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BNP Paribas London01 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 30th 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 8,077,741 0.366% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,077,741 (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 PriceBuy 4,535 17.68Buy 815 17.71Buy 312 17.72Buy 1,918 17.74Buy 1,824 17.75Buy 631 17.76Buy 511 17.77Buy 1,464 17.78Buy 855 17.79Buy 12,059 17.80Buy 3,010 17.81Buy 400 17.82Buy 1,543 17.83Buy 10,614 17.84Buy 8,727 17.85Buy 5,908 17.86Buy 7,269 17.87Buy 2,367 17.88Buy 1,318 17.89Buy 8,585 17.90Buy 3,031 17.91Buy 1,026 17.92Buy 4,216 17.93Buy 2,907 17.94Buy 7,078 17.95Buy 7,019 17.96Buy 5,110 17.97Buy 1,553 17.98Buy 2,090 17.99Buy 24,202 18.00Buy 23 18.02Buy 2,513 18.03Buy 2,080 18.04Buy 14,860 18.05Buy 4,422 18.06Buy 1,488 18.07Buy 3,947 18.08Buy 3,314 18.09Buy 2,159 18.10Buy 636 18.11Buy 5,923 18.12Buy 2,702 18.13Buy 8,249 18.14Buy 200 18.15Total 185,413 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell - 2,069 18 Sell - 1,180 18 Sell - 5,460 18 Sell - 1,164 18 Sell - 2,474 18 Sell - 2,216 18 Sell - 1,459 18 Sell - 3,369 18 Sell - 18,049 18 Sell - 4,461 18 Sell - 1,300 18 Sell - 3,284 18 Sell - 3,867 18 Sell - 1,320 18 Sell - 4,693 18 Sell - 400 18 Sell - 6,360 18 Sell - 2,492 18 Sell - 10,888 18 Sell - 12,069 18 Sell - 9,581 18 Sell - 5,739 18 Sell - 29,706 18 Sell - 10,108 18 Sell - 5,238 18 Sell - 3,744 18 Sell - 3,411 18 Sell - 1,546 18 Sell - 5,804 18 Sell - 2,274 18 Sell - 7,718 18 Sell - 774 18 Sell - 2,583 18 Sell - 3,003 18 Sell - 3,959 18 Sell - 4,823 18 Sell - 8,419 18 Sell - 1,071 18 Sell - 891 18 Total - 198,966 (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 1st May 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:
BHP Group