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EPT Disclosure - BHP Billiton

20th May 2008 11:57

RNS Number : 8722U
BNP Paribas London
20 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
19th 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
 
6,726,578 0.3%
 
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
 
 
 
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 
 
 
Total
 
6,726,578
 
 
(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
 
 
 
 
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)
 
Class of relevant security:
 
Details
 
 
 
3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
 
(a) Purchases and sales

 

Buy/ Sell
 Amount
Price
Buy
560
21.38
Buy
972
21.40
Buy
42
21.41
Buy
539
21.42
Buy
388
21.43
Buy
1,017
21.44
Buy
100
21.45
Buy
1,835
21.47
Buy
1,419
21.49
Buy
2,307
21.50
Buy
636
21.51
Buy
3,294
21.52
Buy
3,244
21.53
Buy
4,374
21.55
Buy
1,616
21.56
Buy
1,863
21.57
Buy
2,576
21.58
Buy
640
21.59
Buy
2,679
21.60
Buy
10,217
21.61
Buy
6,152
21.62
Buy
2,697
21.63
Buy
2,818
21.64
Buy
8,900
21.65
Buy
3,404
21.65
Buy
1,992
21.66
Buy
2,740
21.67
Buy
242
21.68
Buy
211
21.69
Buy
47
21.77
Buy
100
21.78
Buy
913
21.79
Buy
1,920
21.80
Buy
460
21.83
Buy
1,080
21.84
Buy
2,160
21.86
Buy
1,160
21.87
Buy
6,870
21.88
Buy
1,620
21.89
Buy
1,080
21.90
Buy
540
21.91
Buy
1,080
21.92
Buy
3,715
21.93
Total
92,219
 
Buy/ Sell
Amount
Price
Sell
-42
21.42
Sell
-846
21.46
Sell
-2,663
21.49
Sell
-2,100
21.50
Sell
-2,660
21.51
Sell
-4,368
21.52
Sell
-6,195
21.53
Sell
-16,614
21.54
Sell
-36,115
21.55
Sell
-8,540
21.56
Sell
- 818
21.57
Sell
-12,628
21.58
Sell
-4,500
21.59
Sell
-9,016
21.60
Sell
-597
21.61
Sell
-7,255
21.62
Sell
-6,135
21.63
Sell
-5,632
21.64
Sell
-3,124
21.65
Sell
-2,270
21.66
Sell
-1,310
21.67
Sell
-3,580
21.68
Sell
-250
21.69
Sell
-7,246
21.70
Sell
-4,236
21.71
Sell
-8,013
21.72
Sell
-5,217
21.73
Sell
-4,191
21.74
Sell
-0,620
21.75
Sell
-1,321
21.76
Sell
-2,096
21.77
Sell
-1,300
21.78
Sell
-1,467
21.79
Sell
-4,155
21.80
Sell
-11,329
21.81
Sell
-6,949
21.82
Sell
-1,963
21.83
Sell
-10,707
21.84
Sell
-9,271
21.85
Sell
-12,873
21.86
Sell
-12,064
21.87
Sell
-363,128
21.88
Sell
-1,133
21.89
Sell
-6,187
21.90
Sell
-81,143
21.96
Total
-703,867
 

 

(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
20th May 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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