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EPT Disclosure

16th May 2008 11:52

RNS Number : 6559U

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

16 May 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	15 May 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	388,529 (0.09%)	152,163 (0.03%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	1,046,348 (0.23%)	1,446,213 (0.32%)
Total	1,434,877 (0.32%)	1,598,376 (0.35%)

(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)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	36173	152.9
	12300	151.83
	5558	152.48
	5122	152.48
	5000	153
	4874	151.8
	4000	151.2
	4000	152.48
	3935	152.19
	3279	152.48
	3000	151.2
	2754	151.54
	2754	151.69
	2680	152.19
	2664	151.83
	2525	151.39
	2438	151.8
	2310	151.5
	2304	152.48
	2301	151.35
	2269	151.5
	2201	152.48
	2193	151.04
	2193	151.2
	2087	151.49
	2000	151.8
	2000	152.48
	1976	151.5
	1968	151.8
	1839	151.5
	1824	151.19
	1784	151.44
	1773	151.8
	1735	151.49
	1650	151.5
	1650	151.5
	1526	151.2
	1508	151.36
	1505	151.19
	1500	152.48
	1500	153
	1485	152.48
	1476	152.3
	1439	151.5
	1405	151.39
	1400	151.62
	1359	151.19
	1283	151.41
	1268	150.7
	1247	151.52
	1235	151.39
	1219	151.41
	1189	152.48
	1124	151.55
	1095	151.39
	1095	151.54
	1095	151.42
	1075	151.36
	1055	152.5
	1050	151.62
	1044	152.19
	1033	152.23
	1021	151.8
	1017	151.54
	1004	151.5
	1000	151.8
	1000	151.17
	1000	151.2
	1000	152.9
	1000	151.5
	994	152.55
	952	152.35
	944	151.8
	937	151.41
	934	151.65
	916	150.98
	914	151.61
	908	151.68
	907	151.2
	906	153
	881	151.82
	866	151.36
	865	151.8
	854	151.28
	821	151.41
	821	151.53
	821	151.69
	815	151.79
	787	152.26
	768	151.54
	768	152.42
	754	151.5
	745	152.48
	737	151.69
	734	151.04
	727	151.5
	715	151.55
	706	151.5
	705	150.7
	700	151.4
	683	151.69
	680	151.36
	659	151.4
	657	151.5
	652	152.35
	641	151.4
	612	151.39
	600	151.5
	596	151.54
	553	152.23
	550	152.48
	549	151.5
	548	151.42
	533	151.41
	525	152
	500	151.78
	500	151.2
	500	151.2
	500	151.55
	500	151.55
	500	151.55
	500	151.5
	500	151.5
	500	151.25
	500	152.9
	500	151.36
	500	151.7
	495	151.41
	492	151.19
	482	150.7
	476	151.04
	476	152.35
	476	152.35
	474	151.69
	470	151.38
	470	150.98
	469	152.23
	462	151.65
	443	151.5
	440	151.5
	438	151.5
	425	151
	424	151.36
	419	152.5
	419	152.42
	408	151.5
	399	152.9
	397	151.28
	394	151.39
	393	151.2
	389	152.5
	377	152.23
	376	152.99
	349	151.82
	349	152.99
	349	152.42
	349	151.61
	341	152.3
	339	151.43
	334	152.19
	333	151.19
	330	151.54
	327	152.19
	322	152.19
	314	151.65
	312	151.61
	307	152.65
	306	151.65
	305	152.19
	300	151.28
	298	150.98
	298	152
	294	152.14
	285	151.55
	276	151.83
	276	151.69
	271	151.83
	271	152.26
	268	153
	265	151.2
	259	151.2
	258	151.17
	257	152.14
	250	151.62
	241	150.7
	238	151.5
	238	151.5
	237	151.51
	229	151.54
	228	151.5
	227	152
	225	151.8
	221	152.23
	205	151.2
	205	151.19
	205	151.49
	205	151.5
	205	151.5
	205	150.7
	205	151.35
	205	151.36
	205	151.41
	203	151.79
	202	152.19
	200	153
	196	151.64
	195	151.8
	195	151.69
	195	151.99
	184	151.36
	182	152.48
	181	151.2
	180	153
	178	151.49
	177	152.19
	175	152.35
	174	151.77
	174	152.35
	172	152.19
	168	151.5
	168	151.69
	167	151.5
	161	151.2
	157	151.8
	157	151.83
	157	151.54
	157	151.44
	156	151.5
	156	153
	154	151.54
	154	151.5
	151	151.83
	150	153
	150	151.5
	148	153
	147	151.39
	147	152.5
	144	151.5
	139	151.99
	138	151.83
	138	151.5
	137	152.23
	137	151.5
	135	151.35
	133	151.61
	132	152.19
	131	151.8
	127	151.5
	126	152.35
	122	151.19
	122	152.26
	119	152.3
	119	150.98
	118	151.39
	117	151.65
	116	151.39
	115	151.8
	115	151.54
	112	151.8
	111	152.35
	109	151.8
	108	151.2
	108	151.2
	107	151.61
	104	151.35
	102	153
	101	151.41
	100	151.82
	100	151.83
	100	151.8
	100	151.2
	100	152.48
	100	152.19
	100	151.69
	100	151.79
	99	151.39
	99	151.4
	98	151.8
	97	151.8
	96	151.7
	96	151.41
	95	151.75
	94	152.23
	93	151.2
	92	151.8
	88	151.8
	87	152.35
	86	151.82
	86	151.27
	83	151.62
	82	152.19
	81	151.19
	77	151.5
	76	151.8
	74	151.28
	73	151.41
	73	150.7
	73	151.41
	71	151.28
	70	153
	68	151.41
	66	152.23
	66	151.4
	66	152.26
	65	152.23
	65	152.19
	65	152.19
	65	152.55
	65	152.35
	65	152.35
	63	151.41
	62	151.8
	62	152.5
	62	152.35
	60	152.26
	59	152.23
	58	152.19
	53	150.86
	53	150.86
	50	152.23
	49	151.69
	49	151.65
	48	153
	47	153
	46	151.51
	46	151.69
	46	151.72
	45	151.72
	44	151.5
	44	151.5
	44	151.69
	42	151.43
	40	151.8
	39	152.35
	37	151.2
	37	151.69
	35	152.26
	35	151.69
	34	151.8
	29	152.58
	29	150.98
	28	151.8
	28	152.26
	26	152.23
	26	151.19
	26	151.49
	26	151.5
	26	151.5
	26	151.39
	26	151.41
	26	150.7
	26	151.35
	26	151.36
	26	151.36
	26	151.69
	25	151.5
	22	151.2
	22	151.2
	22	151.2
	21	151.2
	21	151.2
	20	152.59
	20	151.47
	20	151.4
	20	151.69
	19	151.5
	19	151.54
	17	152.14
	17	151.49
	16	152.55
	15	152.14
	15	151.27
	15	151.27
	14	151.8
	14	151.27
	14	151.27
	14	151.27
	14	151.27
	14	150.86
	13	152.3
	13	151.61
	13	150.86
	13	150.86
	13	150.86
	12	151.28
	10	151.8
	9	151.77
	9	151.8
	9	151.2
	7	151.17
	7	151.5
	7	151.68
	6	151.5
	5	152.48
	4	151.51
	4	151.4
	3	151.41
	3	151.36
	2	151.2
	2	151.52
	1	151.05
	1	151.51
	1	151.36
	1	152.4
	1	152.39
	1	152.4
	1	152.6
	1	152.5
	1	152.4
	1	152.45
	1	152.45
	1	152.46
	1	152.42
	1	152.25
	1	151.94
	1	151.95
	1	151.95
	1	151.74
	1	151.19
	1	151.28
	1	150.62
	1	150.61
	1	150.61
	1	150.99
	1	151.33
	1	151.33
	1	151.49
	1	151.48
	1	151.47
	1	151.46
	1	151.58
	1	151.57
	1	151.56
	1	151.55
	1	151.62
	1	151.61
	1	151.62
	1	151.66
	1	151.69
	1	151.98
Total	262,663

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	152.41
	-1	152.31
	-1	152.31
	-1	152.36
	-1	152.5
	-1	152.4
	-1	152.46
	-1	152.45
	-1	152.45
	-1	152.42
	-1	152.22
	-1	151.94
	-1	151.94
	-1	151.95
	-1	151.74
	-1	151.18
	-1	151.27
	-1	150.68
	-1	150.6
	-1	150.6
	-1	150.87
	-1	151.05
	-1	151.05
	-1	151.45
	-1	151.45
	-1	151.45
	-1	151.45
	-1	151.53
	-1	151.53
	-1	151.53
	-1	151.52
	-1	151.63
	-1	151.62
	-1	151.61
	-1	151.54
	-1	151.98
	-2	152.55
	-2	152.5
	-18	151.9
	-19	152.5
	-22	152.5
	-33	152.5
	-36	152.51
	-53	150.86
	-53	150.86
	-70	152.5
	-71	152.19
	-86	151.27
	-86	151.27
	-100	152.19
	-108	151.2
	-108	151.2
	-126	152.35
	-126	152.35
	-167	152.48
	-214	152.5
	-227	152
	-276	151.83
	-276	151.69
	-276	151.69
	-425	151
	-450	152.41
	-525	152
	-540	151.94
	-625	152.35
	-652	152.35
	-652	152.35
	-676	152.5
	-768	152.42
	-768	152.42
	-854	151.28
	-854	151.28
	-859	151.9895
	-900	152.19
	-914	151.7
	-914	151.61
	-914	151.61
	-916	150.98
	-916	150.98
	-934	151.65
	-934	151.65
	-937	151.58
	-937	151.41
	-937	151.41
	-952	152.35
	-952	152.35
	-962	151.67
	-1015	151.9
	-1071	151.96
	-1295	152.5
	-1362	151.5
	-1367	151.9
	-1369	152.2753
	-2106	152.55
	-2143	152.48
	-4225	151.89
	-4964	152.5
	-5000	152.5
	-5811	151.9
	-10000	152.48
	-30000	152.3
	-30000	151.2
	-30000	151.5
	-45000	151.7
Total	200,986

(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)

Call Option

Selling

2,280

120

European

20080828

6.48

(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	16 May 2008
Contact name	Pavla Trskova
Telephone number	02890 409544
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	200000	120	A	20080925
P	purchased	140000	130	A	20081218
P	purchased	130000	60	A	20080925
P	purchased	120000	110	E	20080529
P	purchased	100000	132	A	20080925
C	purchased	52000	128	A	20080529
P	purchased	50979	56.1501	A	20101011
P	purchased	40000	74.25	E	20110727
P	purchased	39000	58	A	20080925
P	purchased	30588	56.0324	E	20081103
P	purchased	6920	116.82	A	20120711
P	purchased	6789	94.91	A	20110623
P	purchased	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	purchased	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	purchased	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	purchased	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	purchased	6268	88.6	A	20120327
P	purchased	5906	119.75	A	20120628
P	purchased	5428	92.64	A	20110624
P	purchased	5066	109.19	A	20120530
P	purchased	4886	97.272	A	20120828
P	purchased	4420	88.07	A	20110623
P	purchased	4320	99.12	A	20120425
P	purchased	3801	96.12	A	20110623
P	purchased	3468	164.66	A	20121227
P	purchased	3188	115.61	A	20120613
P	purchased	3105	99.8	A	20110428
P	purchased	2994	85.04	A	20110328
P	purchased	2862	119	A	20120711
P	purchased	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	purchased	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	purchased	2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	purchased	2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	purchased	2248	73.8533	A	20101229
C	purchased	2000	78.46	A	20090924
P	purchased	1976	160.932	A	20121128
P	purchased	1936	174.48	A	20130521
P	purchased	1792	153.6	A	20130107
P	purchased	1370	85.0735	A	20110228
P	purchased	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	1188	105.3	A	20110523
P	purchased	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	purchased	1132	83.22	A	20111007
C	purchased	1000	106	A	20080626
P	purchased	869	89.4361	A	20110207
P	purchased	765	43.9589	E	20080630
P	purchased	765	43.9589	E	20080630
P	purchased	725	138	A	20130228
P	purchased	561	89	E	20100809
P	purchased	561	89	E	20100809
P	purchased	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	purchased	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	purchased	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	purchased	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	purchased	454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	purchased	454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	purchased	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	purchased	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	purchased	405	98.1	A	20100625
P	purchased	400	131.96	A	20130205
P	purchased	392	131.14	A	20121011
P	purchased	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	purchased	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	purchased	365	137	A	20130328
P	purchased	337	29.61	E	20080625
P	purchased	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	purchased	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	purchased	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	purchased	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	purchased	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	purchased	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	purchased	268	135.22	A	20110412
P	purchased	266	94.08	A	20110728
P	purchased	254	78.6	E	20110707
P	purchased	254	78.6	E	20110707
P	purchased	236	84.55	E	20110509
P	purchased	236	84.55	E	20110509
P	purchased	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	purchased	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	purchased	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	purchased	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	purchased	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	purchased	160	131.2	A	20130328
P	purchased	159	94.02	A	20110728
P	purchased	141	93.6	A	20110728
P	purchased	138	92.66	A	20110728
P	purchased	117	128.71	A	20110224
P	purchased	115	130.34	A	20121220
P	purchased	81	124.35	A	20130228
P	purchased	79	127.31	A	20130228
P	purchased	78	128.75	A	20130228
P	purchased	77	129.41	A	20121220
C	written	-70	105	A	20081127
P	written	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-191	78.5	E	20110630
C	written	-200	65	A	20081127
P	written	-203	98.22	E	20120912
P	written	-208	95.7	E	20120905
P	written	-236	84.55	E	20110509
P	written	-254	78.6	E	20110707
P	written	-290	95.75	E	20100628
P	written	-302	82.55	E	20100517
P	written	-332	75.22	E	20100524
P	written	-388	77.2	E	20110627
P	written	-422	138.11	E	20120416
P	written	-454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	written	-464	95.75	E	20100629
P	written	-514	77.8	E	20090630
P	written	-561	89	E	20100809
P	written	-765	43.9589	E	20080630
P	written	-1000	94	A	20080626
P	written	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	written	-1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	written	-2000	77	A	20111222
C	written	-2020	42.5	A	20080623
P	written	-2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	written	-2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	written	-5000	68	A	20101223
C	written	-5040	120	E	20080828
C	written	-5362	64	A	20090619
P	written	-6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	written	-6646	37.6132	E	20091001
C	written	-9248	53.463	A	20120628
P	written	-10000	100	A	20080626
P	written	-10000	128	A	20080626
P	written	-16000	124	A	20080626
P	written	-17000	126	A	20080626
P	written	-18000	74	A	20080626
C	written	-33000	85	A	20111222
P	written	-44000	72	A	20081218
C	written	-49000	150	A	20080626
C	written	-50000	122	A	20081218
P	written	-57000	80	A	20111222
P	written	-71000	75	A	20111222
C	written	-75000	56.89	A	20090924
P	written	-100000	136	A	20080626
P	written	-112000	68.66	A	20090924
P	written	-140000	110	A	20081218
C	written	-145000	90	A	20080626
P	written	-200000	138	A	20080925
P	written	-242000	78.46	A	20090924

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

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