22nd Feb 2008 09:52
BNP Paribas London22 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 21 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 5,761,077 0.2553 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,761,077 0.2553 (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 Quantity PriceBuy 3047 16.33Buy 2549 16.34Buy 3577 16.36Buy 4242 16.37Buy 8147 16.38Buy 3114 16.39Buy 12312 16.4Buy 2668 16.41Buy 2257 16.42Buy 12655 16.43Buy 6761 16.44Buy 2731 16.45Buy 51548 16.46Buy 817 16.48Buy 1520 16.49Buy 6150 16.51Buy 2813 16.52Buy 2959 16.53Buy 3898 16.54Buy 9624 16.55Buy 2594 16.56Buy 4390 16.57Buy 3115 16.58Buy 1466 16.59Buy 2186 16.6Buy 1355 16.61Buy 3193 16.62Buy 3113 16.63Buy 4717 16.64Buy 2041 16.6459Buy 3044 16.65Buy 2797 16.66Buy 6705 16.67Buy 5065 16.68Buy 4983 16.69Buy 6673 16.71Buy 1280 16.72Buy 10588 16.73Buy 4614 16.74Buy 14 16.75Buy 2301 16.76Buy 471 16.78Buy 650 16.79Total 220744 Sell 682 16.27Sell 64 16.28Sell 318 16.3Sell 3373 16.37Sell 494 16.41Sell 9391 16.43Sell 6782 16.44Sell 10135 16.45Sell 56188 16.46Sell 2184 16.47Sell 1449 16.48Sell 4600 16.51Sell 4021 16.52Sell 1770 16.53Sell 1254 16.54Sell 14045 16.55Sell 4140 16.56Sell 3011 16.57Sell 378 16.58Sell 706 16.59Sell 6404 16.6Sell 1232 16.61Sell 4462 16.62Sell 488 16.63Sell 709 16.64Sell 4950 16.66Sell 873 16.67Sell 654 16.68Sell 4815 16.69Sell 8375 16.7Sell 3274 16.71Sell 14165 16.72Sell 11873 16.73Sell 2658 16.74Sell 6011 16.75Sell 3833 16.76Sell 1888 16.77Sell 981 16.78Sell 650 16.79Total 203280 (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 22 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:
BHP Group