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BNP Paribas London01 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 31 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 8,513,665 0.3772 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,513,665 0.3772 (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 516 14.48Buy 976 14.5Buy 1619 14.51Buy 2302 14.53Buy 3317 14.54Buy 818 14.55Buy 949 14.56Buy 356 14.65Buy 2065 14.66Buy 151 14.7Buy 1822 14.72Buy 2227 14.76Buy 206 14.78Buy 679 14.79Buy 14303 14.81Buy 3628 14.82Buy 6267 14.83Buy 8183 14.84Buy 14968 14.85Buy 8953 14.86Buy 8589 14.87Buy 22324 14.88Buy 17023 14.89Buy 13253 14.9Buy 10496 14.91Buy 9647 14.92Buy 10693 14.93Buy 31471 14.94Buy 29556 14.95Buy 26468 14.96Buy 550 14.97Buy 6936 14.98Buy 334 14.99Total 261645 Sell 817 14.49Sell 8407 14.5Sell 7146 14.51Sell 10902 14.52Sell 4195 14.53Sell 24474 14.55Sell 5436 14.56Sell 390 14.63Sell 596 14.64Sell 3481 14.65Sell 514 14.66Sell 5266 14.69Sell 2095 14.7Sell 128 14.71Sell 4675 14.72Sell 12078 14.73Sell 1555 14.74Sell 3759 14.76Sell 2822 14.77Sell 1006 14.78Sell 255 14.79Sell 991 14.8Sell 1522 14.81Sell 2223 14.82Sell 12119 14.83Sell 6077 14.84Sell 19344 14.85Sell 8749 14.86Sell 16251 14.87Sell 18219 14.88Sell 21803 14.89Sell 43244 14.9Sell 26593 14.91Sell 26376 14.92Sell 29439 14.93Sell 24145 14.94Sell 32397 14.95Sell 16847 14.96Sell 11690 14.97Sell 14180 14.98Sell 1147 14.99Sell 2294 15Total 435647 (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 01 April 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:
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