20th Mar 2008 11:27
BNP Paribas London20 March 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 19 March 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 5,912,180 0.2619 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,912,180 0.2619 (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 138584 14.41Buy 885 14.43Buy 820 14.44Buy 7976 14.45Buy 5479 14.46Buy 6011 14.47Buy 2406 14.48Buy 6295 14.49Buy 820 14.5Buy 914 14.51Buy 1559 14.52Buy 3147 14.53Buy 1150 14.54Buy 1140 14.6Buy 651 14.61Buy 499 14.62Buy 2511 14.63Buy 10 14.65Buy 4704 14.66Buy 5128 14.67Buy 426 14.68Buy 3018 14.69Buy 11283 14.7Buy 3974 14.71Buy 1215 14.72Buy 4021 14.73Buy 5859 14.74Buy 2845 14.75Buy 2205 14.76Buy 855 14.77Buy 5532 14.78Buy 4873 14.79Buy 1849 14.8Buy 26272 14.81Buy 1604 14.83Buy 4879 14.84Buy 2213 14.85Buy 1000 14.8588Buy 1088 14.87Buy 4725 14.88Buy 553 14.89Buy 262 14.91Buy 1834 14.92Buy 802 14.94Buy 1316 14.95Buy 11431 14.96Buy 2622 14.97Buy 755 14.98Buy 7712 14.99Buy 13431 15Buy 2274 15.01Buy 2527 15.02Buy 29556 15.03Buy 7144 15.04Buy 2756 15.06Buy 7199 15.07Buy 1112 15.08Buy 7140 15.09Buy 7854 15.1Buy 1828 15.11Buy 11103 15.12Buy 640 15.13Buy 2488 15.14Buy 2418 15.15Buy 3257 15.16Buy 925 15.17Buy 3494 15.1859Buy 150 15.19Buy 2316 15.21Buy 4461 15.22Buy 64 15.23Buy 828 15.24Buy 1770 15.25Buy 1954 15.26Buy 1922 15.27Buy 5433 15.29Buy 2546 15.3Buy 2948 15.32Buy 892 15.33Buy 620 15.34Buy 600 15.35Buy 1309 15.36Total 442671 Sell 10681 14.41Sell 12171 14.44Sell 150 14.46Sell 3834 14.49Sell 1190 14.5Sell 5126 14.53Sell 6834 14.54Sell 2457 14.56Sell 1362 14.6Sell 11818 14.61Sell 1564 14.62Sell 3752 14.63Sell 4508 14.64Sell 1038 14.65Sell 74 14.66Sell 5837 14.68Sell 669 14.69Sell 5228 14.7Sell 893 14.71Sell 7565 14.72Sell 541 14.73Sell 6809 14.74Sell 2525 14.75Sell 771 14.77Sell 2403 14.78Sell 49 14.79Sell 7721 14.8Sell 21036 14.81Sell 365 14.82Sell 121 14.85Sell 879 14.86Sell 7470 14.92Sell 16528 14.93Sell 449 14.94Sell 13503 14.95Sell 16995 14.96Sell 691 14.97Sell 2416 14.98Sell 2126 14.99Sell 501 15Sell 1336 15.02Sell 10844 15.04Sell 212 15.05Sell 609 15.06Sell 1262 15.07Sell 5119 15.08Sell 20328 15.09Sell 9525 15.1Sell 4703 15.11Sell 4422 15.12Sell 1576 15.13Sell 3973 15.14Sell 4281 15.15Sell 9944 15.16Sell 8904 15.17Sell 5787 15.18Sell 10038 15.19Sell 4137 15.2Sell 4761 15.21Sell 8127 15.22Sell 1416 15.23Sell 3969 15.24Sell 6476 15.25Sell 2127 15.26Sell 2072 15.27Sell 711 15.28Sell 1332 15.33Sell 1721 15.34Sell 2458 15.35Sell 864 15.36Sell 861 15.38Sell 1303 15.4Sell 1863 15.41Total 337711 (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 20 March 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 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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