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EPT Disclosure-BHP Billiton PLC

22nd Sep 2008 13:08

RNS Number : 9795D

BNP Paribas London

22 September 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	18 September 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	6,551,156 0.29%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	6,551,156 0.29%

(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	1293	12.73
Buy	1295	12.78
Buy	4848	12.79
Buy	6958	12.80
Buy	6467	12.81
Buy	2219	12.82
Buy	3365	12.84
Buy	4438	12.85
Buy	1002	12.87
Buy	14750	12.88
Buy	4180	12.88
Buy	2593	12.90
Buy	2508	12.92
Buy	8301	12.94
Buy	3602	12.95
Buy	2859	12.96
Buy	3545	12.97
Buy	9955	12.98
Buy	19950	12.99
Buy	24918	13.00
Buy	637	13.01
Buy	1361	13.02
Buy	7603	13.03
Buy	1688	13.04
Buy	6206	13.05
Buy	2856	13.06
Buy	8864	13.07
Buy	30745	13.08
Buy	4019	13.09
Buy	227300	13.10
Buy	2352	13.11
Buy	4352	13.12
Buy	6065	13.14
Buy	11111	13.15
Buy	6056	13.16
Buy	149910	13.17
Buy	8771	13.18
Buy	14377	13.19
Buy	16576	13.20
Buy	21912	13.21
Buy	118868	13.22
Buy	15771	13.22
Buy	9785	13.23
Buy	3392	13.24
Buy	18924	13.25
Buy	11244	13.26
Buy	3786	13.27
Buy	10092	13.28
Buy	2475	13.29
Buy	1673	13.30
Buy	5583	13.31
Buy	831	13.32
Buy	12673	13.33
Buy	17075	13.34
Buy	9495	13.35
Buy	8997	13.36
Buy	5948	13.37
Buy	10982	13.38
Buy	15497	13.39
Buy	5527	13.40
Buy	6115	13.41
Buy	14530	13.42
Buy	3894	13.43
Buy	8950	13.44
Buy	4474	13.45
Buy	2267	13.46
Buy	7163	13.47
Buy	3388	13.49
Buy	5501	13.53
Buy	12248	13.54
Buy	5947	13.55
Buy	3190	13.58
Total Buy	1028092

Buy/Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	-1478	12.74
Sell	-147	12.78
Sell	-5232	12.79
Sell	-6050	12.81
Sell	-400	12.82
Sell	-45	12.84
Sell	-13955	12.85
Sell	-3488	12.86
Sell	-1155	12.87
Sell	-5865	12.89
Sell	-5000	12.90
Sell	-2036	12.91
Sell	-7060	12.92
Sell	-5184	12.93
Sell	-2448	12.94
Sell	-10484	12.95
Sell	-545	12.97
Sell	-1155	12.98
Sell	-3108	12.99
Sell	-4136	13.00
Sell	-5729	13.01
Sell	-2198	13.02
Sell	-6051	13.03
Sell	-15510	13.04
Sell	-24748	13.05
Sell	-19552	13.06
Sell	-26809	13.07
Sell	-25574	13.08
Sell	-24378	13.09
Sell	-32430	13.10
Sell	-9328	13.11
Sell	-11696	13.12
Sell	-3379	13.12
Sell	-21672	13.13
Sell	-13192	13.14
Sell	-15446	13.15
Sell	-12194	13.16
Sell	-166704	13.17
Sell	-21259	13.18
Sell	-20504	13.19
Sell	-7071	13.20
Sell	-31740	13.21
Sell	-28831	13.22
Sell	-27545	13.23
Sell	-28812	13.24
Sell	-58519	13.25
Sell	-53369	13.26
Sell	-44325	13.27
Sell	-86625	13.28
Sell	-37448	13.29
Sell	-17013	13.30
Sell	-20539	13.31
Sell	-25480	13.32
Sell	-12455	13.33
Sell	-15460	13.34
Sell	-17305	13.35
Sell	-12414	13.36
Sell	-10883	13.37
Sell	-27190	13.38
Sell	-16271	13.39
Sell	-4407	13.40
Sell	-4778	13.41
Sell	-14470	13.42
Sell	-3374	13.43
Sell	-1670	13.44
Sell	-405	13.45
Sell	-4182	13.46
Sell	-5556	13.47
Sell	-9690	13.48
Sell	-2141	13.49
Sell	-100	13.50
Sell	-2216	13.51
Sell	-5853	13.52
Sell	-1610	13.53
Sell	-9282	13.54
Sell	-2025	13.55
Sell	-2010	13.56
Sell	-6532	13.57
Sell	-5023	13.58
Sell	-405	13.59
Sell	-90	13.60
Sell	-705	13.61
Total Sell	-1223143

(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	22 September 2008
Contact name	Simon McVeigh
Telephone number	020 7595 4166
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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