Citigroup GM Aust. - EPT Disclosure

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RNS Number:2683M Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd 22 January 2008

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL

WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS,

BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING

(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)

1.         KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader                Citigroup Company dealt in                               Rio Class of relevant security to which the        Ord/Equity dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                21

2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS

(a)        Interests and short positions (following relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities                       615,434

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell   1,059,747

Total                                         1,675,181

(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Convertible                                    Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities

(2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell (0.00%)

Total

(c)                Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:                    Details

3.         DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a)        Purchases and sales Purchase                              Number of securities

5169 5000 4620 3434 2756 2655 2502 1958 1945 1611 1589 1487 1360 1300 1242 1242 1187 1098 1079 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 999 998 950 910 910 874 832 800 727 710 706 700 692 680 680 656 598 571 557 520 500 500 500 500 500 500 488 484 444 425 408 408 400 399 393 344 319 316 311 303 300 282 265 263 260 250 250 250 243 243 231 221 219 218 213 213 208 207 204 204 181 180 180 178 178 177 169 168 167 166 166 165 164 155 154 154 150 149 144 142 141 133 128 123 116 114 100 100 100 100 100 95 89 88 85 84 83 81 78 73 72 72 65 63 60 52 52 51 50 46 44 36 36 35 27 26 25 25 23 23 19 17 17 13 13 11 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total                                 85,078

Sales                                 Number of securities

-1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -3 -4 -6 -10 -17 -26 -28 -32 -35 -42 -44 -45 -48 -50 -50 -52 -77 -80 -83 -86 -90 -103 -112 -118 -120 -120 -149 -150 -154 -155 -155 -155 -158 -158 -164 -165 -165 -167 -168 -169 -170 -171 -173 -177 -178 -178 -178 -180 -180 -180 -180 -190 -193 -198 -199 -204 -210 -213 -219 -233 -243 -326 -328 -329 -408 -421 -484 -500 -500 -500 -500 -515 -598 -601 -636 -643 -656 -680 -710 -750 -832 -850 -910 -1000 -1000 -1079 -1118 -1187 -1189 -1242 -1242 -1611 -1754 -2000 -2000 -2000 -2000 -2000 -2000 -2364 -2879 -3000 -5610 -7207 -10000 -10000 -17500 Total                                 103,697

(b)       Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,         Long/short (Note 5)       Number

e.g. CFD

(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,    Writing,         Number of        Exercise selling,         securities to e.g. call option purchasing,      which the option Price (AUD) varying etc.     relates (Note 6) (C = call option;

P = put option) C            purchasing         50000             112 C            purchasing         50000             112 C            purchasing         10000             100 C            purchasing          6000             100 C            purchasing          555              70 C            purchasing          554              100 C            purchasing          200             42.5 C            purchasing          200              59 C            purchasing          200              59 C            purchasing          151             42.5 C            purchasing           79              59 C            purchasing           71              59 C             selling            -158             64 C             selling            -200             100 C             selling            -200             100 C             selling            -200             100 C             selling            -263             100 C             selling            -380             100 C             selling            -420             100 C             selling            -480             100 C             selling            -519             100 C             selling            -737             100 C             selling           -1000             100 C             selling           -1081             100 C             selling           -1500             100 C             selling           -1500             100 C             selling           -2500             100 C             selling           -2524             100 C             selling           -3200             100 C             selling           -3384             100 C             selling           -4000             100 C             selling           -4480             100 C             selling           -4616             100 C             selling           -4676             100 C             selling           -7520             100 C             selling           -8000             100 P            purchasing         -10000            100 C             selling           -10000            100 C             selling           -10000            100 C             selling           -10000            100 C             selling           -10000            100 C             selling           -50000            128 C             selling           -50000            112

(ii)        Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option         Number of securities

(d)        Other dealings (including new securities)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)         Details

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding to the voting rights of any relevant securities under rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant referenced.  If none, this should be stated.

NONE

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)

Date of disclosure

Contact name

Telephone number

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Nature of connection (Note 9)

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

(This form should be attached to

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

Product name,      Written or         Number of purchased          securities to which (Note 2) e.g. call option                      the option or derivative relates

P               written             200000 P               written             150000 P               written             100000 P               written             100000 P               written              51000 P               written              50979 C              purchased             50000 C              purchased             50000 P               written              50000 P               written              40000 P               written              30588 C              purchased             29000 C              purchased             15000 P               written              14000 P               written              7517 P               written              6789 P               written              6646 P               written              6415 P               written              6268 C              purchased             6000 P               written              5906 P               written              5780 P               written              5608 P               written              5000 P               written              4886 P               written              4420 P               written              4320 P               written              3828 P               written              3801 P               written              3468 P               written              3105 P               written              2994 P               written              2862 P               written              2591 P               written              2269 P               written              2248 P               written              2024 C              purchased             2000 P               written              1976 P               written              1792 P               written              1370 P               written              1273 P               written              1188 P               written              1152 P               written              1152 P               written              1132 P               written              1037 C              purchased             1000 P               written               869 P               written               765 P               written               700 P               written               561 P               written               514 P               written               464 P               written               454 P               written               405 P               written               392 P               written               388 P               written               337 P               written               332 P               written               302 P               written               290 P               written               266 P               written               254 P               written               236 P               written               208 P               written               208 P               written               203 P               written               203 P               written               191 P               written               191 P               written               159 P               written               141 P               written               138 P               written               115 P               written               77 C               written              -200 P              purchased             -203 P              purchased             -208 P              purchased             -1000 C               written              -1000 C               written              -1000 P              purchased             -2000 C               written              -2000 C               written              -2800 C               written              -4303 C               written              -4500 C               written              -4835 P              purchased             -5000 C               written              -5000 C               written              -7289 P              purchased            -10000 C               written             -10000 P              purchased            -10000 P              purchased            -15000 P              purchased            -16000 P              purchased            -17000 P              purchased            -18000 C               written             -25000 C               written             -33000 P              purchased            -44000 C               written             -44300 C               written             -47500 C               written             -50000 C               written             -50000 P              purchased            -50000 C               written             -50000 P              purchased            -60000 C               written             -75000 P              purchased            -76000 P              purchased            -93000 P              purchased            -100000 C               written             -100000 P              purchased            -100000 P              purchased            -100000 P              purchased            -100000 P              purchased            -100000 P              purchased            -112000 C               written             -145000 P              purchased            -242000 C               written             -570400

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open for CFDs), full details should be given.  Full details agreements to purchase or to sell should also be

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, and their Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London END

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