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BNP Paribas London24 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 SNCCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 23rd 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 7,654,121 0.347% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,654,121 (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/ Amount Price Sell Buy 2,679 18.74 Buy 1,092 18.75 Buy 1,378 18.76 Buy 1,714 18.77 Buy 2,935 18.78 Buy 2,494 18.79 Buy 2,457 18.80 Buy 1,995 18.81 Buy 2,877 18.82 Buy 3,106 18.83 Buy 150 18.84 Buy 2,397 18.85 Buy 1,683 18.86 Buy 1,285 18.87 Buy 3,165 18.88 Buy 6,381 18.89 Buy 7,093 18.90 Buy 3,479 18.91 Buy 12,519 18.92 Buy 2,506 18.94 Buy 470 18.95 Buy 9,989 18.96 Buy 6,276 18.96 Buy 4,717 18.97 Buy 16,520 18.98 Buy 3,653 18.99 Buy 1,536 19.00 Buy 3,268 19.01 Buy 28,019 19.03 Buy 6,929 19.04 Buy 7,713 19.05 Buy 594 19.06 Buy 3,473 19.07 Buy 5,000 19.08 Buy 17,197 19.09 Buy 7,443 19.10 Buy 16,186 19.11 Buy 15,216 19.12 Buy 56,000 19.12 Buy 5,789 19.13 Buy 2,444 19.14 Buy 1,288 19.15 Buy 2,220 19.16 Buy 8,661 19.17 Buy 1,279 19.18 Buy 7,383 19.19 Buy 10,884 19.20 Buy 16,160 19.21 Buy 3,751 19.22 Buy 708 19.23 Buy 486 19.24 Buy 4,274 19.26 Total 338,911 Buy/ Amount Price Sell Sell - 858 18.74 Sell - 240 18.75 Sell - 929 18.76 Sell - 1,244 18.77 Sell - 1,449 18.78 Sell - 15,116 18.79 Sell - 10,871 18.80 Sell - 404 18.81 Sell - 1,937 18.82 Sell - 60 18.83 Sell - 1,672 18.84 Sell - 8,334 18.85 Sell - 1,120 18.86 Sell - 588 18.87 Sell - 1,117 18.88 Sell - 783 18.89 Sell - 3,075 18.90 Sell - 950 18.91 Sell - 1,935 18.92 Sell - 825 18.93 Sell - 2,216 18.94 Sell - 1,532 18.95 Sell - 1,249 18.96 Sell - 5,547 18.97 Sell - 1,803 18.98 Sell - 2,707 18.99 Sell - 26,679 19.00 Sell - 9,454 19.01 Sell - 3,443 19.02 Sell - 9,059 19.03 Sell - 8,334 19.04 Sell - 6,769 19.05 Sell - 690 19.06 Sell - 165 19.07 Sell - 1,271 19.08 Sell - 86,480 19.08 Sell - 7,077 19.09 Sell - 1,981 19.10 Sell - 27,500 19.10 Sell - 1,574 19.11 Sell - 19,934 19.12 Sell - 4,533 19.13 Sell - 4,351 19.14 Sell - 5,369 19.15 Sell - 16,844 19.15 Sell - 95 19.16 Sell - 9,876 19.17 Sell - 2,062 19.18 Sell - 1,753 19.19 Sell - 1,634 19.20 Sell - 642 19.21 Sell - 10,000 19.25 Sell - 145,601 19.27Total - 481,731 (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 24th April 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 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:
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