Selling	873	56.89	A	20090924
P	Selling	869	129.41	A	20121220
P	Selling	725	128.75	A	20130228
P	Selling	561	127.31	A	20130228
P	Selling	561	124.35	A	20130228
P	Selling	514	143.31	A	20130627
P	Selling	514	141.79	A	20110630
P	Selling	464	141.69	A	20110630
P	Selling	464	139.04	A	20130627
P	Selling	422	141.75	A	20130627
P	Selling	422	139.59	A	20130627
P	Selling	405	130.34	A	20121220
P	Selling	400	128.71	A	20110224
P	Selling	392	92.66	A	20110728
P	Selling	388	93.6	A	20110728
P	Selling	388	94.02	A	20110728
P	Selling	365	131.2	A	20130328
P	Selling	332	140.36	A	20130627
P	Selling	332	78.5	E	20110630
P	Selling	330	78.5	E	20110630
P	Selling	302	78.5	E	20110630
P	Selling	302	78.5	E	20110630
P	Selling	296	98.22	E	20120912
P	Selling	290	98.22	E	20120912
P	Selling	290	95.7	E	20120905
P	Selling	268	95.7	E	20120905
P	Selling	266	94.08	A	20110728
P	Selling	208	135.22	A	20110412
C	Selling	208	65	A	20081127
P	Selling	203	95.75	E	20100628
P	Selling	203	95.75	E	20100628
P	Selling	191	135.38	A	20130725
P	Selling	191	82.55	E	20100517
P	Selling	191	82.55	E	20100517
C	Selling	191	60	E	20090326
P	Selling	177	136.18	A	20130627
P	Selling	160	75.22	E	20100524
P	Selling	159	75.22	E	20100524
P	Selling	141	137	A	20130328
P	Selling	138	77.2	E	20110627
P	Selling	117	77.2	E	20110627
C	Selling	115	75	E	20090924
P	Selling	107	131.14	A	20121011
P	Selling	99	131.96	A	20130205
P	Selling	90	98.1	A	20100625
P	Selling	88	138.11	E	20120416
P	Selling	88	138.11	E	20120416
P	Selling	87	95.75	E	20100629
P	Selling	81	95.75	E	20100629
P	Selling	79	77.8	E	20090630
P	Selling	78	77.8	E	20090630
P	Selling	77	89	E	20100809
P	Selling	71	89	E	20100809
P	Selling	-70	138	A	20130228
P	Selling	-191	89.4361	A	20110207
P	Selling	-191	137.5	A	20130725
C	Selling	-203	88	E	20091215
P	Selling	-208	83.22	A	20111007
P	Selling	-270	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Selling	-290	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Selling	-302	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Selling	-332	43.3704	E	20100628
C	Selling	-388	95	A	20081218
P	Selling	-391	105.3	A	20110523
C	Selling	-422	59.227	A	20130627
P	Selling	-464	78.5	E	20110630
P	Selling	-514	78.5	E	20110630
P	Selling	-561	85.0735	A	20110228
P	Selling	-945	153.6	A	20130107
C	Selling	-1152	105	E	20090326
P	Selling	-1152	99.8	A	20110428
P	Selling	-1174	174.48	A	20130521
C	Selling	-1232	66	E	20091215
P	Selling	-1273	160.932	A	20121128
P	Selling	-1280	73.8533	A	20101229
C	Selling	-1948	85	A	20100623
P	Selling	-2000	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Selling	-2491	38.5842	E	20091201
C	Selling	-2591	80	E	20090423
P	Selling	-2755	119	A	20120711
P	Selling	-3140	85.04	A	20110328
C	Selling	-5000	95	E	20090326
C	Selling	-5000	110	A	20081218
P	Selling	-5000	115.61	A	20120613
P	Selling	-5000	164.66	A	20121227
P	Selling	-5000	96.12	A	20110623
P	Selling	-6415	110	E	20090326
P	Selling	-6646	99.12	A	20120425
P	Selling	-8000	88.07	A	20110623
P	Selling	-10000	109.19	A	20120530
P	Selling	-10800	97.272	A	20120828
P	Selling	-12000	90	E	20090326
P	Selling	-14000	119.75	A	20120628
P	Selling	-14137	92.64	A	20110624
P	Selling	-18600	88.6	A	20120327
P	Selling	-20000	77.94	E	20100219
P	Selling	-26309	77.94	E	20100219
P	Selling	-33000	116.82	A	20120711
P	Selling	-44000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Selling	-50000	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Selling	-50000	94.91	A	20110623
C	Selling	-66000	64	A	20090619
P	Selling	-75000	100	E	20081218
P	Selling	-87000	72	A	20081218
C	Selling	-90000	58.592	A	20120628
C	Selling	-95000	115	E	20090326
P	Selling	-182000	74.25	E	20110727
P	Selling	-205200	56.1501	A	20101011
C	Selling	-449640	145	E	20081218
C	Selling	-468000	135	E	20081218
C	Selling	-999720	115	E	20081218

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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