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BNP Paribas London11 February 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 EPT amendment Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 07 February 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 7,409,170 0.328 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,409,170 0.328 (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 3520 14.61Buy 13691 14.62Buy 1199 14.63Buy 1178 14.64Buy 13373 14.65Buy 19397 14.66Buy 7089 14.67Buy 73033 14.69Buy 1103 14.70Buy 4461 14.71Buy 5690 14.72Buy 2685 14.73Buy 5561 14.74Buy 12500 14.75Buy 23086 14.75Buy 11334 14.76Buy 8527 14.77Buy 5690 14.78Buy 6041 14.78Buy 13725 14.79Buy 10813 14.80Buy 19742 14.81Buy 348240 14.81Buy 17200 14.82Buy 14055 14.83Buy 5298 14.84Buy 2619 14.85Buy 6712 14.86Buy 2687 14.87Buy 4596 14.88Buy 378 14.89Buy 3256 14.90Buy 2855 14.91Buy 1004 14.92Buy 6564 14.93Buy 3116 14.94Buy 8381 14.95Buy 6225 14.96Buy 4974 14.97Buy 6624 14.98Buy 1983 15.00 Total Buys 710205 Buy/Sell Amount Price Sell -5000 14.60Sell -6409 14.61Sell -12668 14.62Sell -5000 14.63Sell -3459 14.64Sell -1252 14.65Sell -1550 14.65Sell -3831 14.66Sell -6246 14.67Sell -7099 14.68Sell -234241 14.69Sell -9236 14.70Sell -8943 14.71Sell -6485 14.72Sell -13635 14.73Sell -14079 14.74Sell -29985 14.75Sell -10098 14.76Sell -3504 14.77Sell -404 14.78Sell -10404 14.79Sell -15107 14.80Sell -2930 14.81Sell -2884 14.82Sell -2570 14.83Sell -1195 14.84Sell -11675 14.85Sell -6729 14.86Sell -500 14.87Sell -2099 14.88Sell -4174 14.89Sell -6991 14.90Sell -548 14.91Sell -5822 14.92Sell -1881 14.93Sell -4422 14.95Sell -2873 14.96Sell -356 14.97Sell -1703 14.99Sell -5000 15.00Sell -503 15.02Sell -120 15.03 Total Sells -473610 (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 11 February 2008 Contact name Simon McVeigh Telephone number 020 7595 4166 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