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EPT Disclosure

1st Jul 2008 10:52

RNS Number : 9953X

Citigroup Inc

01 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	26 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	800 (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	800 (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%)

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)
	20000	83.01
	37500	81.7838
	3	81.8000
	2300	81.75
	1000	81.735
	100	81.735
	600	81.735
	900	81.73
	100	81.77
	300	81.78
	100	81.78
	200	81.79
	100	81.79
	100	81.78
	100	81.8
	500	81.735
	100	81.75
	100	81.76
	100	81.79
	100	81.79
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	1400	81.73
	300	81.73
	100	81.78
	100	81.765
	100	81.76
	900	81.7575
	100	81.79
	100	81.78
	200	81.79
	270	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.76
	100	81.78
	100	81.79
	100	81.79
	100	81.8
	800	81.76
	100	81.79
	100	81.78
	100	81.79
	100	81.8
	400	81.8
	100	81.8
	330	81.8
	200	81.79
	200	81.79
	200	81.785
	600	81.8
	100	81.79
	100	81.8
	400	81.8
	600	81.8
	200	81.8
	200	81.8
	1100	81.8
	200	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	400	81.8
	200	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.79
	100	81.795
	100	81.795
	100	81.79
	200	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	500	81.78
	100	81.8
	9	81.8
	66	81.79
	750	81.8
	200	81.795
	100	81.79
	100	81.79
	100	81.8
	100	81.79
	100	81.79
	100	81.8
	150	81.8
	200	81.795
	100	81.79
	400	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.79
	100	81.8
	91	81.8
	400	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.79
	34	81.79
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	300	81.8
	300	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	900	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	88	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	200	81.8
	100	81.8
	400	81.8
	300	81.795
	300	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	300	81.8
	100	81.8
	9	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	300	81.79
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	600	81.795
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	300	81.8
	300	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	75	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	300	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	25	81.8
	100	81.8
	400	81.8
	300	81.8
	100	81.8
	400	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.79
	100	81.79
	100	81.8
	300	81.8
	300	81.79
	100	81.8
	100	81.79
	200	81.8
	200	81.8
	100	81.8
	3	81.8
Total (ADR's)	95,003

Sales	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) USD (unless stated)
	40000	41.53001
	75000	40.91695
Total (ORD)	115,000
	2300	81.75
	1000	81.735
	100	81.735
	600	81.735
	900	81.73
	100	81.77
	300	81.78
	100	81.78
	200	81.79
	100	81.79
	100	81.78
	100	81.8
	500	81.735
	100	81.75
	100	81.76
	100	81.79
	100	81.79
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	1400	81.73
	300	81.73
	100	81.78
	100	81.765
	100	81.76
	900	81.7575
	100	81.79
	100	81.78
	200	81.79
	270	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.76
	100	81.78
	100	81.79
	100	81.79
	100	81.8
	800	81.76
	100	81.79
	100	81.78
	100	81.79
	100	81.8
	400	81.8
	100	81.8
	330	81.8
	200	81.79
	200	81.79
	200	81.785
	600	81.8
	100	81.79
	100	81.8
	400	81.8
	600	81.8
	200	81.8
	200	81.8
	1100	81.8
	200	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	400	81.8
	200	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.79
	100	81.795
	100	81.795
	100	81.79
	200	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	500	81.78
	100	81.8
	9	81.8
	66	81.79
	750	81.8
	200	81.795
	100	81.79
	100	81.79
	100	81.8
	100	81.79
	100	81.79
	100	81.8
	150	81.8
	200	81.795
	100	81.79
	400	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.79
	100	81.8
	91	81.8
	400	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.79
	34	81.79
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	300	81.8
	300	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	900	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	88	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	200	81.8
	100	81.8
	400	81.8
	300	81.795
	300	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	300	81.8
	100	81.8
	9	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	300	81.79
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	600	81.795
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	300	81.8
	300	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	75	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	300	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	200	81.8
	25	81.8
	100	81.8
	400	81.8
	300	81.8
	100	81.8
	400	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.8
	100	81.79
	100	81.79
	100	81.8
	300	81.8
	300	81.79
	100	81.8
	100	81.79
	200	81.8
	200	81.8
	100	81.8
	3	81.8
Total (ADR's)	37,500

(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	1 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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