EPT Disclosure - BHP Billiton

2nd Jul 2008 11:33

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	01 July 2008

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	6,543,863 0.29%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	6,543,863 0.29%

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

Purchases	Quantity	Price
	462	18.38
	78454	18.41
	1200	18.42
	1723	18.43
	315	18.44
	905	18.45
	16114	18.46
	9525	18.47
	2479	18.48
	13682	18.49
	10660	18.50
	12665	18.51
	11944	18.52
	9882	18.53
	4594	18.54
	9998	18.55
	11010	18.56
	7533	18.57
	4460	18.58
	16282	18.59
	12946	18.60
	4873	18.61
	3095	18.62
	4089	18.63
	6335	18.64
	4470	18.65
	2080	18.66
	8632	18.67
	2192	18.68
	2489	18.69
	5068	18.70
	15937	18.71
	1422	18.71
	2098	18.72
	1936	18.73
	10186	18.74
	1250	18.75
	7271	18.76
	3091	18.78
	853	18.79
	1341	18.82
	1412	18.83
	2254	18.85
	2179	18.86
	1150	18.89
	2290	18.90
	1151	18.91
	75	18.93
	126	18.94
	1978	18.95
	516	18.96
	581	18.97
	851	18.98
	986	18.99
	785	19.02
	520	19.03
	75	19.06
	897	19.08
	1384	19.09
	2212	19.10
	1517	19.12
	269	19.15
Total:	348,749

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-24827	18.40
	-66396	18.41
	-2172	18.42
	-8743	18.43
	-3859	18.44
	-1377	18.45
	-1121	18.46
	-1959	18.47
	-3858	18.48
	-14878	18.49
	-6965	18.50
	-12558	18.51
	-16567	18.52
	-19693	18.53
	-9127	18.54
	-10333	18.55
	-5644	18.56
	-10436	18.57
	-3655	18.58
	-13228	18.59
	-12734	18.60
	-9347	18.61
	-1045	18.62
	-2876	18.63
	-8854	18.64
	-4416	18.65
	-2030	18.66
	-2741	18.67
	-6960	18.68
	-2133	18.69
	-5887	18.70
	-3399	18.71
	-22196	18.72
	-3794	18.73
	-1773	18.74
	-542	18.75
	-3627	18.76
	-4275	18.77
	-5582	18.78
	-553	18.83
	-2204	18.84
	-10409	18.85
	-5541	18.86
	-3475	18.87
	-1668	18.89
	-317	18.90
	-360	18.91
	-1445	18.95
	-3350	18.96
	-4202	18.97
	-2150	18.98
	-3486	18.99
	-1719	19.00
	-1528	19.01
	-1179	19.02
	-708	19.03
	-1312	19.06
	-961	19.08
	-2500	19.10
	-2809	19.10
	-404	19.12
	-210	19.13
	-3125	19.15
Total:	- 397,222

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4)

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)

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 4)

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

Date of disclosure	02 July 2008
Contact name	Neil Kober
Telephone number	020 7595 4821
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	BHP Billiton
Nature of connection (Note 9)	Advisor

ENDEMMUUURRWKRBRAR

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