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BNP Paribas London13 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 12 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 5,328,556 0.2361 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,328,556 0.2361 (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 870 15.36Buy 942 15.38Buy 1854 15.40Buy 1509 15.41Buy 2752 15.42Buy 3839 15.43Buy 7799 15.44Buy 3304 15.46Buy 6187 15.47Buy 2020 15.48Buy 3596 15.49Buy 3516 15.50Buy 3883 15.51Buy 5926 15.52Buy 286419 15.53Buy 2508 15.54Buy 369 15.55Buy 2155 15.56Buy 4733 15.57Buy 17171 15.58Buy 7322 15.59Buy 3013 15.60Buy 2281 15.61Buy 15111 15.62Buy 1071 15.63Buy 27000 15.64Buy 1590 15.67Buy 729 15.68Total 419469 Sell -748 15.32Sell -557 15.34Sell -826 15.35Sell -2051 15.36Sell -31930 15.37Sell -9511 15.38Sell -6593 15.40Sell -640 15.41Sell -5652 15.42Sell -4895 15.43Sell -9045 15.44Sell -1538 15.45Sell -2540 15.47Sell -10277 15.48Sell -1687 15.49Sell -1640 15.50Sell -6160 15.51Sell -5618 15.52Sell -33034 15.53Sell -21707 15.54Sell -15687 15.55Sell -4873 15.56Sell -13272 15.57Sell -20892 15.58Sell -5058 15.59Sell -5678 15.60Sell -6523 15.61Sell -8010 15.62Sell -10511 15.63Sell -9299 15.64Sell -4898 15.65Sell -4432 15.66Sell -7990 15.67Sell -4452 15.68Sell -1528 15.70Total -279752 (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 13 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