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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 Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 08 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 7 361 573 0.326 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7 361 573 0.326 (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 3727 14.61Buy 762 14.63Buy 7856 14.65Buy 5080 14.66Buy 182 14.67Buy 4350 14.68Buy 5776 14.69Buy 15141 14.70Buy 14122 14.71Buy 4272 14.72Buy 8697 14.73Buy 8053 14.74Buy 5438 14.75Buy 6483 14.76Buy 4155 14.77Buy 238 14.78Buy 5789 14.79Buy 7488 14.80Buy 545 14.81Buy 7563 14.82Buy 414 14.83Buy 871 14.84Buy 4096 14.86Buy 540 14.87Buy 753 14.88Buy 1871 14.89Buy 2183 14.90Buy 7698 14.91Buy 11523 14.92Buy 15694 14.93Buy 21469 14.94Buy 5102 14.95Buy 1550 14.96Buy 3297 14.97Buy 3602 14.98Buy 104 14.99Buy 1781 15.00Buy 40706 15.01Buy 330 15.02Total Buys 239301 Buy/Sell Amount PriceSell -428 14.56Sell -683 14.60Sell -380 14.61Sell -573 14.62Sell -1206 14.63Sell -7153 14.64Sell -7573 14.65Sell -6336 14.66Sell -5529 14.67Sell -1652 14.68Sell -1321 14.69Sell -1533 14.70Sell -456 14.71Sell -7115 14.72Sell -3144 14.73Sell -914 14.74Sell -3285 14.75Sell -10181 14.76Sell -4422 14.77Sell -4247 14.78Sell -14009 14.79Sell -14710 14.80Sell -10496 14.81Sell -3450 14.82Sell -5940 14.83Sell -8562 14.84Sell -11675 14.85Sell -1092 14.86Sell -4701 14.87Sell -1695 14.88Sell -7667 14.89Sell -11421 14.90Sell -10927 14.91Sell -6264 14.92Sell -7170 14.93Sell -4886 14.94Sell -7285 14.95Sell -9100 14.96Sell -9034 14.97Sell -7229 14.98Sell -3069 14.99Sell -201 15.00Sell -55792 15.01Sell -1240 15.02Sell -1152 15.05Total Sells -286898 (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