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BNP Paribas London15 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 14th 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 7,642,604 0.346% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,642,604 (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 1,271 17.04 Buy 5,054 17.06 Buy 7,334 17.07 Buy 21,364 17.08 Buy 6,520 17.08 Buy 21,927 17.09 Buy 59,573 17.10 Buy 6,499 17.11 Buy 13,839 17.12 Buy 1,784 17.13 Buy 13,002 17.14 Buy 6,983 17.15 Buy 2,786 17.16 Buy 2,585 17.17 Buy 1,991 17.18 Buy 1,545 17.19 Buy 1,410 17.20 Buy 3,711 17.21 Buy 2,692 17.23 Buy 7,242 17.23 Buy 3,506 17.24 Buy 17.25 209 Buy 1,424 17.26 Buy 1,090 17.27 Buy 3,000 17.29 Buy 7,707 17.32 Total 206,048 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell - 1,320 17.01 Sell - 17.03 525 Sell - 3,856 17.04 Sell - 4,685 17.05 Sell - 5,427 17.06 Sell - 16,483 17.07 Sell - 24,003 17.08 Sell - 5,642 17.09 Sell - 7,619 17.10 Sell - 3,221 17.11 Sell - 2,292 17.12 Sell - 17.13 184 Sell - 17.14 254 Sell - 1,050 17.15 Sell - 6,675 17.16 Sell - 17.17 320 Sell - 2,856 17.18 Sell - 1,642 17.20 Sell - 1,418 17.21 Sell - 33,621 17.22 Sell - 3,891 17.22 Sell - 4,436 17.23 Sell - 4,020 17.24 Sell - 5,056 17.25 Sell - 15,434 17.26 Sell - 5,422 17.27 Sell - 12,487 17.28 Sell - 19,629 17.29 Sell - 1,753 17.30 Sell - 1,034 17.32 Total - 196,255 (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 15th 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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