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BNP Paribas London25 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 20th 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 8,422,881 0.381% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,422,881 (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 2,948 13.54 Buy 2,308 13.56 Buy 2,131 13.58 Buy 10,000 13.60 Buy 42,223 13.61 Buy 2,640 13.62 Buy 602 13.63 Buy 1,438 13.65 Buy 6,141 13.66 Buy 11,094 13.67 Buy 2,669 13.68 Buy 1,058 13.69 Buy 23,183 13.70 Buy 4,757 13.71 Buy 3,811 13.72 Buy 3,820 13.73 Buy 2,963 13.74 Buy 10,917 13.75 Buy 23,537 13.76 Buy 5,968 13.77 Buy 4,394 13.78 Buy 10,410 13.79 Buy 11,722 13.80 Buy 8,178 13.81 Buy 11,726 13.82 Buy 3,633 13.84 Buy 35,400 13.85 Buy 16,826 13.86 Buy 50,889 13.87 Buy 43,517 13.88 Buy 25,884 13.89 Buy 43,363 13.90 Buy 11,742 13.91 Buy 5,625 13.91 Buy 11,985 13.92 Buy 4,623 13.93 Buy 1,852 13.94 Buy 753 13.95 Buy 1,350 13.95 Buy 12,122 13.96 Buy 16,170 13.97 Buy 5,618 13.98 Buy 11,975 14.00 Buy 2,393 14.01 Buy 2,394,295 14.04 Total 2,910,653 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell - 1,522 13.57 Sell - 632 13.58 Sell - 49,861 13.61 Sell - 873 13.62 Sell - 943 13.63 Sell - 766 13.64 Sell - 1,035 13.65 Sell - 2,040 13.66 Sell - 15,867 13.67 Sell - 2,070 13.68 Sell - 1,545 13.69 Sell - 6,845 13.70 Sell - 6,446 13.71 Sell - 4,391 13.72 Sell - 6,244 13.73 Sell - 3,644 13.74 Sell - 6,995 13.75 Sell - 4,445 13.76 Sell - 7,109 13.77 Sell - 4,251 13.78 Sell - 4,546 13.79 Sell - 11,387 13.80 Sell - 36,170 13.81 Sell - 7,513 13.81 Sell - 5,810 13.82 Sell - 8,248 13.83 Sell - 6,376 13.84 Sell - 15,805 13.85 Sell - 3,559 13.86 Sell - 17,950 13.87 Sell - 3,547 13.88 Sell - 26 13.89 Sell - 4,423 13.90 Sell - 9,717 13.91 Sell - 6,508 13.92 Sell - 916 13.93 Sell - 701 13.94 Sell - 12,352 13.95 Sell - 1,470 13.96 Sell - 7,035 13.97 Sell - 1,261 13.98 Sell - 5,122 13.99 Sell - 1,568 14.00 Sell - 15,867 14.01 Sell - 4,545 14.02 Sell - 6,994 14.03 Sell - 6,875 14.04 Sell - 1,137 14.05 Sell - 65,000 16.00 Total - 399,952 (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 25th March 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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