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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 11th 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 7,632,811 0.346% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,632,811 (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 --------- ------ ----- Sell - 3,274 17.30 Sell - 557 17.31 Sell - 6,505 17.32 Sell - 8,443 17.33 Sell - 20,247 17.34 Sell - 24,006 17.35 Sell - 20,103 17.36 Sell - 16,266 17.37 Sell - 5,353 17.38 Sell - 19,394 17.39 Sell - 27,591 17.40 Sell - 33,721 17.41 Sell - 13,846 17.42 Sell - 5,206 17.43 Sell - 3,395 17.44 Sell - 20,739 17.45 Sell - 54,720 17.46 Sell - 7,080 17.47 Sell - 12,379 17.48 Sell - 13,973 17.48 Sell - 18,120 17.49 Sell - 13,011 17.50 Sell - 2,344 17.51 Sell - 5,437 17.52 Sell - 5,996 17.58 Sell - 727 17.60 Sell - 2,926 17.61 Sell - 194 17.63 Sell - 252 17.67 Sell - 3,433 17.73 Sell - 3,921 17.74 Sell - 878 17.75 Sell - 4,321 17.76 Sell - 2,446 17.77 Sell - 282 17.78 Sell - 1,422 17.79 Sell - 564 17.80 Sell - 350 17.81 Sell - 2,102 17.83 Sell - 1,143 17.85 Sell - 339 17.86 Sell - 1,019 17.87 Sell - 2,609 17.89 Sell - 509 17.90 Sell - 650 17.91 Sell - 1,412 17.92 Sell - 1,437 17.94 -------- Total -394,642 ======== Buy/ Sell Amount Price----------- -------- ------- Buy 589 17.30 Buy 1,713 17.31 Buy 2,588 17.32 Buy 1,345 17.33 Buy 20,501 17.34 Buy 29,219 17.35 Buy 117,587 17.36 Buy 27,200 17.37 Buy 3,175 17.37 Buy 7,944 17.38 Buy 4,571 17.39 Buy 4,173 17.40 Buy 3,654 17.41 Buy 4,681 17.42 Buy 5,857 17.43 Buy 8,932 17.44 Buy 14,743 17.45 Buy 61,750 17.46 Buy 4,246 17.47 Buy 2,667 17.48 Buy 2,761 17.48 Buy 4,501 17.49 Buy 3,255 17.50 Buy 1,080 17.51 Buy 1,131 17.52 Buy 1,955 17.56 Buy 1,271 17.60 Buy 2,382 17.61 Buy 194 17.62 Buy 1,142 17.66 Buy 532 17.67 Buy 475 17.73 Buy 1,198 17.74 Buy 5,593 17.75 Buy 2,012 17.76 Buy 1,418 17.77 Buy 11,392 17.78 Buy 5,367 17.79 Buy 1,125 17.80 Buy 936 17.81 Buy 6,082 17.82 Buy 2,675 17.83 Buy 1,705 17.84 Buy 2,011 17.85 Buy 213 17.86 Buy 254 17.87 Buy 509 17.88 Buy 614 17.89 Buy 650 17.90 Buy 650 17.91 Buy 4,982 17.93 Buy 2,117 17.94 ------- Total 399,317 ======= (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 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