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EPT Disclosure

21st Jul 2008 12:47

RNS Number : 5186Z

Citigroup Inc

21 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	17 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	808 (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	808 (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)
	24710	72.0665
	75000	72.2432
	300	71.43
	200	71.43
	200	71.43
	51	71.43
	50	71.43
	51	71.44
	100	71.44
	100	71.44
	500	71.44
	100	71.44
	464	71.44
	100	71.44
	500	71.43
	51	71.43
	50	71.44
	50	71.44
	800	71.44
	100	71.44
	250	71.44
	50	71.44
	200	71.45
	100	71.45
	100	71.42
	300	71.42
	400	71.43
	200	71.43
	51	71.43
	100	71.44
	100	71.44
	200	71.44
	100	71.44
	96	71.44
	100	71.45
	125	71.4525
	600	71.445
	100	71.5
	100	71.43
	200	71.43
	300	71.44
	50	71.43
	90	71.44
	41	71.44
	700	71.45
	50	71.44
	100	71.45
	250	71.44
	100	71.44
	100	71.42
	100	71.44
	100	71.5
	200	71.51
	200	71.43
	50	71.43
	51	71.44
	200	71.44
	50	71.44
	100	71.44
	4	71.44
	100	71.45
	900	71.44
	900	71.42
	100	71.42
	100	71.5
	100	71.49
	100	71.49
	100	71.45
	100	71.45
	200	71.46
	400	71.51
	300	71.51
	46	71.51
	100	71.49
	100	71.49
	400	71.53
	100	71.53
	100	71.55
	100	71.55
	100	71.55
	300	71.5
	400	71.5
	400	71.51
	100	71.5
	100	71.49
	200	71.49
	300	71.49
	100	71.5
	100	71.51
	100	71.53
	100	71.55
	100	71.55
	100	71.55
	100	71.55
	100	71.51
	100	71.49
	300	71.49
	100	71.49
	100	71.49
	200	71.49
	54	71.49
	100	71.52
	100	71.53
	200	71.55
	100	71.53
	100	71.54
	300	71.55
	100	71.54
	100	71.55
	300	71.57
	400	71.51
	100	71.49
	100	71.48
	300	71.48
	300	71.51
	100	71.52
	300	71.52
	100	71.55
	100	71.55
	400	71.55
	100	71.55
	100	71.55
	400	71.49
	100	71.51
	100	71.5
	500	71.51
	300	71.53
	200	71.55
	100	71.54
	100	71.54
	100	71.55
	600	71.55
	100	71.55
	400	71.55
	200	71.55
	25	71.5
	300	71.58
	200	71.59
	100	71.59
	75	71.57
	500	71.64
	1100	71.65
	200	71.66
	200	71.67
	100	71.57
	100	71.59
	100	71.59
	200	71.59
	100	71.59
	100	71.6
	100	71.61
	100	71.63
	3300	71.65
	100	71.62
	100	71.59
	100	71.59
	200	71.59
	600	71.59
	100	71.6
	70	71.61
	500	71.64
	55	71.65
	100	71.66
	100	71.62
	100	71.62
	100	71.68
	100	71.59
	300	71.61
	330	71.61
	200	71.64
	100	71.64
	200	71.65
	100	71.62
	100	71.62
	100	71.68
	100	71.68
	300	71.68
	100	71.58
	200	71.61
	300	71.61
	370	71.61
	100	71.64
	200	71.66
	100	71.67
	100	71.62
	110	72.92
	100	72.92
	100	72.92
	200	72.92
	100	72.92
	100	72.93
	100	72.93
	100	72.93
	100	72.94
	100	72.92
	100	72.92
	100	72.92
	200	72.92
	100	72.93
	200	72.93
	100	72.94
	100	72.93
	200	72.92
	200	72.93
	100	72.93
	100	72.93
	100	72.94
	100	72.94
	1100	72.965
	100	72.92
	100	72.93
	300	72.93
	200	72.93
	300	72.93
	100	72.94
	100	72.92
	300	72.95
	400	72.95
	100	72.93
	9	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	72.97
	90	72.97
	100	72.98
	100	72.915
	100	72.93
	200	72.93
	100	72.94
	200	72.95
	100	72.95
	300	72.95
	100	72.935
	100	72.97
	100	72.98
	400	72.975
	100	72.95
	100	72.95
	400	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	73
	100	73
	500	72.95
	300	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	72.94
	200	72.93
	100	72.97
	300	72.98
	100	72.98
	500	73
	100	73
	100	72.95
	100	72.95
	91	72.95
	300	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	72.94
	100	72.97
	100	72.97
	200	72.98
	200	72.98
	200	73
	100	73
	100	73
	100	73
	100	73
	100	73
	200	73
	1090	73
	1400	73
	200	73
	100	73
	100	73
	100	73
	900	73
	700	73
	100	73
	100	73
	400	73
	100	73
	200	73
	300	73
	100	73
	900	73
	100	73
	500	73
	100	73
	100	73
	200	73
	100	73
	300	73
	100	73
	210	73
	200	73
	300	73
	700	73
	900	73
	200	73
	200	73
	200	73
	100	72.83
	100	72.83
	500	72.86
	100	72.88
	200	72.88
	100	72.89
	100	72.9
	500	72.92
	100	72.92
	100	72.95
	100	72.95
	131	72.95
	100	72.92
	100	72.95
	100	72.97
	100	72.935
	200	72.93
	200	72.83
	400	72.85
	100	72.88
	100	72.88
	300	72.92
	200	72.92
	400	72.94
	100	72.94
	200	72.97
	100	72.93
	300	72.93
	200	72.93
	100	72.935
	300	72.83
	100	72.83
	100	72.92
	100	72.895
	69	72.95
	300	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	72.86
	100	72.92
	200	72.92
	100	72.92
	369	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	72.95
	200	72.97
	100	72.945
	100	72.935
	100	72.93
	100	72.93
	800	72.93
	100	72.94
	100	72.83
	100	72.88
	100	72.9
	100	72.92
	200	72.97
	100	72.96
	100	72.93
	100	72.94
	100	72.94
	100	72.94
	100	72.94
	200	72.94
	100	72.94
	400	72.94
	31	72.94
	100	72.93
	100	72.94
	100	72.94
	200	72.94
	100	72.94
	100	72.94
	300	72.94
	300	72.94
	100	72.94
	100	72.94
	7	73.61
Total (ADR's)	174,717

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated)
	49420	36.03328
	150000	36.14661
Total (ORD)	199,420
	300	71.43
	200	71.43
	200	71.43
	51	71.43
	50	71.43
	51	71.44
	100	71.44
	100	71.44
	500	71.44
	100	71.44
	464	71.44
	100	71.44
	500	71.43
	51	71.43
	50	71.44
	50	71.44
	800	71.44
	100	71.44
	250	71.44
	50	71.44
	200	71.45
	100	71.45
	100	71.42
	300	71.42
	400	71.43
	200	71.43
	51	71.43
	100	71.44
	100	71.44
	200	71.44
	100	71.44
	96	71.44
	100	71.45
	125	71.4525
	600	71.445
	100	71.5
	100	71.43
	200	71.43
	300	71.44
	50	71.43
	90	71.44
	41	71.44
	700	71.45
	50	71.44
	100	71.45
	250	71.44
	100	71.44
	100	71.42
	100	71.44
	100	71.5
	200	71.51
	200	71.43
	50	71.43
	51	71.44
	200	71.44
	50	71.44
	100	71.44
	4	71.44
	100	71.45
	900	71.44
	900	71.42
	100	71.42
	100	71.5
	100	71.49
	100	71.49
	100	71.45
	100	71.45
	200	71.46
	400	71.51
	300	71.51
	46	71.51
	100	71.49
	100	71.49
	400	71.53
	100	71.53
	100	71.55
	100	71.55
	100	71.55
	300	71.5
	400	71.5
	400	71.51
	100	71.5
	100	71.49
	200	71.49
	300	71.49
	100	71.5
	100	71.51
	100	71.53
	100	71.55
	100	71.55
	100	71.55
	100	71.55
	100	71.51
	100	71.49
	300	71.49
	100	71.49
	100	71.49
	200	71.49
	54	71.49
	100	71.52
	100	71.53
	200	71.55
	100	71.53
	100	71.54
	300	71.55
	100	71.54
	100	71.55
	300	71.57
	400	71.51
	100	71.49
	100	71.48
	300	71.48
	300	71.51
	100	71.52
	300	71.52
	100	71.55
	100	71.55
	400	71.55
	100	71.55
	100	71.55
	400	71.49
	100	71.51
	100	71.5
	500	71.51
	300	71.53
	200	71.55
	100	71.54
	100	71.54
	100	71.55
	600	71.55
	100	71.55
	400	71.55
	200	71.55
	25	71.5
	300	71.58
	200	71.59
	100	71.59
	75	71.57
	500	71.64
	1100	71.65
	200	71.66
	200	71.67
	100	71.57
	100	71.59
	100	71.59
	200	71.59
	100	71.59
	100	71.6
	100	71.61
	100	71.63
	3300	71.65
	100	71.62
	100	71.59
	100	71.59
	200	71.59
	600	71.59
	100	71.6
	70	71.61
	500	71.64
	55	71.65
	100	71.66
	100	71.62
	100	71.62
	100	71.68
	100	71.59
	300	71.61
	330	71.61
	200	71.64
	100	71.64
	200	71.65
	100	71.62
	100	71.62
	100	71.68
	100	71.68
	300	71.68
	100	71.58
	200	71.61
	300	71.61
	370	71.61
	100	71.64
	200	71.66
	100	71.67
	100	71.62
	110	72.92
	100	72.92
	100	72.92
	200	72.92
	100	72.92
	100	72.93
	100	72.93
	100	72.93
	100	72.94
	100	72.92
	100	72.92
	100	72.92
	200	72.92
	100	72.93
	200	72.93
	100	72.94
	100	72.93
	200	72.92
	200	72.93
	100	72.93
	100	72.93
	100	72.94
	100	72.94
	1100	72.965
	100	72.92
	100	72.93
	300	72.93
	200	72.93
	300	72.93
	100	72.94
	100	72.92
	300	72.95
	400	72.95
	100	72.93
	9	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	72.97
	90	72.97
	100	72.98
	100	72.915
	100	72.93
	200	72.93
	100	72.94
	200	72.95
	100	72.95
	300	72.95
	100	72.935
	100	72.97
	100	72.98
	400	72.975
	100	72.95
	100	72.95
	400	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	73
	100	73
	500	72.95
	300	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	72.94
	200	72.93
	100	72.97
	300	72.98
	100	72.98
	500	73
	100	73
	100	72.95
	100	72.95
	91	72.95
	300	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	72.94
	100	72.97
	100	72.97
	200	72.98
	200	72.98
	200	73
	100	73
	100	73
	100	73
	100	73
	100	73
	200	73
	1090	73
	1400	73
	200	73
	100	73
	100	73
	100	73
	900	73
	700	73
	100	73
	100	73
	400	73
	100	73
	200	73
	300	73
	100	73
	900	73
	100	73
	500	73
	100	73
	100	73
	200	73
	100	73
	300	73
	100	73
	210	73
	200	73
	300	73
	700	73
	900	73
	200	73
	200	73
	200	73
	100	72.83
	100	72.83
	500	72.86
	100	72.88
	200	72.88
	100	72.89
	100	72.9
	500	72.92
	100	72.92
	100	72.95
	100	72.95
	131	72.95
	100	72.92
	100	72.95
	100	72.97
	100	72.935
	200	72.93
	200	72.83
	400	72.85
	100	72.88
	100	72.88
	300	72.92
	200	72.92
	400	72.94
	100	72.94
	200	72.97
	100	72.93
	300	72.93
	200	72.93
	100	72.935
	300	72.83
	100	72.83
	100	72.92
	100	72.895
	69	72.95
	300	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	72.86
	100	72.92
	200	72.92
	100	72.92
	369	72.95
	100	72.95
	100	72.95
	200	72.97
	100	72.945
	100	72.935
	100	72.93
	100	72.93
	800	72.93
	100	72.94
	100	72.83
	100	72.88
	100	72.9
	100	72.92
	200	72.97
	100	72.96
	100	72.93
	100	72.94
	100	72.94
	100	72.94
	100	72.94
	200	72.94
	100	72.94
	400	72.94
	31	72.94
	100	72.93
	100	72.94
	100	72.94
	200	72.94
	100	72.94
	100	72.94
	300	72.94
	300	72.94
	100	72.94
	100	72.94
	19	72.92
Total (ADR's)	75,019

(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	21 July 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

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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