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Citigroup Derivatives Markets Inc13 December 2007 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 Derivatives Markets IncCompany dealt in Rio Tinto plcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares (dealt in the form of ADR)dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 12 December 2007 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 0 (0.00%) 20,151 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 279,000 (0.03%) 255,100 (0.03%) Total 279,000 (0.03%) 275,251 (0.03%) (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 sales Purchase Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated) 600 457.78 400 458.59 400 466.6 200 458.8 200 457.8 100 459.28 100 459.33 100 457.55 100 457.56 100 457.75Total 2,300 Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated) -100 463.05 -100 463.05 -100 460.31Total 300 (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 (USD) European etc. date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 6) per unit (USD)(C = call; (Note 4) P = put) P purchasing 1000 400 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 1.45 P purchasing 700 320 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 0.8 P purchasing 700 330 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 1.15 P purchasing 700 340 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 1.65 C purchasing 600 480 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 22.7 C purchasing 500 500 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 14.2 P purchasing 400 410 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 1.85 P purchasing 400 550 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 83.4 C purchasing 200 460 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 56.3 C purchasing 200 460 AMERICAN 2008-07-19 65.2 P purchasing 200 430 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 5.7 C purchasing 100 420 AMERICAN 2008-07-19 86.1 C purchasing 100 440 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 46 C purchasing 100 400 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 85.3 C purchasing 100 450 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 19.3 P purchasing 100 410 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 1.7 C purchasing 100 600 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 1.75 C selling -100 410 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 81.7 C selling -100 460 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 29.4 C selling -100 460 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 33.1 C selling -100 460 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 34.4 C selling -100 460 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 34.8 C selling -100 450 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 24.5 C selling -200 440 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 64.3 P selling -200 450 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 14.5 C selling -300 460 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 32.2 C selling -600 460 AMERICAN 2008-01-19 33 C selling -1000 560 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 20 P selling -1000 510 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 76.8 P selling -1000 230 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 0.65 P selling -1000 550 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 104.2 C selling -1000 520 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 2.1 C selling -1000 530 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 1.35 C selling -1000 580 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 15.9 C selling -1000 590 AMERICAN 2008-04-19 14 C selling -1000 510 AMERICAN 2007-12-22 3.4 (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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 13 December 2007 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 securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date purchased to which the option or (Note 2) American,e.g. call option derivative relates European etc. P written 41900 270 2008-01-19 American P written 11000 370 2008-01-19 American C purchased 10900 490 2008-01-19 American C purchased 8200 330 2008-01-19 American C purchased 8000 260 2008-04-19 American C purchased 7300 570 2008-01-19 American P written 6700 370 2007-12-22 American P written 6400 400 2007-12-22 American C purchased 6000 500 2007-12-22 American C purchased 4700 440 2007-12-22 American P written 4300 430 2008-01-19 American P written 4000 440 2007-12-22 American C purchased 3800 380 2007-12-22 American C purchased 3600 360 2008-01-19 American P written 3600 240 2008-04-19 American P written 3400 300 2008-04-19 American P written 3300 230 2008-01-19 American C purchased 3000 560 2008-01-19 American C purchased 3000 230 2008-04-19 American C purchased 3000 450 2008-07-19 American P written 3000 440 2007-12-22 American C purchased 3000 470 2007-12-22 American C purchased 2900 250 2008-04-19 American C purchased 2900 430 2007-12-22 American P written 2800 290 2008-01-19 American P written 2800 390 2007-12-22 American P written 2700 250 2008-01-19 American C purchased 2700 420 2007-12-22 American C purchased 2600 400 2008-01-19 American C purchased 2600 600 2008-01-19 American C purchased 2500 520 2007-12-22 American C purchased 2500 550 2007-12-22 American C purchased 2500 570 2007-12-22 American P written 2400 350 2008-01-19 American C purchased 2400 320 2008-04-19 American P written 2400 410 2007-12-22 American C purchased 2300 600 2008-01-19 American P written 2300 330 2007-12-22 American C purchased 2200 400 2008-01-19 American C purchased 2200 270 2008-04-19 American C purchased 2200 310 2008-04-19 American C purchased 2200 560 2007-12-22 American P written 2100 590 2008-04-19 American C purchased 2000 580 2008-01-19 American C purchased 2000 590 2008-01-19 American C purchased 2000 240 2008-04-19 American C purchased 2000 340 2008-04-19 American C purchased 2000 370 2008-04-19 American P written 1900 420 2008-01-19 American C purchased 1900 590 2008-04-19 American C purchased 1900 400 2007-12-22 American C purchased 1600 590 2008-01-19 American C purchased 1600 390 2008-04-19 American P written 1500 340 2008-01-19 American C purchased 1500 460 2007-12-22 American C purchased 1400 440 2008-01-19 American P written 1300 570 2008-04-19 American P written 1300 340 2007-12-22 American P written 1200 320 2007-12-22 American P written 1100 400 2008-01-19 American P written 1100 410 2008-01-19 American P written 1100 460 2008-07-19 American P written 1100 490 2008-07-19 American P written 1100 460 2007-12-22 American C purchased 1000 240 2008-01-19 American P written 1000 440 2008-01-19 American P written 1000 450 2008-01-19 American P written 1000 500 2008-01-19 American C purchased 1000 540 2008-01-19 American P written 1000 540 2008-01-19 American C purchased 1000 580 2008-01-19 American C purchased 1000 300 2008-04-19 American C purchased 1000 350 2008-04-19 American C purchased 1000 360 2008-04-19 American C purchased 1000 400 2008-04-19 American C purchased 1000 430 2008-04-19 American P written 1000 560 2008-04-19 American C purchased 1000 300 2008-07-19 American C purchased 1000 360 2008-07-19 American C purchased 1000 490 2007-12-22 American P written 1000 490 2007-12-22 American P written 1000 510 2007-12-22 American P written 900 200 2008-01-19 American P written 900 510 2008-01-19 American P written 900 520 2008-01-19 American C purchased 900 540 2008-04-19 American C purchased 900 460 2007-12-22 American P written 900 470 2007-12-22 American C purchased 800 290 2008-01-19 American C purchased 800 420 2008-04-19 American C purchased 700 220 2008-01-19 American C purchased 700 390 2008-01-19 American C purchased 700 470 2008-01-19 American C purchased 700 510 2007-12-22 American C purchased 600 460 2008-01-19 American C purchased 600 330 2008-04-19 American C purchased 600 440 2008-04-19 American P written 600 460 2008-04-19 American C purchased 500 300 2008-01-19 American P written 500 420 2008-04-19 American P written 500 420 2008-04-19 American C purchased 500 460 2008-04-19 American C purchased 500 510 2008-04-19 American P written 500 360 2008-07-19 American P written 500 450 2008-07-19 American P written 500 390 2007-12-22 American P written 500 420 2007-12-22 American P written 500 460 2007-12-22 American P written 400 330 2008-01-19 American C purchased 400 340 2008-01-19 American P written 400 380 2008-01-19 American P written 400 410 2008-04-19 American P written 400 440 2008-04-19 American P written 400 600 2008-04-19 American C purchased 400 420 2007-12-22 American P written 400 480 2007-12-22 American C purchased 300 420 2008-01-19 American C purchased 300 450 2008-01-19 American C purchased 300 370 2007-12-22 American C purchased 300 470 2007-12-22 American C purchased 200 330 2008-04-19 American P written 200 380 2008-04-19 American C purchased 200 480 2008-04-19 American C purchased 200 490 2008-04-19 American C purchased 200 500 2008-07-19 American C purchased 100 420 2008-01-19 American C purchased 100 430 2008-01-19 American C purchased 100 440 2008-01-19 American P written 100 440 2008-01-19 American C purchased 100 500 2008-01-19 American C purchased 100 290 2008-04-19 American P written 100 580 2008-04-19 American P written 100 390 2008-07-19 American P written 100 500 2008-07-19 American P written 100 520 2008-07-19 American P written 100 530 2008-07-19 American C purchased 100 430 2007-12-22 American C purchased 100 480 2007-12-22 American P written 100 540 2007-12-22 American C purchased 100 580 2007-12-22 American C written -100 380 2008-01-19 American P purchased -100 430 2008-01-19 American P purchased -100 470 2008-01-19 American C written -100 520 2008-01-19 American P purchased -100 530 2008-01-19 American C written -100 550 2008-01-19 American P purchased -100 550 2008-01-19 American P purchased -100 560 2008-01-19 American P purchased -100 590 2008-01-19 American P purchased -100 330 2008-04-19 American C written -100 520 2008-04-19 American C written -100 320 2008-07-19 American P purchased -100 320 2008-07-19 American P purchased -100 330 2008-07-19 American C written -100 460 2008-07-19 American C written -100 360 2007-12-22 American C written -100 510 2007-12-22 American P purchased -100 530 2007-12-22 American P purchased -200 210 2008-01-19 American P purchased -200 240 2008-01-19 American C written -200 260 2008-01-19 American P purchased -200 280 2008-01-19 American P purchased -200 390 2008-01-19 American P purchased -200 460 2008-01-19 American P purchased -200 480 2008-01-19 American P purchased -200 310 2008-07-19 American P purchased -200 470 2007-12-22 American P purchased -300 260 2008-01-19 American P purchased -300 320 2008-01-19 American C written -300 500 2008-01-19 American P purchased -300 600 2008-01-19 American C written -300 380 2008-04-19 American C written -300 500 2008-04-19 American C written -300 320 2007-12-22 American P purchased -300 400 2007-12-22 American C written -300 570 2007-12-22 American P purchased -400 300 2008-01-19 American P purchased -400 450 2008-01-19 American P purchased -400 460 2008-01-19 American C written -400 380 2008-04-19 American P purchased -400 400 2008-04-19 American C written -400 500 2007-12-22 American C written -500 490 2008-01-19 American C written -500 500 2008-04-19 American P purchased -500 380 2007-12-22 American C written -500 410 2007-12-22 American C written -600 450 2008-01-19 American C written -600 530 2008-01-19 American P purchased -600 290 2008-04-19 American P purchased -600 380 2007-12-22 American C written -700 230 2008-01-19 American C written -700 450 2008-04-19 American P purchased -800 470 2008-04-19 American P purchased -800 360 2007-12-22 American P purchased -800 450 2007-12-22 American C written -800 490 2007-12-22 American C written -900 200 2008-01-19 American C written -900 470 2008-04-19 American C written -900 460 2008-07-19 American P purchased -900 470 2008-07-19 American C written -900 520 2008-07-19 American C written -900 600 2007-12-22 American P purchased -1000 310 2008-01-19 American C written -1000 350 2008-01-19 American P purchased -1000 350 2008-01-19 American P purchased -1000 390 2008-01-19 American C written -1000 410 2008-01-19 American C written -1000 460 2008-01-19 American P purchased -1000 470 2008-01-19 American C written -1000 510 2008-01-19 American C written -1000 540 2008-01-19 American P purchased -1000 230 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1000 250 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1000 260 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1000 300 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1000 310 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1000 480 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1000 510 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1000 520 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1000 520 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1000 550 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1000 550 2008-04-19 American C written -1000 560 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1000 570 2008-04-19 American C written -1000 590 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1000 600 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1000 300 2008-07-19 American P purchased -1000 380 2008-07-19 American C written -1000 410 2008-07-19 American P purchased -1000 410 2008-07-19 American C written -1000 430 2008-07-19 American C written -1000 530 2008-07-19 American P purchased -1000 590 2008-07-19 American P purchased -1000 590 2008-07-19 American P purchased -1000 600 2008-07-19 American P purchased -1000 320 2007-12-22 American C written -1000 330 2007-12-22 American C written -1000 350 2007-12-22 American P purchased -1000 410 2007-12-22 American P purchased -1100 420 2008-01-19 American C written -1100 360 2008-04-19 American C written -1100 410 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1100 470 2008-04-19 American C written -1100 560 2008-07-19 American P purchased -1100 520 2007-12-22 American P purchased -1200 260 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1200 320 2008-04-19 American C written -1200 470 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1200 330 2007-12-22 American P purchased -1300 330 2008-01-19 American C written -1300 450 2008-04-19 American C written -1500 370 2008-01-19 American C written -1600 280 2008-01-19 American C written -1600 480 2008-04-19 American C written -1600 400 2008-07-19 American C written -1700 440 2008-04-19 American C written -1800 190 2008-01-19 American C written -1800 320 2008-01-19 American C written -1800 350 2008-04-19 American C written -1800 530 2007-12-22 American C written -1900 480 2008-01-19 American P purchased -1900 310 2008-04-19 American C written -1900 570 2008-04-19 American C written -1900 600 2008-04-19 American P purchased -1900 360 2007-12-22 American C written -1900 440 2007-12-22 American P purchased -2000 400 2008-01-19 American C written -2000 470 2008-01-19 American P purchased -2000 230 2008-04-19 American C written -2000 580 2008-04-19 American C written -2000 600 2008-07-19 American P purchased -2000 370 2007-12-22 American P purchased -2100 250 2008-04-19 American P purchased -2100 460 2008-04-19 American C written -2100 560 2008-04-19 American P purchased -2200 270 2008-04-19 American C written -2200 360 2007-12-22 American P purchased -2300 340 2008-01-19 American C written -2300 350 2007-12-22 American C written -2400 520 2007-12-22 American C written -2500 530 2007-12-22 American P purchased -2600 280 2008-04-19 American P purchased -2600 430 2007-12-22 American C written -2600 450 2007-12-22 American P purchased -2900 480 2008-01-19 American P purchased -2900 390 2008-04-19 American P purchased -3000 370 2008-01-19 American C written -3100 550 2007-12-22 American C written -3200 530 2008-01-19 American P purchased -3200 370 2008-04-19 American C written -3300 400 2008-04-19 American C written -3400 310 2008-01-19 American P purchased -3400 360 2008-01-19 American P purchased -3400 340 2008-04-19 American P purchased -3700 350 2008-04-19 American C written -3700 340 2007-12-22 American P purchased -3800 350 2007-12-22 American C written -4000 490 2008-04-19 American P purchased -4000 420 2007-12-22 American P purchased -4300 220 2008-01-19 American P purchased -4500 430 2007-12-22 American C written -4600 540 2008-04-19 American C written -4700 480 2007-12-22 American C written -4900 250 2008-01-19 American C written -5200 450 2007-12-22 American P purchased -6700 310 2008-01-19 American P purchased -7600 400 2008-04-19 American C written -10100 480 2008-01-19 American P purchased -10800 320 2008-01-19 American 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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