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BNP Paribas London30 January 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 29 January 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 6,868,578 0.3043 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 6,868,578 0.3043 (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 1444 13.95 Buy 500 13.96 Buy 1336 13.98 Buy 4368 13.99 Buy 1896 14 Buy 1960 14.01 Buy 7764 14.03 Buy 2320 14.04 Buy 891 14.05 Buy 2435 14.07 Buy 3443 14.09 Buy 600 14.11 Buy 3637 14.15 Buy 3768 14.16 Buy 200 14.17 Buy 172 14.19 Buy 980 14.2 Buy 922 14.21 Buy 2406 14.22 Buy 200 14.24 Buy 6942 14.25 Buy 3901 14.26 Buy 4449 14.27 Buy 9691 14.28 Buy 6212 14.29 Buy 8176 14.3 Buy 1395 14.31 Buy 7823 14.32 Buy 11312 14.33 Buy 6290 14.34 Buy 17385 14.35 Buy 295 14.3569 Buy 11029 14.36 Buy 5742 14.37 Buy 6030 14.38 Buy 4370 14.39 Buy 23372 14.4 Buy 3655 14.41 Buy 5054 14.42 Buy 8689 14.43 Buy 21266 14.44 Buy 3501 14.45 Buy 4590 14.46 Buy 7511 14.47 Buy 3177 14.48 Buy 83073 14.49 Buy 2726 14.51 Buy 4660 14.52 Buy 1891 14.53 Buy 175 14.54 Buy 2798 14.55 Total Buys 328422 Buy/Sell Amount Price Sell 768 13.97 Sell 1271 13.98 Sell 13656 13.99 Sell 1910 14 Sell 4247 14.01 Sell 2101 14.03 Sell 9154 14.04 Sell 4133 14.05 Sell 5771 14.06 Sell 4409 14.07 Sell 9182 14.08 Sell 9477 14.09 Sell 6957 14.1 Sell 4567 14.11 Sell 3968 14.12 Sell 2065 14.13 Sell 6738 14.14 Sell 6095 14.15 Sell 4164 14.16 Sell 4740 14.17 Sell 1524 14.18 Sell 372 14.19 Sell 4507 14.2 Sell 1401 14.21 Sell 5106 14.22 Sell 2207 14.23 Sell 3349 14.24 Sell 15369 14.25 Sell 20020 14.26 Sell 4947 14.27 Sell 9571 14.28 Sell 12516 14.29 Sell 19767 14.3 Sell 4786 14.31 Sell 13000 14.3198 Sell 22081 14.32 Sell 32648 14.33 Sell 21317 14.34 Sell 45858 14.35 Sell 16566 14.36 Sell 5969 14.37 Sell 8720 14.38 Sell 7606 14.39 Sell 1136 14.4 Sell 2966 14.41 Sell 195 14.42 Sell 2433 14.43 Sell 1625 14.44 Sell 2107 14.45 Sell 1656 14.46 Sell 1320 14.47 Sell 570 14.48 Sell 47242 14.49 Sell 180 14.5 Sell 664 14.51 Sell 455 14.52 Sell 175 14.54 Total Sells 447304 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. None Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 30 January 2008 Contact name Simon McVeigh Telephone number 020 7595 4166 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