5th Feb 2008 12:50
BNP Paribas London05 February 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 SNCCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 04 February 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 6,707,236 0.2972 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 6,707,236 0.2972 (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 8214 16.00 1405 16.01 1405 16.02 2339 16.03 4707 16.10 3994 16.11 2872 16.12 6768 16.13 2672 16.14 2164 16.15 9372 16.17 1686 16.18 6156 16.20 712 16.21 9664 16.22 2458 16.23 4118 16.24 7581 16.25 12951 16.26 25839 16.27 80515 16.28 5401 16.29 2000 16.29 7101 16.30 4000 16.30 4985 16.31 7039 16.32 20310 16.33 16537 16.33 13676 16.34 13336 16.35 13762 16.36 20188 16.37 33313 16.38 1037 16.39 23754 16.40 12268 16.41 15210 16.42 6631 16.43 19886 16.44 11280 16.45 24432 16.46 15850 16.47 2474 16.48 78059 16.49 7953 16.50 8361 16.51 19957 16.52 8176 16.53 10748 16.54 169 16.55 2476 16.56 32989 16.57 12520 16.58 18129 16.59 13237 16.60 10294 16.61 59645 16.62 25064 16.63 1409 16.64 472 16.65 16844 16.67 14103 16.68 197 16.69 Total 832864 Sales 93 16.04 -1355 16.10 -1693 16.11 -5280 16.13 -3352 16.14 -3790 16.16 -1787 16.20 -1022 16.21 -2254 16.22 -3297 16.23 -6017 16.24 -3912 16.25 -5642 16.26 -6791 16.27 -8043 16.28 -16438 16.29 -11519 16.30 -10595 16.31 -29763 16.32 -16910 16.33 -25458 16.34 -23759 16.35 -11773 16.36 -8421 16.37 -4514 16.38 -5341 16.39 -5761 16.40 -7015 16.41 -2963 16.42 -11870 16.43 -3231 16.44 -2889 16.45 -10578 16.46 -4325 16.47 -480000 16.47 -7159 16.48 -43902 16.49 -11404 16.50 -5748 16.51 -6822 16.52 -5310 16.53 -11253 16.54 -7095 16.55 -5617 16.56 -22350 16.57 -24298 16.58 -21707 16.59 -18373 16.60 -12521 16.61 -5061 16.62 -5789 16.63 -2115 16.64 -1709 16.65 -5239 16.67 -11222 16.68 -1463 16.70 Total -983422 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. None Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 05 February 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BillitonNature of connection (Note 9) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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