2nd Apr 2008 09:57
BNP Paribas London02 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 BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE SNC Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 01 April 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 8,647,017 0.3831 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,647,017 0.3831 (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 1524 14.54Buy 767 14.55Buy 407 14.57Buy 22496 14.59Buy 68167 14.6Buy 54051 14.61Buy 1622 14.62Buy 40432 14.63Buy 21357 14.64Buy 63322 14.65Buy 59251 14.66Buy 70340 14.67Buy 54830 14.68Buy 43129 14.69Buy 7136 14.7Buy 5738 14.71Buy 18241 14.72Buy 2170 14.7207Buy 27394 14.73Buy 45894 14.74Buy 39004 14.75Buy 25890 14.76Buy 32377 14.77Buy 3745 14.78Buy 25549 14.79Buy 7168 14.8Buy 4504 14.81Buy 3065 14.82Buy 3312 14.83Buy 953 14.84Buy 48852 14.85Buy 8395 14.86Buy 3451 14.87Buy 177000 14.8733Buy 1750 14.88Buy 1000 14.89Buy 4907 14.9Buy 3608 14.91Buy 7950 14.92Buy 34187 14.93Buy 8940 14.94Buy 145149 14.95Buy 4643 14.96Buy 846 14.97Buy 7661 14.98Buy 2141 14.99Buy 1579 15Total 1215894 Sell 199 14.55Sell 1496 14.57Sell 177 14.58Sell 1616 14.6Sell 4913 14.61Sell 2497 14.62Sell 4108 14.63Sell 5802 14.64Sell 6552 14.65Sell 1266 14.66Sell 6752 14.67Sell 585675 14.6752Sell 11608 14.68Sell 1000 14.6884Sell 3282 14.69Sell 2231 14.7Sell 21063 14.71Sell 917 14.72Sell 7473 14.73Sell 8953 14.74Sell 3429 14.75Sell 4024 14.76Sell 484 14.77Sell 9756 14.79Sell 8767 14.8Sell 2680 14.81Sell 21 14.82Sell 5919 14.83Sell 26039 14.84Sell 45340 14.85Sell 22178 14.86Sell 3793 14.88Sell 203 14.89Sell 19610 14.9Sell 8500 14.91Sell 4184 14.92Sell 28017 14.93Sell 45562 14.94Sell 156111 14.95Sell 2639 14.96Sell 2764 14.97Sell 679 14.98Sell 4263 14.99Total 1082542 (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 02 April 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Nature 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:
BHP Group