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EPT Disclosure - BHP Billiton

31st Jul 2008 11:46

RNS Number : 3297A
BNP Paribas London
31 July 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

30 July 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 

7,394,755 0.34%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

7,394,755 0.34%

(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

Purchases

Quantity

Price

 

773

16.67

 

4073

16.68

 

586

16.69

 

9899

16.70

 

8180

16.71

 

9491

16.72

 

5708

16.73

 

8924

16.74

 

13917

16.75

 

7683

16.76

 

29945

16.77

 

24329

16.78

 

11675

16.79

 

20574

16.80

 

38502

16.81

 

14121

16.82

 

33180

16.83

 

10632

16.84

 

24078

16.85

 

26149

16.86

 

21143

16.87

 

3794

16.88

 

690

16.90

 

1309

16.91

 

3135

16.92

 

23432

16.93

 

1029

16.94

Total:

356,951

 

Sales

Quantity

Price

 

-238

16.68

 

-3792

16.69

 

-8195

16.70

 

-7174

16.71

 

-9787

16.72

 

-7023

16.73

 

-12363

16.74

 

-15763

16.75

 

-6349

16.76

 

-26608

16.77

 

-31633

16.78

 

-46474

16.79

 

-35191

16.80

 

-35235

16.81

 

-26602

16.82

 

-64764

16.83

 

-10000

16.83

 

-25915

16.84

 

-13535

16.85

 

-20717

16.86

 

-23179

16.87

 

-19777

16.88

 

-8443

16.89

 

-1205

16.91

 

-3552

16.92

 

-1155

16.93

Total:

- 464,669

 

 (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) NO

Date of disclosure

31 July 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
 
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