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BNP Paribas London09 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 Sharesdealings 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 ofrelevant 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 16.39Buy 2458 16.40Buy 5396 16.41Buy 1488 16.42Buy 1174 16.43Buy 7622 16.44Buy 8814 16.45Buy 4950 16.46Buy 9405 16.47Buy 16087 16.48Buy 8776 16.49Buy 9446 16.50Buy 24597 16.51Buy 19648 16.52Buy 17675 16.53Buy 13966 16.54Buy 17721 16.55Buy 20512 16.56Buy 2868 16.57Buy 10691 16.58Buy 11533 16.59Buy 5840 16.60Buy 20384 16.61Buy 7493 16.62Buy 6054 16.63Buy 2630 16.64Buy 6737 16.65Buy 6337 16.66Buy 6706 16.67Buy 2350 16.69Buy 2430 16.70Buy 469 16.71Buy 723 16.72Buy 577 16.73Buy 556 16.74Buy 2310 16.75Buy 1937 16.76Buy 5459 16.77Buy 15693 16.77Buy 6619 16.78Buy 865 16.79Buy 6930 16.87Buy 2550 16.89Buy 350 16.90Buy 4947 16.91Buy 16284 16.92Buy 91 16.93Buy 2664 17.03Buy 1080 17.08Buy 2660 17.10Buy 859 17.11Buy 6899 17.14Buy 4901 17.15Buy 3234 17.19Buy 10680 17.21Buy 4858 17.28Buy 650 17.34Buy 425 17.35Buy 2532 17.36Buy 743 17.38Buy 2861 17.39Buy 3550 17.40Buy 7673 17.43Buy 67616 17.44Buy 4641 17.45Buy 1989 17.53Buy 17635 17.62Total 499808 Sell -974 16.41Sell -380 16.42Sell -493 16.45Sell -1354 16.46Sell -1248 16.47Sell -277 16.49Sell -814 16.50Sell -5546 16.51Sell -10552 16.52Sell -3917 16.53Sell -5403 16.54Sell -5020 16.55Sell -6885 16.56Sell -120382 16.57Sell -4406 16.57Sell -407 16.58Sell -28366 16.59Sell -6529 16.60Sell -1210 16.61Sell -705 16.62Sell -3324 16.63Sell -6544 16.64Sell -19500 16.65Sell -7952 16.65Sell -5148 16.66Sell -4107 16.67Sell -10255 16.68Sell -9013 16.69Sell -6000 16.70Sell -8064 16.71Sell -8646 16.72Sell -6805 16.73Sell -2093 16.74Sell -2725 16.75Sell -29027 16.76Sell -13664 16.77Sell -2499 16.78Sell -698 16.80Sell -1221 16.83Sell -774 16.90Sell -414 16.91Sell -905 16.92Sell -921 16.96Sell -2501 17.00Sell -1080 17.09Sell -11800 17.29Sell -200 17.44Sell -4739 17.49Sell -1 17.50Sell -2907 17.52Sell -9000 17.54Sell -1832 17.55Sell -4739 17.56Sell -91100 17.60Sell -128931 17.62Total -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 pere.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 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 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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