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EPT Disclosure - BHP Billiton

21st May 2008 12:22

RNS Number : 9725U
BNP Paribas London
21 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

20th 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 

 7,216,152 0.33%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

7,216,152

(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 

67,051

20.23

Buy 

250

20.30

Buy 

180

20.31

Buy 

17,035

20.34

Buy 

300

20.40

Buy 

28,600

20.44

Buy 

810

20.44

Buy 

620

20.45

Buy 

2,089

20.46

Buy 

14,386

20.47

Buy 

3,305

20.48

Buy 

9,257

20.49

Buy 

10,194

20.50

Buy 

4,613

20.51

Buy 

7,721

20.52

Buy 

8,515

20.53

Buy 

22,227

20.54

Buy 

29,576

20.55

Buy 

10,613

20.56

Buy 

11,704

20.57

Buy 

18,311

20.58

Buy 

22,908

20.59

Buy 

34,895

20.60

Buy 

14,924

20.61

Buy 

7,072

20.62

Buy 

8,286

20.63

Buy 

8,565

20.64

Buy 

664

20.65

Buy 

830

20.66

Buy 

26,833

20.67

Buy 

30,840

20.68

Buy 

3,822

20.69

Buy 

15,826

20.70

Buy 

11,500

20.71

Buy 

7,279

20.72

Buy 

8,078

20.73

Buy 

8,520

20.74

Buy 

57,839

20.75

Buy 

9,913

20.76

Buy 

4,862

20.77

Buy 

600

20.78

Buy 

691

20.79

Buy 

577

20.82

Buy 

1,282

20.85

Buy 

3,257

20.86

Buy 

1,736

20.88

Buy 

10,000

20.89

Buy 

685

20.90

Buy 

3,014

20.93

Buy 

2,823

20.95

Buy 

10,062

20.96

Buy 

13,423

20.97

Buy 

590

20.99

Buy 

830

21.00

Buy 

1,002

21.01

Buy 

382

21.03

Buy 

6,796

21.04

Buy 

2,009

21.05

Buy 

381

21.06

Buy 

2,106

21.08

Buy 

1,560

21.09

Buy 

807

21.10

Buy 

1,454

21.14

Buy 

808

21.16

Buy 

1,475

21.18

Buy 

3,181

21.23

Buy 

4,743

21.25

Buy 

7,091

21.26

Buy 

268,734

21.27

Buy 

6,590

21.28

Buy 

5,932

21.36

Buy 

700

21.37

Buy 

16,863

21.38

Buy 

2,795

21.39

Buy 

2,712

21.40

Buy 

9,766

21.41

Buy 

5,592

21.42

Buy 

1,121

21.43

Buy 

1,861

21.44

Buy 

1,800

21.49

Buy 

2,719

21.50

Buy 

3,583

21.51

Buy 

2,944

21.55

Total

967,890

Buy/ Sell

 Amount 

Price

Sell

- 61,448

20.23

Sell

- 915

20.28

Sell

- 900

20.29

Sell

- 4,230

20.31

Sell

- 1,045

20.32

Sell

- 915

20.33

Sell

- 2,673

20.34

Sell

- 1,515

20.35

Sell

- 2,113

20.36

Sell

- 2,112

20.37

Sell

- 915

20.38

Sell

- 499

20.39

Sell

- 900

20.40

Sell

- 1,015

20.41

Sell

- 1,815

20.42

Sell

- 21,327

20.43

Sell

- 1,323

20.44

Sell

- 5,915

20.45

Sell

- 15,331

20.46

Sell

- 774

20.47

Sell

- 2,990

20.48

Sell

- 10,491

20.49

Sell

- 4,503

20.50

Sell

- 13,875

20.51

Sell

- 13,498

20.52

Sell

- 11,119

20.53

Sell

- 13,720

20.54

Sell

- 18,373

20.55

Sell

- 8,115

20.56

Sell

- 14,500

20.57

Sell

- 9,061

20.58

Sell

- 11,709

20.59

Sell

- 2,862

20.60

Sell

- 65,623

20.61

Sell

- 2,164

20.61

Sell

- 942

20.62

Sell

- 375

20.63

Sell

- 780

20.64

Sell

- 910

20.65

Sell

- 66,890

20.66

Sell

- 100

20.66

Sell

- 100

20.68

Sell

- 52,000

20.69

Sell

- 300

20.69

Sell

- 23,000

20.69

Sell

- 100

20.70

Sell

- 300

20.72

Sell

- 100

20.75

Sell

- 2,136

21.25

Total

- 478,316

(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

21st 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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