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EPT Disclosure

25th Jul 2008 12:46

RNS Number : 9112Z

Citigroup Inc

25 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	23 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	812 (0.00%)	3,094 (0.00%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
Total	812 (0.00%)	3,094 (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)
	40,000	36.4625
Total (ORD)	40,000
	60000	73.3692
	25000	72.7463
	361390	73.7225
	20000	72.9249
	50000	73.4525
	500	73.5000
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	300	72.75
	300	72.745
	200	72.75
	200	72.75
	300	72.74
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	400	72.75
	100	72.74
	100	72.74
	89	72.74
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	200	72.75
	100	72.745
	100	72.75
	200	72.75
	100	72.75
	300	72.74
	100	72.75
	500	72.74
	100	72.74
	600	72.75
	100	72.75
	400	72.75
	100	72.75
	300	72.75
	300	72.75
	200	72.75
	200	72.745
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	600	72.73
	100	72.74
	100	72.75
	200	72.74
	122	72.745
	300	72.7425
	400	72.75
	600	72.74
	100	72.75
	500	72.75
	100	72.75
	200	72.75
	200	72.75
	8	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.73
	400	72.74
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	600	72.73
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	500	72.75
	100	72.735
	300	72.75
	100	72.75
	259	72.75
	100	72.75
	200	72.75
	100	72.75
	500	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.73
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	300	72.75
	200	72.75
	300	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	9	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	200	72.75
	900	72.75
	100	72.75
	500	72.75
	200	72.75
	300	72.745
	300	72.73
	300	72.745
	300	72.7375
	90	72.75
	100	72.75
	400	72.75
	300	72.75
	210	72.75
	100	72.75
	600	72.75
	100	72.75
	700	72.75
	100	72.74
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	700	72.75
	500	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	200	72.73
	100	72.74
	200	72.74
	90	72.72
	223	72.72
	100	73
	100	72.99
	100	73
	100	72.99
	100	73
	100	72.99
	100	72.99
	100	72.99
	200	73
	400	73
	100	73.34
	800	73.35
	100	73.34
	100	73.35
	200	73.34
	200	73.35
	100	73.35
	200	73.35
	200	73.35
	400	73.34
	200	73.35
	400	73.35
	400	73.34
	100	73.34
	100	73.35
	200	73.34
	200	73.33
	200	73.35
	100	73.34
	100	73.35
	300	73.35
	600	73.34
	200	73.34
	200	73.44
	200	73.44
	200	73.45
	200	73.47
	600	73.47
	200	73.46
	400	73.45
	400	73.44
	600	73.44
	100	73.47
	700	73.47
	200	73.47
	200	73.45
	100	73.45
	100	73.47
	100	73.47
	100	73.46
	1000	73.47
	100	73.47
	200	73.47
	100	73.48
	100	73.48
	600	73.49
	500	73.49
	200	73.49
	400	73.44
	200	73.44
	200	73.44
	100	73.47
	1500	73.47
	100	73.47
	300	73.46
	400	73.47
	200	73.48
	100	73.48
	100	73.48
	400	73.49
	200	73.49
	200	73.48
	900	73.49
	100	73.47
	300	73.47
	300	73.46
	100	73.47
	100	73.47
	100	73.47
	100	73.48
	100	73.48
	400	73.49
	100	73.49
	700	73.48
	300	73.48
	200	73.49
	100	73.47
	100	73.47
	100	73.48
	900	73.48
	100	73.48
	900	73.48
	400	73.49
	200	73.49
	100	73.49
	700	73.5
	200	73.5
	100	73.47
	400	73.47
	700	73.48
	700	73.48
	200	73.49
	100	73.49
	900	73.48
	900	73.49
	600	73.5
	100	73.5
	200	73.49
	300	73.5
	100	73.5
	1000	73.5
	100	73.5
	1000	73.5
	600	73.5
	300	73.5
	200	73.5
	100	73.5
	100	73.5
	100	73.48
	100	73.49
	500	73.47
	100	73.5
	200	73.5
	100	73.49
	600	73.49
	400	73.5
	100	73.5
	100	73.49
	200	73.48
	100	73.5
	100	73.5
	500	73.5
	100	73.5
	3900	73.48
	900	73.48
	400	73.5
	100	73.49
	400	73.5
	200	73.48
	100	73.48
	700	73.48
	300	73.5
	400	73.48
	100	73.5
	2100	73.48
	300	73.49
	600	73.48
	300	73.48
	100	73.5
	300	73.5
	200	73.5
	300	73.5
Total (ADR's)	591,890

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated)
	40,000	36.4625
	40,000	36.5786
	120000	36.70959
	50000	36.39817
	100000	36.75123
Total (ORD)	350,000
	361390	73.72
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	300	72.75
	300	72.745
	200	72.75
	200	72.75
	300	72.74
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	400	72.75
	100	72.74
	100	72.74
	89	72.74
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	200	72.75
	100	72.745
	100	72.75
	200	72.75
	100	72.75
	300	72.74
	100	72.75
	500	72.74
	100	72.74
	600	72.75
	100	72.75
	400	72.75
	100	72.75
	300	72.75
	300	72.75
	200	72.75
	200	72.745
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	600	72.73
	100	72.74
	100	72.75
	200	72.74
	122	72.745
	300	72.7425
	400	72.75
	600	72.74
	100	72.75
	500	72.75
	100	72.75
	200	72.75
	200	72.75
	8	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.73
	400	72.74
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	600	72.73
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	500	72.75
	100	72.735
	300	72.75
	100	72.75
	259	72.75
	100	72.75
	200	72.75
	100	72.75
	500	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.73
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	300	72.75
	200	72.75
	300	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	9	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	200	72.75
	900	72.75
	100	72.75
	500	72.75
	200	72.75
	300	72.745
	300	72.73
	300	72.745
	300	72.7375
	90	72.75
	100	72.75
	400	72.75
	300	72.75
	210	72.75
	100	72.75
	600	72.75
	100	72.75
	700	72.75
	100	72.74
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	700	72.75
	500	72.75
	100	72.75
	100	72.75
	200	72.73
	100	72.74
	200	72.74
	90	72.72
	223	72.72
	100	73
	100	72.99
	100	73
	100	72.99
	100	73
	100	72.99
	100	72.99
	100	72.99
	200	73
	400	73
	100	73.34
	800	73.35
	100	73.34
	100	73.35
	200	73.34
	200	73.35
	100	73.35
	200	73.35
	200	73.35
	400	73.34
	200	73.35
	400	73.35
	400	73.34
	100	73.34
	100	73.35
	200	73.34
	200	73.33
	200	73.35
	100	73.34
	100	73.35
	300	73.35
	600	73.34
	200	73.34
	200	73.44
	200	73.44
	200	73.45
	200	73.47
	600	73.47
	200	73.46
	400	73.45
	400	73.44
	600	73.44
	100	73.47
	700	73.47
	200	73.47
	200	73.45
	100	73.45
	100	73.47
	100	73.47
	100	73.46
	1000	73.47
	100	73.47
	200	73.47
	100	73.48
	100	73.48
	600	73.49
	500	73.49
	200	73.49
	400	73.44
	200	73.44
	200	73.44
	100	73.47
	1500	73.47
	100	73.47
	300	73.46
	400	73.47
	200	73.48
	100	73.48
	100	73.48
	400	73.49
	200	73.49
	200	73.48
	900	73.49
	100	73.47
	300	73.47
	300	73.46
	100	73.47
	100	73.47
	100	73.47
	100	73.48
	100	73.48
	400	73.49
	100	73.49
	700	73.48
	300	73.48
	200	73.49
	100	73.47
	100	73.47
	100	73.48
	900	73.48
	100	73.48
	900	73.48
	400	73.49
	200	73.49
	100	73.49
	700	73.5
	200	73.5
	100	73.47
	400	73.47
	700	73.48
	700	73.48
	200	73.49
	100	73.49
	900	73.48
	900	73.49
	600	73.5
	100	73.5
	200	73.49
	300	73.5
	100	73.5
	1000	73.5
	100	73.5
	1000	73.5
	600	73.5
	300	73.5
	200	73.5
	100	73.5
	100	73.5
	100	73.48
	100	73.49
	500	73.47
	100	73.5
	200	73.5
	100	73.49
	600	73.49
	400	73.5
	100	73.5
	100	73.49
	200	73.48
	100	73.5
	100	73.5
	500	73.5
	100	73.5
	3900	73.48
	900	73.48
	400	73.5
	100	73.49
	400	73.5
	200	73.48
	100	73.48
	700	73.48
	300	73.5
	400	73.48
	100	73.5
	2100	73.48
	300	73.49
	600	73.48
	300	73.48
	100	73.5
	300	73.5
	200	73.5
	300	73.5
Total (ADR's)	436,390

(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	25 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

END

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