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EPT Disclosure - BHP Billiton

19th May 2008 11:37

RNS Number : 7596U
BNP Paribas London
19 May 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

16th May 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 

7,338,226 0.33%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

7,338,226

(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

Quantity 

Price

Sell

-3932

21.33

Sell

-1708

21.42

Sell

-6037

21.45

Sell

-6918

21.46

Sell

-367

21.47

Sell

-5708

21.48

Sell

-6

21.49

Sell

-353

21.50

Sell

-1320

21.51

Sell

-1500

21.55

Sell

-1733

21.56

Sell

-25000

21.57

Sell

-18729

21.57

Sell

-22583

21.58

Sell

-7501

21.59

Sell

-864

21.60

Sell

-600

21.61

Sell

-75

21.63

Sell

-1302

21.64

Sell

-890

21.68

Sell

-850

21.69

Sell

-1591

21.71

Sell

-1428

21.72

Sell

-720

21.73

Sell

-100

21.74

Sell

-1554

21.75

Sell

-1738

21.76

Sell

-1113

21.77

Sell

-5497

21.78

Sell

-775

21.79

Sell

-1473

21.80

Sell

-1646

21.81

Sell

-1443

21.82

Sell

-7246

21.83

Sell

-4619

21.84

Sell

-3850

21.84

Sell

-5530

21.85

Sell

-12080

21.86

Sell

-1409

21.87

Sell

-7030

21.88

Sell

-1488

21.89

Sell

-2582

21.90

Sell

-2751

21.91

Sell

-2556

21.92

Sell

-1998

21.93

Sell

-8781

21.94

Sell

-11457

21.95

Sell

-3653

21.96

Sell

-5688

21.97

Sell

-7701

21.98

Sell

-17158

21.99

Sell

-26778

22.00

Sell

-447429

22.01

Sell

-962

22.02

Sell

-1303

22.04

Total Sales

-711103

Buy/Sell

Quantity

Price

Buy

1587

21.30

Buy

2000

21.31

Buy

1635

21.32

Buy

590

21.33

Buy

1857

21.36

Buy

3046

21.38

Buy

5143

21.40

Buy

595

21.41

Buy

2459

21.45

Buy

575

21.46

Buy

984

21.47

Buy

1663

21.48

Buy

1106

21.49

Buy

1783

21.50

Buy

3119

21.51

Buy

721

21.52

Buy

2745

21.53

Buy

8265

21.54

Buy

19638

21.55

Buy

3070

21.56

Buy

8696

21.57

Buy

89757

21.58

Buy

10004

21.59

Buy

8362

21.60

Buy

3855

21.62

Buy

184

21.63

Buy

1735

21.64

Buy

5594

21.65

Buy

3330

21.66

Buy

1770

21.67

Buy

1880

21.68

Buy

1956

21.69

Buy

8297

21.70

Buy

6237

21.71

Buy

3210

21.72

Buy

2003

21.73

Buy

5660

21.74

Buy

1959

21.75

Buy

3482

21.76

Buy

5486

21.77

Buy

5243

21.78

Buy

630

21.79

Buy

718

21.80

Buy

4612

21.81

Buy

27200

21.82

Buy

1254

21.82

Buy

1432

21.83

Buy

2879

21.84

Buy

4282

21.85

Buy

1995

21.86

Buy

4555

21.87

Buy

837

21.88

Buy

1301

21.89

Buy

1606

21.91

Buy

3169

21.93

Buy

3600

21.94

Buy

5407

21.94

Buy

5360

21.95

Buy

4867

21.96

Buy

2139

21.97

Buy

17601

21.98

Buy

13538

21.99

Buy

243956

22.00

Buy

1410

22.01

Buy

2085

22.02

Buy

1545

22.03

Buy

2025

22.04

Total Buys

601284

(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

19th May 2008

Contact name

Laura Ashbourne

Telephone number

020 7595 3644

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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