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EPT Disclosure

24th Jun 2008 11:31

RNS Number : 3897X

Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd

24 June 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	23 June 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	348,619 (0.08%)	251,823 (0.06%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	1,494,773 (0.33%)	1,529,343 (0.33%)
Total	1,843,392 (0.41%)	1,781,166 (0.39%)

(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)
	6665	138.6
	6665	138.6
	6665	138.6
	4974	135.5
	2000	136
	1898	137.58
	1000	136.8
	975	137
	900	136.74
	840	137
	840	137
	767	137.6
	731	135.72
	569	137.11
	499	136.71
	465	136.81
	401	136.71
	338	137.11
	294	136.75
	288	136.78
	264	137
	261	136.39
	169	135.72
	162	137
	135	137
	95	137
	67	137
	63	137
	62	137.58
	62	137.58
	56	137.62
	42	137
	40	137.58
	26	135.49
	23	136.69
	19	136.73
	12	137.65
	11	136.69
	9	136.39
	5	137
	4	137
	1	137.32
	1	137.48
	1	137.48
	1	137.48
	1	137.48
	1	137.48
	1	135.46
	1	135.45
	1	135.47
	1	135.42
	1	135.84
	1	136.45
	1	136.44
	1	136.89
	1	137.25
	1	136.9
	1	136.91
	1	137.19
	1	137.18
	1	137.18
	1	137
Total	39,382

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated)
	-1	136.22
	-1	137.33
	-1	137.33
	-1	137.33
	-1	137.33
	-1	137.34
	-1	137.42
	-1	135.47
	-1	135.44
	-1	135.42
	-1	135.42
	-1	135.84
	-1	136.38
	-1	136.38
	-1	136.89
	-1	137.15
	-1	136.91
	-1	136.9
	-1	137.2
	-1	137.1
	-1	137.1
	-1	137.01
	-5	136.23
	-6	136.23
	-8	136.58
	-16	136.23
	-16	136.16
	-25	136.23
	-25	136.23
	-34	136.71
	-49	137.58
	-54	135.67
	-59	136.65
	-62	137.58
	-67	137
	-68	136.58
	-80	136.23
	-95	137
	-102	137.01
	-116	137.28
	-120	136.48
	-162	137
	-224	136.59
	-234	137.28
	-250	137.1
	-270	136.23
	-294	136.88
	-300	136.59
	-300	136.49
	-373	136.23
	-398	136.78
	-399	136.22
	-400	136.21
	-435	136.81
	-465	136.81
	-500	136.12
	-800	136.22
	-875	137.58
	-900	136.74
	-936	136.78
	-941	136.64
	-1920	137
	-6665	138.6
	-6665	138.6
	-6665	138.6
	-6665	138.6
Total	39,065

(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	60000	140	E	20080828	2.22
C	Purchasing	60000	140	E	20080828	2.22
C	Purchasing	2700	120	E	20080828	3.88
C	Selling	-71	85	A	20100623	75.885
C	Selling	-18000	140	E	20080828	2.2
P	Selling	24000	115	E	20080828	0.875
P	Selling	30000	135	E	20080828	2.03
P	Selling	60000	115	E	20080828	0.885
P	Selling	60000	115	E	20080828	0.88
P	Selling	60000	115	E	20080828	0.88
P	Selling	60000	115	E	20080828	0.88
P	Selling	60000	115	E	20080828	0.87
P	Selling	60000	115	E	20080828	0.87
P	Selling	60000	115	E	20080828	0.87
C	Selling	-60000	140	E	20080828	2.24
C	Selling	-60000	140	E	20080828	2.15
P	Selling	120000	115	E	20080828	0.885

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

Call

AUD 42.5000

(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	24 June 2008
Contact name	Ciaran Lavery
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	Written	564000	115	E	20080828
P	Written	200000	120	A	20080925
P	Written	140000	130	A	20081218
P	Written	130000	60	A	20080925
P	Written	100000	132	A	20080925
P	Written	50979	56.1501	A	20101011
P	Written	40000	74.25	E	20110727
P	Written	39000	58	A	20080925
P	Written	30588	56.0324	E	20081103
P	Written	30000	135	E	20080828
C	Purchased	15000	150	A	20080724
P	Written	10000	140	A	20080626
P	Written	6920	116.82	A	20120711
P	Written	6789	94.91	A	20110623
P	Written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Written	6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Written	6268	88.6	A	20120327
P	Written	5810	119.75	A	20120628
P	Written	5428	92.64	A	20110624
P	Written	5066	109.19	A	20120530
P	Written	4886	97.272	A	20120828
P	Written	4420	88.07	A	20110623
P	Written	4320	99.12	A	20120425
P	Written	3801	96.12	A	20110623
P	Written	3468	164.66	A	20121227
P	Written	3188	115.61	A	20120613
P	Written	3105	99.8	A	20110428
P	Written	2994	85.04	A	20110328
P	Written	2862	119	A	20120711
P	Written	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Written	2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Written	2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	Written	2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	Written	2248	73.8533	A	20101229
C	Purchased	2000	78.46	A	20090924
P	Written	1976	160.932	A	20121128
P	Written	1936	174.48	A	20130521
P	Written	1592	153.6	A	20130107
P	Written	1370	85.0735	A	20110228
P	Written	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	1188	105.3	A	20110523
P	Written	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Written	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Written	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Written	1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Written	1132	83.22	A	20111007
C	Purchased	1000	106	A	20080626
P	Written	869	89.4361	A	20110207
P	Written	765	43.9589	E	20080630
P	Written	765	43.9589	E	20080630
P	Written	725	138	A	20130228
P	Written	561	89	E	20100809
P	Written	561	89	E	20100809
P	Written	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Written	514	77.8	E	20090630
P	Written	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Written	464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Written	454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	Written	454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	Written	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Written	422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Written	405	98.1	A	20100625
P	Written	400	131.96	A	20130205
P	Written	392	131.14	A	20121011
P	Written	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	Written	388	77.2	E	20110627
P	Written	365	137	A	20130328
P	Written	337	29.61	E	20080625
P	Written	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Written	332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Written	321	155.35	E	20130516
P	Written	321	155.35	E	20130516
P	Written	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Written	302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Written	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	Written	290	95.75	E	20100628
P	Written	268	135.22	A	20110412
P	Written	266	94.08	A	20110728
P	Written	254	78.6	E	20110707
P	Written	254	78.6	E	20110707
P	Written	236	84.55	E	20110509
P	Written	236	84.55	E	20110509
P	Written	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	Written	208	95.7	E	20120905
P	Written	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Written	203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Written	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Written	177	140.36	A	20130627
P	Written	160	131.2	A	20130328
P	Written	159	94.02	A	20110728
P	Written	141	93.6	A	20110728
P	Written	138	92.66	A	20110728
P	Written	133	150.05	E	20130521
P	Written	133	150.05	E	20130521
P	Written	117	128.71	A	20110224
P	Written	115	130.34	A	20121220
P	Written	107	139.59	A	20130627
P	Written	102	137.58	A	20130627
P	Written	90	139.04	A	20130627
P	Written	90	139.09	A	20130627
P	Written	88	141.79	A	20110630
P	Written	88	141.69	A	20110630
P	Written	81	124.35	A	20130228
P	Written	79	127.31	A	20130228
P	Written	78	128.75	A	20130228
P	Written	77	129.41	A	20121220
P	Written	71	141.69	A	20130627
C	Written	-70	105	A	20081127
C	Written	-71	85	A	20100623
P	Purchased	-133	150.05	E	20130521
C	Written	-175	88	E	20091215
P	Purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	-191	78.5	E	20110630
C	Written	-200	65	A	20081127
P	Purchased	-203	98.22	E	20120912
P	Purchased	-208	95.7	E	20120905
P	Purchased	-236	84.55	E	20110509
P	Purchased	-254	78.6	E	20110707
P	Purchased	-290	95.75	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-302	82.55	E	20100517
P	Purchased	-321	155.35	E	20130516
P	Purchased	-332	75.22	E	20100524
P	Purchased	-388	77.2	E	20110627
P	Purchased	-422	138.11	E	20120416
P	Purchased	-454	44.0766	E	20080630
P	Purchased	-464	95.75	E	20100629
P	Purchased	-514	77.8	E	20090630
C	Written	-519	66	E	20091215
P	Purchased	-561	89	E	20100809
P	Purchased	-765	43.9589	E	20080630
P	Purchased	-1000	94	A	20080626
C	Written	-1000	110	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-1152	43.3704	E	20100628
P	Purchased	-1273	78.5	E	20110630
P	Purchased	-2000	77	A	20111222
P	Purchased	-2269	44.0766	E	20080630
P	Purchased	-2591	38.5842	E	20091201
P	Purchased	-5000	68	A	20101223
C	Written	-5662	64	A	20090619
P	Purchased	-6415	77.94	E	20100219
P	Purchased	-6646	37.6132	E	20091001
P	Purchased	-8000	130	A	20080626
C	Written	-9979	53.463	A	20120628
P	Purchased	-10000	100	A	20080626
P	Purchased	-10000	128	A	20080626
P	Purchased	-10000	132	A	20080828
P	Purchased	-13000	128	A	20080724
C	Written	-14340	120	E	20080828
P	Purchased	-16000	124	A	20080626
P	Purchased	-17000	126	A	20080626
P	Purchased	-18000	74	A	20080626
C	Written	-20000	125	E	20080827
C	Written	-21600	140	E	20080828
C	Written	-33000	85	A	20111222
P	Purchased	-44000	72	A	20081218
C	Written	-49000	150	A	20080626
C	Written	-50000	122	A	20081218
P	Purchased	-57000	80	A	20111222
P	Purchased	-71000	75	A	20111222
C	Written	-75000	56.89	A	20090924
P	Purchased	-100000	136	A	20080925
P	Purchased	-112000	68.66	A	20090924
P	Purchased	-140000	110	A	20081218
C	Written	-145000	90	A	20080626
P	Purchased	-200000	138	A	20080925
P	Purchased	-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

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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