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EPT Disclosure

9th Jul 2008 11:30

RNS Number : 6716Y

Citigroup Inc

09 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	07 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	810 (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	810 (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)
	106,566	38.1000
	100,000	38.7967
Total (ORD)	206,566
	53,283	76.1500
	50,000	77.6434
	100	77.35
	100	77.36
	100	77.36
	1	77.37
	100	77.36
	100	77.37
	210	77.35
	10	77.35
	100	77.36
	100	77.35
	100	77.35
	300	77.355
	660	77.355
	200	77.355
	600	77.35
	100	77.36
	100	77.36
	100	77.37
	100	77.37
	100	77.37
	100	77.35
	100	77.35
	500	77.35
	100	77.35
	200	77.35
	100	77.35
	140	77.36
	100	77.36
	200	77.37
	200	77.365
	100	77.35
	100	77.35
	100	77.35
	100	77.355
	100	77.35
	100	77.35
	200	77.35
	200	77.35
	100	77.365
	100	77.36
	100	77.36
	100	77.37
	200	77.37
	100	77.35
	100	77.36
	100	77.35
	100	77.355
	100	77.35
	200	77.355
	100	77.355
	100	77.35
	500	77.35
	300	77.35
	200	77.35
	200	77.36
	100	77.36
	100	77.365
	900	77.37
	700	77.37
	90	77.35
	100	77.35
	100	77.35
	200	77.355
	200	77.35
	200	77.35
	600	77.3625
	100	77.35
	900	77.35
	200	77.355
	100	77.35
	200	77.35
	800	77.36
	200	77.39
	75	77.38
	25	77.38
	100	77.38
	145	77.38
	500	77.38
	89	77.41
	100	77.41
	100	77.35
	100	77.355
	100	77.355
	200	77.355
	100	77.35
	300	77.35
	100	77.35
	75	77.38
	75	77.38
	100	77.38
	100	77.37
	100	77.37
	400	77.38
	300	77.39
	300	77.405
	100	77.41
	300	77.39
	300	77.35
	400	77.37
	25	77.38
	55	77.38
	100	77.37
	100	77.39
	200	77.41
	100	77.41
	100	77.39
	100	77.35
	100	77.38
	100	77.38
	100	77.38
	600	77.37
	300	77.39
	300	77.4
	100	77.41
	100	77.39
	200	77.39
	100	77.39
	100	77.39
	100	77.38
	425	77.38
	100	77.38
	100	77.37
	100	77.41
	100	77.39
	200	77.39
	100	77.39
	100	77.38
	100	77.38
	100	77.37
	300	77.36
	100	77.36
	300	77.36
	300	77.37
	100	77.36
	100	77.36
	100	77.36
	100	77.36
	100	77.36
	100	77.93
	100	77.935
	100	77.94
	100	77.94
	100	77.93
	100	77.94
	200	77.93
	200	77.9
	100	77.9
	400	77.93
	100	77.94
	100	77.94
	200	77.945
	100	77.93
	100	77.93
	100	77.935
	100	77.93
	100	77.93
	100	77.935
	100	77.9
	10	77.9
	200	77.935
	300	77.93
	100	77.9425
	400	77.925
	100	77.93
	100	77.91
	100	77.9
	10	77.9
	10	77.9
	200	77.93
	100	77.935
	100	77.92
	200	77.9425
	100	77.94
	300	77.92
	100	77.93
	100	77.93
	100	77.94
	200	77.93
	100	77.94
	10	77.9
	90	77.9
	90	77.9
	100	77.91
	100	77.92
	300	77.92
	300	77.93
	100	77.93
	100	77.9
	10	77.9
	10	77.9
	10	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	200	77.9
	116	77.91
	76	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	200	77.9
	220	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	120	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.91
	100	77.92
	200	77.92
	200	77.92
	90	77.9
	300	77.9
	174	77.9
	200	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.9175
	100	77.92
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	126	77.9
	80	77.9
	300	77.91
	100	77.91
	200	77.91
	100	77.91
	200	77.9225
	100	77.92
	100	77.93
	100	77.92
	100	77.91
	12	77.9
	12	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	200	77.91
	100	77.9
	100	77.92
	20	77.92
	200	77.93
	100	77.92
	200	77.9
	300	77.925
	100	77.9
	60	77.91
	500	77.9
	20	77.92
	200	77.92
	12	77.9
	188	77.9
	100	77.9
	270	77.9
	100	77.9
	70	77.91
	100	77.93
	100	77.91
	100	77.93
	88	77.9
	100	77.92
	200	77.93
	88	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.92
	200	77.94
	200	77.935
	500	77.9
	700	77.92
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.94
	10	77.94
	10	77.94
	200	77.96
	300	77.98
	288	77.9
	1700	77.9
	100	77.9
	60	77.91
	100	77.91
	100	77.91
	100	77.9
	200	77.9
	400	77.9
	10	77.94
	10	77.94
	100	77.95
	100	77.96
	300	77.97
	300	77.98
	60	77.91
	100	77.9
	100	77.91
	90	77.97
	90	77.94
	290	77.94
	100	77.96
	100	77.96
	300	77.98
	300	77.98
	200	77.925
	100	77.94
	100	77.94
	200	77.94
	100	77.96
	100	77.96
	90	77.94
	100	77.94
	100	77.96
	100	77.96
	53283	76.1725
Total (ADR)	206,566

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated)
	106,566	38.1000
	100,000	38.7967
Total (ORD)	206,566
	53,283	76.1500
	50,000	77.6434
	100	77.35
	100	77.36
	100	77.36
	1	77.37
	100	77.36
	100	77.37
	210	77.35
	10	77.35
	100	77.36
	100	77.35
	100	77.35
	300	77.355
	660	77.355
	200	77.355
	600	77.35
	100	77.36
	100	77.36
	100	77.37
	100	77.37
	100	77.37
	100	77.35
	100	77.35
	500	77.35
	100	77.35
	200	77.35
	100	77.35
	140	77.36
	100	77.36
	200	77.37
	200	77.365
	100	77.35
	100	77.35
	100	77.35
	100	77.355
	100	77.35
	100	77.35
	200	77.35
	200	77.35
	100	77.365
	100	77.36
	100	77.36
	100	77.37
	200	77.37
	100	77.35
	100	77.36
	100	77.35
	100	77.355
	100	77.35
	200	77.355
	100	77.355
	100	77.35
	500	77.35
	300	77.35
	200	77.35
	200	77.36
	100	77.36
	100	77.365
	900	77.37
	700	77.37
	90	77.35
	100	77.35
	100	77.35
	200	77.355
	200	77.35
	200	77.35
	600	77.3625
	100	77.35
	900	77.35
	200	77.355
	100	77.35
	200	77.35
	800	77.36
	200	77.39
	75	77.38
	25	77.38
	100	77.38
	145	77.38
	500	77.38
	89	77.41
	100	77.41
	100	77.35
	100	77.355
	100	77.355
	200	77.355
	100	77.35
	300	77.35
	100	77.35
	75	77.38
	75	77.38
	100	77.38
	100	77.37
	100	77.37
	400	77.38
	300	77.39
	300	77.405
	100	77.41
	300	77.39
	300	77.35
	400	77.37
	25	77.38
	55	77.38
	100	77.37
	100	77.39
	200	77.41
	100	77.41
	100	77.39
	100	77.35
	100	77.38
	100	77.38
	100	77.38
	600	77.37
	300	77.39
	300	77.4
	100	77.41
	100	77.39
	200	77.39
	100	77.39
	100	77.39
	100	77.38
	425	77.38
	100	77.38
	100	77.37
	100	77.41
	100	77.39
	200	77.39
	100	77.39
	100	77.38
	100	77.38
	100	77.37
	300	77.36
	100	77.36
	300	77.36
	300	77.37
	100	77.36
	100	77.36
	100	77.36
	100	77.36
	100	77.36
	100	77.93
	100	77.935
	100	77.94
	100	77.94
	100	77.93
	100	77.94
	200	77.93
	200	77.9
	100	77.9
	400	77.93
	100	77.94
	100	77.94
	200	77.945
	100	77.93
	100	77.93
	100	77.935
	100	77.93
	100	77.93
	100	77.935
	100	77.9
	10	77.9
	200	77.935
	300	77.93
	100	77.9425
	400	77.925
	100	77.93
	100	77.91
	100	77.9
	10	77.9
	10	77.9
	200	77.93
	100	77.935
	100	77.92
	200	77.9425
	100	77.94
	300	77.92
	100	77.93
	100	77.93
	100	77.94
	200	77.93
	100	77.94
	10	77.9
	90	77.9
	90	77.9
	100	77.91
	100	77.92
	300	77.92
	300	77.93
	100	77.93
	100	77.9
	10	77.9
	10	77.9
	10	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	200	77.9
	116	77.91
	76	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	200	77.9
	220	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	120	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.91
	100	77.92
	200	77.92
	200	77.92
	90	77.9
	300	77.9
	174	77.9
	200	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.9175
	100	77.92
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	126	77.9
	80	77.9
	300	77.91
	100	77.91
	200	77.91
	100	77.91
	200	77.9225
	100	77.92
	100	77.93
	100	77.92
	100	77.91
	12	77.9
	12	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	200	77.91
	100	77.9
	100	77.92
	20	77.92
	200	77.93
	100	77.92
	200	77.9
	300	77.925
	100	77.9
	60	77.91
	500	77.9
	20	77.92
	200	77.92
	12	77.9
	188	77.9
	100	77.9
	270	77.9
	100	77.9
	70	77.91
	100	77.93
	100	77.91
	100	77.93
	88	77.9
	100	77.92
	200	77.93
	88	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.92
	200	77.94
	200	77.935
	500	77.9
	700	77.92
	100	77.9
	100	77.9
	100	77.94
	10	77.94
	10	77.94
	200	77.96
	300	77.98
	288	77.9
	1700	77.9
	100	77.9
	60	77.91
	100	77.91
	100	77.91
	100	77.9
	200	77.9
	400	77.9
	10	77.94
	10	77.94
	100	77.95
	100	77.96
	300	77.97
	300	77.98
	60	77.91
	100	77.9
	100	77.91
	90	77.97
	90	77.94
	290	77.94
	100	77.96
	100	77.96
	300	77.98
	300	77.98
	200	77.925
	100	77.94
	100	77.94
	200	77.94
	100	77.96
	100	77.96
	90	77.94
	100	77.94
	100	77.96
	100	77.96
	53283	76.1725
Total (ADR)	206,566

(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	09 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

END

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