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BNP Paribas London28 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 25th 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 8,186,888 0.371% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,186,888 (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 948 18.07 Buy 12,000 18.11 Buy 1,173 18.13 Buy 464 18.14 Buy 744 18.16 Buy 149 18.17 Buy 8,211 18.18 Buy 19,532 18.19 Buy 800 18.20 Buy 7,008 18.21 Buy 8,972 18.22 Buy 17,155 18.23 Buy 1,145 18.24 Buy 3,510 18.25 Buy 6,903 18.26 Buy 761 18.27 Buy 1,317 18.28 Buy 6,150 18.28 Buy 4,400 18.29 Buy 1,312 18.30 Buy 717 18.31 Buy 442 18.33 Buy 487 18.34 Buy 5,193 18.35 Buy 8,240 18.36 Buy 5,785 18.37 Buy 2,984 18.38 Buy 6,412 18.39 Buy 25,360 18.40 Buy 13,142 18.41 Buy 15,022 18.42 Buy 29,064 18.43 Buy 5,511 18.44 Buy 16,658 18.45 Buy 8,878 18.46 Buy 18,598 18.47 Buy 19,500 18.48 Buy 36,478 18.49 Buy 69,109 18.50 Buy 16,549 18.51 Buy 20,595 18.52 Buy 9,593 18.53 Buy 2,462 18.54 Buy 5,906 18.55 Buy 7,763 18.57 Buy 1,300 18.59 Total 454,402 Buy/ Amount Price Sell Sell - 654 18.13 Sell - 1,389 18.14 Sell - 150 18.15 Sell - 978 18.16 Sell - 94 18.17 Sell - 7,483 18.18 Sell - 676 18.19 Sell - 4,476 18.21 Sell - 1,459 18.22 Sell - 5,333 18.23 Sell - 1,954 18.24 Sell - 4,589 18.25 Sell - 6,450 18.26 Sell - 6,463 18.27 Sell - 873 18.28 Sell - 1,132 18.29 Sell - 1,415 18.30 Sell - 1,989 18.34 Sell - 43,400 18.35 Sell - 912 18.35 Sell - 5,462 18.37 Sell - 5,264 18.38 Sell - 3,352 18.39 Sell - 5,353 18.40 Sell - 8,313 18.41 Sell - 2,861 18.42 Sell - 4,593 18.43 Sell - 7,276 18.44 Sell - 610 18.44 Sell - 3,164 18.45 Sell - 1,452 18.46 Sell - 55,000 18.46 Sell - 3,431 18.47 Sell - 1,532 18.48 Sell - 2,894 18.49 Sell - 14,120 18.50 Sell - 3,422 18.51 Sell - 9,706 18.52 Sell - 1,481 18.53 Sell - 24 18.54 Sell - 978 18.55 Total - 232,157 (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 28th April 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 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