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BNP Paribas London12 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 SNCCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 11 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 5,188,839 0.2299 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,188,839 0.2299 (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 7220 14.66Buy 564 14.68Buy 6560 14.70Buy 2600 14.71Buy 1661 14.74Buy 1246 14.77Buy 13298 14.79Buy 852 14.80Buy 746 14.81Buy 6061 14.82Buy 601 14.83Buy 2922 14.84Buy 6381 14.85Buy 2246 14.86Buy 5000 14.87Buy 2650 14.88Buy 8496 14.89Buy 15062 14.90Buy 6044 14.91Buy 3905 14.92Buy 13813 14.93Buy 2227 14.94Buy 4306 14.95Buy 9953 14.96Buy 230 14.97Buy 13798 14.98Buy 7942 14.99Buy 487 14.99Buy 18816 15.00Buy 505 15.01Buy 1823 15.02Buy 6882 15.03Buy 2486 15.06Buy 2720 15.07Buy 4391 15.08Buy 14092 15.09Buy 19800 15.10Buy 45246 15.11Buy 2177 15.12Buy 4336 15.13Buy 3551 15.14Buy 517 15.15Buy 1252 15.16Buy 4494 15.17Buy 9305 15.19Buy 662 15.20Total 289926 Sell -2793 14.73Sell -4529 14.74Sell -5225 14.75Sell -3661 14.76Sell -887 14.77Sell -4553 14.78Sell -13701 14.79Sell -1298 14.80Sell -3897 14.82Sell -8059 14.83Sell -5835 14.84Sell -6065 14.85Sell -2216 14.86Sell -4388 14.89Sell -13757 14.90Sell -1250 14.91Sell -633 14.92Sell -5577 14.93Sell -6016 14.94Sell -908 14.96Sell -1343 14.97Sell -15776 14.98Sell -10267 14.99Sell -15433 15.00Sell -1926 15.01Sell -330 15.02Sell -6353 15.03Sell -690 15.04Sell -5010 15.05Sell -5343 15.06Sell -7583 15.07Sell -22202 15.08Sell -33164 15.09Sell -33727 15.10Sell -30886 15.11Sell -18207 15.12Sell -14581 15.13Sell -4593 15.14Sell -7689 15.15Sell -8628 15.16Sell -8710 15.17Total -347689 (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 12 March 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 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