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BNP Paribas London18 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 17th 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 7,664,641 0.347% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,664,641 (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 482 18.03 Buy 9,944 18.04 Buy 2,498 18.05 Buy 2,996 18.06 Buy 6,202 18.07 Buy 1,093 18.08 Buy 6,974 18.09 Buy 8,387 18.10 Buy 6,415 18.11 Buy 7,431 18.12 Buy 4,396 18.13 Buy 3,294 18.14 Buy 43,013 18.15 Buy 1,207 18.19 Buy 680 18.23 Buy 3,389 18.24 Buy 5,929 18.25 Buy 5,278 18.26 Buy 10,599 18.27 Buy 10,542 18.28 Buy 3,844 18.29 Buy 1,266 18.30 Buy 6,344 18.31 Buy 2,166 18.32 Buy 4,992 18.33 Buy 838 18.34 Buy 395 18.35 Buy 4,161 18.36 Buy 496 18.37 Buy 936 18.38 Buy 843 18.39 Buy 520 18.40 Buy 1,045 18.41 Buy 2,634 18.42 Buy 1,528 18.44 Buy 1,324 18.45 Buy 1,113 18.46 Buy 221 18.47 Buy 673 18.48 Buy 2,080 18.49 Buy 491 18.51 Buy 4,418 18.52 Buy 1,257 18.53 Buy 777 18.54 Buy 6,000 18.54 Buy 2,212 18.55 Buy 4,844 18.56 Buy 872 18.57 Buy 2,948 18.58 Buy 1,041 18.59 Buy 2,844 18.60 Buy 1,773 18.61 Buy 884 18.62 Buy 2,560 18.63 Buy 6,659 18.64 Buy 13,950 18.65 Buy 1,909 18.66 Buy 660 18.67 Buy 1,872 18.68 Buy 696 18.69 Buy 4,471 18.70 Buy 3,542 18.71 Buy 1,332 18.72 Buy 81 18.76 Buy 235 18.77 Buy 750 18.78 Buy 350 18.79 Buy 516 18.80 Buy 423 18.81 Buy 72 18.83 Buy 1,602 18.84 Total 250,209 Buy/ Amount Price Sell Sell - 1,187 18.04 Sell - 705 18.05 Sell - 225 18.06 Sell - 2,015 18.07 Sell - 1,530 18.08 Sell - 615 18.09 Sell - 4,940 18.10 Sell - 210 18.11 Sell - 1,211 18.13 Sell - 1,410 18.14 Sell - 47,140 18.15 Sell - 839 18.16 Sell - 405 18.18 Sell - 210 18.19 Sell - 485 18.22 Sell - 627 18.23 Sell - 4,209 18.24 Sell - 2,108 18.25 Sell - 1,212 18.26 Sell - 2,712 18.27 Sell - 9,427 18.28 Sell - 16,340 18.29 Sell - 6,794 18.30 Sell - 3,877 18.31 Sell - 3,687 18.32 Sell - 818 18.33 Sell - 2,624 18.34 Sell - 696 18.35 Sell - 389 18.36 Sell - 331 18.37 Sell - 212 18.39 Sell - 338 18.40 Sell - 276 18.41 Sell - 126 18.42 Sell - 2,122 18.48 Sell - 697 18.49 Sell - 254 18.54 Sell - 127 18.55 Sell - 577 18.58 Sell - 445 18.59 Sell - 5,515 18.60 Sell - 1,304 18.61 Sell - 41,599 18.64 Sell - 14,450 18.65 Sell - 1,704 18.66 Sell - 2,346 18.67 Sell - 860 18.68 Sell - 716 18.69 Sell - 1,634 18.70 Sell - 2,748 18.71 Sell - 5,414 18.72 Sell - 7,490 18.73 Sell - 2,952 18.74 Sell - 3,085 18.75 Sell - 89 18.76 Sell - 304 18.77 Sell - 1,063 18.78 Sell - 207 18.81 Sell - 3,889 18.82 Sell - 725 18.83 Sell - 688 18.85 Sell - 1,885 18.86 Sell - 1,523 18.87 Sell - 912 18.88 Sell - 750 18.89 Sell - 1,348 18.93 Sell - 835 18.96 Total - 230,187 (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 18th 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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