4th Feb 2008 15:31
Citigroup Inc04 February 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 Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 31 January 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 800 (0.00%) 3,000 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell (0.00%) (0.00%) Total 800 (0.00%) 3,000 (0.00%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of thecompany, 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%) (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase Number of Ordinary Shares Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated) 100 67.5 100 67.5 100 67.5 100 67.49 100 67.5 100 67.5 100 67.49 400 67.405 400 67.405 300 67.405 100 67.4 100 67.4 100 67.4 300 67.405 200 67.405 200 67.4 100 67.4 400 67.4 300 67.405 100 67.4 100 67.4 400 67.405 200 67.405 300 67.405 100 67.4 200 67.4 100 67.4 92 67.39 100 67.405 100 67.405 400 67.405 200 67.4 100 67.4 100 67.4 100 67.4 100 67.4 100 67.4 100 67.4 100 67.4 100 67.4 100 67.48 100 67.47 100 67.46 53 67.48 100 67.47 100 67.49 400 67.475 200 67.47 100 67.49 200 67.46 100 67.48 25 67.47 100 67.47 100 67.47 400 67.47 100 67.47 600 67.47 100 67.49 100 67.49 100 67.49 100 67.5 100 67.49 100 67.495 83 67.49 100 67.47 100 67.46 100 67.47 400 67.47 25 67.49 100 67.49 50 67.5 400 67.49 50 67.5 100 67.495 100 67.495 200 67.495 200 67.495 200 67.49 200 67.465 100 67.46 100 67.47 100 67.47 100 67.47 100 67.49 200 67.49 300 67.47 300 67.47 600 67.47 100 67.49 25 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500 67.8 100 67.8 100 67.76 100 67.75 200 67.77 100 67.77 500 67.8 100 67.8 500 67.8 300 67.8 100 67.8 100 67.79 300 67.79 100 67.8 300 67.8 200 67.795 100 67.79 100 67.79 200 67.8 100 67.8 100 67.79 200 67.78 100 67.78 200 67.775 100 67.8 800 67.8 100 67.78 200 67.78 100 67.79 200 67.78 100 67.78 100 67.775 100 67.73 100 67.74 100 67.775 100 67.74 100 67.78 200 67.77 600 67.76 200 67.77 100 67.77 100 67.77 100 67.77 200 67.77 100 67.78 167 67.78 100 67.8 200 67.8 100 67.78 100 67.78 100 67.8 100 67.8 17 67.8 100 67.8 33 67.8 100 67.78 100 67.78 100 67.78 200 67.8 100 67.78 200 67.8 100 67.78 200 67.78 100 67.76 200 67.745 100 67.79 100 67.76 200 67.755 100 67.8 200 67.79 100 67.8 100 67.83 100 67.76 100 67.8 100 67.83 100 67.77 100 67.82 100 67.8 100 67.82 100 67.83 100 67.85 100 67.85 45 67.85 100 67.81 100 67.83 90 67.85 16 67.5 100 67.5 34 67.5 100 67.5 Total (ADR) 150,000 40,000 Total (ORD) 40,000 Sales Number of Ordinary Shares Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated) 20,000 68.0000 150,000 67.5580Total (ADR) 170,000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, securities to American,e.g. call option purchasing, which the option Price (USD) European etc. date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 6) per unit (USD)(C = call; (Note 4) P = put) (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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 04 February 2008 Contact name Ciaran Lavery Telephone number 028 90 40 9539 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group