25th Jan 2008 07:00
BNP Paribas London24 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 BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE SNCCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 22 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 6,413,532 0.2842 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 6,413,532 0.2842 (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 Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Buy 1467 11.62Buy 7426 11.64Buy 500 11.65Buy 3548 11.66Buy 2562 11.67Buy 680 11.72Buy 1128 11.74Buy 3660 11.75Buy 147 11.76Buy 1009 11.79Buy 580 11.80Buy 660 11.81Buy 18938 11.84Buy 9843 11.85Buy 1875 11.86Buy 1165 11.87Buy 1683 11.88Buy 800 11.90Buy 4767 11.94Buy 16909 11.95Buy 834 11.96Buy 205 11.97Buy 4511 11.98Buy 800 11.99Buy 775 12.04Buy 500 12.06Buy 615 12.07Buy 1560 12.08Buy 3387 12.09Buy 4740 12.10Buy 3374 12.11Buy 1038 12.12Buy 1670 12.13Buy 8586 12.14Buy 7531 12.15Buy 954 12.16Buy 1070 12.17Buy 1291 12.18Buy 1825 12.19Buy 2177 12.20Buy 3918 12.21Buy 17378 12.22Buy 4417 12.23Buy 9836 12.24Buy 7233 12.25Buy 19924 12.26Buy 3653 12.27Buy 5977 12.28Buy 2901 12.29Buy 8523 12.30Buy 10528 12.31Buy 17745 12.32Buy 14832 12.33Buy 11472 12.34Buy 8303 12.35Buy 4432 12.36Buy 5410 12.37Buy 19062 12.38Buy 23583 12.39Buy 16374 12.40Buy 23851 12.41Buy 13456 12.42Buy 20588 12.43Buy 500 12.44Buy 1661 12.44Buy 4071 12.45Buy 3000 12.46Buy 9509 12.47Buy 2491 12.48Buy 4774 12.49Buy 1753 12.50Buy 11157 12.51Buy 12006 12.52Buy 12747 12.53Buy 3627 12.54Buy 17493 12.55Buy 6144 12.56Buy 7715 12.57Buy 4241 12.58Buy 3843 12.59Buy 13768 12.60Buy 13801 12.61Buy 26350 12.62Buy 42764 12.63Buy 27900 12.64Buy 61018 12.65Buy 8550 12.66Buy 5395 12.67Buy 2210 12.68Buy 11172 12.69Buy 1289 12.70Buy 4856 12.71Buy 6184 12.72Buy 500 12.73Buy 5365 12.74Buy 22433 12.75Buy 7636 12.76Buy 3774 12.77Buy 12670 12.78Buy 16978 12.79Buy 44738 12.80Buy 15790 12.81Buy 46056 12.82Buy 8807 12.83Buy 13321 12.84Buy 2760 12.85Buy 2734 12.86Buy 1441 12.87Buy 4878 12.88Buy 2724 12.89Buy 945 12.90Buy 3149 12.91Buy 13484 12.92Buy 13819 12.93Buy 5698 12.94Buy 7361 12.95Buy 516 12.96Buy 4174 12.97Buy 42133 12.98Buy 38549 12.99Buy 237860 13.00Buy 20226 13.01Buy 12909 13.02Buy 14852 13.03Buy 7705 13.04Buy 11168 13.05Buy 4704 13.06Buy 12252 13.07Total Buys 1,396,284.00 Sell -582.00 11.65 Sell -1,676.00 11.67 Sell -4,235.00 11.69 Sell -2,133.00 11.70 Sell -1,382.00 11.71 Sell -1,247.00 11.73 Sell -3,170.00 11.74 Sell -25,116.00 11.75 Sell -8,577.00 11.76 Sell -1,946.00 11.77 Sell -4,380.00 11.78 Sell -2,061.00 11.79 Sell -1,663.00 11.80 Sell -1,000.00 11.81 Sell -741.00 11.82 Sell -9,526.00 11.83 Sell -1,278.00 11.84 Sell -7,294.00 11.85 Sell -14,869.00 11.86 Sell -168.00 11.87 Sell -2,445.00 11.88 Sell -1,323.00 11.89 Sell -1,208.00 11.92 Sell -1,299.00 11.94 Sell -1,915.00 11.95 Sell -4,027.00 11.97 Sell -3,088.00 11.98 Sell -6,817.00 12.00 Sell -809.00 12.02 Sell -1,772.00 12.03 Sell -2,662.00 12.06 Sell -825.00 12.07 Sell -2,562.00 12.08 Sell -8,990.00 12.09 Sell -12,912.00 12.10 Sell -3,022.00 12.11 Sell -1,089.00 12.12 Sell -7,464.00 12.13 Sell -451.00 12.14 Sell -5,479.00 12.15 Sell -6,890.00 12.16 Sell -5,907.00 12.17 Sell -2,332.00 12.18 Sell -1,836.00 12.19 Sell -4,458.00 12.20 Sell -5,289.00 12.21 Sell -3,526.00 12.22 Sell -2,740.00 12.23 Sell -100,735.00 12.24 Sell -4,215.00 12.25 Sell -10,047.00 12.26 Sell -8,589.00 12.27 Sell -15,699.00 12.28 Sell -8,075.00 12.29 Sell -11,635.00 12.30 Sell -12,032.00 12.31 Sell -16,051.00 12.32 Sell -4,364.00 12.33 Sell -8,994.00 12.34 Sell -19,657.00 12.35 Sell -17,576.00 12.36 Sell -9,064.00 12.37 Sell -5,300.00 12.38 Sell -17,423.00 12.39 Sell -22,812.00 12.40 Sell -55,000.00 12.41 Sell -38,774.00 12.41 Sell -21,895.00 12.42 Sell -27,293.00 12.43 Sell -10,837.00 12.44 Sell -4,411.00 12.45 Sell -2,588.00 12.46 Sell -777.00 12.47 Sell -1,866.00 12.48 Sell -8,239.00 12.50 Sell -12,531.00 12.51 Sell -1,500.00 12.52 Sell -5,197.00 12.53 Sell -604.00 12.54 Sell -7,993.00 12.55 Sell -10,083.00 12.56 Sell -1,115.00 12.57 Sell -3,794.00 12.58 Sell -4,328.00 12.60 Sell -3,806.00 12.62 Sell -3,675.00 12.63 Sell -2,357.00 12.64 Sell -3,710.00 12.65 Sell -16,011.00 12.66 Sell -4,737.00 12.67 Sell -1,636.00 12.69 Sell -1,462.00 12.70 Sell -1,551.00 12.71 Sell -3,023.00 12.72 Sell -1,429.00 12.73 Sell -2,381.00 12.74 Sell -4,352.00 12.75 Sell -4,670.00 12.76 Sell -6,007.00 12.77 Sell -786.00 12.78 Sell -1,440.00 12.79 Sell -6,304.00 12.80 Sell -10,190.00 12.81 Sell -960.00 12.82 Sell -2,197.00 12.83 Sell -2,088.00 12.84 Sell -4,695.00 12.85 Sell -2,635.00 12.86 Sell -831.00 12.87 Sell -5,205.00 12.88 Sell -5,403.00 12.89 Sell -701.00 12.90 Sell -2,739.00 12.91 Sell -3,192.00 12.92 Sell -4,592.00 12.93 Sell -1,073.00 12.94 Sell -712.00 12.95 Sell -758.00 12.96 Sell -5,079.00 12.97 Sell -1,337.00 12.98 Sell -1,192.00 12.99 Sell -63,118.00 13.00 Sell -1,764.00 13.01 Sell -518.00 13.02 Sell -495.00 13.03 Sell -720.00 13.05 Sell -971.00 13.06 Sell -240.00 13.07 Sell -649.00 13.08Total Sells -900,665.00 (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, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (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 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/NO Date of disclosure 24 January 2008 Contact name Simon McVeigh Telephone number 020 7595 4166 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BillitonNature of connection (Note 9) 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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