11th Jan 2008 11:05
Citigroup GM Australia Pty Ltd11 January 2008 Part 1 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 Australia Pty Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ord/Equitydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 10 January 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 4,177,640 (0.12%) 6,172,091 (0.18%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 15,356,539 (0.46%) 20,130,092 (0.60%) Total 19,534,179 (0.58%) 26,302,183 (0.78%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of thecompany, other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long ShortConvertible 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%) (c) 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) AUD (unless stated) 119805 38.96 111979 39.09 103447 38.91 80000 38.1937 48000 44 23000 44 20175 39.09 19183 39.09 15528 39.09 11433 39.09 11268 39 11124 39.09 10000 39.09 10000 39 10000 39.08 10000 39 9589 39.12 8952 39 8574 39.07 7806 39.09 7695 39.14 7506 39.09 7000 39.13 6355 39.14 5817 39.09 5720 39.09 5408 38.92 5221 39.09 5000 38.98 5000 39.08 5000 39.11 4906 39.14 4779 39.09 4700 38.98 4677 38.99 4562 39.02 4530 38.99 4306 39.01 4287 38.83 4193 38.92 3954 39 3718 39.14 3679 38.9 3667 38.84 3645 39.14 3445 39.03 3445 39.03 3431 39.09 3407 39.09 3352 39.12 3247 39.09 3243 39.14 3046 38.97 3024 38.93 3000 39.1 2874 38.91 2797 39.09 2724 39.13 2724 39.1 2724 39.14 2723 39.12 2707 39 2707 39.09 2655 38.99 2655 38.99 2557 38.98 2548 38.94 2500 39.09 2470 38.98 2447 38.93 2447 38.93 2398 38.81 2394 38.91 2386 38.96 2376 38.93 2375 38.97 2355 39.12 2347 38.95 2332 38.84 2326 38.88 2326 38.83 2321 38.94 2321 38.94 2319 38.92 2315 38.9 2247 39.03 2208 38.96 2143 39.07 2117 39 2114 39.15 2100 39.09 2089 39.04 2045 38.92 2030 38.93 2030 38.93 2001 38.92 2000 38.84 1992 38.89 1990 38.96 1964 39.01 1955 39.14 1944 38.93 1936 39.14 1904 38.92 1845 38.99 1837 38.83 1837 38.83 1826 39.06 1826 39.06 1823 38.85 1821 38.86 1761 39.03 1733 38.92 1706 38.84 1700 38.96 1675 39.09 1647 38.97 1647 38.97 1646 39.08 1627 39.11 1607 39.07 1602 38.96 1602 38.96 1566 38.93 1544 38.97 1539 38.82 1512 39.01 1512 39.01 1500 39.14 1494 38.99 1494 38.99 1487 39 1487 39 1476 39.14 1467 38.96 1467 39.09 1466 38.93 1458 38.94 1458 38.95 1458 38.94 1454 39.14 1447 38.99 1427 39.13 1406 39.01 1406 39.02 1401 38.99 1401 38.99 1393 38.95 1379 38.91 1377 38.92 1373 38.99 1361 39.02 1361 39.02 1359 38.96 1292 38.95 1292 39.09 1291 38.96 1273 39.13 1271 39.03 1271 39.03 1253 38.95 1253 38.95 1239 39.1 1239 39.1 1207 38.92 1200 38.97 1200 39.14 1149 39.12 1123 39.18 1122 39.09 1084 39.14 1080 39.11 1073 39.07 1072 39.02 1072 39.07 1070 39.09 1068 38.96 1066 38.97 1061 39.13 1053 38.98 1053 39.06 1048 38.84 1026 38.91 1012 39.14 1000 45 1000 39.14 1000 39.09 1000 38.85 999 38.83 998 39 998 39 978 39.01 978 38.98 973 38.83 972 39 969 38.88 967 38.98 967 39 961 38.93 947 39.21 947 39.08 947 39.07 945 38.92 942 39.05 942 39.05 928 38.93 924 39 920 38.91 908 39.19 903 38.97 903 38.97 901 39.03 900 38.91 900 38.96 900 38.91 900 39.14 890 38.98 886 39.15 886 39.15 884 39.09 866 38.89 866 38.89 847 38.99 845 39 827 38.97 817 39.09 811 38.95 806 38.97 800 38.98 770 38.87 757 38.97 737 39.12 737 39.14 733 39.02 733 39.02 725 38.88 725 39.14 721 38.98 717 39.02 713 38.99 710 39.02 710 39.02 709 39.01 709 39.01 706 38.99 701 38.91 700 38.87 700 38.93 700 39.06 700 38.98 697 39.01 667 39.02 667 39.02 648 39.15 626 39.13 616 38.97 613 38.96 609 38.88 606 38.91 602 38.97 599 38.85 582 39 573 38.83 568 39.14 559 39.08 559 39.08 553 39.1 540 39.02 538 38.89 538 38.89 530 39.12 530 39.13 519 38.92 518 38.89 503 39.06 500 39.08 500 38.99 500 38.93 500 38.84 500 39.07 482 39.06 470 38.99 468 38.95 466 39 464 39.05 464 39.05 460 39.12 457 38.99 457 39.08 456 38.92 438 39.12 438 39.13 438 39.13 438 39.1 438 39.14 438 39.02 436 39 436 39.09 436 39.08 436 39.11 419 38.93 418 38.97 415 38.99 415 39.1 415 39.1 411 39.12 404 38.97 400 38.93 400 38.98 400 38.91 400 39.02 400 39.02 392 39.13 390 38.94 390 38.93 389 38.84 387 38.96 387 39 385 38.92 385 38.91 385 38.93 385 38.93 384 38.96 384 38.96 384 38.97 383 38.81 383 38.97 383 38.95 383 38.97 379 38.94 376 38.99 376 38.99 376 38.98 376 38.96 376 39.2 375 39 375 38.84 375 38.99 375 39.03 374 38.98 374 38.88 373 39.13 373 39 373 39 373 39.02 373 39.02 372 38.93 368 39.11 368 39.06 367 38.91 367 38.91 366 39.02 364 39.01 361 39.02 361 39.03 361 39.07 361 39.02 361 39.03 361 39.07 360 38.99 360 39.01 360 39.01 359 38.95 359 38.97 355 39.08 355 38.91 355 39.08 354 39.02 354 39.1 354 38.99 354 38.99 354 38.99 354 38.98 354 38.84 353 39.01 353 38.99 353 38.83 353 38.88 352 38.97 352 38.95 352 38.92 352 38.93 350 38.86 350 38.86 349 39.02 347 38.97 346 39.08 346 39.11 344 38.99 343 39 343 39.03 343 39.02 342 39.1 341 39.07 341 38.94 341 38.9 341 39 337 38.83 337 38.83 337 38.83 334 39.02 332 38.98 332 38.98 330 39.07 329 39.11 329 39.11 328 39.06 328 38.89 328 38.85 328 38.83 328 38.83 326 39.08 319 39.18 319 39.1 319 39.08 319 39.1 319 39.1 319 39.11 319 39.18 319 39.08 316 38.93 311 39.06 307 39.13 307 38.95 306 39.19 306 39.19 305 39 303 39.06 303 39.11 303 39.15 303 39.14 303 39.15 303 39 303 39.06 303 39.15 300 38.98 300 38.92 300 38.93 300 38.84 300 39.11 300 39.03 300 38.97 300 38.91 298 38.97 298 38.97 295 38.84 291 38.89 285 38.93 284 39.12 283 39.08 280 39.08 278 38.96 274 39.1 267 38.85 264 38.94 257 38.96 256 39.01 256 38.92 255 38.87 250 39.09 248 38.96 235 39.03 224 38.96 220 38.96 215 38.94 211 38.82 211 38.83 209 38.98 208 38.97 200 38.87 200 38.91 200 38.92 200 38.96 200 38.96 200 38.97 200 38.97 200 38.92 194 38.96 188 39.05 184 38.91 183 38.91 183 38.91 178 38.96 178 39 170 38.84 167 38.96 166 38.98 166 39.09 166 39.05 165 39.11 165 39.16 165 39 160 38.84 160 39.01 160 38.84 151 38.97 144 38.92 142 38.88 141 39.16 138 39.12 138 39.12 135 38.92 134 38.97 134 39.02 134 38.85 133 39.02 132 38.88 130 39.14 126 38.88 126 38.89 125 39 125 39.02 125 38.88 124 39 124 39.02 121 39.06 106 39.08 106 38.84 106 39.14 105 39.06 100 38.96 100 38.96 100 38.98 100 39.01 99 38.96 94 39.04 93 38.89 92 38.99 92 38.98 92 38.98 92 38.98 92 38.98 92 38.98 91 39.14 89 38.98 86 38.84 85 39.12 85 38.99 85 38.97 85 38.98 85 38.97 82 38.97 82 39.06 78 39 78 39 72 38.95 72 39 65 38.99 65 38.96 64 38.96 64 38.96 61 39.14 59 38.98 53 38.87 53 39.14 42 38.95 41 39.06 38 38.98 35 38.99 34 38.87 34 38.92 34 38.95 30 38.92 29 38.93 28 38.83 28 38.99 28 39.06 28 39.02 27 39.14 27 39.08 27 39 25 38.91 24 38.96 24 39.04 22 38.99 21 38.85 20 38.97 20 38.97 20 38.99 20 39.14 20 38.92 20 38.92 20 39.09 20 39.06 20 39.06 20 38.97 20 38.97 20 39.12 20 39.13 20 39.13 19 38.99 19 39.12 18 39.07 18 39.03 18 39.07 17 39.08 16 38.8 13 38.87 13 39.02 12 39.13 12 39.02 11 38.98 11 38.99 9 38.96 8 39.13 2 38.89 1 38.82 1 38.87 1 38.92 1 39.07 1 39.11 1 39.12 1 39.08 1 39.08 1 38.83 1 38.85 1 38.93 1 38.98 1 38.98 1 39.1 1 39 1 39 1 38.96 1 39 1 39 1 39 1 39.01 1 39 1 39 1 39 1 39 1 39 1 39 1 39.01 1 39.15 1 39.15 1 39.19 1 39.19 1 39.2 1 39.2 1 39.2 1 39.2 1 39.21 1 39.15 1 39.15 1 39.1 1 39.09 1 39.08 1 39.07 1 39.06 1 39.06 1 39.08 1 39.12 1 39.12 1 39.12 1 39.04 1 39.02 1 39.05 1 39.05 1 39.05 1 39.09 1 39.06 1 39.06 1 39.06 1 39.09 1 39.08 1 39.08 1 39 1 38.99 1 39 1 39.06 1 39.06 1 39.07 1 39.06 1 39.02 1 39 1 39 1 39 1 39.02 1 39.03 1 39.02 1 39.02 1 38.98 1 38.98 1 38.97 1 38.97 1 38.97 1 38.99 1 38.99 1 38.95 1 38.94 1 38.94 1 38.94 1 38.89 1 38.95 1 38.95 1 38.96 1 38.86 1 38.86 1 38.86 1 38.82 1 38.82Total 1,185,676 Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) AUD (unless stated) -1 39.15 -1 39.15 -1 39.1 -1 39.1 -1 39.1 -1 39.12 -1 39.12 -1 39.12 -1 39.07 -1 38.98 -1 38.98 -1 38.98 -1 38.98 -1 38.97 -1 39 -1 38.98 -1 38.98 -1 38.99 -1 38.99 -1 38.99 -1 38.99 -1 38.99 -1 39.01 -1 39.12 -1 39.12 -1 39.19 -1 39.18 -1 39.18 -1 39.19 -1 39.19 -1 39.2 -1 39.21 -1 39.14 -1 39.14 -1 39.05 -1 39.05 -1 39.05 -1 39.05 -1 39.05 -1 39.05 -1 39.07 -1 39.09 -1 39.09 -1 39.12 -1 39.02 -1 39.03 -1 39.03 -1 39.03 -1 39.03 -1 39.04 -1 39.05 -1 39.06 -1 39.06 -1 39.09 -1 39.08 -1 39.08 -1 38.97 -1 38.99 -1 38.98 -1 39.05 -1 39.05 -1 39.06 -1 39.06 -1 39.02 -1 38.99 -1 38.99 -1 38.99 -1 39.03 -1 39.03 -1 39.01 -1 39.01 -1 38.98 -1 38.96 -1 38.96 -1 38.96 -1 38.97 -1 38.98 -1 38.98 -1 38.95 -1 38.94 -1 38.93 -1 38.93 -1 38.9 -1 38.95 -1 38.94 -1 38.95 -1 38.84 -1 38.85 -1 38.86 -1 38.82 -1 38.8 -2 38.93 -2 38.99 -3 39.02 -3 39.09 -3 39.1 -4 39.01 -4 38.99 -5 38.99 -5 38.96 -6 39.11 -6 39 -6 39 -8 39.07 -8 39.07 -8 39.07 -9 38.99 -11 39.15 -11 38.99 -11 38.99 -12 39 -13 38.93 -13 38.99 -13 38.99 -13 39.02 -15 39.07 -16 39.15 -17 39.15 -18 39.07 -22 39.15 -22 39.03 -23 39.09 -23 39.07 -24 39.04 -24 39.06 -26 39 -27 39.01 -28 38.99 -28 39.03 -28 39.06 -28 39.02 -29 39.15 -29 39.21 -30 38.88 -30 39 -30 38.99 -33 39.12 -33 39.12 -34 39.1 -36 38.93 -37 38.93 -39 39 -39 39.15 -40 38.92 -41 39.11 -50 39.03 -51 39.15 -52 39 -55 39 -58 39 -58 39.1 -59 39.19 -60 39 -61 39 -61 38.85 -64 39.21 -64 38.96 -66 39.09 -69 39.03 -71 39.08 -75 39.18 -77 39 -78 39.1 -79 39.09 -79 38.92 -85 38.95 -99 39.07 -100 39.09 -100 39.09 -101 39.21 -102 39 -103 38.97 -106 39.19 -112 39.11 -115 38.88 -120 39.14 -124 39 -124 39 -124 39.02 -124 39.02 -125 39 -125 39.02 -126 38.88 -127 39.03 -130 39.09 -130 39.08 -133 39.02 -133 39.02 -134 39.02 -138 39.12 -138 39.12 -142 38.95 -151 39.11 -160 39.01 -160 38.84 -164 39.11 -165 39.02 -165 39.11 -166 39.05 -166 38.98 -166 38.98 -171 39.03 -178 38.99 -183 38.91 -183 38.91 -183 38.91 -184 38.91 -185 39 -186 39.08 -188 39.05 -192 39.04 -193 39 -198 39 -200 39.1 -200 39.12 -200 39.12 -200 39.12 -200 38.96 -218 38.96 -218 38.93 -218 38.92 -232 39.11 -235 39.03 -238 39.14 -247 39.11 -247 39.09 -248 39.14 -250 39 -250 39.02 -250 39.12 -250 38.99 -251 39 -256 39 -256 39.12 -269 38.88 -270 39.14 -277 39.09 -279 39.08 -280 39.11 -280 39.08 -284 39.08 -292 39.1 -298 39.05 -298 38.97 -300 39.1 -301 38.93 -303 39.15 -303 39.06 -303 39.06 -303 39.15 -305 38.92 -306 39.19 -306 39.19 -311 39.1 -312 38.96 -318 39.14 -319 39.18 -319 39.08 -319 39.11 -319 39.18 -319 39.08 -319 39.1 -319 39.1 -328 38.83 -328 38.89 -328 38.85 -328 38.83 -329 39.11 -330 39.14 -332 38.98 -333 39.02 -334 39.02 -336 39.14 -337 38.83 -337 38.83 -343 39.02 -346 39.11 -346 39.11 -349 39.04 -352 39 -352 39.13 -353 39.01 -353 38.99 -354 38.99 -354 38.99 -355 39.08 -356 39.01 -360 39.1 -360 39.01 -361 39.02 -361 39.03 -361 39.07 -361 39.02 -361 39.03 -361 39.07 -366 39.14 -366 39.02 -367 38.91 -367 39.02 -367 38.91 -368 39.03 -372 38.96 -373 39 -373 39.02 -375 39 -376 39.21 -376 38.99 -376 38.99 -376 38.96 -383 38.95 -383 38.97 -385 38.93 -385 39.13 -387 39 -400 39.15 -400 39.14 -400 39.02 -401 39.19 -408 39.01 -434 38.88 -436 39.11 -450 39.21 -456 39.11 -464 39.05 -497 38.92 -500 39.09 -500 39.21 -500 39.09 -500 39.03 -500 39.13 -503 38.93 -506 39.12 -518 38.93 -520 39.09 -520 38.97 -530 39.12 -538 38.89 -538 38.89 -538 38.89 -540 38.95 -540 38.93 -540 38.93 -540 39 -555 39.03 -559 39.08 -563 39.13 -567 39.02 -581 39.03 -600 39.12 -601 39.1 -613 38.96 -613 38.96 -616 38.97 -622 38.99 -641 38.96 -646 38.88 -650 39.12 -667 39.02 -677 39 -697 39.01 -697 39.02 -699 38.83 -706 38.99 -709 39.01 -710 39.02 -726 39.12 -733 39.02 -737 39.12 -737 39.14 -737 39.14 -737 39.14 -754 39.05 -779 39.19 -800 39 -834 39.15 -847 38.99 -848 38.99 -866 38.89 -866 38.89 -870 38.95 -886 39.15 -896 39.14 -900 39.09 -900 38.92 -900 38.95 -900 38.96 -901 39.04 -901 39.06 -901 39.06 -903 38.97 -908 39.19 -916 39 -924 39 -942 39.05 -945 39.03 -947 39.08 -947 39.07 -947 39.21 -947 39.11 -961 38.93 -963 39.03 -967 38.99 -967 39 -972 39 -973 38.83 -973 38.83 -998 39 -999 38.83 -1000 39.09 -1000 39.02 -1000 39.14 -1000 39.15 -1000 39.12 -1018 39.02 -1028 39.11 -1048 38.99 -1048 38.84 -1072 39.02 -1072 39.07 -1072 39.02 -1072 39.03 -1072 39.07 -1080 39.11 -1089 39.12 -1100 39.09 -1109 39.12 -1112 39 -1123 39.18 -1124 39 -1151 39.03 -1212 39.18 -1239 39.1 -1253 38.95 -1260 38.84 -1271 39.03 -1271 39.03 -1275 39.07 -1349 38.93 -1353 38.85 -1361 39.02 -1376 39 -1377 38.92 -1401 38.99 -1406 39.02 -1454 39.14 -1458 38.94 -1458 38.94 -1459 39.04 -1487 39 -1494 38.99 -1501 39.1 -1512 39.01 -1525 39.11 -1532 39.1 -1544 38.97 -1549 39.04 -1602 38.96 -1627 39.11 -1647 38.97 -1697 38.96 -1697 39.15 -1700 39.09 -1708 38.96 -1755 39.03 -1800 39.13 -1823 38.99 -1826 39.06 -1826 39.06 -1835 39.02 -1936 39.14 -1944 38.93 -2000 39.09 -2000 39.02 -2000 39.05 -2024 38.99 -2055 39.09 -2066 39.12 -2090 39.14 -2097 39.1 -2143 39.07 -2145 39.06 -2160 39.09 -2200 39.15 -2240 39.12 -2245 39.03 -2247 39.03 -2257 39.02 -2321 38.94 -2321 38.94 -2346 39.09 -2386 38.96 -2395 39.08 -2447 38.93 -2485 39 -2496 39.07 -2500 38.92 -2655 38.99 -2679 38.99 -2707 39.09 -2724 39.14 -2747 39.07 -2797 39.09 -2800 39.12 -2853 39.09 -2901 39.14 -2951 39.09 -3032 39.1 -3211 39 -3271 39.06 -3356 38.99 -3420 39.11 -3439 39.19 -3445 39.03 -3500 39.12 -3679 38.9 -3818 39.1 -3928 39.07 -4000 38.92 -4016 39.11 -4053 39.07 -4193 38.92 -4225 39.12 -4272 39.11 -4515 39.18 -4515 39.12 -4547 39.12 -4573 39.12 -4870 39.09 -5000 39.09 -5000 39.14 -5000 39.09 -5000 39.19 -5000 39.08 -5000 39.07 -5000 39.07 -5000 39.1 -5000 39.04 -5000 39.06 -5030 39.18 -5078 39.21 -5300 39.09 -5300 39.09 -5346 39 -5400 39.09 -5760 39 -8734 39.08 -10000 38.93 -10000 39 -10000 39 -10000 39.14 -10000 39.08 -10000 39.06 -10000 39 -10444 39.09 -14253 39.07 -21952 39.1 -22931 39.02 -29266 39.1 -50000 39.07 -80000 38.1937Total 757,611 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (AUD) (Note 4) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, securities to American,e.g. call option purchasing, which the option price (AUD) European etc. date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 6) per unit (AUD) (Note 4) C Purchasing 50000 38.5 E 20080227 0.79 C Purchasing 40000 38.5 E 20080227 0.755 C Purchasing 20000 41 E 20080327 0.58 C Purchasing 20000 38.5 E 20080227 0.79 C Purchasing 10000 37.5 E 20080227 1.84 C Purchasing 5000 38.5 E 20080227 0.78 C Purchasing 5000 38.5 E 20080227 0.93 C Purchasing 5000 38.5 E 20080227 0.7 C Purchasing 5000 38.5 E 20080227 0.71 C Purchasing 5000 38.5 E 20080227 0.72 C Purchasing 5000 38.5 E 20080227 0.805 C Purchasing 5000 37.5 E 20080227 1.92 C Purchasing 5000 37.5 E 20080227 1.95 C Purchasing 5000 37.5 E 20080227 1.88 C Purchasing 5000 37.5 E 20080227 1.9 C Purchasing 5000 37.5 E 20080227 1.9 C Purchasing 5000 37.5 E 20080227 1.91 C Purchasing 5000 37.5 E 20080227 1.93 C Purchasing 5000 37.5 E 20080227 1.955 C Purchasing 3300 37.5 E 20080227 2.01 C Purchasing 2000 38.5 E 20080227 0.8 P Purchasing 2000 41 E 20080326 1.875 P Purchasing 2000 41 E 20080326 1.865 C Purchasing 1500 37.5 E 20080227 1.62 P Purchasing 1400 41 E 20080326 2.13 C Purchasing 1350 38.5 E 20080227 0.645 C Purchasing 1300 38.5 E 20080227 0.59 C Purchasing 1000 38.5 E 20080227 0.93 C Purchasing 1000 38.5 E 20080227 0.59 C Purchasing 1000 38.5 E 20080227 0.815 C Purchasing 1000 37.5 E 20080227 1.795 C Purchasing 1000 37.5 E 20080227 1.715 P Purchasing 1000 41 E 20080326 2.06 P Purchasing 1000 41 E 20080326 2.02 P Purchasing 1000 41 E 20080326 2.01 C Purchasing 600 38.5 E 20080227 0.87 C Purchasing 500 36.5 E 20080227 2.95 C Purchasing 500 38.5 E 20080227 0.58 C Purchasing 500 38.5 E 20080227 0.655 C Purchasing 500 38.5 E 20080227 0.635 C Purchasing 500 38.5 E 20080227 0.72 C Purchasing 500 38.5 E 20080227 0.63 C Purchasing 500 38.5 E 20080227 0.71 C Purchasing 500 37.5 E 20080227 1.92 C Purchasing 480 38.5 E 20080227 0.635 C Selling -300 37.5 E 20080227 1.85 C Selling -450 19.66 A 20120628 22.36 C Selling -480 38.5 E 20080227 0.6 C Selling -500 38.5 E 20080227 0.74 C Selling -500 35.5 E 20080326 4.17 C Selling -575 37.5 E 20080227 1.685 C Selling -600 38.5 E 20080227 0.865 P Selling -1000 45 A 20080124 0 C Selling -1000 38.5 E 20080227 0.78 C Selling -1300 38.5 E 20080227 0.63 C Selling -1350 38.5 E 20080227 0.655 C Selling -1400 38.5 E 20080227 0.73 C Selling -1500 38.5 E 20080227 0.56 C Selling -1500 38.5 E 20080227 0.62 C Selling -1500 38.5 E 20080227 0.62 C Selling -1900 37.5 E 20080227 1.8 C Selling -2000 40 A 20080626 5.4 C Selling -2000 21 A 20080423 18.71 C Selling -2800 38.5 E 20080227 0.64 C Selling -3000 37.5 E 20080227 1.9 C Selling -3000 21 A 20080423 18.71 C Selling -3407 38.5 E 20080227 0.64 C Selling -4000 37 E 20080529 1.42 C Selling -4500 38.5 E 20080227 0.535 C Selling -4500 37.5 E 20080227 1.83 C Selling -5000 38.5 E 20080227 0.64 C Selling -5000 37.5 E 20080227 1.88 C Selling -5000 37.5 E 20080227 1.9 C Selling -5000 37.5 E 20080227 1.91 C Selling -5000 37.5 E 20080227 1.79 C Selling -5000 37.5 E 20080227 1.78 C Selling -5000 37.5 E 20080227 1.96 C Selling -5193 38.5 E 20080227 0.64 C Selling -7000 38.5 E 20080227 0.88 C Selling -10000 37.5 E 20080227 1.91 C Selling -16000 43 E 20080327 0.41 P Selling -23000 44 A 20080124 0 C Selling -40000 43 E 20080327 0.42 P Selling -48000 44 A 20080124 0 C Selling -80000 43 E 20080327 0.425 C Selling -120000 38.5 E 20080227 0.84 (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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. None Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 11 January 2008 Contact name Ciaran Lavery Telephone number 02890 409539 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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