Citigroup Global Mkt - EPT Disclosure

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Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:35am EST

RNS Number:7963L
Citigroup Global Markets Limited
15 January 2008




                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
                      WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
                      DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                      (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of exempt principal trader                Citigroup Global Markets Limited

Company dealt in                               BHP Billiton Ltd

Class of relevant security to which the        Ord/Equity
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                14 January 2008






2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Total number of securities purchased   Highest price paid (Note 3)           Lowest price paid (Note 3)


29,957                                 AUD 38.3444                           AUD 38.2400






Total number of securities sold        Highest price received (Note 3)       Lowest price received (Note 3)


29,957                                 AUD 38.3444                           AUD 38.2400





(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short (Note 4)       Number of securities (Note 5)        Price per unit (Note 3)
e.g. CFD








(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,         Writing, selling, Number of securities  Exercise   Type, e.g.      Expiry     Option money
                      purchasing,       to which the option   price      American,       date       paid/received per
e.g. call option      varying etc.      relates (Note 5)                 European etc.              unit (Note 3)





(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option         Number of securities                  Exercise price per unit (Note 3)






3.         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.









Date of disclosure                                         15 January 2008

Contact name                                               Pavla Trskova

Telephone number                                           02890 409544

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected               BHP Billiton Plc

Nature of connection (Note 6)                              Financial Advisor






Notes



The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk











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