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Citigroup Derivatives Markets Inc16 November 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 Rio Tinto plc ADRdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 12 November 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 (0.00%) 10,555 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 185,400 (0.04%) 147,000 (0.03%) Total 185,400 (0.04%) 157,555 (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) 400 478.89 300 478.9 150 483.6 100 477.14 100 477.3 100 477.24 100 476.98 100 477.14 100 477.14 100 476.97 100 477.85 100 476.9 100 476.9 100 477 100 476.38 100 478.2 100 478.19 100 476.38 100 478.2 100 478.89 100 479.26 100 479.27 100 478.89 100 437.98 50 449.51Total 3,000 Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated) -25 453.56 -50 479.06 -50 479.06 -75 454.05 -100 436.15 -100 436.15 -100 436.15 -100 436.15 -100 436.15 -100 454.02 -100 453.56 -100 460.3 -100 478.9 -100 436.15 -100 436.15 -100 436.15 -100 436.15 -100 436.15 -100 436.15 -100 478.56 -100 444.6 -200 436.15 -200 478.57 -200 449.9Total 2,500 (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 Selling 1000 410 American 2007-11-17 2.05 P Selling 1000 390 American 2007-11-17 1.05 P Selling 1000 400 American 2007-11-17 1.5 P Selling 1000 380 American 2007-11-17 0.7 C Purchasing 1000 600 American 2008-01-19 9.2 C Purchasing 1000 570 American 2008-01-19 14.1 C Purchasing 1000 590 American 2008-01-19 10.6 C Purchasing 1000 450 American 2008-01-19 49.6 C Purchasing 1000 540 American 2007-11-17 2.25 C Purchasing 1000 530 American 2007-12-22 19.7 C Purchasing 1000 550 American 2007-11-17 1.25 P Selling 1000 590 American 2008-04-19 127.3 P Selling 1000 600 American 2008-04-19 135.2 C Purchasing 1000 250 American 2008-04-19 234.1 C Purchasing 1000 470 American 2007-12-22 31 C Purchasing 900 470 American 2007-12-22 30.5 P Selling 500 470 American 2007-11-17 35.2 C Purchasing 200 280 American 2008-01-19 159.1 C Purchasing 200 300 American 2007-11-17 149.9 C Purchasing 100 360 American 2008-01-19 116.6 C Purchasing 100 470 American 2008-04-19 42.9 C Purchasing 100 470 American 2008-01-19 25.6 P Selling 100 480 American 2007-11-17 29.3 P Selling 100 570 American 2008-01-19 118.7 P Selling 100 460 American 2008-04-19 61.1 P Selling 100 400 American 2008-04-19 29.2 P Selling 100 350 American 2008-04-19 12.7 C Purchasing 100 430 American 2008-01-19 50.8 C Purchasing 100 300 American 2007-11-17 144.6 C Selling -100 470 American 2008-01-19 25.6 C Selling -100 300 American 2007-11-17 149.9 P Purchasing -100 530 American 2007-12-22 83.5 P Purchasing -100 480 American 2007-11-17 32.9 P Purchasing -100 530 American 2008-01-19 86.9 P Purchasing -100 570 American 2008-01-19 119.4 C Selling -100 430 American 2008-01-19 50.8 P Purchasing -100 400 American 2008-04-19 29.2 C Selling -200 300 American 2007-11-17 149.9 C Selling -900 470 American 2007-12-22 30.5 C Selling -1000 410 American 2008-04-19 101.2 C Selling -1000 490 American 2008-04-19 56.6 C Selling -1000 450 American 2008-01-19 49.6 C Selling -1000 480 American 2007-11-17 18.3 C Selling -1000 490 American 2007-11-17 12.9 C Selling -1000 490 American 2007-11-17 12.8 C Selling -1000 600 American 2008-01-19 9.4 C Selling -1000 470 American 2007-12-22 31 C Selling -1000 600 American 2008-01-19 10.4 (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 16 November 2007 Contact name Pavla Trskova Telephone number 02890 409593 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 8 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate) 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(C = call; P = put) P Written 47500 270 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 9200 330 American 2008-01-19 P Written 8000 370 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 7000 260 American 2008-04-19 P Written 6000 370 American 2007-11-17 C Purchased 4800 380 American 2007-11-17 P Written 4200 310 American 2007-11-17 P Written 3600 370 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 3600 380 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 3600 360 American 2008-01-19 P Written 3300 230 American 2008-01-19 P Written 3200 320 American 2007-11-17 C Purchased 3000 400 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 2900 250 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 2700 350 American 2007-11-17 P Written 2600 240 American 2008-04-19 P Written 2600 300 American 2008-04-19 P Written 2300 350 American 2007-11-17 P Written 2300 360 American 2007-11-17 C Purchased 2200 310 American 2008-04-19 P Written 2100 410 American 2007-11-17 C Purchased 2000 530 American 2007-12-22 P Written 2000 290 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 2000 230 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 2000 340 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 2000 370 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 2000 590 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 1800 330 American 2007-11-17 P Written 1800 250 American 2008-01-19 P Written 1700 340 American 2007-11-17 C Purchased 1700 400 American 2007-11-17 P Written 1500 330 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 1400 340 American 2008-01-19 P Written 1400 340 American 2008-01-19 P Written 1400 350 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 1400 320 American 2008-04-19 P Written 1400 600 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 1300 290 American 2008-01-19 P Written 1300 570 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 1200 390 American 2007-11-17 C Purchased 1200 270 American 2008-04-19 P Written 1100 580 American 2008-04-19 P Written 1100 590 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 1000 530 American 2007-11-17 C Purchased 1000 570 American 2007-11-17 P Written 1000 500 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 1000 540 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 1000 580 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 1000 590 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 1000 240 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 1000 270 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 1000 420 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 1000 570 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 1000 590 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 1000 240 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 900 440 American 2007-11-17 C Purchased 900 550 American 2007-11-17 P Written 900 200 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 800 300 American 2007-11-17 P Written 800 280 American 2008-01-19 P Written 800 300 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 800 390 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 700 600 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 700 220 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 600 330 American 2008-04-19 C Purchased 500 360 American 2007-11-17 C Purchased 500 300 American 2008-01-19 P Written 400 460 American 2007-11-17 P Written 400 470 American 2007-11-17 P Written 400 290 American 2008-04-19 P Written 300 340 American 2007-12-22 P Written 200 320 American 2007-12-22 P Written 200 400 American 2007-12-22 P Written 200 390 American 2008-01-19 P Written 100 330 American 2007-11-17 P Written 100 440 American 2007-11-17 P Written 100 580 American 2007-11-17 P Written 100 440 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 100 480 American 2007-12-22 C Purchased 100 440 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 100 480 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 100 490 American 2008-01-19 C Purchased 100 290 American 2008-04-19 P Written 100 460 American 2008-04-19 C Written -100 540 American 2007-11-17 P Purchased -100 420 American 2007-12-22 C Written -100 460 American 2007-12-22 C Written -100 490 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -100 530 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -100 470 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -100 530 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -100 330 American 2008-04-19 C Written -100 560 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -200 450 American 2007-11-17 C Written -200 460 American 2007-11-17 P Purchased -200 480 American 2007-11-17 P Purchased -200 470 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -200 210 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -200 240 American 2008-01-19 C Written -200 260 American 2008-01-19 C Written -200 500 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -200 260 American 2008-04-19 C Written -300 320 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -300 260 American 2008-01-19 C Written -300 390 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -400 380 American 2007-11-17 C Written -400 500 American 2007-11-17 P Purchased -400 380 American 2007-12-22 C Written -500 470 American 2007-11-17 C Written -500 370 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -500 380 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -500 440 American 2008-04-19 C Written -600 370 American 2007-12-22 C Written -600 280 American 2008-01-19 C Written -600 380 American 2008-04-19 C Written -700 230 American 2008-01-19 C Written -800 320 American 2008-01-19 C Written -800 470 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -800 310 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -800 380 American 2008-04-19 C Written -900 520 American 2007-11-17 P Purchased -900 360 American 2007-12-22 C Written -900 200 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -900 400 American 2008-01-19 C Written -900 300 American 2008-04-19 C Written -900 470 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -1000 420 American 2007-11-17 C Written -1000 430 American 2007-11-17 C Written -1000 330 American 2007-12-22 C Written -1000 410 American 2007-12-22 C Written -1000 380 American 2008-01-19 C Written -1000 600 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -1000 600 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -1000 320 American 2008-04-19 C Written -1000 410 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -1000 470 American 2008-04-19 C Written -1000 480 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -1000 480 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -1000 500 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -1000 520 American 2008-04-19 C Written -1000 530 American 2008-04-19 C Written -1000 600 American 2008-04-19 C Written -1100 360 American 2008-04-19 C Written -1200 510 American 2007-11-17 C Written -1200 350 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -1300 390 American 2007-11-17 C Written -1300 500 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -1400 430 American 2007-11-17 P Purchased -1400 350 American 2007-12-22 C Written -1400 440 American 2008-04-19 C Written -1700 480 American 2007-11-17 C Written -1900 190 American 2008-01-19 C Written -1900 350 American 2008-04-19 C Written -2000 490 American 2007-11-17 C Written -2000 490 American 2008-04-19 C Written -2200 360 American 2007-12-22 C Written -2200 400 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -2300 300 American 2007-11-17 C Written -2300 350 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -2400 250 American 2008-04-19 C Written -2600 320 American 2007-11-17 P Purchased -2900 390 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -3200 270 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -3200 370 American 2008-04-19 C Written -3400 310 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -3400 340 American 2008-04-19 C Written -3700 340 American 2007-12-22 P Purchased -3800 280 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -4300 220 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -4700 350 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -4800 310 American 2008-01-19 C Written -4900 250 American 2008-01-19 P Purchased -5300 360 American 2008-01-19 C Written -5400 340 American 2007-11-17 C Written -7600 370 American 2007-11-17 P Purchased -8800 400 American 2008-04-19 P Purchased -9900 320 American 2008-01-19 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 Rule 8 and itsNotes 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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