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BNP Paribas London08 May 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 7th May 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 7,792,222 0.353 % (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,792,222 (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 Sales Quantity PriceSell -60 19.27Sell -150 19.28Sell -16154 19.29Sell -14540 19.30Sell -5000 19.31Sell -1554 19.32Sell -520 19.32Sell -9081 19.33Sell -6603 19.34Sell -1462 19.35Sell -3174 19.36Sell -1721 19.37Sell -6659 19.38Sell -4044 19.39Sell -49449 19.40Sell -8956 19.41Sell -5336 19.42Sell -1954 19.43Sell -8743 19.44Sell -6725 19.45Sell -3106 19.46Sell -2055 19.47Sell -3543 19.48Sell -442 19.49Sell -5995 19.50Sell -17673 19.51Sell -2664 19.52Sell -3509 19.53Sell -7727 19.54Sell -12982 19.55Sell -425 19.56Sell -923 19.57Sell -1688 19.58Sell -953 19.59Sell -5000 19.60Total Sales -220570 Buys Quantity PriceBuy 336 19.25Buy 904 19.26Buy 8143 19.30Buy 973 19.31Buy 14994 19.32Buy 1585 19.34Buy 689 19.35Buy 4120 19.37Buy 1214 19.39Buy 9716 19.40Buy 4650 19.41Buy 1477 19.41Buy 3374 19.42Buy 2345 19.43Buy 5861 19.44Buy 705 19.45Buy 3705 19.46Buy 3718 19.47Buy 453 19.48Buy 2500 19.49Buy 4741 19.50Buy 5519 19.51Buy 4178 19.52Buy 4278 19.53Buy 1305 19.54Buy 3643 19.55Buy 1803 19.58Buy 2994 19.59Total Buys 99923 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. None Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 8th May 2008 Contact name Laura Ashbourne Telephone number 020 7595 3644 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:
BHP Group