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EPT Disclosure - BHP Billiton Plc

16th Oct 2008 16:49

RNS Number : 0560G

BNP Paribas London

16 October 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	15 October 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	4,341,670 0.20%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	4,341,670 0.20%

(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	703	8.96
Buy	1,958	8.97
Buy	2,085	9.00
Buy	3,135	9.00
Buy	346	9.01
Buy	462	9.02
Buy	3,221	9.03
Buy	5,369	9.03
Buy	4,589	9.04
Buy	1,888	9.05
Buy	1,675	9.06
Buy	965	9.06
Buy	5,614	9.07
Buy	1,977	9.08
Buy	4,801	9.08
Buy	15,681	9.09
Buy	51,418	9.09
Buy	1,940	9.10
Buy	25,160	9.10
Buy	3,192	9.11
Buy	1,575	9.12
Buy	6,118	9.14
Buy	1,560	9.15
Buy	347,211	9.16
Buy	1,973	9.17
Buy	5,775	9.18
Buy	15	9.18
Buy	480	9.20
Buy	2,945	9.21
Buy	2,896	9.21
Buy	1,575	9.22
Buy	1,774	9.24
Buy	2,199	9.25
Buy	4,100	9.26
Buy	1,382	9.27
Buy	2,141	9.31
Buy	1,147	9.33
Buy	10,977	9.34
Buy	4,055	9.35
Buy	700	9.36
Buy	1,804	9.36
Buy	4,999	9.37
Buy	2,163	9.37
Buy	2,075	9.38
Buy	1,238	9.38
Buy	2,592	9.39
Buy	3,072	9.39
Buy	4,946	9.40
Buy	6,678	9.40
Buy	17,142	9.41
Buy	2,046	9.42
Buy	4,545	9.42
Buy	5,867	9.43
Buy	3,774	9.43
Buy	8,970	9.43
Buy	37,113	9.44
Buy	10,616	9.44
Buy	2,876	9.45
Buy	32,327	9.45
Buy	6,008	9.46
Buy	4,881	9.46
Buy	32,682	9.47
Buy	12,204	9.47
Buy	4,467	9.48
Buy	2,432	9.48
Buy	3,309	9.49
Buy	39	9.49
Buy	8,394	9.49
Buy	3,917	9.50
Buy	469	9.50
Buy	1,393	9.51
Buy	2,241	9.51
Buy	6,477	9.52
Buy	30,000	9.53
Buy	14,178	9.53
Buy	1,248	9.54
Buy	950	9.54
Buy	771	9.55
Buy	5,000	9.56
Buy	20,000	9.56
Buy	2,206	9.57
Buy	2,040	9.57
Buy	7,960	9.58
Buy	7,796	9.58
Buy	1,034	9.59
Buy	4,457	9.59
Buy	1,214	9.60
Buy	1,049	9.61
Buy	2,864	9.64
Buy	1,279	9.65
Buy	3,740	9.65
Buy	3,095	9.66
Buy	1,366	9.66
Buy	15,116	9.67
Buy	4,140	9.68
Buy	2,496	9.68
Buy	1,326	9.69
Buy	41,174	9.69
Buy	1,207	9.70
Buy	5,299	9.71
Buy	9,374	9.72
Buy	799	9.72
Buy	3,966	9.73
Buy	1,291	9.73
Buy	12,200	9.74
Buy	7,729	9.74
Buy	830	9.75
Buy	4,996	9.75
Buy	913	9.76
Buy	3,043	9.76
Buy	5,000	9.77
Buy	990	9.77
Buy	824	9.78
Buy	4,395	9.79
Buy	1,650	9.79
Buy	7,977	9.80
Buy	23	9.80
Buy	8,654	9.80
Buy	471	9.81
Buy	2,173	9.81
Buy	6,200	9.83
Buy	2,346	9.83
Buy	1,100	9.84
Buy	6,500	9.86
Buy	1,400	9.88
Buy	1,908	9.89
Buy	3,798	9.90
Buy	5,000	9.90
Buy	10,000	9.91
Buy	2,111	9.92
Buy	16,681	9.92
Buy	2,394	9.93
Buy	2,388	9.94
Buy	1,212	9.97
Buy	1,305	9.99
Buy	800	10.00
Buy	2,066	10.02
Buy	2,066	10.03
Buy	400	10.04
Buy	4,646	10.05
Buy	2,423	10.06
Buy	3,536	10.07
Buy	1,759	10.08
Buy	2,146	10.09
Buy	1,384	10.10
Buy	5,763	10.11
Buy	4,612	10.14
Buy	1,667	10.15
Buy	653	10.16
Buy	5,203	10.17
Buy	372	10.19
Buy	1,150	10.24
Buy	1,900	10.25
Buy	9,819	10.28
Buy	2,913	10.30
Buy	2,457	10.31
Buy	480	10.37
Buy	3,632	10.41
Buy	4,108	10.42
Buy	3,356	10.44
Buy	1,419	10.52
Buy	4,062	10.53
Total	1,179,971

Buy/Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	- 1,045	8.95
Sell	- 540	8.98
Sell	- 3,975	8.99
Sell	- 678	8.99
Sell	- 3,592	9.00
Sell	- 1,558	9.02
Sell	- 1,481	9.03
Sell	- 2,625	9.04
Sell	- 1,240	9.04
Sell	- 2,856	9.05
Sell	- 3,545	9.06
Sell	- 3,750	9.07
Sell	- 448	9.07
Sell	- 9,603	9.08
Sell	- 177	9.08
Sell	- 3,848	9.09
Sell	- 7,711	9.09
Sell	- 2,266	9.10
Sell	- 1,044	9.12
Sell	- 4,484	9.15
Sell	- 146	9.15
Sell	- 644,430	9.16
Sell	- 997	9.17
Sell	- 1,482	9.18
Sell	- 5,580	9.18
Sell	- 5,088	9.20
Sell	- 267	9.20
Sell	- 1,673	9.21
Sell	- 194	9.21
Sell	- 1,569	9.22
Sell	- 3,764	9.23
Sell	- 3,254	9.23
Sell	- 403	9.24
Sell	- 4,857	9.25
Sell	- 1,828	9.31
Sell	- 1,767	9.31
Sell	- 90	9.32
Sell	- 77	9.32
Sell	- 2,513	9.34
Sell	- 2,930	9.34
Sell	- 98	9.36
Sell	- 48	9.37
Sell	- 4,098	9.38
Sell	- 3,617	9.39
Sell	- 1,442	9.39
Sell	- 7,066	9.40
Sell	- 218	9.41
Sell	- 145	9.41
Sell	- 5,059	9.42
Sell	- 4,914	9.42
Sell	- 7,248	9.43
Sell	- 5,370	9.43
Sell	- 4,100	9.44
Sell	- 2,731	9.44
Sell	- 1,437	9.45
Sell	- 5,716	9.45
Sell	- 3,538	9.46
Sell	- 2,207	9.47
Sell	- 4,660	9.47
Sell	- 409	9.48
Sell	- 1,901	9.49
Sell	- 1,411	9.50
Sell	- 2,909	9.51
Sell	- 615	9.52
Sell	- 789	9.53
Sell	- 2,030	9.54
Sell	- 1,524	9.55
Sell	- 1,243	9.55
Sell	- 3,481	9.57
Sell	- 243	9.59
Sell	- 1,633	9.61
Sell	- 630	9.66
Sell	- 430	9.67
Sell	- 1,745	9.68
Sell	- 3,022	9.68
Sell	- 5,513	9.69
Sell	- 3,900	9.70
Sell	- 6,804	9.70
Sell	- 2,338	9.71
Sell	- 2,951	9.71
Sell	- 2,993	9.72
Sell	- 6,383	9.72
Sell	- 12,991	9.73
Sell	- 17,901	9.74
Sell	- 6,989	9.75
Sell	- 4,084	9.75
Sell	- 2,994	9.76
Sell	- 4,432	9.77
Sell	- 3,659	9.77
Sell	- 2,388	9.78
Sell	- 1,376	9.79
Sell	- 2,428	9.79
Sell	- 1,987	9.80
Sell	- 50	9.80
Sell	- 4,219	9.81
Sell	- 7,552	9.81
Sell	- 2,214	9.82
Sell	- 8,311	9.82
Sell	- 2,667	9.83
Sell	- 2,267	9.83
Sell	- 1,320	9.85
Sell	- 2,388	9.85
Sell	- 828	9.86
Sell	- 1,991	9.87
Sell	- 1,194	9.89
Sell	- 2,300	9.90
Sell	- 1,397	9.91
Sell	- 1,706	9.96
Sell	- 1,235	10.04
Sell	- 823	10.08
Sell	- 3,304	10.09
Sell	- 851	10.10
Sell	- 3,008	10.11
Sell	- 2,462	10.12
Sell	- 48	10.13
Sell	- 1,068	10.14
Sell	- 3,217	10.15
Sell	- 907	10.16
Sell	- 4,776	10.17
Sell	- 2,086	10.24
Sell	- 2,388	10.25
Sell	- 373	10.26
Sell	- 1,769	10.28
Sell	- 482	10.29
Sell	- 2,574	10.30
Sell	- 4,285	10.33
Sell	- 1,133	10.34
Sell	- 480	10.37
Total	- 996,886

(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)

(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	16 October 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

END

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