4th Feb 2008 11:42
BNP Paribas London04 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 01 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 6,859,450 0.3039 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 6,859,450 0.3039 (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 402 15.82buy 711 15.83buy 885 15.84buy 9689 15.85buy 379 15.86buy 705 15.88buy 1366 15.89buy 805 15.90buy 3960 15.91buy 6808 15.92buy 6853 15.93buy 4658 15.94buy 13168 15.95buy 40183 15.96buy 24094 15.97buy 1048 15.98buy 19280 15.99buy 7608 16.00buy 23921 16.01buy 1830 16.02buy 21647 16.03buy 20047 16.04buy 31291 16.05buy 57180 16.06buy 75513 16.07buy 42794 16.08buy 49892 16.09buy 11057 16.10buy 9609 16.11buy 2976 16.12buy 3955 16.13buy 25679 16.14buy 12339 16.15buy 31907 16.16buy 76910 16.17buy 10150 16.18buy 7260 16.19buy 27296 16.20buy 15106 16.21buy 93886 16.22buy 62926 16.23buy 59478 16.24buy 96816 16.25buy 34559 16.26buy 22135 16.27buy 15537 16.28buy 5491 16.29buy 23890 16.30buy 1542 16.31buy 1359 16.32buy 14500 16.33buy 2445 16.34buy 509 16.35buy 5904 16.36buy 880 16.37buy 159 16.38buy 1621 16.39buy 232 16.40buy 3702 16.41buy 9385 16.42buy 17820 16.43buy 3887 16.44buy 2769 16.45buy 1356 16.46buy 4669 16.47buy 3380 16.48buy 5569 16.49buy 5196 16.50buy 6408 16.51buy 6214 16.51buy 2561 16.52buy 3910 16.53buy 10858 16.54buy 9855 16.55buy 13040 16.56buy 8434 16.57buy 4684 16.58buy 13053 16.59buy 6752 16.60buy 5282 16.61buy 15478 16.62buy 9357 16.63buy 1083 16.65buy 10653 16.66buy 623 16.67buy 5708 16.68buy 1713 16.69buy 1515 16.70buy 2436 16.71buy 2833 16.72buy 500 16.74buy 903 16.77buy 1482 16.79buy 4128 16.80total 1352026 sell -6940 15.50sell -8660 15.58sell -10000 15.65sell -6905 15.74sell -3076 15.76sell -1178 15.78sell -968 15.79sell -7211 15.80sell -2740 15.82sell -1544 15.83sell -3995 15.85sell -6982 15.87sell -4681 15.88sell -6810 15.89sell -1964 15.90sell -7517 15.91sell -5007 15.92sell -4960 15.93sell -2059 15.94sell -10340 15.95sell -10046 15.96sell -9934 15.97sell -2023 15.98sell -916 15.99sell -3504 16.00sell -8088 16.01sell -5356 16.02sell -1871 16.03sell -3779 16.04sell -322 16.06sell -13324 16.07sell -5027 16.08sell -5320 16.09sell -13208 16.10sell -119 16.11sell -18438 16.12sell -10436 16.13sell -29509 16.14sell -35362 16.15sell -26918 16.16sell -26665 16.17sell -10410 16.18sell -5128 16.19sell -27890 16.20sell -7469 16.21sell -152329 16.22sell -36335 16.23sell -1412 16.24sell -9769 16.25sell -18416 16.26sell -2723 16.27sell -5291 16.28sell -1496 16.29sell -7273 16.30sell -1914 16.31sell -185 16.32sell -1785 16.33sell -3029 16.34sell -5749 16.35sell -1894 16.36sell -685 16.37sell -13325 16.38sell -18293 16.39sell -5058 16.40sell -6574 16.41sell -14913 16.42sell -22143 16.43sell -17211 16.44sell -16533 16.45sell -20223 16.46sell -15322 16.47sell -20273 16.48sell -17461 16.49sell -29579 16.50sell -11860 16.51sell -12191 16.52sell -15566 16.53sell -7118 16.54sell -23463 16.55sell -23040 16.56sell -27943 16.57sell -28232 16.58sell -29109 16.59sell -25072 16.60sell -19012 16.61sell -35855 16.62sell -14213 16.63sell -3017 16.64sell -6845 16.65sell -219 16.66sell -6700 16.67sell -2500 16.69sell -1075 16.70sell -1296 16.71sell -1080 16.72sell -500 16.75sell -903 16.77sell -441 16.79sell -5057 16.80sell -2652 16.81total -1156751 (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 04 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