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BNP Paribas London17 March 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 SNCCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 14th March 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 5,371,257 0.243% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,371,257 (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 6,217 15.54 Buy 5,483 15.56 Buy 954 15.57 Buy 1,064 15.58 Buy 9,164 15.6 Buy 3,000 15.61 Buy 605 15.62 Buy 5,427 15.63 Buy 10,497 15.64 Buy 3,758 15.65 Buy 12,392 15.66 Buy 480,598 15.67 Buy 644 15.68 Buy 4,973 15.69 Buy 3,349 15.7 Buy 3,804 15.71 Buy 892 15.72 Buy 6,686 15.75 Buy 9,993 15.76 Buy 9,577 15.77 Buy 29,653 15.78 Buy 2,398 15.79 Buy 1,563 15.8 Buy 4,520 15.81 Buy 4,700 15.82 Buy 3,512 15.83 Buy 6,599 15.84 Buy 6,726 15.85 Buy 16,424 15.86 Buy 22,231 15.87 Buy 6,845 15.88 Buy 2,860 15.89 Buy 92,048 15.9 Buy 924 15.93 Buy 2,121 15.94 Buy 2,831 15.96 Buy 5,498 15.97 Buy 5,251 15.98 Buy 123 15.99 Buy 1,189 16.01 Buy 7,871 16.03 Buy 9,190 16.04 Buy 8,074 16.05 Buy 11,588 16.06 Buy 5,243 16.07 Total 839,059 Buy/Sell Amount Price Sell 1,290 15.48 Sell 20,764 15.5 Sell 6,272 15.51 Sell 6,272 15.52 Sell 928 15.54 Sell 2,157 15.55 Sell 422 15.56 Sell 1,669 15.57 Sell 3,538 15.58 Sell 32,789 15.59 Sell 41,567 15.6 Sell 15,654 15.61 Sell 23,376 15.62 Sell 11,427 15.63 Sell 9,260 15.64 Sell 1,169 15.65 Sell 634 15.66 Sell 763 15.67 Sell 2,970 15.68 Sell 2,259 15.7 Sell 1,299 15.71 Sell 9,013 15.72 Sell 26,146 15.73 Sell 14,704 15.74 Sell 6,017 15.75 Sell 10,342 15.76 Sell 20,132 15.77 Sell 11,515 15.78 Sell 2,009 15.79 Sell 4,168 15.8 Sell 18,982 15.81 Sell 33,453 15.82 Sell 18,916 15.83 Sell 4,360 15.84 Sell 6,480 15.85 Sell 29,981 15.86 Sell 6,551 15.87 Sell 1,950 15.88 Sell 13,262 15.89 Sell 121,132 15.9 Sell 730 15.91 Sell 1,561 15.92 Sell 17,307 15.93 Sell 2,660 15.94 Sell 12,574 15.95 Sell 13,568 15.96 Sell 5,686 15.97 Sell 8,243 15.98 Sell 5,024 16.01 Sell 3,603 16.02 Sell 3,525 16.03 Sell 9,444 16.04 Sell 2,006 16.05 Sell 74 16.08 Total 631,597 (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 17th March 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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