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BNP Paribas London18 March 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 March 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 5,272,533 0.239% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,272,533 (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 94,065 14.65 Buy 1,340 14.67 Buy 704 14.68 Buy 1,620 14.71 Buy 270 14.77 Buy 270 14.78 Buy 7,819 14.79 Buy 4,935 14.8 Buy 4,063 14.81 Buy 13,584 14.82 Buy 6,270 14.83 Buy 2,400 14.85 Buy 4,952 14.86 Buy 3,221 14.87 Buy 3,827 14.88 Buy 21,953 14.89 Buy 33,736 14.9 Buy 18,163 14.91 Buy 3,630 14.92 Buy 8,649 14.93 Buy 11,071 14.94 Buy 9,562 14.95 Buy 2,415 14.96 Buy 17,284 14.97 Buy 13,488 14.98 Buy 7,375 14.99 Buy 8,587 15 Buy 1,746 15.01 Buy 8 15.02 Buy 8,037 15.03 Buy 10,091 15.06 Buy 5,572 15.07 Buy 19,789 15.08 Buy 27,181 15.09 Buy 17,539 15.1 Buy 10,289 15.11 Buy 17,195 15.12 Buy 21,112 15.13 Buy 2,345 15.14 Buy 455 15.15 Buy 897 15.16 Buy 21,461 15.17 Buy 16,432 15.18 Buy 3,391 15.19 Buy 32,797 15.2 Buy 26,157 15.21 Buy 2,370 15.22 Buy 7,143 15.23 Buy 12,434 15.24 Buy 14,607 15.25 Buy 59,466 15.26 Buy 26,788 15.27 Buy 30,948 15.28 Buy 26,300 15.29 Buy 3,236 15.3 Buy 7,520 15.32 Buy 4,239 15.33 Buy 843 15.34 Buy 5,527 15.35 Buy 5,161 15.36 Buy 485 15.37 Buy 435 15.38 Buy 2,919 15.4 Total 758,168 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell 422,856 14.65 Sell 580 14.67 Sell 580 14.74 Sell 793 14.77 Sell 3,674 14.79 Sell 924 14.8 Sell 5,685 14.81 Sell 2,380 14.82 Sell 400 14.87 Sell 10,830 14.88 Sell 2,585 14.89 Sell 14,030 14.9 Sell 4,580 14.91 Sell 22,257 14.93 Sell 6,244 14.95 Sell 13,770 14.96 Sell 19,416 14.97 Sell 10,457 14.98 Sell 26,202 14.99 Sell 2,578 15 Sell 13,221 15.01 Sell 4,152 15.02 Sell 564 15.03 Sell 2,132 15.04 Sell 421 15.05 Sell 4,629 15.06 Sell 626 15.07 Sell 401 15.08 Sell 14,735 15.09 Sell 11,182 15.1 Sell 5,294 15.11 Sell 7,056 15.12 Sell 2,369 15.13 Sell 5,656 15.14 Sell 3,340 15.15 Sell 7,795 15.16 Sell 3,581 15.17 Sell 12,574 15.18 Sell 11,990 15.19 Sell 17,882 15.2 Sell 15,368 15.21 Sell 800 15.2125 Sell 2,406 15.22 Sell 1,557 15.23 Sell 2,034 15.24 Sell 13,604 15.25 Sell 5,811 15.26 Sell 2,740 15.27 Sell 5,225 15.28 Sell 12,777 15.29 Sell 2,706 15.3 Sell 4,867 15.31 Sell 11,267 15.32 Sell 2,140 15.33 Sell 15,469 15.35 Sell 1,250 15.36 Sell 498 15.37 Sell 12,392 15.38 Sell 27,608 15.4 Sell 13,296 15.41 Sell 1,818 15.42 Sell 672 15.43 Sell 166 15.44 Total 856,892 (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 March 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:
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