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BNP Paribas London25 April 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 24th 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 7,964,643 0.36 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (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 salesBuys Quantity PriceBuys 1537 18.24Buys 619 18.25Buys 9538 18.26Buys 2859 18.27Buys 22269 18.28Buys 7944 18.29Buys 30620 18.30Buys 6700 18.31Buys 10621 18.32Buys 11943 18.33Buys 9060 18.34Buys 12130 18.35Buys 12716 18.36Buys 13819 18.37Buys 8065 18.38Buys 7108 18.39Buys 2755 18.40Buys 2160 18.41Buys 3660 18.42Buys 6283 18.43Buys 43400 18.43Buys 7988 18.44Buys 11315 18.45Buys 18823 18.46Buys 5000 18.47Buys 7606 18.48Buys 136325 18.49Buys 5869 18.50Buys 29000 18.51Buys 17507 18.51Buys 18657 18.52Buys 4634 18.53Buys 1920 18.54Buys 1809 18.56Buys 2783 18.59Buys 18203 18.60Buys 1532 18.61Buys 7924 18.63Buys 3322 18.64Buys 641 18.65Buys 948 18.66Buys 1215 18.67Buys 438 18.68Buys 1747 18.70Buys 1359 18.71Buys 779 18.72Buys 803 18.77Buys 2317 18.84Buys 591 18.85Buys 1257 18.87Buys 4024 18.88Buys 1396 18.91Buys 634 18.93Buys 1520 18.95Buys 1448 18.96Buys 959 18.97Buys 11038 18.98Buys 5803 18.99Buys 14545 19.00Buys 7756 19.01Buys 882 19.02Buys 500 19.04Buys 676 19.05Buys 1473 19.06Buys 2105 19.08Buys 581 19.09Buys 26 19.10Buys 477 19.17Buys 241 19.18Total Buys 594202 Sell Quantity PriceSell -228 18.26Sell -1936 18.27Sell -1293 18.28Sell -4112 18.29Sell -8335 18.30Sell -4956 18.31Sell -885 18.32Sell -1906 18.33Sell -1961 18.34Sell -2762 18.35Sell -4725 18.36Sell -1752 18.37Sell -5362 18.38Sell -2296 18.39Sell -1550 18.40Sell -1300 18.41Sell -2831 18.43Sell -29000 18.46Sell -2866 18.46Sell -545 18.48Sell -11732 18.49Sell -10262 18.50Sell -28654 18.51Sell -3491 18.52Sell -291 18.53Sell -3684 18.54Sell -1611 18.61Sell -6143 18.70Sell -6253 18.71Sell -6800 18.72Sell -6582 18.76Sell -6080 18.77Sell -7826 18.81Sell -8018 18.82Sell -1953 18.83Sell -393 18.91Sell -1394 18.92Sell -4684 18.93Sell -2856 18.94Sell -13211 18.95Sell -25041 18.96Sell -287 18.96Sell -8718 18.97Sell -2087 18.98Sell -3597 18.99Sell -3863 19.00Sell -2751 19.01Sell -5155 19.02Sell -3825 19.03Sell -4221 19.04Sell -126 19.05Sell -165 19.08Sell -3660 19.09Sell -3825 19.10Sell -3645 19.17Sell -195 19.18Total Sells -283680 (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 April 2008 Contact name Simon McVeigh 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