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BNP Paribas London30 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 29th 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 8,091,294 0.367% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,091,294 (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 315 18.07 Buy 300 18.08 Buy 1,143 18.09 Buy 4,797 18.10 Buy 615 18.11 Buy 3,261 18.12 Buy 1,863 18.13 Buy 7,479 18.14 Buy 12,668 18.15 Buy 13,856 18.16 Buy 4,804 18.17 Buy 102,760 18.18 Buy 21,410 18.19 Buy 13,789 18.20 Buy 13,440 18.21 Buy 17,079 18.22 Buy 1,659 18.23 Buy 407 18.24 Buy 2,419 18.25 Buy 7,577 18.26 Buy 2,065 18.27 Buy 4,162 18.28 Buy 8,317 18.29 Buy 3,100 18.29 Buy 17,305 18.30 Buy 2,660 18.31 Buy 642 18.32 Buy 641 18.33 Buy 5,513 18.34 Buy 1,227 18.35 Buy 4,603 18.36 Buy 3,721 18.37 Buy 2,665 18.38 Buy 1,381 18.39 Buy 13,306 18.40 Buy 3,598 18.41 Buy 4,039 18.41 Buy 3,557 18.42 Buy 603 18.43 Buy 5,050 18.44 Buy 10,641 18.45 Buy 439 18.46 --------- Total 330,876 ========= Buy/ Sell Amount Price----------- ---------- ------- Sell - 600 18.07 Sell - 3,735 18.08 Sell - 600 18.10 Sell - 9,575 18.11 Sell - 4,030 18.12 Sell - 1,606 18.13 Sell - 6,629 18.14 Sell - 18,525 18.15 Sell - 957 18.16 Sell - 13,836 18.16 Sell - 18,319 18.17 Sell - 43,571 18.18 Sell - 7,781 18.19 Sell - 23,488 18.20 Sell - 17,658 18.21 Sell - 11,015 18.22 Sell - 4,790 18.23 Sell - 712 18.24 Sell - 57,000 18.25 Sell - 8,021 18.25 Sell - 4,119 18.26 Sell - 4,934 18.28 Sell - 10,509 18.29 Sell - 15,161 18.30 Sell - 1,649 18.31 Sell - 3,709 18.32 Sell - 3,904 18.33 Sell - 4,350 18.33 Sell - 1,419 18.34 Sell - 5,095 18.36 Sell - 3,307 18.37 Sell - 2,700 18.38 Sell - 2,693 18.39 Sell - 7,101 18.40 Sell - 3,333 18.41 Sell - 4,805 18.42 Sell - 3,741 18.43 Sell - 5,940 18.44 Sell - 430 18.45 Sell - 237 18.46 Sell - 832 18.47 --------- Total - 342,416 ========= (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 30th 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