17th Dec 2007 11:25
BNP Paribas London17 December 2007 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 SNCCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 14 December 2007 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 2,736,791 0.1212 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,736,791 0.1212 (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 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchases 6872 15.25 29 15.26 1583 15.27 3889 15.28 1408 15.29 4935 15.30 19058 15.31 16668 15.32 15391 15.33 22254 15.34 14511 15.35 5903 15.36 4593 15.37 11109 15.38 3295 15.39 126 15.40 4443 15.41 10037 15.42 8881 15.43 5042 15.44 32472 15.45 7059 15.46 5789 15.47 12911 15.48 10244 15.49 65000 15.4981 3359 15.50 2680 15.51 84 15.53 2263 15.54 674 15.55 56 15.62 1972 15.66 46 15.68 2277 15.70 415 15.72 829 15.73 1299 15.74 1416 15.75 1419 15.76 964 15.77 143 15.78 4717 15.79 6943 15.80 4023 15.81 8082 15.82 6448 15.83 1595 15.84 400 15.90Sales 11415 15.25 370 15.26 64 15.27 2121 15.28 624 15.29 3602 15.3 16486 15.31 7500 15.32 7860 15.33 19452 15.34 21638 15.35 13231 15.36 25973 15.37 23502 15.38 18487 15.39 1584 15.4 3447 15.41 1718 15.42 3491 15.43 9102 15.44 148765 15.45 21677 15.46 2850 15.4616 10306 15.47 24133 15.48 29519 15.49 3015 15.5 5030 15.51 84 15.53 823 15.54 377 15.56 2156 15.58 324 15.63 1007 15.7 924 15.72 5192 15.74 2896 15.76 1066 15.77 44 15.78 259 15.79 1507 15.8 500 15.81 4021 15.82 351 15.83 258 15.84 3607 15.85 310 15.88 631 15.89 3109 15.9 1860 15.91 1414 15.92 1390 15.93 1028 15.94 1992 15.95 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 17 December 2007 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connectedNature of connection (Note 9) 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