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EPT Disclosure - BHP Billiton

2nd Jul 2008 11:33

RNS Number : 1329Y
BNP Paribas London
02 July 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
01 July 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
 
6,543,863 0.29%
 
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
 
 
 
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 
 
 
Total
 
6,543,863 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
 
 
 
 
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)
 
Class of relevant security:
 
Details
 
 
 
3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
 
(a) Purchases and sales
 
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
 
 
(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) NO
 
 
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
 
 
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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