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BNP Paribas London04 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 3rd 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 8,848,768 0.401% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,848,768 (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 2,195 15.30 Buy 1,485 15.33 Buy 10,887 15.34 Buy 5,133 15.35 Buy 7,731 15.36 Buy 2,749 15.37 Buy 7,037 15.38 Buy 19,407 15.39 Buy 4,879 15.40 Buy 2,262 15.41 Buy 7,030 15.42 Buy 2,732 15.43 Buy 3,556 15.44 Buy 2,570 15.45 Buy 1,140 15.46 Buy 3,599 15.47 Buy 17,229 15.48 Buy 5,843 15.49 Buy 2,744 15.50 Buy 140,000 15.51 Buy 11,220 15.51 Buy 9,010 15.52 Buy 63,479 15.53 Buy 39,079 15.54 Buy 8,367 15.55 Buy 1,690 15.56 Buy 798 15.57 Buy 429 15.59 Buy 66,638 15.60 Buy 2,703 15.61 Buy 4,680 15.62 Buy 640 15.63 Buy 807 15.73 Total 459,748 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell - 15.34 508 Sell - 6,647 15.36 Sell - 15.37 633 Sell - 2,928 15.38 Sell - 13,000 15.39 Sell - 15.41 130 Sell - 12,572 15.42 Sell - 15,512 15.43 Sell - 12,826 15.44 Sell - 4,065 15.45 Sell - 10,564 15.46 Sell - 7,411 15.47 Sell - 6,448 15.48 Sell - 43,016 15.49 Sell - 62,217 15.50 Sell - 32,534 15.51 Sell - 30,846 15.52 Sell - 68,209 15.53 Sell - 65,000 15.53 Sell - 31,456 15.54 Sell - 14,581 15.55 Sell - 3,068 15.56 Sell - 1,969 15.57 Sell - 2,268 15.59 Sell - 38,724 15.60 Sell - 15.61 264 Sell - 1,019 15.62 Sell - 2,544 15.73 Sell - 1,932 15.74 Total - 492,891 (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 4th 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