14th Dec 2007 12:00
BNP Paribas London14 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 13 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 2,865,277 0.1269 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,865,277 0.1269 (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 2,051 15.74 4,868 15.76 9,958 15.77 32,695 15.78 321 15.79 100 15.80 993 15.82 280 15.83 154 15.84 4,098 15.85 7,761 15.86 1,938 15.87 1,654 15.88 4,879 15.89 31,781 15.90 5,626 15.91 353,542 15.92 12,932 15.93 7,187 15.94 4,832 15.95 6,537 15.96 14,445 15.97 10,083 15.98 5,096 15.99 6,276 16.00 25,883 16.01 27,510 16.02 2,013 16.03 23,173 16.04 29,091 16.05 12,107 16.06 40,254 16.07 46,473 16.08 17,631 16.09 3,782 16.10 210 16.11 694 16.12 100 16.13 3,114 16.14 600 16.15 1,112 16.16 2,023 16.18 498 16.19 10,246 16.20 1,767 16.21 1,057 16.22 460 16.23 1,489 16.24 1,248 16.25 1,360 16.27 566 16.28 296 16.29 8,398 16.32 2,056 16.33 1,328 16.34 3,714 16.35 600 16.36 228 16.37 6,497 16.39 6,551 16.40 1,173 16.41 3,000 16.43 1,043 16.44 19,271 16.45 11,150 16.46 10,756 16.47 8,154 16.48 341 16.50 Sales 313,214 15.70 1,558 15.73 2,104 15.74 261 15.75 2,810 15.76 15,204 15.77 29,429 15.78 327 15.79 3,927 15.80 600 15.81 1,365 15.82 3,450 15.83 10,596 15.85 8,330 15.86 14,424 15.87 6,431 15.88 8,026 15.89 3,409 15.90 4,106 15.91 18,576 15.92 13,218 15.93 8,985 15.94 22,758 15.95 10,514 15.96 15,347 15.97 20,623 15.98 38,407 15.99 22,018 16.00 352 16.01 4,782 16.02 2,046 16.03 3,194 16.04 1,887 16.05 100 16.06 1,133 16.07 3,863 16.08 2,274 16.09 1,089 16.10 797 16.14 397 16.15 178 16.17 918 16.18 2,691 16.20 2,274 16.21 6,515 16.22 302 16.23 175 16.24 1,332 16.29 387 16.31 7,050 16.32 128 16.33 100 16.34 499 16.35 1,474 16.36 1,070 16.37 7,283 16.38 6,989 16.39 657 16.40 3,198 16.41 6,510 16.42 296 16.43 12,441 16.44 4,385 16.45 3,729 16.46 3,982 16.47 1,341 16.48 100 16.49 3,677 16.51 (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 14 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:
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