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BNP Paribas London26 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 25th 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 8,439,314 0.382% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,439,314 (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 Price Buy 716 14.04 Buy 1,022 14.05 Buy 5,601 14.06 Buy 1,785 14.07 Buy 303 14.08 Buy 16,714 14.1 Buy 5,515 14.11 Buy 9,305 14.12 Buy 25,642 14.13 Buy 6,282 14.14 Buy 9,314 14.15 Buy 9,289 14.16 Buy 12,744 14.17 Buy 32,439 14.18 Buy 8,829 14.19 Buy 5,827 14.2 Buy 1,524 14.21 Buy 13,250 14.22 Buy 11,182 14.23 Buy 11,629 14.24 Buy 2,340 14.25 Buy 25,845 14.26 Buy 1,141 14.27 Buy 393 14.28 Buy 1,490 14.2897 Buy 19,397 14.29 Buy 140,743 14.3 Buy 4,964 14.31 Buy 3,602 14.32 Buy 7,606 14.33 Buy 14,609 14.34 Buy 18,202 14.35 Total 429,244 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell 322 14.02 Sell 680 14.05 Sell 339 14.06 Sell 2,190 14.1 Sell 1,668 14.11 Sell 3,763 14.12 Sell 11,582 14.13 Sell 8,700 14.14 Sell 4,570 14.149 Sell 7,559 14.15 Sell 14,719 14.16 Sell 11,884 14.17 Sell 13,856 14.18 Sell 23,113 14.19 Sell 19,927 14.2 Sell 14,042 14.21 Sell 12,090 14.22 Sell 4,454 14.23 Sell 1,732 14.24 Sell 5,238 14.25 Sell 1,547 14.26 Sell 9,088 14.269 Sell 4,086 14.27 Sell 3,826 14.28 Sell 15,185 14.29 Sell 175,885 14.3 Sell 6,314 14.31 Sell 2,895 14.32 Sell 6,316 14.33 Sell 8,938 14.34 Sell 11,792 14.35 Sell 4,511 14.36 Total 412,811 (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 26th March 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