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EPT Disclosure

11th Jul 2008 11:36

RNS Number : 8846Y

Citigroup Inc

11 July 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 Inc
Company dealt in	BHP Billiton Ltd
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Dealt in both ordinary and ADR form
Date of dealing	09 July 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	860 (0.00%)	4,074 (0.00%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
Total	860 (0.00%)	4,074 (0.00%)

(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) USD (unless stated)
	188,048	36.2862
Total (ORDS)	188,048
	94024	75.4180
	600	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.295
	100	75.3
	500	75.3
	500	75.3
	300	75.3
	200	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	200	75.29
	200	75.29
	100	75.29
	300	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	200	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.29
	200	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.29
	400	75.3
	300	75.3
	400	75.3
	200	75.3
	200	75.3
	100	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.3
	600	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.29
	13	75.28
	100	75.28
	100	74.995
	100	74.995
	800	74.99
	100	75
	4800	75
	100	74.995
	200	75
	600	75
	100	75
	100	75
	200	75
	100	75
	100	74.995
	800	75
	300	75
	600	75
	300	75
	200	75
	100	75
	300	75
	200	75
	600	75
	600	75
	300	75
	400	75
	100	75
	100	75
	100	75
	500	75
	100	75
	497	75
	300	75
	300	75
	300	75
	300	75
	300	75
	300	75
	300	75
	300	75
	100	74.99
	50	75
	150	74.99
	100	75
	100	75
	200	75
	500	75
	300	75
	800	75
	300	75
	200	75
	200	75
	50	75
	100	75
	50	75
	100	75
	300	75
	300	75
	100	74.99
	300	75
	900	74.99
	200	75
	200	75
	300	75
	100	75
	200	75
	200	75
	600	75
	600	75
	50	75
	100	75
	100	75
	100	75
	100	75
	3	75
	100	75
	150	74.99
	100	75
	100	75
	300	75
	300	75
	70	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	4	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	400	74.5
	300	74.49
	50	74.5
	100	74.5
	600	74.5
	200	74.5
	900	74.495
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	200	74.5
	200	74.5
	500	74.495
	300	74.495
	100	74.49
	100	74.49
	500	74.5
	200	74.5
	100	74.495
	100	74.49
	100	74.49
	100	74.49
	600	74.49
	100	74.5
	400	74.5
	800	74.5
	300	74.5
	100	74.495
	100	74.495
	300	74.49
	100	74.49
	100	74.49
	300	74.5
	100	74.5
	200	74.5
	300	74.5
	200	74.5
	200	74.5
	100	74.49
	100	74.495
	100	74.5
	100	74.49
	100	74.5
	300	74.5
	100	74.49
	600	74.49
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	800	74.5
	100	74.5
	200	74.4775
	600	74.4875
	300	74.5
	200	74.48
	100	74.485
	100	74.49
	200	74.5
	100	74.5
	400	74.5
	100	74.48
	100	74.485
	200	74.5
	200	74.5
	300	74.5
	100	74.485
	100	74.48
	100	74.48
	100	74.48
	200	74.5
	100	74.5
	200	74.5
	100	74.485
	200	74.5
	200	74.5
	200	74.48
	100	74.49
	100	74.5
	200	74.5
	300	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.48
	300	74.4925
	600	76.63
	100	76.63
	100	76.62
	400	76.63
	100	76.62
	700	76.6075
	400	76.64
	100	76.64
	90	76.63
	300	76.65
	100	76.62
	800	76.625
	300	76.66
	100	76.66
	400	76.63
	99	76.63
	600	76.66
	200	76.66
	200	76.64
	100	76.68
	270	76.68
	200	76.665
	231	76.675
	131	76.69
	100	76.69
	200	76.7
	300	76.69
	100	76.7
	100	76.7
	900	76.7
	100	76.7
	100	76.71
	100	76.65
	1200	76.62
	533	76.65
	90	76.64
	300	76.65
	700	76.63
	100	76.66
	400	76.66
	100	76.66
	100	76.66
	31	76.67
	131	76.675
	131	76.69
	400	76.7
	500	76.69
	100	76.69
	100	76.7
	100	76.69
	400	76.7
	100	76.68
	400	76.61
	600	76.64
	67	76.65
	1200	76.625
	300	76.66
	100	76.65
	600	76.66
	300	76.66
	69	76.65
	200	76.69
	100	76.69
	100	76.69
	500	76.7
	100	76.69
	100	76.69
	200	76.685
	200	76.7
	100	76.7
	100	76.7
	100	76.7
	100	76.7
	400	76.71
	100	76.71
	100	76.71
	161	76.61
	200	76.64
	100	76.63
	100	76.63
	90	76.64
	139	76.66
	31	76.65
	10	76.69
	100	76.7
	100	76.69
	100	76.69
	100	76.7
	300	76.7
	100	76.7
	200	76.7
	100	76.69
	100	76.64
	100	76.63
	100	76.63
	200	76.69
	28	76.69
	100	76.69
	100	76.69
	100	76.68
	100	76.69
	100	76.69
	400	76.69
	100	76.7
	300	76.69
	500	76.69
	100	76.68
	300	76.71
	68	76.71
	100	75.29
	100	75.29
	70	75.29
	200	75.3
	100	75.3
	30	75.29
	70	75.29
	100	75.29
	430	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.3
	155	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	200	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	600	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	200	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	30	75.3
	100	75.3
	300	75.295
	100	75.3
	300	75.3
	400	75.3
	100	75.3
	900	75.3
	500	75.3
	100	75.3
	200	75.3
	100	75.3
	200	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	600	75.3
	100	75.29
	300	75.29
	800	75.29
	100	75.3
	200	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.2875
	500	75.29
	50	75.29
	600	75.28
	100	75.3
	300	75.3
	100	75.3
	600	75.29
	100	75.29
	50	75.29
	600	75.29
	200	75.3
	100	75.29
	100	75.29
	200	75.29
	200	75.29
	100	75.28
	200	75.28
	100	75.29
	400	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	200	75.3
	200	75.29
	250	75.29
	100	75.29
	50	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.29
	200	75.3
	200	75.29
	100	75.29
	200	75.29
	2	75.3
	50	75.29
	200	75.29
	50	75.29
	300	75.29
	100	75.3
Total	104,426

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated)
	188,048	36.2862
Total (ORDS)	188,048
	94024	75.4180
	600	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.295
	100	75.3
	500	75.3
	500	75.3
	300	75.3
	200	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	200	75.29
	200	75.29
	100	75.29
	300	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	200	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.29
	200	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.29
	400	75.3
	300	75.3
	400	75.3
	200	75.3
	200	75.3
	100	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.3
	600	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.29
	13	75.28
	100	75.28
	100	74.995
	100	74.995
	800	74.99
	100	75
	4800	75
	100	74.995
	200	75
	600	75
	100	75
	100	75
	200	75
	100	75
	100	74.995
	800	75
	300	75
	600	75
	300	75
	200	75
	100	75
	300	75
	200	75
	600	75
	600	75
	300	75
	400	75
	100	75
	100	75
	100	75
	500	75
	100	75
	497	75
	300	75
	300	75
	300	75
	300	75
	300	75
	300	75
	300	75
	300	75
	100	74.99
	50	75
	150	74.99
	100	75
	100	75
	200	75
	500	75
	300	75
	800	75
	300	75
	200	75
	200	75
	50	75
	100	75
	50	75
	100	75
	300	75
	300	75
	100	74.99
	300	75
	900	74.99
	200	75
	200	75
	300	75
	100	75
	200	75
	200	75
	600	75
	600	75
	50	75
	100	75
	100	75
	100	75
	100	75
	3	75
	100	75
	150	74.99
	100	75
	100	75
	300	75
	300	75
	70	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	4	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	400	74.5
	300	74.49
	50	74.5
	100	74.5
	600	74.5
	200	74.5
	900	74.495
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	200	74.5
	200	74.5
	500	74.495
	300	74.495
	100	74.49
	100	74.49
	500	74.5
	200	74.5
	100	74.495
	100	74.49
	100	74.49
	100	74.49
	600	74.49
	100	74.5
	400	74.5
	800	74.5
	300	74.5
	100	74.495
	100	74.495
	300	74.49
	100	74.49
	100	74.49
	300	74.5
	100	74.5
	200	74.5
	300	74.5
	200	74.5
	200	74.5
	100	74.49
	100	74.495
	100	74.5
	100	74.49
	100	74.5
	300	74.5
	100	74.49
	600	74.49
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	800	74.5
	100	74.5
	200	74.4775
	600	74.4875
	300	74.5
	200	74.48
	100	74.485
	100	74.49
	200	74.5
	100	74.5
	400	74.5
	100	74.48
	100	74.485
	200	74.5
	200	74.5
	300	74.5
	100	74.485
	100	74.48
	100	74.48
	100	74.48
	200	74.5
	100	74.5
	200	74.5
	100	74.485
	200	74.5
	200	74.5
	200	74.48
	100	74.49
	100	74.5
	200	74.5
	300	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.5
	100	74.48
	300	74.4925
	600	76.63
	100	76.63
	100	76.62
	400	76.63
	100	76.62
	700	76.6075
	400	76.64
	100	76.64
	90	76.63
	300	76.65
	100	76.62
	800	76.625
	300	76.66
	100	76.66
	400	76.63
	99	76.63
	600	76.66
	200	76.66
	200	76.64
	100	76.68
	270	76.68
	200	76.665
	231	76.675
	131	76.69
	100	76.69
	200	76.7
	300	76.69
	100	76.7
	100	76.7
	900	76.7
	100	76.7
	100	76.71
	100	76.65
	1200	76.62
	533	76.65
	90	76.64
	300	76.65
	700	76.63
	100	76.66
	400	76.66
	100	76.66
	100	76.66
	31	76.67
	131	76.675
	131	76.69
	400	76.7
	500	76.69
	100	76.69
	100	76.7
	100	76.69
	400	76.7
	100	76.68
	400	76.61
	600	76.64
	67	76.65
	1200	76.625
	300	76.66
	100	76.65
	600	76.66
	300	76.66
	69	76.65
	200	76.69
	100	76.69
	100	76.69
	500	76.7
	100	76.69
	100	76.69
	200	76.685
	200	76.7
	100	76.7
	100	76.7
	100	76.7
	100	76.7
	400	76.71
	100	76.71
	100	76.71
	161	76.61
	200	76.64
	100	76.63
	100	76.63
	90	76.64
	139	76.66
	31	76.65
	10	76.69
	100	76.7
	100	76.69
	100	76.69
	100	76.7
	300	76.7
	100	76.7
	200	76.7
	100	76.69
	100	76.64
	100	76.63
	100	76.63
	200	76.69
	28	76.69
	100	76.69
	100	76.69
	100	76.68
	100	76.69
	100	76.69
	400	76.69
	100	76.7
	300	76.69
	500	76.69
	100	76.68
	300	76.71
	68	76.71
	100	75.29
	100	75.29
	70	75.29
	200	75.3
	100	75.3
	30	75.29
	70	75.29
	100	75.29
	430	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.3
	155	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	200	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	600	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	200	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	30	75.3
	100	75.3
	300	75.295
	100	75.3
	300	75.3
	400	75.3
	100	75.3
	900	75.3
	500	75.3
	100	75.3
	200	75.3
	100	75.3
	200	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	600	75.3
	100	75.29
	300	75.29
	800	75.29
	100	75.3
	200	75.29
	100	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.2875
	500	75.29
	50	75.29
	600	75.28
	100	75.3
	300	75.3
	100	75.3
	600	75.29
	100	75.29
	50	75.29
	600	75.29
	200	75.3
	100	75.29
	100	75.29
	200	75.29
	200	75.29
	100	75.28
	200	75.28
	100	75.29
	400	75.3
	100	75.3
	100	75.3
	200	75.3
	200	75.29
	250	75.29
	100	75.29
	50	75.29
	100	75.3
	100	75.29
	200	75.3
	200	75.29
	100	75.29
	200	75.29
	2	75.3
	50	75.29
	200	75.29
	50	75.29
	300	75.29
	100	75.3
	5	75.35
Total (ADRS)	104,4231

(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;

P = put)

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)

Exercise

Price (USD)

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (USD) (Note 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 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.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO

Date of disclosure	11 July 2008
Contact name	Selina Campbell
Telephone number	028 90 40 9538
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

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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