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BHP Billiton Plc

16th May 2008 12:44

RNS Number : 6624U
BNP Paribas London
16 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

15th 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 

7,448,045 0.34%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

7,448,045

(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 

583

20.51

Buy 

2,700

20.52

Buy 

2,197

20.53

Buy 

3,167

20.54

Buy 

3,821

20.55

Buy 

4,259

20.56

Buy 

2,221

20.57

Buy 

831

20.58

Buy 

2,255

20.59

Buy 

2,000

20.60

Buy 

1,486

20.61

Buy 

1,906

20.62

Buy 

4,355

20.63

Buy 

4,262

20.64

Buy 

1,241

20.65

Buy 

4,704

20.66

Buy 

11,317

20.67

Buy 

18,146

20.68

Buy 

2,157

20.69

Buy 

467

20.70

Buy 

577

20.71

Buy 

2,500

20.72

Buy 

4,856

20.73

Buy 

5,144

20.74

Buy 

100

20.81

Buy 

100

20.84

Buy 

2,500

20.87

Buy 

1,750

20.88

Buy 

687

20.89

Buy 

2,136

20.89

Buy 

2,895

20.90

Buy 

5,715

20.91

Buy 

259

20.92

Buy 

100

20.93

Buy 

7,482

20.94

Buy 

2,406

20.95

Buy 

1,042

20.96

Buy 

3,971

20.97

Buy 

431

20.99

Buy 

664

21.00

Buy 

3,750

21.04

Buy 

681

21.11

Buy 

2,668

21.17

Buy 

900

21.18

Buy 

1,399

21.24

Buy 

500

21.25

Buy 

541

21.26

Buy 

890

21.27

Buy 

1,289

21.28

Buy 

443

21.29

Buy 

1,661

21.30

Buy 

210

21.32

Buy 

210

21.36

Buy 

38,950

21.38

Buy 

100

21.40

Buy 

100

21.41

Buy 

3,002

21.45

Buy 

3,950

21.47

Buy 

740

21.48

Buy 

1,616

21.50

Buy 

5,838

21.54

Buy 

3,682

21.55

Buy 

226

21.56

Buy 

135

21.58

Buy 

11,821

21.62

Buy 

2,363

21.63

Buy 

11,622

21.64

Buy 

3,735

21.65

Buy 

8,145

21.66

Buy 

4,135

21.68

Buy 

33,300

21.68

Buy 

1,135

21.69

Buy 

3,010

21.70

Buy 

4,600

21.71

Buy 

12,090

21.74

Buy 

10,000

21.76

Buy 

7,446

21.77

Buy 

210

21.78

Buy 

225

21.79

Total

306,708

Buy/ Sell

 Amount 

Price

Sell

- 1,728

20.52

Sell

- 628

20.54

Sell

- 972

20.55

Sell

- 258

20.56

Sell

- 4,482

20.59

Sell

- 1,800

20.60

Sell

- 687

20.61

Sell

- 1,294

20.62

Sell

- 658

20.63

Sell

- 4,184

20.65

Sell

- 4,082

20.66

Sell

- 1,025

20.67

Sell

- 2,480

20.68

Sell

- 1,294

20.70

Sell

- 621

20.75

Sell

- 1,603

20.76

Sell

- 1,429

20.79

Sell

- 100

20.82

Sell

- 630

20.83

Sell

- 100

20.84

Sell

- 2,727

20.85

Sell

- 631

20.86

Sell

- 2,086

20.87

Sell

- 1,657

20.88

Sell

- 1,137

20.89

Sell

- 3,782

20.90

Sell

- 3,927

20.91

Sell

- 6,390

20.92

Sell

- 4,016

20.93

Sell

- 3,253

20.94

Sell

- 6,115

20.95

Sell

- 1,863

20.95

Sell

- 1,113

20.96

Sell

- 3,097

20.97

Sell

- 3,640

20.98

Sell

- 3,169

20.99

Sell

- 2,085

21.00

Sell

- 1,816

21.02

Sell

- 1,300

21.03

Sell

- 785

21.04

Sell

- 1,233

21.05

Sell

- 2,916

21.06

Sell

- 1,883

21.07

Sell

- 1,520

21.09

Sell

- 907

21.10

Sell

- 380

21.12

Sell

- 5,505

21.13

Sell

- 2,820

21.14

Sell

- 8,861

21.15

Sell

- 1,430

21.16

Sell

- 8,368

21.17

Sell

- 3,581

21.19

Sell

- 780

21.22

Sell

- 2,173

21.23

Sell

- 400

21.24

Sell

- 6,134

21.27

Sell

- 3,122

21.28

Sell

- 1,060

21.29

Sell

- 981

21.30

Sell

- 1,441

21.31

Sell

- 937

21.32

Sell

- 6,107

21.33

Sell

- 900

21.34

Sell

- 900

21.36

Sell

- 2,541

21.37

Sell

- 100

21.40

Sell

- 100

21.41

Sell

- 75,000

21.44

Sell

- 975

21.48

Sell

- 1,238

21.52

Sell

- 3,400

21.53

Sell

- 564

21.54

Sell

- 4,041

21.55

Sell

- 2,627

21.56

Sell

- 554

21.57

Sell

- 3,445

21.58

Sell

- 1,966

21.59

Sell

- 1,090

21.60

Sell

- 6,131

21.62

Sell

- 3,601

21.63

Sell

- 4,057

21.64

Sell

- 860

21.65

Sell

- 3,814

21.66

Sell

- 11,003

21.68

Sell

- 2,220

21.69

Sell

- 1,778

21.70

Sell

- 10,000

21.72

Sell

- 60,442

21.74

Sell

- 9,077

21.75

Sell

- 12,220

21.76

Sell

- 3,206

21.77

Sell

- 543

21.78

Sell

- 2,220

21.79

Sell

- 1,400

21.80

Sell

- 1,146

21.81

Sell

- 720

21.82

Sell

- 1,500

21.83

Sell

- 1,008

21.86

Total

- 383,570

(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

16th 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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