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EPT Disclosure

15th May 2008 10:57

RNS Number : 5250U

Citigroup Global Markets Limited

15 May 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	13 May 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	802 (0.00%)	4,200 (0.00%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
Total	802 (0.00%)	4,200 (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)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase	Number of Ordinary Shares	Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated)
	60,000	43.9016
	197,726	43.9805
Total (ORD)	257,726
	200	87.7
	100	87.75
	500	87.7
	100	87.7
	500	87.71
	700	87.71
	100	87.75
	100	87.77
	300	87.74
	100	87.7475
	100	87.7475
	100	87.84
	100	87.75
	100	87.75
	299	87.75
	100	87.74
	200	87.86
	100	87.86
	200	87.84
	100	87.83
	100	87.86
	100	87.86
	100	87.86
	100	87.86
	400	87.865
	300	87.865
	200	87.855
	200	87.875
	200	87.86
	100	87.84
	100	87.84
	100	87.84
	100	87.86
	200	87.86
	300	87.865
	100	87.85
	100	87.855
	300	87.865
	100	87.855
	200	87.875
	300	87.93
	200	87.95
	200	87.94
	300	87.865
	100	87.86
	100	87.925
	100	87.94
	100	87.94
	100	87.94
	100	87.94
	400	87.94
	100	87.96
	100	87.96
	200	87.94
	100	87.9275
	100	87.928
	100	87.95
	100	87.96
	300	87.96
	100	87.935
	100	87.935
	100	87.94
	200	87.94
	100	87.93
	300	87.93
	100	87.94
	400	87.95
	100	87.98
	100	87.935
	100	87.93
	200	87.93
	8	87.93
	300	87.94
	8	87.89
	100	87.94
	200	87.935
	200	87.94
	300	87.94
	100	87.94
	200	87.86
	100	87.84
	100	87.95
	100	87.92
	100	87.93
	200	87.94
	92	87.94
	100	87.9
	400	87.915
	200	87.9
	100	87.865
	100	87.87
	100	87.82
	200	87.86
	192	87.86
	100	87.82
	100	87.83
	100	87.82
	100	87.825
	200	87.865
	100	87.84
	100	87.825
	100	87.825
	100	87.83
	100	87.835
	200	87.82
	100	87.83
	100	87.8325
	100	87.83
	200	87.84
	100	87.82
	100	87.83
	100	87.83
	100	87.83
	100	87.82
	100	87.73
	100	87.82
	100	87.75
	100	87.78
	100	87.8
	100	87.8
	100	87.795
	200	87.77
	200	87.7675
	100	87.755
	200	87.83
	100	87.74
	100	87.75
	200	87.76
	100	87.795
	100	87.8
	100	87.77
	200	87.77
	100	87.74
	300	87.8
	1	87.76
	300	87.79
	200	87.775
	300	87.775
	200	87.76
	100	87.75
	99	87.76
	100	87.79
	100	87.79
	100	87.775
	100	87.785
	100	87.8
	100	87.745
	100	87.74
	100	87.78
	100	87.84
	100	87.84
	100	87.79
	100	87.85
	100	87.75
	100	87.77
	500	87.75
	500	87.75
	300	87.65
	100	87.77
	100	87.78
	300	87.75
	600	87.67
	100	87.77
	200	87.7
	100	87.66
	124	87.66
	200	87.66
	400	87.6575
	200	87.65
	100	87.66
	300	87.67
	200	87.65
	100	87.67
	300	87.67
	100	87.66
	100	87.66
	55	87.65
	76	87.66
	300	87.67
	100	87.67
	100	87.67
	45	87.72
	100	87.7
	300	87.72
	300	87.72
	100	87.71
	200	87.735
	200	87.71
	100	87.8
	100	87.77
	400	87.72
	200	87.8
	100	87.7325
	100	87.755
	200	87.77
	100	87.76
	100	87.755
	100	87.76
	100	87.755
	100	87.76
	200	87.76
	200	87.77
	100	87.77
	100	87.75
	100	87.75
	200	87.755
	100	87.7425
	100	87.75
	100	87.755
	200	87.76
	200	87.755
	200	87.75
	100	87.75
	100	87.75
	200	87.76
	100	87.755
	200	87.745
	150	87.75
	100	87.76
	100	87.7525
	100	87.76
	300	87.76
	100	87.75
	100	87.75
	50	87.75
	100	87.76
	300	87.85
	100	87.82
	100	87.81
	600	87.9
	100	87.89
	100	87.8725
	200	87.87
	92	87.87
	100	87.87
	100	87.87
	100	87.865
	100	87.8925
	100	87.885
	200	87.883
	200	87.9
	100	87.88
	200	87.8825
	100	87.87
	200	87.9
	100	87.87
	100	87.88
	100	87.88
	200	87.87
	200	87.88
	100	87.86
	200	87.87
	100	87.89
	100	87.89
	100	87.8775
	8	87.87
	100	87.8825
	100	87.87
	100	87.9
	100	87.88
	92	87.87
	200	87.885
	200	87.875
	100	87.91
	200	87.91
	300	88
	70	88
	100	88
	100	88
	100	88
	300	87.92
	200	88
	100	88
	100	88
	42	88
	292	88
	100	88
	100	87.91
	30	88
	100	88
	100	88
	100	88
	8	88
	100	88
	92	88
	8	88
	100	88
	100	88
	100	88
	100	88
	100	88
	300	87.99
	500	87.99
	50	88
	100	88
	300	88
	200	88
	100	88
	66	87.95
	34	87.95
	100	88
	200	88
	200	88
	100	88
	300	88
	100	87.94
	100	88
	300	88
	100	88
	200	88
	400	87.99
	100	87.99
	49	87.95
	51	87.95
	817	87.95
	200	87.95
	800	87.95
	700	87.6
	100	87.6
	3700	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	500	87.6
	100	87.6
	1600	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	300	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.6
	300	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	300	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	50	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	200	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	4900	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	142	87.6
	100	87.57
	100	87.565
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	108	87.6
	100	87.6
	30	87.56
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	300	87.57
	70	87.56
	100	87.56
	100	87.57
	100	87.57
	300	87.59
	100	87.59
	100	87.55
	400	87.59
	50	87.58
	450	87.59
	100	87.6
	300	87.6
	200	87.6
	7	87.54
	50	87.58
	200	87.59
	300	87.6
	300	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.59
	100	87.595
	50	87.6
	100	87.6
	600	87.6
	50	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	320	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.58
	100	87.58
	300	87.58
	200	87.6
	300	87.6
	100	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.58
	200	87.595
	50	87.59
	450	87.59
	50	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.58
	400	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.585
	100	87.58
	300	87.58
	80	87.6
	100	87.585
	127	87.56
	100	87.57
	100	87.55
	100	87.6
	100	87.58
	100	87.57
	200	87.595
	200	87.57
	100	87.57
	100	87.55
	100	87.55
	100	87.54
	100	87.55
	100	87.56
	100	87.56
	100	87.555
	58	87.54
	200	87.555
	200	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.55
	100	87.54
	100	87.585
	200	87.555
	200	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.55
	100	87.54
	100	87.54
	100	87.52
	100	87.52
	100	87.52
	100	87.56
	200	87.555
	200	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.545
	42	87.54
	100	87.53
	66	87.53
	100	87.52
	500	87.37
	200	87.37
	300	87.37
	100	87.36
	100	87.36
	100	87.37
	100	87.37
	100	87.39
	100	87.37
	100	87.4
	100	87.4
	300	87.39
	300	87.39
	200	87.35
	100	87.35
	100	87.37
	100	87.37
	200	87.375
	100	87.375
	300	87.37
	100	87.4
	100	87.39
	300	87.39
	100	87.37
	300	87.36
	200	87.36
	200	87.35
	200	87.37
	100	87.375
	200	87.37
	100	87.385
	200	87.38
	100	87.4
	200	87.39
	200	87.39
	100	87.37
	400	87.37
	200	87.37
	100	87.39
	100	87.38
	300	87.38
	300	87.39
	100	87.39
	100	87.35
	100	87.37
	100	87.37
	100	87.37
	100	87.375
	100	87.38
	100	87.4
	100	87.4
	100	87.39
	200	87.39
	100	87.39
	100	87.39
	100	87.39
	100	87.39
	300	87.385
	300	87.385
	100	87.4
	100	87.4
	50,000	87.9419
	50,000	87.6500
Total (ADR)	200,000

Sales	Number of Ordinary Shares	Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated)
	100,000	43.9459
	100,000	43.8000
Total (ORD)	200,000
	200	87.7
	100	87.75
	500	87.7
	100	87.7
	500	87.71
	700	87.71
	100	87.75
	100	87.77
	300	87.74
	100	87.7475
	100	87.7475
	100	87.84
	100	87.75
	100	87.75
	299	87.75
	100	87.74
	200	87.86
	100	87.86
	200	87.84
	100	87.83
	100	87.86
	100	87.86
	100	87.86
	100	87.86
	400	87.865
	300	87.865
	200	87.855
	200	87.875
	200	87.86
	100	87.84
	100	87.84
	100	87.84
	100	87.86
	200	87.86
	300	87.865
	100	87.85
	100	87.855
	300	87.865
	100	87.855
	200	87.875
	300	87.93
	200	87.95
	200	87.94
	300	87.865
	100	87.86
	100	87.925
	100	87.94
	100	87.94
	100	87.94
	100	87.94
	400	87.94
	100	87.96
	100	87.96
	200	87.94
	100	87.9275
	100	87.928
	100	87.95
	100	87.96
	300	87.96
	100	87.935
	100	87.935
	100	87.94
	200	87.94
	100	87.93
	300	87.93
	100	87.94
	400	87.95
	100	87.98
	100	87.935
	100	87.93
	200	87.93
	8	87.93
	300	87.94
	8	87.89
	100	87.94
	200	87.935
	200	87.94
	300	87.94
	100	87.94
	200	87.86
	100	87.84
	100	87.95
	100	87.92
	100	87.93
	200	87.94
	92	87.94
	100	87.9
	400	87.915
	200	87.9
	100	87.865
	100	87.87
	100	87.82
	200	87.86
	192	87.86
	100	87.82
	100	87.83
	100	87.82
	100	87.825
	200	87.865
	100	87.84
	100	87.825
	100	87.825
	100	87.83
	100	87.835
	200	87.82
	100	87.83
	100	87.8325
	100	87.83
	200	87.84
	100	87.82
	100	87.83
	100	87.83
	100	87.83
	100	87.82
	100	87.73
	100	87.82
	100	87.75
	100	87.78
	100	87.8
	100	87.8
	100	87.795
	200	87.77
	200	87.7675
	100	87.755
	200	87.83
	100	87.74
	100	87.75
	200	87.76
	100	87.795
	100	87.8
	100	87.77
	200	87.77
	100	87.74
	300	87.8
	1	87.76
	300	87.79
	200	87.775
	300	87.775
	200	87.76
	100	87.75
	99	87.76
	100	87.79
	100	87.79
	100	87.775
	100	87.785
	100	87.8
	100	87.745
	100	87.74
	100	87.78
	100	87.84
	100	87.84
	100	87.79
	100	87.85
	100	87.75
	100	87.77
	500	87.75
	500	87.75
	300	87.65
	100	87.77
	100	87.78
	300	87.75
	600	87.67
	100	87.77
	200	87.7
	100	87.66
	124	87.66
	200	87.66
	400	87.6575
	200	87.65
	100	87.66
	300	87.67
	200	87.65
	100	87.67
	300	87.67
	100	87.66
	100	87.66
	55	87.65
	76	87.66
	300	87.67
	100	87.67
	100	87.67
	45	87.72
	100	87.7
	300	87.72
	300	87.72
	100	87.71
	200	87.735
	200	87.71
	100	87.8
	100	87.77
	400	87.72
	200	87.8
	100	87.7325
	100	87.755
	200	87.77
	100	87.76
	100	87.755
	100	87.76
	100	87.755
	100	87.76
	200	87.76
	200	87.77
	100	87.77
	100	87.75
	100	87.75
	200	87.755
	100	87.7425
	100	87.75
	100	87.755
	200	87.76
	200	87.755
	200	87.75
	100	87.75
	100	87.75
	200	87.76
	100	87.755
	200	87.745
	150	87.75
	100	87.76
	100	87.7525
	100	87.76
	300	87.76
	100	87.75
	100	87.75
	50	87.75
	100	87.76
	300	87.85
	100	87.82
	100	87.81
	600	87.9
	100	87.89
	100	87.8725
	200	87.87
	92	87.87
	100	87.87
	100	87.87
	100	87.865
	100	87.8925
	100	87.885
	200	87.883
	200	87.9
	100	87.88
	200	87.8825
	100	87.87
	200	87.9
	100	87.87
	100	87.88
	100	87.88
	200	87.87
	200	87.88
	100	87.86
	200	87.87
	100	87.89
	100	87.89
	100	87.8775
	8	87.87
	100	87.8825
	100	87.87
	100	87.9
	100	87.88
	92	87.87
	200	87.885
	200	87.875
	100	87.91
	200	87.91
	300	88
	70	88
	100	88
	100	88
	100	88
	300	87.92
	200	88
	100	88
	100	88
	42	88
	292	88
	100	88
	100	87.91
	30	88
	100	88
	100	88
	100	88
	8	88
	100	88
	92	88
	8	88
	100	88
	100	88
	100	88
	100	88
	100	88
	300	87.99
	500	87.99
	50	88
	100	88
	300	88
	200	88
	100	88
	66	87.95
	34	87.95
	100	88
	200	88
	200	88
	100	88
	300	88
	100	87.94
	100	88
	300	88
	100	88
	200	88
	400	87.99
	100	87.99
	49	87.95
	51	87.95
	817	87.95
	200	87.95
	800	87.95
	700	87.6
	100	87.6
	3700	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	500	87.6
	100	87.6
	1600	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	300	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.6
	300	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	300	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	50	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	200	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	4900	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	142	87.6
	100	87.57
	100	87.565
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	108	87.6
	100	87.6
	30	87.56
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	300	87.57
	70	87.56
	100	87.56
	100	87.57
	100	87.57
	300	87.59
	100	87.59
	100	87.55
	400	87.59
	50	87.58
	450	87.59
	100	87.6
	300	87.6
	200	87.6
	7	87.54
	50	87.58
	200	87.59
	300	87.6
	300	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.59
	100	87.595
	50	87.6
	100	87.6
	600	87.6
	50	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	320	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.58
	100	87.58
	300	87.58
	200	87.6
	300	87.6
	100	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.58
	200	87.595
	50	87.59
	450	87.59
	50	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.6
	100	87.58
	400	87.6
	200	87.6
	100	87.585
	100	87.58
	300	87.58
	80	87.6
	100	87.585
	127	87.56
	100	87.57
	100	87.55
	100	87.6
	100	87.58
	100	87.57
	200	87.595
	200	87.57
	100	87.57
	100	87.55
	100	87.55
	100	87.54
	100	87.55
	100	87.56
	100	87.56
	100	87.555
	58	87.54
	200	87.555
	200	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.55
	100	87.54
	100	87.585
	200	87.555
	200	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.55
	100	87.54
	100	87.54
	100	87.52
	100	87.52
	100	87.52
	100	87.56
	200	87.555
	200	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.555
	100	87.545
	42	87.54
	100	87.53
	66	87.53
	100	87.52
	500	87.37
	200	87.37
	300	87.37
	100	87.36
	100	87.36
	100	87.37
	100	87.37
	100	87.39
	100	87.37
	100	87.4
	100	87.4
	300	87.39
	300	87.39
	200	87.35
	100	87.35
	100	87.37
	100	87.37
	200	87.375
	100	87.375
	300	87.37
	100	87.4
	100	87.39
	300	87.39
	100	87.37
	300	87.36
	200	87.36
	200	87.35
	200	87.37
	100	87.375
	200	87.37
	100	87.385
	200	87.38
	100	87.4
	200	87.39
	200	87.39
	100	87.37
	400	87.37
	200	87.37
	100	87.39
	100	87.38
	300	87.38
	300	87.39
	100	87.39
	100	87.35
	100	87.37
	100	87.37
	100	87.37
	100	87.375
	100	87.38
	100	87.4
	100	87.4
	100	87.39
	200	87.39
	100	87.39
	100	87.39
	100	87.39
	100	87.39
	300	87.385
	300	87.385
	100	87.4
	100	87.4
	30,000	87.8533
	98,863	88.0110
Total (ADR)	228,863

(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	15 May 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

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