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BNP Paribas London22 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 21st 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 7,763,424 0.352% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,763,424 (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 2,353 18.20Buy 300 18.24Buy 1,952 18.26Buy 623 18.27Buy 838 18.28Buy 2,409 18.29Buy 5,408 18.30Buy 930 18.31Buy 9,499 18.31Buy 14,628 18.32Buy 12,527 18.33Buy 4,498 18.34Buy 9,538 18.35Buy 11,725 18.36Buy 8,593 18.37Buy 9,889 18.38Buy 8,314 18.39Buy 1,794 18.40Buy 4,249 18.41Buy 12,656 18.42Buy 7,546 18.43Buy 11,600 18.44Buy 79,393 18.45Buy 925 18.47Buy 4,332 18.48Total 226,519 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell - 6,121 18.25Sell - 682 18.26Sell - 305 18.27Sell - 4,848 18.28Sell - 3,973 18.29Sell - 19,224 18.30Sell - 21,235 18.31Sell - 24,218 18.32Sell - 22,074 18.33Sell - 11,255 18.34Sell - 43,240 18.34Sell - 6,007 18.35Sell - 13,416 18.36Sell - 5,619 18.37Sell - 5,833 18.38Sell - 3,888 18.39Sell - 3,067 18.40Sell - 151 18.41Sell - 1,258 18.43Sell - 27,500 18.43Total - 223,914 (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 22nd April 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 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:
BHP Group