RNS Number:9698R
BNP Paribas London
09 April 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 Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing 08 April 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 8,202,018 0.3634
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 8,202,018 0.3634
(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 3510 16.39
Buy 2458 16.40
Buy 5396 16.41
Buy 1488 16.42
Buy 1174 16.43
Buy 7622 16.44
Buy 8814 16.45
Buy 4950 16.46
Buy 9405 16.47
Buy 16087 16.48
Buy 8776 16.49
Buy 9446 16.50
Buy 24597 16.51
Buy 19648 16.52
Buy 17675 16.53
Buy 13966 16.54
Buy 17721 16.55
Buy 20512 16.56
Buy 2868 16.57
Buy 10691 16.58
Buy 11533 16.59
Buy 5840 16.60
Buy 20384 16.61
Buy 7493 16.62
Buy 6054 16.63
Buy 2630 16.64
Buy 6737 16.65
Buy 6337 16.66
Buy 6706 16.67
Buy 2350 16.69
Buy 2430 16.70
Buy 469 16.71
Buy 723 16.72
Buy 577 16.73
Buy 556 16.74
Buy 2310 16.75
Buy 1937 16.76
Buy 5459 16.77
Buy 15693 16.77
Buy 6619 16.78
Buy 865 16.79
Buy 6930 16.87
Buy 2550 16.89
Buy 350 16.90
Buy 4947 16.91
Buy 16284 16.92
Buy 91 16.93
Buy 2664 17.03
Buy 1080 17.08
Buy 2660 17.10
Buy 859 17.11
Buy 6899 17.14
Buy 4901 17.15
Buy 3234 17.19
Buy 10680 17.21
Buy 4858 17.28
Buy 650 17.34
Buy 425 17.35
Buy 2532 17.36
Buy 743 17.38
Buy 2861 17.39
Buy 3550 17.40
Buy 7673 17.43
Buy 67616 17.44
Buy 4641 17.45
Buy 1989 17.53
Buy 17635 17.62
Total 499808
Sell -974 16.41
Sell -380 16.42
Sell -493 16.45
Sell -1354 16.46
Sell -1248 16.47
Sell -277 16.49
Sell -814 16.50
Sell -5546 16.51
Sell -10552 16.52
Sell -3917 16.53
Sell -5403 16.54
Sell -5020 16.55
Sell -6885 16.56
Sell -120382 16.57
Sell -4406 16.57
Sell -407 16.58
Sell -28366 16.59
Sell -6529 16.60
Sell -1210 16.61
Sell -705 16.62
Sell -3324 16.63
Sell -6544 16.64
Sell -19500 16.65
Sell -7952 16.65
Sell -5148 16.66
Sell -4107 16.67
Sell -10255 16.68
Sell -9013 16.69
Sell -6000 16.70
Sell -8064 16.71
Sell -8646 16.72
Sell -6805 16.73
Sell -2093 16.74
Sell -2725 16.75
Sell -29027 16.76
Sell -13664 16.77
Sell -2499 16.78
Sell -698 16.80
Sell -1221 16.83
Sell -774 16.90
Sell -414 16.91
Sell -905 16.92
Sell -921 16.96
Sell -2501 17.00
Sell -1080 17.09
Sell -11800 17.29
Sell -200 17.44
Sell -4739 17.49
Sell -1 17.50
Sell -2907 17.52
Sell -9000 17.54
Sell -1832 17.55
Sell -4739 17.56
Sell -91100 17.60
Sell -128931 17.62
Total -613997
(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 price American, date paid/received per
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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) YES/NO
Date of disclosure 09 April 2008
Contact name Darren Clarke
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
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