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BHP Billiton Plc

12th May 2008 11:25

RNS Number : 1945U
BNP Paribas London
12 May 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 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Ordinary Shares

Date of dealing

9th May 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 

7.,757,145  0.35%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

7,757,145

(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

Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Buy/Sell

Quantity

Price

Sell

-12388

19.46

Sell

-2084

19.47

Sell

-1056

19.55

Sell

-3826

19.57

Sell

-7990

19.58

Sell

-259

19.60

Sell

-102

19.60

Sell

-10740

19.61

Sell

-2023

19.62

Sell

-1417

19.63

Sell

-26000

19.63

Sell

-8200

19.64

Sell

-5623

19.65

Sell

-2422

19.66

Sell

-7295

19.67

Sell

-9434

19.68

Sell

-5356

19.69

Sell

-6818

19.70

Sell

-8529

19.72

Sell

-19547

19.73

Sell

-3290

19.74

Sell

-9887

19.75

Sell

-13892

19.76

Sell

-3375

19.77

Sell

-30514

19.78

Sell

-6020

19.79

Sell

-6493

19.80

Sell

-2479

19.81

Sell

-1628

19.82

Sell

-5210

19.83

Sell

-4898

19.84

Sell

-3264

19.85

Sell

-10306

19.86

Sell

-500

19.87

Sell

-221

19.88

Sell

-3689

19.89

Sell

-931

19.90

Sell

-1890

19.91

Sell

-1303

19.92

Sell

-9488

19.93

Sell

-25758

19.94

Sell

-3884

19.95

Sell

-2100

19.96

Sell

-11315

19.97

Sell

-4071

19.98

Total Sales

-307515

Buy/ Sell

Quantity

Price

Buy 

855

19.43

Buy 

544

19.45

Buy 

502

19.47

Buy 

2203

19.48

Buy 

37

19.49

Buy 

291

19.50

Buy 

2831

19.51

Buy 

3300

19.52

Buy 

415

19.54

Buy 

1011

19.55

Buy 

2356

19.56

Buy 

1592

19.57

Buy 

5477

19.60

Buy 

3523

19.61

Buy 

4000

19.62

Buy 

7481

19.63

Buy 

8516

19.65

Buy 

8252

19.65

Buy 

2163

19.66

Buy 

9927

19.66

Buy 

5829

19.67

Buy 

3129

19.68

Buy 

1050

19.69

Buy 

938

19.70

Buy 

3007

19.71

Buy 

4631

19.72

Buy 

9500

19.73

Buy 

1490

19.74

Buy 

55878

19.75

Buy 

840

19.76

Buy 

15628

19.77

Buy 

26000

19.77

Buy 

10533

19.78

Buy 

8200

19.79

Buy 

3314

19.79

Buy 

10916

19.80

Buy 

8705

19.81

Buy 

6761

19.82

Buy 

35492

19.83

Buy 

1530

19.84

Buy 

1500

19.85

Buy 

15793

19.86

Buy 

435

19.87

Buy 

3446

19.88

Buy 

596

19.89

Buy 

10

19.91

Buy 

196

19.92

Buy 

13973

19.93

Buy 

1431

19.94

Buy 

2042

19.95

Buy 

1639

19.96

Buy 

593

19.97

Total Buys

320301

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 5)

Number of securities (Note 6)

Price per unit (Note 4)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)

Exercise

price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

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 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/NO

Date of disclosure

12th May 2008

Contact name

Laura Ashbourne

Telephone number

020 7595 3644

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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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