Citigroup GM UK Eqty - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:0634S
Citigroup Global Markets UK EqtyLtd
10 April 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 Australia Pty 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 09 April 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 1,866,830 (0.06%) 5,167,987 (0.15%)

(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 22,847,307 (0.68%) 14,955,051 (0.45%)

Total 24,714,137 (0.74%) 20,123,038 (0.60%)

(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 securities Price per unit (Note 4)
AUD (unless stated)

231091 41.91
200000 41.5756
100000 41.97
77031 41.91
39743 41.94018
37836 41.91
27000 41.9
20000 41.94
18000 41.9
15000 41.88
13900 41.79
13821 41.95
10400 42
9800 41.89
9468 41.95
8420 41.65
8210 41.94
7171 42
7000 41.91
5500 41.87
5048 41.65
5000 41.91
5000 41.94
5000 41.94
5000 41.94
5000 41.98
4800 41.86
4800 41.68
4800 41.95
4700 42.26
4700 42.13
4600 42.38
4600 42.3
4600 42.12
4600 41.92
4484 41.75
4226 41.94
3994 41.9
3885 41.91
3680 42.26
3680 41.9
3598 41.91
3461 41.89
3452 41.65
3400 41.81
3380 41.88
3229 42
3158 41.72
3000 41.9
3000 41.9
2911 42.42
2723 41.87
2668 42.14
2543 42.13
2520 42.29
2500 41.7
2269 42.16
2135 41.87
2108 41.61
2089 42.42
2086 41.9
2052 41.68
2000 42.26
2000 42.29
2000 41.9
1876 41.94
1840 41.93
1818 42.32
1800 41.9
1765 41.72
1704 42.28
1699 41.91
1580 41.65
1479 41.94
1409 41.89
1390 42.13
1372 41.93
1350 41.7
1264 41.9
1235 41.79
1200 41.94
1156 41.98
1083 41.89
1000 41.79
1000 42.17
1000 42.17
1000 41.89
1000 41.88
1000 41.72
1000 41.95
1000 41.94
996 41.89
969 41.93
949 41.94
942 41.84
920 41.88
914 41.94
914 41.9
900 41.94
880 41.91
840 42.3
840 42.14
800 41.81
750 42.13
750 41.84
748 42.22
728 41.87
720 41.75
720 41.75
720 41.88
700 41.91
700 41.88
700 41.84
698 41.94
670 41.89
661 41.9
647 41.98
606 41.89
600 41.81
586 41.94
576 41.9
570 42.29
560 42.17
539 41.94
517 42.22
516 41.75
500 41.79
500 41.98
480 41.72
470 41.98
450 41.57
441 42.22
435 41.9
420 41.95
419 42.01
400 41.79
400 41.79
400 41.9
400 41.94
400 41.94
360 41.89
326 42.29
320 41.9
319 42.22
307 42.16
300 41.68
300 41.72
300 42.13
300 41.9
290 41.95
280 41.88
273 42.27
270 42.13
242 41.72
239 41.9
236 41.72
225 41.87
205 42.01
200 41.81
200 42.17
200 41.89
200 41.98
193 41.94
190 41.79
187 42.27
186 41.89
184 41.94
172 41.79
170 41.66
156 42.13
150 41.72
138 41.94
130 42.22
130 41.66
113 42.22
112 41.79
111 41.72
106 41.91
100 41.68
100 41.61
89 41.79
84 41.87
81 41.89
80 41.9
67 41.94
64 42.17
62 42.32
60 41.94
58 41.89
58 41.87
54 42.01
51 41.93
50 41.89
48 41.68
47 41.87
41 42.01
41 42.13
39 41.72
26 41.9
26 41.98
16 41.9
15 42.15
12 41.72
11 42.22
10 42.13
8 41.94
7 41.72
5 41.9
2 41.79
2 41.9
2 41.94
1 42.22
1 42.01
1 41.9
1 41.9
1 41.98
1 41.95
1 41.94
1 41.94
1 41.94
1 41.99
Total 1,096,597

Sales Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)
AUD (unless stated)
-1 41.96
-1 41.95
-1 41.94
-1 41.94
-1 41.94
-1 41.97
-2 41.94
-2 41.94
-3 41.96
-4 41.92
-6 42.17
-6 42.2
-8 42.12
-9 42.25
-10 42.41
-10 41.91
-10 41.93
-13 41.94
-14 42.06
-15 41.91
-15 42.15
-15 42.15
-17 41.93
-20 41.91
-24 41.94
-26 42.02
-30 41.7
-34 41.91
-34 42.2
-35 42.27
-37 42.21
-38 41.91
-39 41.94
-40 41.98
-43 42.12
-45 41.94
-50 42.41
-50 42.28
-52 41.91
-53 41.9
-54 41.91
-55 41.96
-55 42.2
-60 41.91
-60 41.94
-67 41.94
-68 41.91
-70 41.91
-70 42.18
-71 42.06
-71 41.94
-71 42.26
-72 41.98
-73 41.7
-77 41.92
-79 42.27
-85 41.91
-85 41.98
-86 41.79
-87 41.91
-87 42.02
-90 42.17
-96 42.21
-100 42.41
-100 42.22
-100 41.91
-100 42.14
-103 42.19
-105 41.91
-107 41.91
-108 41.85
-110 42.19
-110 41.85
-111 41.94
-112 42.27
-118 41.85
-119 41.85
-120 42.07
-128 41.96
-130 42.41
-131 41.72
-132 42.21
-146 42.25
-148 42.21
-150 42.27
-162 42.17
-162 41.92
-183 41.91
-184 41.94
-190 42.05
-191 42.03
-194 42.19
-194 41.91
-200 42.11
-200 42.14
-200 42.12
-200 42.21
-200 42.21
-200 42.2
-200 42.17
-200 41.92
-200 41.91
-200 41.91
-200 42.35
-200 42.24
-200 42.21
-200 42.28
-200 42.27
-200 42.02
-206 42.42
-208 42.17
-209 42.03
-210 42.4
-211 42.2
-215 42.03
-224 41.91
-236 42.06
-247 42.17
-247 41.91
-250 42.11
-253 41.91
-261 41.94
-276 42.18
-276 41.91
-286 42.14
-287 42.08
-287 41.78
-290 41.95
-293 41.91
-294 42.42
-296 41.7
-298 41.85
-300 42.41
-300 42.3
-300 42.12
-300 41.7
-300 42.21
-300 42.31
-300 42.31
-300 42.31
-300 42.28
-330 42.21
-330 42.18
-335 41.96
-346 42.26
-347 41.78
-355 42.15
-359 42.21
-370 42.16
-391 42.21
-393 42.07
-396 42.12
-400 41.94
-400 42.22
-400 41.97
-400 41.94
-400 41.94
-403 41.98
-413 41.96
-419 41.96
-420 42.25
-420 41.95
-421 41.89
-425 41.82
-430 42.25
-432 41.94
-456 42.18
-469 42.25
-470 42.21
-472 41.96
-495 42.29
-500 42.41
-500 42.14
-500 42.17
-500 41.91
-500 42.36
-500 42.28
-500 42.41
-538 42.21
-539 41.94
-554 42.13
-555 41.98
-555 41.94
-575 42.27
-576 42.3
-585 41.72
-586 41.94
-587 42.27
-596 42.36
-600 42.27
-604 42.17
-606 41.89
-609 42.21
-630 42.21
-633 42.2
-644 42.14
-650 42.28
-650 41.94
-692 41.98
-700 42.16
-720 41.97
-723 41.69
-728 41.7
-730 42.06
-789 41.7
-800 42.16
-800 42.35
-800 42.35
-825 42.3
-843 42.26
-851 41.96
-863 41.94
-873 42.12
-899 41.81
-900 42.41
-900 42.14
-914 41.79
-944 42.17
-999 41.94
-1000 42.11
-1000 42.21
-1000 41.91
-1000 41.91
-1000 42.36
-1000 41.96
-1000 41.94
-1024 42.17
-1041 42.11
-1085 41.91
-1337 41.91
-1346 42.13
-1380 41.9
-1410 41.71
-1419 42.2
-1457 42.21
-1471 41.96
-1479 41.94
-1487 42.22
-1492 41.72
-1500 41.7
-1500 42.26
-1553 41.77
-1589 41.94
-1590 42.03
-1593 42.18
-1615 41.91
-1647 41.94
-1725 41.98
-1800 41.92
-1827 42.21
-1850 42.17
-1876 41.94
-1921 42.28
-1958 42.11
-2000 42.12
-2000 42.17
-2000 41.91
-2000 42.36
-2000 42.3
-2020 41.91
-2124 42.3
-2141 42.21
-2199 42.25
-2200 42.21
-2242 42.2
-2254 41.93
-2303 41.94
-2346 41.93
-2392 41.98
-2470 42.06
-2483 41.91
-2530 41.94
-2550 42.45
-2586 42.21
-2591 42.27
-2600 42.08
-2654 41.92
-2701 42.2
-3000 41.92
-3000 42.28
-3000 42.02
-3060 42.35
-3146 42.2
-3174 42.17
-3176 41.91
-3251 41.93
-3349 41.91
-3419 42.12
-3497 42.02
-3500 41.91
-3598 41.91
-3700 42.31
-3744 41.96
-3773 42.25
-3822 42.14
-3855 41.91
-4038 42.03
-4047 41.85
-4131 41.91
-4174 42.36
-4200 42.41
-4204 42.12
-4226 41.94
-4330 41.92
-4510 42.41
-4513 41.78
-4528 41.98
-4572 42.11
-4574 41.91
-4590 42.19
-4600 42.41
-4722 41.92
-4771 42.27
-4790 41.93
-4795 42.31
-4800 41.96
-4800 41.8
-4839 42.21
-4896 41.94
-5000 41.91
-5000 42.41
-5000 41.91
-5000 41.98
-5000 41.94
-5000 42.15
-5096 42.2
-5100 42.37
-5534 42.21
-5730 42.37
-5936 42.11
-5962 42.03
-7000 42.16
-7000 41.91
-7941 42.17
-8190 42.02
-8195 42.03
-8203 42.2
-8210 41.94
-8345 42.25
-8416 42.2
-8456 42.25
-9548 42.14
-9600 42
-9667 42.3
-9951 42.18
-10000 42.32
-10000 42.3
-10000 42.03
-10205 42.31
-10400 42
-10534 42.35
-11145 41.91
-13466 42.35
-13652 42.31
-15000 42.3
-15000 42.26
-15000 41.9
-20000 41.94
-21348 42.31
-36300 42.15
-39508 42.3
-45000 42.31
-77031 41.91
-93380 42.3
-200000 41.5756
Total 1,192,195

(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)
P Purchasing 363000 38.5 A 20080626 1.38
C Purchasing 161000 45 A 20080626 1.8
P Purchasing 161000 37 A 20080626 0.86
P Purchasing 160000 40 E 20080529 0.385
P Purchasing 100000 40 E 20080529 0.385
P Purchasing 100000 38 E 20080529 0.265
P Purchasing 75400 38 E 20080529 0.27
P Purchasing 72336 38 E 20080529 0.27
C Purchasing 52000 37 E 20080529 1.51
C Purchasing 50000 35 A 20080423 7.055
P Purchasing 48264 38 E 20080529 0.27
C Purchasing 40000 39 E 20080529 1.125
P Purchasing 40000 40 E 20080529 0.38
P Purchasing 35000 37 A 20080626 0.93
P Purchasing 35000 39 A 20080626 1.385
P Purchasing 27000 41 A 20080529 1.54
P Purchasing 25000 39 A 20080423 0.27
C Purchasing 24000 39 E 20080529 1.12
P Purchasing 23000 41 A 20080529 1.54
P Purchasing 22000 43.68 E 20080528 1.705
P Purchasing 22000 43.68 E 20080528 1.73
C Purchasing 20000 25 A 20080723 17.98
P Purchasing 20000 40.5 A 20080529 1.31
P Purchasing 20000 40.5 A 20080529 1.31
P Purchasing 20000 40.5 A 20080529 1.32
P Purchasing 20000 40.5 A 20080529 1.315
P Purchasing 20000 40.5 A 20080529 1.35
P Purchasing 20000 40.5 A 20080529 1.34
P Purchasing 20000 40.5 A 20080529 1.34
P Purchasing 20000 39.5 A 20080423 0.335
P Purchasing 20000 38 A 20080529 0.685
P Purchasing 20000 39 A 20080423 0.275
C Purchasing 20000 44 A 20080529 1.525
P Purchasing 20000 40 E 20080529 0.39
P Purchasing 20000 40 E 20080529 0.39
P Purchasing 20000 40 E 20080529 0.395
P Purchasing 20000 40 E 20080529 0.41
P Purchasing 20000 38 E 20080529 0.25
P Purchasing 20000 39 A 20080626 1.44
C Purchasing 16000 39 E 20080529 1.135
P Purchasing 16000 43.68 E 20080528 1.715
P Purchasing 16000 38 E 20080529 0.235
P Purchasing 13000 40 A 20080423 0.475
C Purchasing 12000 45 E 20080529 0.4
P Purchasing 10000 40.5 A 20080529 1.31
P Purchasing 10000 38.5 A 20080529 0.805
P Purchasing 10000 40 A 20080529 1.16
C Purchasing 10000 43 A 20080529 1.94
C Purchasing 10000 43 A 20080529 1.94
C Purchasing 10000 43 A 20080529 1.95
P Purchasing 10000 39.5 A 20080423 0.33
C Purchasing 10000 45 A 20080529 1.15
P Purchasing 10000 41 A 20080423 0.7
C Purchasing 10000 44 A 20080626 2.285
C Purchasing 10000 42.5 A 20080423 0.885
P Purchasing 10000 38 A 20080626 1.2
C Purchasing 10000 42 A 20080423 1.05
C Purchasing 10000 44 A 20080529 1.56
P Purchasing 9000 40 A 20080423 0.475
C Purchasing 7000 47 A 20080626 1.17
C Purchasing 7000 25 A 20100325 19.805
C Purchasing 6000 42 A 20080529 2.29
P Purchasing 6000 37 A 20080529 0.55
C Purchasing 6000 45 A 20080626 1.67
C Purchasing 6000 42 A 20080626 2.88
P Purchasing 5000 46 E 20080528 3.67
P Purchasing 5000 46 E 20080528 3.53
P Purchasing 5000 46 E 20080528 3.66
P Purchasing 5000 46 E 20080528 3.72
P Purchasing 5000 46 E 20080528 3.95
P Purchasing 5000 46 E 20080528 4.11
P Purchasing 5000 46 E 20080528 4.14
P Purchasing 5000 46 E 20080528 4.03
P Purchasing 5000 46 E 20080528 3.96
C Purchasing 5000 42.5 A 20080529 1.97
P Purchasing 5000 40 A 20080529 1.16
C Purchasing 5000 21.5 A 20090619 23.37
C Purchasing 5000 39 E 20080528 3.33
C Purchasing 5000 39 E 20080528 3.34
P Purchasing 5000 44 E 20080528 1.62
P Purchasing 5000 44 E 20080528 1.885
P Purchasing 5000 44 E 20080528 2.09
P Purchasing 5000 44 E 20080528 2.09
C Purchasing 5000 45 A 20080724 2.3
C Purchasing 5000 36 E 20080528 6.93
P Purchasing 5000 43.68 E 20080528 1.49
P Purchasing 5000 43.68 E 20080528 1.425
C Purchasing 5000 43 A 20080423 0.75
P Purchasing 5000 35 A 20080626 0.56
C Purchasing 4000 46 A 20080724 1.985
C Purchasing 4000 43 A 20080529 1.955
C Purchasing 4000 44 A 20080626 2.1
C Purchasing 4000 37 E 20080529 1.58
C Purchasing 4000 44 A 20080423 0.45
P Purchasing 4000 37 A 20080925 1.8
C Purchasing 3000 44 A 20080724 2.805
C Purchasing 3000 36 E 20080528 6.94
P Purchasing 3000 40 A 20080423 0.475
P Purchasing 3000 39 A 20080529 0.955
P Purchasing 3000 39 A 20080423 0.27
P Purchasing 3000 43.68 E 20080528 1.505
P Purchasing 3000 37 A 20080626 0.92
P Purchasing 3000 35 A 20080724 0.81
C Purchasing 3000 25 A 20100325 19.805
P Purchasing 2900 43.68 E 20080528 1.51
P Purchasing 2750 43.68 E 20080528 1.785
P Purchasing 2600 43.68 E 20080528 1.74
P Purchasing 2600 43.68 E 20080528 1.77
C Purchasing 2500 36 E 20080528 7
P Purchasing 2400 43.68 E 20080528 2
C Purchasing 2000 35 A 20100325 13.35
C Purchasing 2000 44 A 20080828 3.195
P Purchasing 2000 40 A 20080529 1.15
P Purchasing 2000 39.5 A 20080423 0.35
C Purchasing 2000 45 A 20080529 1.1
C Purchasing 2000 42 A 20080529 2.48
C Purchasing 2000 41 A 20080529 3.1
C Purchasing 2000 40 A 20080626 4.22
C Purchasing 2000 44 A 20080423 0.46
P Purchasing 2000 39 A 20080423 0.27
P Purchasing 2000 33 A 20080724 0.525
C Purchasing 2000 26 A 20081127 18.09
C Purchasing 2000 26 A 20081127 17.77
P Purchasing 1500 44 E 20080528 2.28
P Purchasing 1500 43.68 E 20080528 1.805
C Purchasing 1053 26 A 20081127 17.79
P Purchasing 1000 41 A 20080529 1.55
C Purchasing 1000 21.5 A 20090619 23.43
C Purchasing 1000 43 A 20080529 1.7
C Purchasing 1000 45 A 20080529 1.15
C Purchasing 1000 42 A 20080529 2.31
C Purchasing 1000 42.5 A 20080423 0.94
C Purchasing 1000 42.5 A 20080423 0.94
C Purchasing 1000 42.5 A 20080423 0.88
P Purchasing 1000 40 A 20080423 0.44
C Purchasing 1000 46 A 20080626 1.47
C Purchasing 1000 41 A 20080529 3.09
C Purchasing 1000 41 A 20080529 3.1
C Purchasing 1000 40 A 20080626 4.49
C Purchasing 1000 40 A 20080626 4.2
C Purchasing 1000 42 A 20080423 1.33
C Purchasing 1000 40 A 20080529 3.79
C Purchasing 1000 43 A 20080423 0.88
C Purchasing 1000 43 A 20080423 0.72
C Purchasing 1000 43 A 20080423 0.66
C Purchasing 1000 45 A 20080626 1.8
P Purchasing 1000 39 A 20080626 1.46
C Purchasing 1000 43 A 20080626 2.65
C Purchasing 1000 43 A 20080626 2.76
C Purchasing 1000 43 A 20080626 2.5
P Purchasing 1000 33 A 20080724 0.5
C Purchasing 1000 42 A 20080626 3.26
C Purchasing 1000 42 A 20080925 4.7
C Purchasing 1000 21 A 20080423 21.2
C Purchasing 1000 26 A 20081127 18.14
C Purchasing 947 26 A 20081127 17.77
C Purchasing 930 19.34 A 20120628 23.6
C Purchasing 900 28.5 A 20081127 16.5
C Purchasing 500 25 A 20080723 18.07
C Purchasing 425 21 A 20080423 20.88
C Purchasing 370 21 A 20080423 21.22
C Purchasing 370 21 A 20080423 21.22
P Purchasing 300 44 E 20080528 1.84
C Purchasing 200 26 A 20081127 18.02
P Selling -500 45 E 20080528 2.98
P Selling -500 44 E 20080528 1.745
C Selling -1000 46 A 20080529 0.87
C Selling -1000 42 A 20080423 1.35
C Selling -1000 41 A 20080423 1.95
C Selling -1236 37 E 20080529 1.53
P Selling -2000 45 E 20080528 2.66
C Selling -2000 42 A 20080529 2.55
P Selling -2000 43.68 E 20080528 1.765
P Selling -2400 43.68 E 20080528 2.08
P Selling -2600 43.68 E 20080528 1.775
P Selling -2600 43.68 E 20080528 1.85
P Selling -2750 43.68 E 20080528 1.75
P Selling -2800 43.68 E 20080528 1.58
P Selling -2900 43.68 E 20080528 1.58
P Selling -3000 42 A 20080423 1.16
P Selling -3000 43.68 E 20080528 1.555
P Selling -4000 44 E 20080528 1.725
P Selling -5000 46 E 20080528 3.81
P Selling -5000 46 E 20080528 3.67
P Selling -5000 46 E 20080528 3.79
P Selling -5000 46 E 20080528 3.99
P Selling -5000 46 E 20080528 4.03
P Selling -5000 46 E 20080528 4.22
P Selling -5000 46 E 20080528 4.16
P Selling -5000 46 E 20080528 4.18
P Selling -5000 46 E 20080528 3.94
P Selling -5000 44 E 20080528 1.64
P Selling -5000 44 E 20080528 1.885
P Selling -5000 43.68 E 20080528 1.47
P Selling -5000 43.68 E 20080528 1.445
P Selling -5000 43.68 E 20080528 1.79
P Selling -5000 43.68 E 20080528 1.81
P Selling -6000 43.68 E 20080528 1.835
C Selling -7000 46 A 20080529 0.75
C Selling -8000 39 E 20080529 1.125
P Selling -10000 42 A 20080423 1.1
P Selling -10000 41.5 A 20080423 0.95
C Selling -10000 39 E 20080528 3.44
C Selling -10000 55 A 20080626 0.18
C Selling -16000 39 E 20080529 1.18
C Selling -16000 39 E 20080529 1.185
C Selling -16000 39 E 20080529 1.19
C Selling -16000 39 E 20080529 1.145
C Selling -16000 39 E 20080529 1.165
C Selling -16000 39 E 20080529 1.105
C Selling -16000 39 E 20080529 1.1
C Selling -16000 39 E 20080529 1.1
C Selling -16000 37 E 20080529 1.56
C Selling -16000 37 E 20080529 1.53
C Selling -20000 25 A 20080723 17.72
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P Selling -100000 40 E 20080529 0.43
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(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.

NONE

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)
YES

Date of disclosure 10 April 2008

Contact name Ciaran Lavery

Telephone number 02890 409538

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

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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 Rules 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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