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EPT Disclosure

23rd Jul 2008 11:36

RNS Number : 7050Z

Citigroup Inc

23 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	21 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	806 (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	806 (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)
	4200	73.4431
	5000	70.9728
	94980	73.8882
	100	73.82
	100	73.82
	100	73.82
	400	73.89
	100	73.82
	1200	73.825
	100	73.89
	100	73.9
	100	73.89
	100	73.82
	100	73.82
	100	73.9
	300	73.92
	200	73.92
	100	73.92
	500	73.94
	100	73.95
	20	73.96
	100	73.96
	100	73.96
	98	73.96
	100	73.96
	100	73.97
	100	73.965
	300	73.97
	300	73.98
	100	73.96
	100	73.82
	200	73.82
	100	73.85
	100	73.89
	100	73.92
	400	73.92
	200	73.92
	100	73.94
	100	73.94
	80	73.96
	100	73.96
	120	73.96
	100	73.97
	100	73.825
	300	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.96
	100	73.96
	100	73.96
	100	73.98
	100	73.98
	100	73.82
	100	73.82
	100	73.85
	300	73.835
	400	73.885
	500	73.885
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	200	73.92
	100	73.92
	100	73.92
	100	73.93
	100	73.94
	280	73.96
	100	73.96
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	200	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.96
	100	73.88
	100	73.91
	200	73.92
	100	73.92
	100	73.94
	600	73.94
	100	73.94
	180	73.96
	100	73.95
	20	73.96
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	200	73.965
	300	73.97
	600	73.96
	100	73.96
	100	73.96
	500	73.98
	100	73.92
	100	73.92
	100	73.94
	100	73.95
	80	73.96
	2	73.96
	500	73.96
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	400	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.96
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.96
	100	73.78
	300	73.81
	100	73.78
	400	73.78
	100	73.81
	100	73.81
	100	73.81
	300	73.81
	300	73.79
	200	73.79
	100	73.81
	100	73.81
	200	73.81
	100	73.78
	100	73.77
	100	73.73
	100	73.73
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.73
	500	73.73
	100	73.75
	100	73.74
	100	73.74
	200	73.74
	200	73.75
	1400	73.7425
	100	73.74
	700	73.74
	300	73.75
	1100	73.7375
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.74
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	2700	73.75
	100	73.75
	1000	73.75
	250	73.75
	200	73.75
	400	73.73
	100	73.73
	100	73.7275
	200	73.73
	150	73.75
	270	73.73
	400	73.73
	600	73.74
	100	73.745
	200	73.75
	100	73.75
	151	73.75
	200	73.75
	700	73.74
	500	73.75
	200	73.75
	600	73.75
	200	73.75
	100	73.75
	1200	73.75
	1300	73.75
	200	73.75
	40	73.75
	30	73.73
	100	73.75
	500	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	400	73.75
	100	73.74
	100	73.74
	100	73.75
	50	73.7275
	200	73.75
	50	73.75
	100	73.75
	230	73.74
	600	73.75
	100	73.75
	20	73.74
	100	73.74
	100	73.75
	200	73.75
	70	73.75
	100	73.86
	100	73.86
	485	73.86
	100	73.86
	100	73.85
	100	73.86
	300	73.86
	200	73.86
	100	73.86
	200	73.855
	200	73.855
	100	73.86
	200	73.86
	100	73.86
	200	73.86
	100	73.86
	100	73.86
	100	73.86
	300	73.86
	100	73.86
	100	73.86
	400	73.85
	100	73.86
	300	73.86
	100	73.86
	200	73.86
	100	73.86
	600	73.86
	100	73.86
	100	73.86
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.86
	100	73.86
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.88
	100	73.89
	800	73.89
	500	73.89
	100	73.89
	200	73.89
	400	73.89
	100	73.9
	100	73.9
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	400	73.89
	200	73.89
	100	73.89
	200	73.89
	100	73.9
	100	73.9
	200	73.89
	600	73.89
	100	73.88
	100	73.89
	200	73.89
	400	73.89
	100	73.88
	300	73.89
	200	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	200	73.89
	100	73.885
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	200	73.9
	100	73.9
	300	73.9
	100	73.9
	200	73.9
	200	73.9
	100	73.885
	100	73.885
	200	73.88
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	200	73.9
	400	73.9
	100	73.89
	400	73.89
	400	73.89
	200	73.885
	200	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	400	73.89
	400	73.89
	200	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	300	73.89
	100	73.9
	100	73.905
	800	73.91
	100	73.9
	100	73.905
	100	73.9075
	200	73.91
	900	73.91
	100	73.905
	100	73.91
	100	73.91
	100	73.91
	200	73.91
	200	73.91
	200	73.91
	100	73.93
	300	73.95
	100	73.95
	100	73.95
	200	73.905
	100	73.905
	200	73.91
	200	73.905
	200	73.9025
	100	73.9025
	100	73.91
	100	73.9
	200	73.91
	100	73.91
	100	73.95
	100	73.95
	100	73.95
	4	73.95
	100	73.91
	400	73.9
	100	73.91
	200	73.91
	100	73.91
	100	73.93
	100	73.93
	100	73.93
	200	73.94
	100	73.95
	300	73.9
	300	73.91
	100	73.9225
	200	73.93
	100	73.95
	200	73.9
	100	73.91
	100	73.91
	400	73.91
	100	73.91
	100	73.915
	200	73.95
	200	73.96
	100	73.98
	100	74
	1000	73.99
	600	73.99
	700	73.99
	300	73.96
	302	73.98
	200	74
	100	74
	600	73.99
	200	73.98
	600	74
	100	74
	800	74
	100	74
	200	74
	100	74
	600	74
	200	73.98
	500	73.98
	100	74
	100	74
	300	73.96
	100	73.98
	598	73.98
	100	73.99
	100	74
	900	73.98
	400	74
	300	74
	200	73.99
	100	73.99
	100	73.99
	300	73.98
	100	74
	100	74
	98	74
	200	73.985
	100	74
	100	74
	200	74
	100	73.98
	2	73.98
	100	73.99
	200	74
	100	74
	500	74
	600	74
	100	73.99
	100	73.99
	100	73.99
	100	74
	100	74
	800	74
	100	74
	100	74
	100	74
	300	73.99
	100	73.99
	200	73.99
	100	74
	100	74
	100	73.98
	600	74
	100	74
	100	74
	100	74
	200	73.99
	100	73.99
	100	73.99
	100	73.99
	100	74
	100	74
	800	74
	100	74
	100	74
	500	74
	100	74
	100	73.99
	100	74
	200	73.99
	98	74
	100	74
	100	74
	300	73.99
	200	73.99
	100	73.99
	300	74
	100	74
	502	74
	100	74
	100	74
	100	74
	100	74
	200	73.99
	600	74
	100	74
	100	74
	100	74
	100	73.98
	400	74
	500	74
	100	74
	400	73.99
	300	74
Total (ADRS)	199,160

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated)
	8400	36.74657
	10000	35.51138
	189960	36.96908
Total (ORDS)	208,360
	100	73.82
	100	73.82
	100	73.82
	400	73.89
	100	73.82
	1200	73.825
	100	73.89
	100	73.9
	100	73.89
	100	73.82
	100	73.82
	100	73.9
	300	73.92
	200	73.92
	100	73.92
	500	73.94
	100	73.95
	20	73.96
	100	73.96
	100	73.96
	98	73.96
	100	73.96
	100	73.97
	100	73.965
	300	73.97
	300	73.98
	100	73.96
	100	73.82
	200	73.82
	100	73.85
	100	73.89
	100	73.92
	400	73.92
	200	73.92
	100	73.94
	100	73.94
	80	73.96
	100	73.96
	120	73.96
	100	73.97
	100	73.825
	300	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.96
	100	73.96
	100	73.96
	100	73.98
	100	73.98
	100	73.82
	100	73.82
	100	73.85
	300	73.835
	400	73.885
	500	73.885
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	200	73.92
	100	73.92
	100	73.92
	100	73.93
	100	73.94
	280	73.96
	100	73.96
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	200	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.96
	100	73.88
	100	73.91
	200	73.92
	100	73.92
	100	73.94
	600	73.94
	100	73.94
	180	73.96
	100	73.95
	20	73.96
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	200	73.965
	300	73.97
	600	73.96
	100	73.96
	100	73.96
	500	73.98
	100	73.92
	100	73.92
	100	73.94
	100	73.95
	80	73.96
	2	73.96
	500	73.96
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	400	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.96
	100	73.97
	100	73.97
	100	73.96
	100	73.78
	300	73.81
	100	73.78
	400	73.78
	100	73.81
	100	73.81
	100	73.81
	300	73.81
	300	73.79
	200	73.79
	100	73.81
	100	73.81
	200	73.81
	100	73.78
	100	73.77
	100	73.73
	100	73.73
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.73
	500	73.73
	100	73.75
	100	73.74
	100	73.74
	200	73.74
	200	73.75
	1400	73.7425
	100	73.74
	700	73.74
	300	73.75
	1100	73.7375
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.74
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	2700	73.75
	100	73.75
	1000	73.75
	250	73.75
	200	73.75
	400	73.73
	100	73.73
	100	73.7275
	200	73.73
	150	73.75
	270	73.73
	400	73.73
	600	73.74
	100	73.745
	200	73.75
	100	73.75
	151	73.75
	200	73.75
	700	73.74
	500	73.75
	200	73.75
	600	73.75
	200	73.75
	100	73.75
	1200	73.75
	1300	73.75
	200	73.75
	40	73.75
	30	73.73
	100	73.75
	500	73.75
	100	73.75
	100	73.75
	400	73.75
	100	73.74
	100	73.74
	100	73.75
	50	73.7275
	200	73.75
	50	73.75
	100	73.75
	230	73.74
	600	73.75
	100	73.75
	20	73.74
	100	73.74
	100	73.75
	200	73.75
	70	73.75
	100	73.86
	100	73.86
	485	73.86
	100	73.86
	100	73.85
	100	73.86
	300	73.86
	200	73.86
	100	73.86
	200	73.855
	200	73.855
	100	73.86
	200	73.86
	100	73.86
	200	73.86
	100	73.86
	100	73.86
	100	73.86
	300	73.86
	100	73.86
	100	73.86
	400	73.85
	100	73.86
	300	73.86
	100	73.86
	200	73.86
	100	73.86
	600	73.86
	100	73.86
	100	73.86
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.86
	100	73.86
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.88
	100	73.89
	800	73.89
	500	73.89
	100	73.89
	200	73.89
	400	73.89
	100	73.9
	100	73.9
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	400	73.89
	200	73.89
	100	73.89
	200	73.89
	100	73.9
	100	73.9
	200	73.89
	600	73.89
	100	73.88
	100	73.89
	200	73.89
	400	73.89
	100	73.88
	300	73.89
	200	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	200	73.89
	100	73.885
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	200	73.9
	100	73.9
	300	73.9
	100	73.9
	200	73.9
	200	73.9
	100	73.885
	100	73.885
	200	73.88
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	200	73.9
	400	73.9
	100	73.89
	400	73.89
	400	73.89
	200	73.885
	200	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	400	73.89
	400	73.89
	200	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	100	73.89
	300	73.89
	100	73.9
	100	73.905
	800	73.91
	100	73.9
	100	73.905
	100	73.9075
	200	73.91
	900	73.91
	100	73.905
	100	73.91
	100	73.91
	100	73.91
	200	73.91
	200	73.91
	200	73.91
	100	73.93
	300	73.95
	100	73.95
	100	73.95
	200	73.905
	100	73.905
	200	73.91
	200	73.905
	200	73.9025
	100	73.9025
	100	73.91
	100	73.9
	200	73.91
	100	73.91
	100	73.95
	100	73.95
	100	73.95
	4	73.95
	100	73.91
	400	73.9
	100	73.91
	200	73.91
	100	73.91
	100	73.93
	100	73.93
	100	73.93
	200	73.94
	100	73.95
	300	73.9
	300	73.91
	100	73.9225
	200	73.93
	100	73.95
	200	73.9
	100	73.91
	100	73.91
	400	73.91
	100	73.91
	100	73.915
	200	73.95
	200	73.96
	100	73.98
	100	74
	1000	73.99
	600	73.99
	700	73.99
	300	73.96
	302	73.98
	200	74
	100	74
	600	73.99
	200	73.98
	600	74
	100	74
	800	74
	100	74
	200	74
	100	74
	600	74
	200	73.98
	500	73.98
	100	74
	100	74
	300	73.96
	100	73.98
	598	73.98
	100	73.99
	100	74
	900	73.98
	400	74
	300	74
	200	73.99
	100	73.99
	100	73.99
	300	73.98
	100	74
	100	74
	98	74
	200	73.985
	100	74
	100	74
	200	74
	100	73.98
	2	73.98
	100	73.99
	200	74
	100	74
	500	74
	600	74
	100	73.99
	100	73.99
	100	73.99
	100	74
	100	74
	800	74
	100	74
	100	74
	100	74
	300	73.99
	100	73.99
	200	73.99
	100	74
	100	74
	100	73.98
	600	74
	100	74
	100	74
	100	74
	200	73.99
	100	73.99
	100	73.99
	100	73.99
	100	74
	100	74
	800	74
	100	74
	100	74
	500	74
	100	74
	100	73.99
	100	74
	200	73.99
	98	74
	100	74
	100	74
	300	73.99
	200	73.99
	100	73.99
	300	74
	100	74
	502	74
	100	74
	100	74
	100	74
	100	74
	200	73.99
	600	74
	100	74
	100	74
	100	74
	100	73.98
	400	74
	500	74
	100	74
	400	73.99
	300	74
Total (ADRS)	94,980

(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	23 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

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