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BNP Paribas London16 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 15th 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 7,639,685 0.0346% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,639,685 (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/ Amount Price Sell Buy 1,122 17.31 Buy 20,089 17.32 Buy 2,869 17.33 Buy 5,752 17.34 Buy 52,387 17.35 Buy 23,051 17.36 Buy 43,629 17.37 Buy 32,515 17.38 Buy 741 17.39 Buy 51,783 17.39 Buy 88,867 17.40 Buy 39,177 17.41 Buy 15,160 17.42 Buy 18,646 17.43 Buy 36,244 17.44 Buy 27,656 17.45 Buy 28,971 17.46 Buy 19,835 17.47 Buy 64,175 17.48 Buy 35,809 17.49 Buy 4,782 17.50 Buy 6,251 17.51 Buy 67,614 17.52 Buy 9,629 17.53 Buy 3,438 17.54 Buy 1,494 17.56 Buy 4,198 17.58 Buy 10,528 17.59 Buy 7,141 17.61 Buy 13,874 17.62 Buy 1,988 17.63 Buy 94,998 17.64 Buy 7,498 17.65 Buy 6,799 17.66 Buy 604 17.67 Buy 7,438 17.68 Buy 37,870 17.69 Buy 143,921 17.70 Buy 5,877 17.71 Buy 3,722 17.72 Buy 3,839 17.73 Buy 20 17.74 Buy 31 17.77 Buy 814 17.78 Buy 406 17.79 Buy 5,496 17.81 Buy 122 17.82 Total 1,058,870 Buy/ Amount Price Sell Sell - 5,030 0.00 Sell - 7,655 17.30 Sell - 17,680 17.31 Sell - 10,249 17.32 Sell - 8,270 17.33 Sell - 10,000 17.34 Sell - 3,719 17.35 Sell - 1,594 17.37 Sell - 1,981 17.38 Sell - 5,461 17.39 Sell - 5,246 17.40 Sell - 9,763 17.41 Sell - 6,338 17.42 Sell - 2,971 17.43 Sell - 1,409 17.44 Sell - 2,214 17.45 Sell - 819 17.46 Sell - 679,110 17.46 Sell - 691 17.47 Sell - 500 17.48 Sell - 32,740 17.49 Sell - 330 17.50 Sell - 1,478 17.51 Sell - 8,420 17.52 Sell - 317 17.53 Sell - 2,588 17.54 Sell - 12,110 17.55 Sell - 4,764 17.58 Sell - 21,252 17.59 Sell - 6,654 17.60 Sell - 1,951 17.61 Sell - 1,510 17.62 Sell - 2,120 17.63 Sell - 2,027 17.64 Sell - 11,319 17.65 Sell - 30,005 17.66 Sell - 7,159 17.67 Sell - 13,764 17.68 Sell - 20,160 17.69 Sell - 14,889 17.70 Sell - 27,196 17.71 Sell - 18,925 17.72 Sell - 19,104 17.73 Sell - 3,189 17.74 Sell - 3,760 17.76 Sell - 1,548 17.79 Sell - 11,810 17.81 Total - 1,061,789 (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 16th April 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 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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