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BHP Billiton Plc

14th May 2008 12:00

RNS Number : 4254U
BNP Paribas London
14 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

13th 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 

7,761,074 0.352%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

7,761,074

(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

Amount

Price

Buy 

2202

19.75

Buy 

955

19.76

Buy 

602

19.77

Buy 

4419

19.78

Buy 

837

19.87

Buy 

951

19.88

Buy 

757

19.89

Buy 

626

19.95

Buy 

1544

19.96

Buy 

596

19.97

Buy 

1232

19.98

Buy 

2198

19.99

Buy 

1305

19.99

Buy 

6369

20.00

Buy 

9602

20.01

Buy 

2704

20.04

Buy 

293

20.06

Buy 

135

20.11

Buy 

200

20.12

Buy 

907

20.15

Buy 

362

20.16

Buy 

966

20.17

Buy 

4189

20.18

Buy 

50318

20.20

Buy 

665

20.21

Buy 

1974

20.22

Buy 

4146

20.23

Buy 

1540

20.24

Buy 

4896

20.25

Buy 

6782

20.26

Buy 

550

20.27

Buy 

1630

20.28

Buy 

942

20.29

Buy 

4176

20.30

Buy 

969

20.31

Buy 

1470

20.32

Buy 

1411

20.34

Buy 

1065

20.35

Buy 

3489

20.36

Buy 

5754

20.37

Buy 

1856

20.38

Buy 

2026

20.39

Buy 

1585

20.40

Buy 

627

20.42

Buy 

497

20.51

Buy 

1783

20.52

Total

144102

Buy/ Sell 

Amount

Price

Sell

-2000

19.73

Sell

-5574

19.75

Sell

-2312

19.76

Sell

-420

19.81

Sell

-6854

19.83

Sell

-5886

19.84

Sell

-12623

19.85

Sell

-3518

19.86

Sell

-1927

19.87

Sell

-560

19.88

Sell

-433

19.89

Sell

-1258

19.90

Sell

-169

19.91

Sell

-1631

19.92

Sell

-442

19.93

Sell

-1431

19.94

Sell

-9131

19.95

Sell

-5071

19.96

Sell

-19386

19.97

Sell

-1530

19.98

Sell

-13325

19.99

Sell

-3007

20.00

Sell

-7512

20.01

Sell

-252

20.02

Sell

-2620

20.03

Sell

-3008

20.04

Sell

-2934

20.05

Sell

-445

20.06

Sell

-12494

20.07

Sell

-2579

20.08

Sell

-2028

20.09

Sell

-200

20.14

Sell

-2882

20.15

Sell

-8619

20.16

Sell

-200

20.18

Sell

-200

20.19

Sell

-54888

20.20

Sell

-200

20.21

Sell

-688

20.22

Sell

-667

20.25

Sell

-724

20.26

Sell

-1267

20.27

Sell

-1166

20.28

Sell

-1254

20.29

Sell

-1502

20.30

Sell

-1042

20.31

Sell

-4071

20.32

Sell

-1266

20.34

Sell

-3167

20.35

Sell

-3954

20.36

Sell

-4119

20.37

Sell

-1799

20.38

Sell

-10685

20.39

Sell

-375

20.40

Sell

-255

20.41

Sell

-120

20.42

Sell

-2961

20.43

Sell

-120

20.44

Sell

-638

20.47

Sell

-429

20.49

Sell

-4621

20.54

Sell

-1374

20.55

Sell

-20000

20.56

Sell

-10148

20.57

Sell

-330

20.58

Sell

-814

20.59

Total 

-279105

(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

14th May 2008

Contact name

Oliver Barker

Telephone number

020 7595 3190

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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