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BNP Paribas London28 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 27 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 8,652,451 0.3834 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,652,451 0.3834 (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 990 14.49Buy 1298 14.51Buy 271 14.54Buy 284 14.55Buy 2377 14.57Buy 3446 14.58Buy 7376 14.59Buy 8454 14.60Buy 14844 14.61Buy 8153 14.62Buy 12288 14.63Buy 14375 14.64Buy 2193 14.65Buy 3772 14.66Buy 3647 14.67Buy 4990 14.68Buy 18423 14.69Buy 500 14.70Buy 9732 14.71Buy 43389 14.73Buy 1106 14.74Buy 1477 14.75Buy 13134 14.76Buy 3455 14.77Buy 4006 14.78Buy 7334 14.80Buy 4963 14.81Buy 2541 14.82Buy 3350 14.83Buy 2760 14.84Buy 3687 14.85Buy 8356 14.86Buy 984 14.87Total 217955 Sell -1461 14.58Sell -4214 14.59Sell -290 14.60Sell -3970 14.61Sell -1378 14.63Sell -1785 14.64Sell -4950 14.65Sell -3447 14.66Sell -4222 14.67Sell -6618 14.68Sell -2625 14.69Sell -4391 14.70Sell -2378 14.71Sell -2955 14.72Sell -20654 14.73Sell -3602 14.74Sell -5247 14.75Sell -6128 14.76Sell -3366 14.77Sell -3989 14.78Sell -1953 14.79Sell -4371 14.80Sell -1151 14.81Sell -1611 14.82Sell -5356 14.83Total -102112 (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 28 March 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 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