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EPT Disclosure

13th Aug 2008 12:10

RNS Number : 2426B

Citigroup Inc

13 August 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	11 August 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	4 (0.00%)	1,694 (0.00%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
Total	4 (0.00%)	1,694 (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)
	47,800	32.3268
Total (ORD)	47,800
	20,000	63.6299
	100	65.11
	90	65.01
	90	65.01
	19	65
	90	65
	10	65
	61	65.01
	240	65.01
	90	65.01
	20	65
	90	65.02
	10	65.02
	90	65
	90	65.04
	90	65.02
	100	65.01
	54	65.01
	100	65
	5400	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	50	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	200	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	200	65
	100	65.02
	300	65
	300	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	200	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	916	65
	200	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	64.43
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	300	64.4
	100	64.405
	200	64.41
	100	64.4
	100	64.41
	320	64.41
	100	64.4
	300	64.4
	100	64.4
	200	64.41
	100	64.41
	80	64.41
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	200	64.4
	200	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.405
	800	64.4
	200	64.4
	400	64.4
	100	64.405
	100	64.4
	300	64.41
	100	64.41
	200	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	900	64.4
	100	64.41
	500	64.4
	300	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	300	64.4125
	200	64.41
	100	64.42
	100	64.41
	300	64.42
	100	64.42
	100	64.42
	100	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.405
	300	64.4
	200	64.42
	100	64.41
	200	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.41
	200	64.42
	100	64.41
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	200	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.4
	100	64.41
	100	63.2
	100	63.2
	100	63.2
	400	63.2
	200	63.2
	100	63.2
	100	63.2
Total (ADR's)	155,000

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated)
	40,000	31.8399
Total (ORD)	40,000
	23,900	64.7038
	100	65.11
	90	65.01
	90	65.01
	19	65
	90	65
	10	65
	61	65.01
	240	65.01
	90	65.01
	20	65
	90	65.02
	10	65.02
	90	65
	90	65.04
	90	65.02
	100	65.01
	54	65.01
	100	65
	5400	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	50	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	200	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	200	65
	100	65.02
	300	65
	300	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	200	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	916	65
	200	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	65
	100	64.43
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	300	64.4
	100	64.405
	200	64.41
	100	64.4
	100	64.41
	320	64.41
	100	64.4
	300	64.4
	100	64.4
	200	64.41
	100	64.41
	80	64.41
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	200	64.4
	200	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.405
	800	64.4
	200	64.4
	400	64.4
	100	64.405
	100	64.4
	300	64.41
	100	64.41
	200	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	900	64.4
	100	64.41
	500	64.4
	300	64.4
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	300	64.4125
	200	64.41
	100	64.42
	100	64.41
	300	64.42
	100	64.42
	100	64.42
	100	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.405
	300	64.4
	200	64.42
	100	64.41
	200	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.41
	200	64.42
	100	64.41
	100	64.4
	100	64.4
	200	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.41
	100	64.4
	100	64.41
	100	63.2
	100	63.2
	100	63.2
	400	63.2
	200	63.2
	100	63.2
	100	63.2
Total (ADR's)	50,000

(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	13 August 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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