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EPT Disclosure

16th Jun 2008 11:59

RNS Number : 7843W

Citigroup Inc

16 June 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	12 June 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	810 (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	810 (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)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated)
	22,890	40.3750
Total (ORD)	22,890
	50,000	79.7504
	300	80
	500	80.01
	200	80.01
	1050	80.01
	400	79.99
	100	79.98
	100	79.98
	200	79.985
	700	80.01
	100	80
	100	79.98
	100	79.985
	100	80.01
	330	79.99
	100	79.98
	100	80
	200	80
	100	79.99
	200	79.99
	100	79.98
	100	80
	45	80
	100	80.01
	200	80.01
	700	80.01
	300	80.01
	100	80.01
	138	80.01
	100	80.01
	1200	80.005
	400	80.005
	100	80.01
	600	80.01
	600	80.01
	200	80
	100	80.01
	100	80.01
	80	80
	100	80.005
	100	80.005
	100	80.01
	100	80.005
	50	80
	100	80.01
	50	80.01
	51	80.01
	300	80.01
	100	80.005
	50	80
	100	80
	200	80.005
	100	80.005
	90	80
	51	80
	200	80
	300	80.01
	51	80
	40	80
	300	80.01
	200	80.005
	4	80
	600	80
	51	80
	100	80
	50	80.01
	50	80
	200	80.01
	200	80.01
	200	80.005
	50	80
	200	80
	25	80
	21	80
	200	80.01
	50	80
	100	80.005
	35	80
	100	80
	100	80.005
	100	80.01
	51	80
	100	80.01
	50	80.01
	51	80
	40	80.01
	300	80.01
	90	80
	100	80.01
	100	80.01
	50	80.01
	710	80.01
	90	80.01
	50	80.01
	51	80.01
	51	80.01
	100	80.01
	189	80
	100	79.995
	100	79.99
	50	80.01
	50	80.01
	600	80.005
	500	79.99
	100	80.01
	300	80.005
	50	80.01
	100	79.995
	90	79.99
	100	80.01
	200	80.01
	200	80.005
	100	80.01
	200	80.01
	400	80.01
	200	80
	100	79.99
	100	79.99
	100	80.01
	100	80.005
	300	80.01
	100	80.01
	100	80
	300	80
	200	80
	300	80
	100	79.99
	27	79.99
	100	80.01
	100	80.01
	100	80.01
	100	80.01
	200	80.01
	100	80
	100	80
	48	80
	100	80
	100	80.01
	300	80.01
	100	80.01
	300	80
	100	80.01
	200	80.01
	100	80.01
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	200	79.485
	100	79.485
	100	79.485
	500	79.49
	200	79.495
	100	79.5
	100	79.49
	1800	79.495
	100	79.49
	100	79.49
	50	79.5
	100	79.5
	200	79.5
	400	79.49
	100	79.49
	400	79.5
	400	79.49
	100	79.49
	200	79.49
	300	79.485
	100	79.49
	100	79.49
	100	79.49
	100	79.49
	900	79.5
	100	79.4825
	400	79.485
	600	79.49
	100	79.49
	100	79.5
	300	79.5
	500	79.495
	300	79.49
	200	79.49
	900	79.5
	100	79.49
	300	79.5
	600	79.5
	700	79.5
	300	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.49
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	200	79.5
	300	79.5
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	300	79.5
	100	79.495
	100	79.49
	200	79.5
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.49
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	200	79.5
	200	79.5
	200	79.49
	100	79.495
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	400	79.49
	100	79.5
	100	79.49
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	300	79.5
	400	79.4925
	300	79.5
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	300	79.49
	300	79.5
	100	79.49
	100	79.5
	300	79.49
	200	79.49
	100	79.49
	100	79.495
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.49
	300	79.5
	100	79.5
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	300	79.5
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	300	79.5
	300	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	300	79.5
	550	79.5
	100	79.5
	300	79.5
	300	79.5
	100	79.32
Total (ADR)	100,100

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated)
	100,000	39.9002
Total (ORD)	100,000
	11,445	80.8001
	300	80
	500	80.01
	200	80.01
	1050	80.01
	400	79.99
	100	79.98
	100	79.98
	200	79.985
	700	80.01
	100	80
	100	79.98
	100	79.985
	100	80.01
	330	79.99
	100	79.98
	100	80
	200	80
	100	79.99
	200	79.99
	100	79.98
	100	80
	45	80
	100	80.01
	200	80.01
	700	80.01
	300	80.01
	100	80.01
	138	80.01
	100	80.01
	1200	80.005
	400	80.005
	100	80.01
	600	80.01
	600	80.01
	200	80
	100	80.01
	100	80.01
	80	80
	100	80.005
	100	80.005
	100	80.01
	100	80.005
	50	80
	100	80.01
	50	80.01
	51	80.01
	300	80.01
	100	80.005
	50	80
	100	80
	200	80.005
	100	80.005
	90	80
	51	80
	200	80
	300	80.01
	51	80
	40	80
	300	80.01
	200	80.005
	4	80
	600	80
	51	80
	100	80
	50	80.01
	50	80
	200	80.01
	200	80.01
	200	80.005
	50	80
	200	80
	25	80
	21	80
	200	80.01
	50	80
	100	80.005
	35	80
	100	80
	100	80.005
	100	80.01
	51	80
	100	80.01
	50	80.01
	51	80
	40	80.01
	300	80.01
	90	80
	100	80.01
	100	80.01
	50	80.01
	710	80.01
	90	80.01
	50	80.01
	51	80.01
	51	80.01
	100	80.01
	189	80
	100	79.995
	100	79.99
	50	80.01
	50	80.01
	600	80.005
	500	79.99
	100	80.01
	300	80.005
	50	80.01
	100	79.995
	90	79.99
	100	80.01
	200	80.01
	200	80.005
	100	80.01
	200	80.01
	400	80.01
	200	80
	100	79.99
	100	79.99
	100	80.01
	100	80.005
	300	80.01
	100	80.01
	100	80
	300	80
	200	80
	300	80
	100	79.99
	27	79.99
	100	80.01
	100	80.01
	100	80.01
	100	80.01
	200	80.01
	100	80
	100	80
	48	80
	100	80
	100	80.01
	300	80.01
	100	80.01
	300	80
	100	80.01
	200	80.01
	100	80.01
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	200	79.485
	100	79.485
	100	79.485
	500	79.49
	200	79.495
	100	79.5
	100	79.49
	1800	79.495
	100	79.49
	100	79.49
	50	79.5
	100	79.5
	200	79.5
	400	79.49
	100	79.49
	400	79.5
	400	79.49
	100	79.49
	200	79.49
	300	79.485
	100	79.49
	100	79.49
	100	79.49
	100	79.49
	900	79.5
	100	79.4825
	400	79.485
	600	79.49
	100	79.49
	100	79.5
	300	79.5
	500	79.495
	300	79.49
	200	79.49
	900	79.5
	100	79.49
	300	79.5
	600	79.5
	700	79.5
	300	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.49
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	200	79.5
	300	79.5
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	300	79.5
	100	79.495
	100	79.49
	200	79.5
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.49
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	200	79.5
	200	79.5
	200	79.49
	100	79.495
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	400	79.49
	100	79.5
	100	79.49
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	300	79.5
	400	79.4925
	300	79.5
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	300	79.49
	300	79.5
	100	79.49
	100	79.5
	300	79.49
	200	79.49
	100	79.49
	100	79.495
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.49
	300	79.5
	100	79.5
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	300	79.5
	200	79.5
	100	79.5
	300	79.5
	300	79.5
	100	79.5
	100	79.5
	300	79.5
	550	79.5
	100	79.5
	300	79.5
	300	79.5
	100	79.292
Total	61,545

(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	16 June 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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