15th Feb 2008 11:26
BNP Paribas London15 February 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 SNCCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 14 February 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 6,773,868 0.3001 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 6,773,868 0.3001 (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 915 15.41Buy 1542 15.42Buy 991 15.44Buy 1490 15.48Buy 2200 15.50Buy 4454 15.51Buy 500000 15.53Buy 3316 15.53Buy 2260 15.54Buy 1516 15.55Buy 11506 15.56Buy 10000 15.57Buy 1378 15.58Buy 2154 15.59Buy 8644 15.60Buy 4320 15.61Buy 3216 15.62Buy 1096 15.63Buy 6294 15.64Buy 5000 15.65Buy 131388 15.66Buy 6938 15.67Buy 5928 15.68Buy 5606 15.69Buy 1958 15.70Buy 244 15.71Buy 531 15.72Buy 3315 15.73Buy 1529 15.74Buy 2701 15.75Buy 6791 15.76Buy 1640 15.77Buy 1959 15.79Buy 3495 15.80Buy 744 15.81Buy 3714 15.82Buy 3393 15.83Buy 377 15.84Total 754543 Sell -5378 15.40Sell -648 15.41Sell -112546 15.50Sell -75268 15.51Sell -136682 15.52Sell -268231 15.53Sell -17102 15.54Sell -24486 15.55Sell -34162 15.56Sell -3919 15.57Sell -4677 15.58Sell -11143 15.59Sell -16027 15.60Sell -20765 15.61Sell -17043 15.62Sell -28219 15.63Sell -14455 15.64Sell -8262 15.65Sell -66776 15.66Sell -8569 15.67Sell -11018 15.68Sell -10400 15.69Sell -14726 15.70Sell -5786 15.71Sell -450 15.72Sell -12342 15.73Sell -4903 15.74Sell -915 15.75Sell -1510 15.76Sell -450 15.77Sell -450 15.78Sell -22153 15.79Sell -15910 15.80Sell -11802 15.81Sell -14540 15.82Sell -11213 15.83Sell -1877 15.84Sell -1032 15.85Sell -710 15.86Sell -1680 15.87Total -1018225 (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 15 February 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:
BHP Group