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BNP Paribas London21 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 18th 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 7,760,819 0.352% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,760,819 (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 22,000 16.00 Buy 621 17.56 Buy 756 17.57 Buy 676 17.59 Buy 354 17.60 Buy 1,243 17.61 Buy 2,902 17.62 Buy 2,491 17.63 Buy 428 17.64 Buy 1,683 17.65 Buy 3,353 17.66 Buy 3,530 17.67 Buy 819 17.68 Buy 352 17.69 Buy 1,156 17.70 Buy 6,897 17.71 Buy 3,147 17.72 Buy 685 17.73 Buy 2,907 17.74 Buy 1,562 17.75 Buy 4,494 17.76 Buy 925 17.77 Buy 1,173 17.78 Buy 873 17.79 Buy 6,511 17.80 Buy 2,052 17.83 Buy 8,165 17.85 Buy 475 17.86 Buy 508 17.88 Buy 1,453 17.89 Buy 7,988 17.90 Buy 61,854 17.91 Buy 5,065 17.92 Buy 2,959 17.93 Buy 2,554 17.94 Buy 3,526 17.96 Buy 1,600 17.96 Buy 3,178 17.97 Buy 748 17.98 Buy 6,147 18.00 Buy 1,664 18.01 Buy 9,934 18.02 Buy 8,591 18.03 Buy 2,634 18.04 Buy 3,116 18.05 Buy 1,412 18.06 Buy 3,273 18.07 Buy 25,587 18.08 Buy 8,178 18.09 Buy 16,743 18.10 Buy 7,013 18.11 Buy 7,548 18.12 Buy 84,750 18.12 Buy 10,249 18.13 Buy 2,629 18.14 Buy 13,412 18.15 Buy 392 18.16 Buy 1,988 18.17 Buy 4,185 18.18 Buy 1,411 18.19 Buy 286 18.20 Buy 658 18.21 Buy 8,853 18.22 Buy 46,236 18.23 Buy 4,422 18.24 Total 454,974 Buy/ Amount Price Sell Sell - 10,000 17.00 Sell - 883 17.60 Sell - 946 17.61 Sell - 535 17.62 Sell - 1,544 17.63 Sell - 1,222 17.64 Sell - 2,005 17.65 Sell - 713 17.66 Sell - 1,870 17.67 Sell - 354 17.68 Sell - 455 17.69 Sell - 210 17.70 Sell - 375 17.71 Sell - 213 17.72 Sell - 3,330 17.73 Sell - 6,641 17.74 Sell - 4,072 17.75 Sell - 4,209 17.76 Sell - 5,052 17.77 Sell - 3,617 17.78 Sell - 4,381 17.79 Sell - 2,246 17.80 Sell - 2,332 17.81 Sell - 2,003 17.82 Sell - 1,847 17.83 Sell - 855 17.84 Sell - 3,509 17.85 Sell - 4,138 17.86 Sell - 1,845 17.87 Sell - 13,534 17.88 Sell - 21,060 17.89 Sell - 1,703 17.89 Sell - 3,853 17.90 Sell - 37,174 17.91 Sell - 2,074 17.92 Sell - 2,365 17.93 Sell - 3,789 17.94 Sell - 2,524 17.95 Sell - 1,920 17.96 Sell - 11,224 17.98 Sell - 9,164 17.99 Sell - 2,000 18.00 Sell - 19,927 18.00 Sell - 6,245 18.01 Sell - 383 18.02 Sell - 3,171 18.03 Sell - 23,726 18.04 Sell - 9,999 18.05 Sell - 6,437 18.06 Sell - 203 18.07 Sell - 55,408 18.08 Sell - 1,759 18.09 Sell - 300 18.10 Sell - 10,921 18.11 Sell - 10,580 18.12 Sell - 1,138 18.13 Sell - 1,066 18.14 Sell - 1,386 18.15 Sell - 2,299 18.16 Sell - 1,598 18.17 Sell - 3,575 18.18 Sell - 1,318 18.19 Sell - 4,512 18.20 Sell - 330 18.21 Sell - 1,372 18.22 Sell - 1,016 18.23 Sell - 675 18.24 Sell - 1,275 18.25 Sell - 2,160 18.26 Sell - 855 18.27 Sell - 1,376 18.28 Total - 358,796 (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 21st 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:
BHP Group