Citigroup Inc - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:7884L
Citigroup Inc
15 January 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 Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing 11 January 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 80,212 82,400
(0.00%) (0.00%)

(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(0.00%) (0.00%)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,000
(0.00%) (0.00%)

Total 81,212 82,400
(0.00%) (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%)

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security: Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase Number of Ordinary Shares Price per unit (Note 4)

USD (unless stated)

Total ORD
ADR 6 67.8500
Total ADR 6

Sales Number of Ordinary Shares Price per unit (Note 4)

USD (unless stated)

Total ORD

Total ADR

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (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 (USD) European etc. date paid/received
varying etc. relates (Note 6) per unit (USD)
(C = call; (Note 4)

P = put)

(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)
YES

Date of disclosure 15 January 2008

Contact name Selina Campbell

Telephone number 028 90 40 9538

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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b)

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

(This form should be attached to Form 38.5(b))

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

Product name, Written or Number of Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
purchased securities to which (Note 2) American, European
e.g. call option the option or etc.
derivative relates
(C = call;

P = put)
Call Option Purchased 1,000 90 American January 2008

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except
for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing
agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and 38.5
and their Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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