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EPT Disclosure

19th Aug 2008 12:57

RNS Number : 6375B

Citigroup Inc

19 August 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	14 August 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	14 (0.00%)	1,694 (0.00%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	2,100 (0.00%)	(0.00%)
Total	2,114 (0.00%)	1,694 (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%)

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

Purchases and sales

Purchase	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated)
	100,000	33.1250
Total (ORD)	100,000
	64,182	66.7795
	20,000	66.8500
	50,000	67.0150
	40,000	66.6594
	50	66.29
	59	66.29
	50	66.29
	51	66.29
	90	66.29
	100	66.3
	100	66.24
	32	66.25
	32	66.3
	32	66.3
	36	66.3
	200	66.28
	100	66.3
	68	66.3
	100	66.29
	51	66.29
	49	66.29
	100	66.29
	100	66.29
	400	66.28
	82	66.22
	400	66.23
	200	66.23
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	200	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	32	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	300	66.26
	200	66.3
	300	66.29
	400	66.3
	21	66.3
	400	66.29
	80	66.27
	100	66.29
	500	66.29
	100	66.28
	100	66.3
	100	66.28
	79	66.3
	100	66.27
	20	66.27
	600	66.27
	100	66.25
	100	66.3
	200	66.3
	100	66.29
	300	66.29
	100	66.24
	200	66.24
	100	66.22
	200	66.25
	200	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.24
	200	66.21
	200	66.21
	100	66.21
	100	66.19
	2	66.19
	100	66.19
	98	66.19
	300	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.25
	100	66.2475
	100	66.28
	200	66.28
	100	66.25
	100	66.25
	100	66.27
	100	66.25
	200	66.25
	100	66.21
	100	66.21
	100	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.26
	200	66.26
	100	66.26
	200	66.22
	300	66.24
	200	66.24
	100	66.26
	100	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.22
	100	66.19
	100	66.27
	200	66.24
	100	66.27
	100	66.21
	100	66.27
	200	66.22
	200	66.29
	100	66.25
	300	66.3
	500	67
	500	67
	100	67
	100	67
	200	66.99
	400	66.9825
	100	67
	100	67
	100	66.99
	300	67
	400	66.98
	100	66.99
	100	66.99
	400	66.995
	200	66.995
	200	66.97
	500	66.975
	100	66.97
	400	66.97
	200	67
	100	66.99
	100	67
	100	67
	100	66.975
	100	66.97
	700	66.97
	200	67
	600	66.995
	300	67
	100	67
	100	66.99
	200	66.995
	100	67
	100	66.995
	100	66.97
	100	66.975
	400	66.97
	200	66.99
	100	66.995
	100	66.975
	100	66.975
	300	66.97
	300	66.97
	600	66.96
	100	67
	100	67
	100	67
	100	66.98
	300	66.96
	100	66.96
	100	66.96
	100	66.96
	100	66.96
	200	67
	100	67
	100	67
	200	67
	100	66.975
	200	66.975
	100	67
	100	67
	100	66.98
	400	66.97
	400	66.96
	300	66.955
	300	66.96
	300	66.97
	400	66.97
	100	66.96
	100	66.96
	400	66.96
	100	66.99
	300	66.99
	100	67
	100	67
	100	66.97
	600	66.965
	100	66.96
	100	66.96
	100	66.96
	100	67
	300	66.98
	100	67
	500	66.97
	100	67
	100	67
	100	66.985
	400	66.9675
	600	66.95
	200	66.965
	400	66.97
	100	66.95
	100	66.96
	300	66.97
	100	66.97
	200	67
	100	67
	100	67
	100	66.99
	600	66.9675
	600	66.96
	200	66.955
	100	66.955
	200	66.945
	100	67
	800	67.0175
	500	67.06
	1100	67.06
	100	67.05
	1200	67.05
	600	67.03
	100	67.02
	200	67.06
	200	67.05
	400	67.02
	100	67.06
	100	67.04
	500	67.06
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	200	67.06
	100	67.05
	400	67.03
	100	67.04
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	400	67.06
	500	67.06
	500	67.06
	200	67.06
	200	67.06
	100	67.06
	200	67.06
	400	67.055
	200	67.06
	100	67.06
	200	67.06
	100	67.05
	300	67.06
	300	67.06
	200	67.06
	200	67.06
	100	67.06
	300	67.0475
	200	67.06
	100	67.05
	92	67.06
	100	67.055
	200	67.05
	100	67.05
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	300	67.05
	500	67.05
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	300	67.06
	300	67.05
	100	67.05
	100	67.05
	200	67.05
	200	67.045
	100	67.06
	1000	67.06
	100	67.05
	100	67.05
	600	67.0525
	100	67.06
	500	67.06
	100	67.06
	200	67.05
	100	67.05
	400	67.05
	300	67.03
	100	67.045
	200	67.06
	100	67.06
	400	67.06
	100	67.055
	100	67.06
	300	67.05
	200	67.05
	100	67.05
	100	67.05
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	400	67.06
	100	67.06
	200	67.05
	100	67.06
	100	67.05
	100	67.05
	100	67.05
	100	67.05
	300	67.06
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	100	67.05
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	90	67.05
	30	67.05
	100	67.04
	88	67.05
	43	67.06
	40	67.04
	100	67.04
	200	67.04
	50	67.04
	90	67.05
	77	67.06
	60	67.04
	200	67.04
	100	67.04
	100	67.04
	100	67.04
	100	66.99
	100	66.99
	100	66.99
	100	67
	90	67.05
	200	67.06
	58	67.05
	62	67.03
	50	67.04
	100	66.97
	100	66.98
	100	66.98
	100	66.99
	100	67
	200	67.06
	180	67.06
	12	67.05
	88	67.04
	100	67.05
	100	67.04
	100	66.99
	200	66.97
	100	66.97
	100	67
	100	66.99
	100	66.98
	100	66.99
	200	66.99
	100	66.97
	100	66.97
	100	66.99
	100	66.99
	100	66.99
	21	67.6
	100	67.6
	250	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	200	67.6
	200	67.58
	100	67.58
	100	67.58
	90	67.6
	100	67.6
	200	67.6
	600	67.59
	50	67.5875
	28	67.56
	100	67.57
	49	67.56
	90	67.6
	90	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.57
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	200	67.595
	200	67.59
	100	67.575
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	200	67.595
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.575
	100	67.575
	100	67.58
	100	67.6
	100	67.59
	200	67.59
	100	67.6
	90	67.59
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.575
	193	67.58
	100	67.555
	100	67.5375
	10	67.54
	100	67.6
	1250	67.5875
	200	67.6
	100	67.59
	100	67.575
	100	67.58
	100	67.595
	100	67.59
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	11	67.6
	79	67.6
	100	67.6
	200	67.585
	100	67.58
	70	67.53
	300	67.5375
	90	67.5
	80	67.51
	100	67.51
	200	67.51
	100	67.51
	36	67.5
	50	67.5
	41	67.5
	100	67.5
	100	67.5
	70	67.48
	100	67.46
	95	67.45
	29	67.43
	300	67.59
	700	67.58
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	600	67.6
	38	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	200	67.585
	100	67.555
	100	67.54
	50	67.53
	100	67.53
	20	67.5
	10	67.52
	100	67.52
	100	67.51
	71	67.5
	100	67.505
	90	67.5
	34	67.5
	100	67.5
	100	67.5
	100	67.49
	100	67.48
	30	67.46
	50	67.45
	100	67.43
	171	67.44
	900	67.57
	100	67.6
	200	67.585
	100	67.58
	40	67.54
	100	67.55
	7	67.53
	100	67.52
	10	67.51
	200	67.51
	99	67.51
	200	67.505
	38	67.5
	39	67.5
	200	67.505
	39	67.5
	80	67.5
	100	67.5
	100	67.5
	100	67.46
	41	67.45
	71	67.43
	100	67.43
	100	67.6
	600	67.6
	500	67.595
	100	67.6
	400	67.57
	400	67.57
	300	67.58
	80	67.54
	300	67.56
	7	67.53
	136	67.54
	100	67.52
	100	67.515
	100	67.5
	100	67.5025
	100	67.5
	63	67.5
	100	67.5
	100	67.5
	100	67.51
	200	67.48
	10	67.45
	41	67.45
	200	67.52
	90	67.51
	100	67.51
	130	67.51
	200	67.51
	90	67.5
	100	67.5
	1400	67.51
	56	67.5
	100	67.5
	600	67.51
	44	67.51
	63	67.45
	100	67.43
	100	67.43
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	50	66.3
	100	66.3
	90	66.3
	90	66.3
	10	66.3
	50	66.3
	60	66.3
	90	66.3
	51	66.3
	59	66.29
	10	66.3
	50	66.3
	90	66.3
	90	66.3
	50	66.3
	100	66.3
	51	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.29
	100	66.29
	73	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	300	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	80	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	400	66.3
	10	66.3
	90	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	99	66.3
	100	66.295
	100	66.295
	100	66.3
	300	66.3
	300	66.3
	200	66.3
	100	66.3
	200	66.3
	100	66.295
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	95	66.3
	100	66.3
	300	66.3
	500	66.3
	200	66.3
	100	66.3
	800	66.3
	100	66.3
	900	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	300	66.3
	900	66.3
	100	66.3
	600	66.3
	100	66.3
	300	66.3
	100	66.29
	100	66.3
	900	66.3
	600	66.3
	400	66.3
	400	66.3
	300	66.3
	100	66.29
	100	66.3
	900	66.3
	900	66.3
	300	66.3
	200	66.3
	300	66.3
	300	66.3
	600	66.3
	600	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	300	66.3
	300	66.3
	200	66.3
	600	66.3
	200	66.28
	100	66.29
	2100	66.3
	300	66.3
	662	66.3
	700	66.3
	200	66.3
Total	288,364

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated)
	40,000	33.4000
	128,364	33.4147
	80,000	33.3547
	100,000	33.5324
Total (ORD)	348,364
	50,000	66.2000
	50	66.29
	59	66.29
	50	66.29
	51	66.29
	90	66.29
	100	66.3
	100	66.24
	32	66.25
	32	66.3
	32	66.3
	36	66.3
	200	66.28
	100	66.3
	68	66.3
	100	66.29
	51	66.29
	49	66.29
	100	66.29
	100	66.29
	400	66.28
	82	66.22
	400	66.23
	200	66.23
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	200	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	32	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	2	66.24
	300	66.26
	200	66.3
	300	66.29
	400	66.3
	21	66.3
	400	66.29
	80	66.27
	100	66.29
	500	66.29
	100	66.28
	100	66.3
	100	66.28
	79	66.3
	100	66.27
	20	66.27
	600	66.27
	100	66.25
	100	66.3
	200	66.3
	100	66.29
	300	66.29
	100	66.24
	200	66.24
	100	66.22
	200	66.25
	200	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.24
	200	66.21
	200	66.21
	100	66.21
	100	66.19
	2	66.19
	100	66.19
	98	66.19
	300	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.25
	100	66.2475
	100	66.28
	200	66.28
	100	66.25
	100	66.25
	100	66.27
	100	66.25
	200	66.25
	100	66.21
	100	66.21
	100	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.26
	200	66.26
	100	66.26
	200	66.22
	300	66.24
	200	66.24
	100	66.26
	100	66.23
	100	66.23
	100	66.22
	100	66.19
	100	66.27
	200	66.24
	100	66.27
	100	66.21
	100	66.27
	200	66.22
	200	66.29
	100	66.25
	300	66.3
	500	67
	500	67
	100	67
	100	67
	200	66.99
	400	66.9825
	100	67
	100	67
	100	66.99
	300	67
	400	66.98
	100	66.99
	100	66.99
	400	66.995
	200	66.995
	200	66.97
	500	66.975
	100	66.97
	400	66.97
	200	67
	100	66.99
	100	67
	100	67
	100	66.975
	100	66.97
	700	66.97
	200	67
	600	66.995
	300	67
	100	67
	100	66.99
	200	66.995
	100	67
	100	66.995
	100	66.97
	100	66.975
	400	66.97
	200	66.99
	100	66.995
	100	66.975
	100	66.975
	300	66.97
	300	66.97
	600	66.96
	100	67
	100	67
	100	67
	100	66.98
	300	66.96
	100	66.96
	100	66.96
	100	66.96
	100	66.96
	200	67
	100	67
	100	67
	200	67
	100	66.975
	200	66.975
	100	67
	100	67
	100	66.98
	400	66.97
	400	66.96
	300	66.955
	300	66.96
	300	66.97
	400	66.97
	100	66.96
	100	66.96
	400	66.96
	100	66.99
	300	66.99
	100	67
	100	67
	100	66.97
	600	66.965
	100	66.96
	100	66.96
	100	66.96
	100	67
	300	66.98
	100	67
	500	66.97
	100	67
	100	67
	100	66.985
	400	66.9675
	600	66.95
	200	66.965
	400	66.97
	100	66.95
	100	66.96
	300	66.97
	100	66.97
	200	67
	100	67
	100	67
	100	66.99
	600	66.9675
	600	66.96
	200	66.955
	100	66.955
	200	66.945
	100	67
	800	67.0175
	500	67.06
	1100	67.06
	100	67.05
	1200	67.05
	600	67.03
	100	67.02
	200	67.06
	200	67.05
	400	67.02
	100	67.06
	100	67.04
	500	67.06
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	200	67.06
	100	67.05
	400	67.03
	100	67.04
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	400	67.06
	500	67.06
	500	67.06
	200	67.06
	200	67.06
	100	67.06
	200	67.06
	400	67.055
	200	67.06
	100	67.06
	200	67.06
	100	67.05
	300	67.06
	300	67.06
	200	67.06
	200	67.06
	100	67.06
	300	67.0475
	200	67.06
	100	67.05
	92	67.06
	100	67.055
	200	67.05
	100	67.05
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	300	67.05
	500	67.05
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	300	67.06
	300	67.05
	100	67.05
	100	67.05
	200	67.05
	200	67.045
	100	67.06
	1000	67.06
	100	67.05
	100	67.05
	600	67.0525
	100	67.06
	500	67.06
	100	67.06
	200	67.05
	100	67.05
	400	67.05
	300	67.03
	100	67.045
	200	67.06
	100	67.06
	400	67.06
	100	67.055
	100	67.06
	300	67.05
	200	67.05
	100	67.05
	100	67.05
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	400	67.06
	100	67.06
	200	67.05
	100	67.06
	100	67.05
	100	67.05
	100	67.05
	100	67.05
	300	67.06
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	100	67.05
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	100	67.06
	90	67.05
	30	67.05
	100	67.04
	88	67.05
	43	67.06
	40	67.04
	100	67.04
	200	67.04
	50	67.04
	90	67.05
	77	67.06
	60	67.04
	200	67.04
	100	67.04
	100	67.04
	100	67.04
	100	66.99
	100	66.99
	100	66.99
	100	67
	90	67.05
	200	67.06
	58	67.05
	62	67.03
	50	67.04
	100	66.97
	100	66.98
	100	66.98
	100	66.99
	100	67
	200	67.06
	180	67.06
	12	67.05
	88	67.04
	100	67.05
	100	67.04
	100	66.99
	200	66.97
	100	66.97
	100	67
	100	66.99
	100	66.98
	100	66.99
	200	66.99
	100	66.97
	100	66.97
	100	66.99
	100	66.99
	100	66.99
	21	67.6
	100	67.6
	250	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	200	67.6
	200	67.58
	100	67.58
	100	67.58
	90	67.6
	100	67.6
	200	67.6
	600	67.59
	50	67.5875
	28	67.56
	100	67.57
	49	67.56
	90	67.6
	90	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.57
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	200	67.595
	200	67.59
	100	67.575
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	200	67.595
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.575
	100	67.575
	100	67.58
	100	67.6
	100	67.59
	200	67.59
	100	67.6
	90	67.59
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.575
	193	67.58
	100	67.555
	100	67.5375
	10	67.54
	100	67.6
	1250	67.5875
	200	67.6
	100	67.59
	100	67.575
	100	67.58
	100	67.595
	100	67.59
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	11	67.6
	79	67.6
	100	67.6
	200	67.585
	100	67.58
	70	67.53
	300	67.5375
	90	67.5
	80	67.51
	100	67.51
	200	67.51
	100	67.51
	36	67.5
	50	67.5
	41	67.5
	100	67.5
	100	67.5
	70	67.48
	100	67.46
	95	67.45
	29	67.43
	300	67.59
	700	67.58
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	600	67.6
	38	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	100	67.6
	200	67.585
	100	67.555
	100	67.54
	50	67.53
	100	67.53
	20	67.5
	10	67.52
	100	67.52
	100	67.51
	71	67.5
	100	67.505
	90	67.5
	34	67.5
	100	67.5
	100	67.5
	100	67.49
	100	67.48
	30	67.46
	50	67.45
	100	67.43
	171	67.44
	900	67.57
	100	67.6
	200	67.585
	100	67.58
	40	67.54
	100	67.55
	7	67.53
	100	67.52
	10	67.51
	200	67.51
	99	67.51
	200	67.505
	38	67.5
	39	67.5
	200	67.505
	39	67.5
	80	67.5
	100	67.5
	100	67.5
	100	67.46
	41	67.45
	71	67.43
	100	67.43
	100	67.6
	600	67.6
	500	67.595
	100	67.6
	400	67.57
	400	67.57
	300	67.58
	80	67.54
	300	67.56
	7	67.53
	136	67.54
	100	67.52
	100	67.515
	100	67.5
	100	67.5025
	100	67.5
	63	67.5
	100	67.5
	100	67.5
	100	67.51
	200	67.48
	10	67.45
	41	67.45
	200	67.52
	90	67.51
	100	67.51
	130	67.51
	200	67.51
	90	67.5
	100	67.5
	1400	67.51
	56	67.5
	100	67.5
	600	67.51
	44	67.51
	63	67.45
	100	67.43
	100	67.43
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	50	66.3
	100	66.3
	90	66.3
	90	66.3
	10	66.3
	50	66.3
	60	66.3
	90	66.3
	51	66.3
	59	66.29
	10	66.3
	50	66.3
	90	66.3
	90	66.3
	50	66.3
	100	66.3
	51	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.29
	100	66.29
	73	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	300	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	80	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	400	66.3
	10	66.3
	90	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	99	66.3
	100	66.295
	100	66.295
	100	66.3
	300	66.3
	300	66.3
	200	66.3
	100	66.3
	200	66.3
	100	66.295
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	95	66.3
	100	66.3
	300	66.3
	500	66.3
	200	66.3
	100	66.3
	800	66.3
	100	66.3
	900	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	300	66.3
	900	66.3
	100	66.3
	600	66.3
	100	66.3
	300	66.3
	100	66.29
	100	66.3
	900	66.3
	600	66.3
	400	66.3
	400	66.3
	300	66.3
	100	66.29
	100	66.3
	900	66.3
	900	66.3
	300	66.3
	200	66.3
	300	66.3
	300	66.3
	600	66.3
	600	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	100	66.3
	300	66.3
	300	66.3
	200	66.3
	600	66.3
	200	66.28
	100	66.29
	2100	66.3
	300	66.3
	662	66.3
	700	66.3
	200	66.3
Total (ADR's)	164,182

(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) YES

Date of disclosure	19 August 2008
Contact name	Pavla Trskova
Telephone number	028 90 40 9544
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
Call Option	Purchased	500	70.0000	American	8-Sep
Call Option	Purchased	600	60.0000	American	8-Nov
Call Option	Purchased	1,000	60.0000	American	8-Nov

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