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EPT Disclosure - BHP Billiton

10th Jun 2008 11:43

RNS Number : 3651W
BNP Paribas London
10 June 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

09 June 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 

6,647,689 0.31%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

6,647,689 0.31%

(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

Purchase

Quantity

Price

Buy

1015

18.75

Buy

55229

18.77

Buy

1094

18.78

Buy

600

18.81

Buy

677

18.82

Buy

676

18.84

Buy

280

18.85

Buy

510

18.86

Buy

10396

18.87

Buy

1169

18.88

Buy

348

18.89

Buy

5206

18.90

Buy

8665

18.91

Buy

4605

18.92

Buy

4538

18.93

Buy

1892

18.94

Buy

3141

18.95

Buy

4350

18.96

Buy

6080

18.96

Buy

8346

18.97

Buy

5296

18.98

Buy

19568

18.99

Buy

7128

19.00

Buy

10025

19.01

Buy

10774

19.02

Buy

14277

19.03

Buy

13273

19.04

Buy

1699

19.05

Buy

2868

19.06

Buy

5501

19.07

Buy

2131

19.08

Buy

3752

19.09

Buy

8941

19.10

Buy

6472

19.11

Buy

9958

19.12

Buy

9728

19.13

Buy

7561

19.14

Buy

4529

19.15

Buy

1930

19.16

Buy

3887

19.18

Buy

3866

19.19

Buy

12956

19.20

Buy

640

19.21

Buy

1097

19.22

Buy

959

19.23

Buy

1006

19.24

Buy

600

19.25

Buy

650

19.26

Total:

289,889

 

Sales

Quantity

Price

 

-73747

18.77

 

-4766

18.78

 

-23707

18.82

 

-1310

18.84

 

-3443

18.85

 

-3456

18.86

 

-82961

18.87

 

-30834

18.88

 

-3327

18.89

 

-390

18.90

 

-9351

18.91

 

-2883

18.92

 

-22094

18.93

 

-7383

18.94

 

-10373

18.95

 

-7107

18.96

 

-2000

18.97

 

-11977

18.99

 

-10790

19.00

 

-6933

19.01

 

-19437

19.02

 

-7184

19.03

 

-5690

19.04

 

-9528

19.05

 

-3065

19.06

 

-3970

19.07

 

-1648

19.08

 

-535

19.09

 

-1596

19.09

 

-5891

19.10

 

-4603

19.12

 

-10602

19.13

 

-10733

19.14

 

-4017

19.15

 

-2220

19.16

 

-1

19.17

 

-3735

19.18

 

-1306

19.19

 

-1558

19.20

 

-845

19.21

 

-6238

19.22

 

-2742

19.23

 

-12902

19.24

 

-4997

19.25

 

-3842

19.26

 

-69

19.28

 

-579

19.29

 

-6279

19.30

 

-429

19.31

Total:

- 455,073

 

(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

10 June 2008

Contact name

Neil Kober

Telephone number

020 7595 4821

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
 
END
 
 
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