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BNP Paribas London07 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 SNC Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 06 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 5,437,389 0.2409 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,437,389 0.2409 (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 1343 16.64Buy 375 16.65Buy 1834 16.68Buy 6559 16.69Buy 79277 16.7Buy 5180 16.71Buy 7772 16.72Buy 15761 16.73Buy 19711 16.74Buy 10811 16.75Buy 12430 16.76Buy 7715 16.77Buy 8405 16.78Buy 205930 16.79Buy 21061 16.8Buy 3104 16.81Buy 11485 16.82Buy 5377 16.83Buy 1706 16.84Buy 3158 16.85Buy 18 16.86Buy 377 16.89Buy 1477 16.9Buy 3908 16.91Buy 639 16.92Buy 479 16.94Buy 1004 16.96Total 436896 Sell 1565 16.65Sell 13742 16.68Sell 5758 16.69Sell 2674 16.7Sell 107771 16.7078Sell 7575 16.71Sell 5861 16.72Sell 4825 16.73Sell 229315 16.74Sell 9984 16.75Sell 15112 16.76Sell 14566 16.77Sell 11670 16.78Sell 17388 16.79Sell 266297 16.8Sell 46566 16.81Sell 14924 16.82Sell 3764 16.83Sell 3677 16.84Sell 1436 16.85Sell 4644 16.86Sell 322 16.87Sell 3271 16.88Sell 7404 16.89Sell 2502 16.9Sell 8425 16.91Sell 12600 16.92Sell 5511 16.93Sell 8715 16.94Sell 3292 16.95Sell 3076 16.96Sell 6815 16.97Sell 475 16.98Sell 788 16.99Total 852310 (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 07 March 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 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