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BNP Paribas London14 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 10th 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 7,628,136 0.345% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,628,136 (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 Amount Price Buy 17.18 672 Buy 3,650 17.19 Buy 35,517 17.20 Buy 2,261 17.22 Buy 17.23 710 Buy 2,780 17.24 Buy 1,734 17.25 Buy 2,639 17.26 Buy 1,380 17.27 Buy 7,214 17.28 Buy 10,764 17.29 Buy 6,393 17.30 Buy 1,816 17.31 Buy 1,100 17.32 Buy 2,237 17.33 Buy 1,232 17.34 Buy 2,603 17.35 Buy 17.36 812 Buy 17.37 496 Buy 17.38 50 Buy 17.41 30 Buy 4,753 17.43 Buy 2,388 17.44 Buy 2,660 17.45 Buy 10,618 17.46 Buy 2,845 17.48 Buy 2,577 17.49 Buy 10,249 17.50 Buy 1,068 17.51 Buy 2,525 17.52 Buy 9,700 17.52 Buy 1,926 17.53 Buy 17.54 105 Buy 17.55 210 Buy 17.56 120 Buy 17.57 315 Buy 19,421 17.58 Buy 17.60 45 Buy 6,550 17.61 Buy 17.62 60 Buy 9,156 17.63 Buy 17.64 270 Buy 2,730 17.65 Buy 4,771 17.66 Buy 4,080 17.67 Buy 4,695 17.68 Buy 5,391 17.69 Buy 5,686 17.70 Buy 11,812 17.71 Buy 1,497 17.72 Buy 3,797 17.73 Buy 6,722 17.74 Buy 3,588 17.75 Total 228,420 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell - 17.19 51 Sell - 17.22 50 Sell - 17.24 100 Sell - 3,249 17.25 Sell - 6,221 17.26 Sell - 9,322 17.27 Sell - 18,369 17.28 Sell - 4,526 17.29 Sell - 17.32 629 Sell - 1,316 17.33 Sell - 1,260 17.35 Sell - 17.36 755 Sell - 17.38 752 Sell - 1,524 17.39 Sell - 17.42 517 Sell - 5,842 17.44 Sell - 17.45 102 Sell - 1,407 17.47 Sell - 3,241 17.48 Sell - 17,186 17.49 Sell - 5,059 17.50 Sell - 3,638 17.51 Sell - 17.52 876 Sell - 17.53 495 Sell - 2,105 17.54 Sell - 17.55 821 Sell - 17.56 975 Sell - 17.57 911 Sell - 35,270 17.58 Sell - 17.59 687 Sell - 1,386 17.64 Sell - 17.65 279 Sell - 4,275 17.66 Sell - 2,745 17.67 Sell - 4,397 17.68 Sell - 1,530 17.69 Sell - 1,570 17.70 Sell - 3,140 17.72 Sell - 3,441 17.73 Sell - 1,588 17.74 Sell - 1,398 17.75 Total - 153,005 (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 14th 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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