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EPT Disclosure-BHP Billiton PLC

24th Nov 2008 10:46

RNS Number : 7602I

BNP Paribas London

24 November 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	20 November 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	3,413,435 0.15%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,413,435 0.15%

(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

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Buy/Sell	Amount	Price
Buy	3557	7.39
Buy	3174	7.40
Buy	2078	7.41
Buy	1181	7.46
Buy	2451	7.49
Buy	1230	7.50
Buy	185330	7.51
Buy	2869	7.52
Buy	5020	7.52
Buy	101022	7.53
Buy	2284	7.54
Buy	2500	7.54
Buy	8262	7.55
Buy	4488	7.55
Buy	1545	7.56
Buy	13855	7.57
Buy	12057	7.58
Buy	8112	7.59
Buy	67	7.59
Buy	11183	7.59
Buy	5393	7.60
Buy	1084	7.60
Buy	3429	7.61
Buy	21506	7.61
Buy	19264	7.62
Buy	4113	7.62
Buy	4531	7.63
Buy	5636	7.63
Buy	50000	7.63
Buy	3075	7.64
Buy	7	7.64
Buy	4387	7.64
Buy	1911	7.65
Buy	1230	7.65
Buy	2355	7.66
Buy	6610	7.66
Buy	7715	7.67
Buy	6592	7.67
Buy	3045	7.68
Buy	761	7.69
Buy	1833	7.69
Buy	4660	7.70
Buy	4729	7.70
Buy	468	7.71
Buy	7306	7.71
Buy	6724	7.72
Buy	980	7.72
Buy	3104	7.73
Buy	11683	7.73
Buy	2353	7.74
Buy	4226	7.74
Buy	583	7.75
Buy	5289	7.75
Buy	6011	7.76
Buy	8341	7.76
Buy	14054	7.77
Buy	4208	7.77
Buy	6907	7.78
Buy	8509	7.78
Buy	11749	7.79
Buy	5906	7.79
Buy	11273	7.80
Buy	16064	7.80
Buy	5544	7.81
Buy	6913	7.81
Buy	15182	7.82
Buy	25000	7.82
Buy	10637	7.82
Buy	2138	7.83
Buy	17654	7.83
Buy	15241	7.84
Buy	26397	7.84
Buy	25553	7.85
Buy	47	7.85
Buy	28573	7.85
Buy	9190	7.86
Buy	10990	7.86
Buy	9918	7.87
Buy	196382	7.87
Buy	5560	7.88
Buy	5640	7.88
Buy	9223	7.89
Buy	4184	7.89
Buy	4206	7.90
Buy	3934	7.90
Buy	10917	7.91
Buy	1238	7.92
Buy	488	7.92
Buy	532	7.93
Buy	2373	7.95
Buy	3192	7.96
Buy	5000	15.00
Total Buy	1133715

Buy/Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	-734	7.35
Sell	-1924	7.39
Sell	-7581	7.41
Sell	-6309	7.41
Sell	-8624	7.42
Sell	-13119	7.42
Sell	-5787	7.43
Sell	-8883	7.43
Sell	-17060	7.44
Sell	-4889	7.44
Sell	-5140	7.46
Sell	-12416	7.46
Sell	-8534	7.47
Sell	-2775	7.47
Sell	-4859	7.48
Sell	-14788	7.48
Sell	-3582	7.49
Sell	-1000	7.49
Sell	-2824	7.50
Sell	-4681	7.50
Sell	-1194	7.51
Sell	-3200	7.51
Sell	-1340	7.52
Sell	-10926	7.52
Sell	-284733	7.53
Sell	-7397	7.53
Sell	-10345	7.54
Sell	-7695	7.54
Sell	-6059	7.55
Sell	-7044	7.55
Sell	-6469	7.56
Sell	-14279	7.56
Sell	-1695	7.57
Sell	-643	7.57
Sell	-10000	7.57
Sell	-186	7.58
Sell	-39	7.58
Sell	-7092	7.58
Sell	-5176	7.59
Sell	-8557	7.59
Sell	-4246	7.60
Sell	-3473	7.60
Sell	-5180	7.61
Sell	-25	7.61
Sell	-4707	7.61
Sell	-9878	7.62
Sell	-9191	7.62
Sell	-1299	7.63
Sell	-2250	7.63
Sell	-14823	7.64
Sell	-1877	7.64
Sell	-4398	7.65
Sell	-2141	7.65
Sell	-3696	7.66
Sell	-8656	7.66
Sell	-535	7.67
Sell	-13348	7.67
Sell	-15000	7.67
Sell	-2563	7.68
Sell	-6556	7.68
Sell	-1681	7.69
Sell	-1420	7.69
Sell	-240	7.70
Sell	-5420	7.70
Sell	-960	7.71
Sell	-4831	7.71
Sell	-3097	7.72
Sell	-3884	7.72
Sell	-2300	7.72
Sell	-3993	7.73
Sell	-10679	7.73
Sell	-4888	7.74
Sell	-3384	7.74
Sell	-945	7.75
Sell	-14440	7.75
Sell	-16348	7.76
Sell	-21467	7.76
Sell	-16592	7.77
Sell	-11429	7.77
Sell	-1842	7.78
Sell	-18713	7.78
Sell	-15030	7.79
Sell	-17796	7.79
Sell	-34709	7.80
Sell	-63391	7.80
Sell	-13621	7.81
Sell	-87	7.81
Sell	-5208	7.81
Sell	-12792	7.82
Sell	-5248	7.82
Sell	-6562	7.83
Sell	-22584	7.83
Sell	-19815	7.84
Sell	-23887	7.84
Sell	-13462	7.85
Sell	-33953	7.85
Sell	-2310	7.86
Sell	-13	7.86
Sell	-6759	7.86
Sell	-4134	7.87
Sell	-16201	7.87
Sell	-5411	7.88
Sell	-13260	7.88
Sell	-14840	7.89
Sell	-19365	7.89
Sell	-12899	7.90
Sell	-10502	7.90
Sell	-5949	7.91
Sell	-6011	7.91
Sell	-1039	7.92
Sell	-3605	7.93
Sell	-1394	7.93
Sell	-1146	7.94
Sell	-452	7.94
Total Sell	-1205408

(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	24 November 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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