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EPT Disclosure - BHP Billiton

7th Jul 2008 12:18

RNS Number : 4610Y
BNP Paribas London
07 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
04 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
 
7,195,409 0.33%
 
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
 
 
 
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 
 
 
Total
 
7,195,409 0.33%
 
 
(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
 
698
17.01
 
1163
17.02
 
628
17.08
 
1
17.09
 
2505
17.10
 
6554
17.12
 
2123
17.13
 
1872
17.16
 
5400
17.17
 
1387
17.18
 
1152
17.19
 
3939
17.20
 
23341
17.21
 
640
17.23
 
141
17.24
 
2890
17.25
 
1180
17.26
 
3822
17.27
 
1620
17.28
 
6715
17.29
 
321
17.30
 
525
17.31
 
2104
17.32
 
1773
17.33
 
510
17.34
 
1801
17.35
 
890
17.36
 
3136
17.37
 
900
17.38
 
773
17.39
 
414
17.40
 
810
17.41
 
1207
17.42
 
1356
17.43
 
4600
17.44
 
4375
17.45
 
2371
17.46
 
1133
17.48
 
1984
17.49
 
135
17.51
 
855
17.52
 
49
17.53
 
1397
17.54
 
1509
17.55
 
2677
17.57
 
270
17.58
 
1445
17.60
 
990
17.61
 
1005
17.62
 
104159
17.63
 
1110
17.64
 
3075
17.65
 
3334
17.66
 
629
17.75
 
735
17.76
Total:
222,128
 
 
Sales
Quantity
Price
 
-1360
17.10
 
-1166
17.13
 
-7100
17.16
 
-22682
17.17
 
-10652
17.18
 
-2739
17.19
 
-4986
17.20
 
-418
17.21
 
-1548
17.22
 
-2444
17.23
 
-4120
17.24
 
-6360
17.25
 
-4396
17.26
 
-5405
17.27
 
-14275
17.28
 
-4470
17.29
 
-2538
17.30
 
-1987
17.31
 
-1992
17.32
 
-3840
17.37
 
-138
17.38
 
-2094
17.40
 
-3362
17.41
 
-2401
17.42
 
-1348
17.43
 
-1420
17.44
 
-5353
17.45
 
-3505
17.46
 
-1170
17.47
 
-2190
17.48
 
-1614
17.49
 
-2352
17.50
 
-3671
17.51
 
-514
17.52
 
-1574
17.53
 
-1073
17.54
 
-2458
17.55
 
-788
17.56
 
-700
17.57
 
-5244
17.58
 
-1185
17.59
 
-567
17.60
 
-10590
17.61
 
-104408
17.63
 
-5315
17.64
 
-2805
17.66
 
-11070
17.67
 
-1951
17.68
 
-1449
17.69
 
-2000
17.70
 
-629
17.75
 
-253
17.76
 
-682
17.78
Total:
- 290,351
 
 
 (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
07 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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