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BNP Paribas London03 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 SNC Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 02 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 8,881,911 0.3935 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,881,911 0.3935 (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 1030 14.82Buy 620 14.86Buy 678 14.87Buy 850 14.88Buy 4954 14.89Buy 2635 14.90Buy 575 14.95Buy 550 14.98Buy 238 14.99Buy 536 15.01Buy 279 15.02Buy 6840 15.03Buy 309 15.04Buy 280 15.05Buy 3426 15.06Buy 4212 15.08Buy 6 15.09Buy 1494 15.10Buy 3046 15.11Buy 2310 15.12Buy 2640 15.13Buy 8786 15.14Buy 398 15.15Buy 750 15.16Buy 4908 15.17Buy 7688 15.18Buy 13139 15.19Buy 6163 15.20Buy 14175 15.21Buy 2281 15.22Buy 22432 15.23Buy 4261 15.24Buy 31905 15.25Buy 12625 15.26Buy 7709 15.27Buy 71675 15.28Buy 2247 15.29Buy 19469 15.30Buy 24328 15.31Buy 11773 15.32Buy 3742 15.33Buy 3738 15.34Buy 1387 15.37Buy 17840 15.38Buy 2000 15.39Buy 905 15.40Buy 132 15.41Buy 18150 15.42Total 352114 Sell -2515 0.00Sell -1692 14.86Sell -1370 14.89Sell -1084 14.91Sell -5264 14.92Sell -553 14.94Sell -1975 14.95Sell -2945 14.96Sell -3425 14.97Sell -4956 14.98Sell -10644 14.99Sell -330 15.00Sell -3588 15.01Sell -1038 15.02Sell -8899 15.03Sell -6770 15.04Sell -1285 15.05Sell -1815 15.06Sell -1891 15.07Sell -565 15.09Sell -1785 15.10Sell -4480 15.11Sell -4629 15.12Sell -1897 15.14Sell -529 15.17Sell -1299 15.19Sell -1570 15.20Sell -2238 15.21Sell -825 15.22Sell -1500 15.23Sell -1369 15.23Sell -330 15.24Sell -3778 15.25Sell -725 15.26Sell -180 15.27Sell -5244 15.28Sell -677 15.29Sell -2665 15.30Sell -5340 15.31Sell -1469 15.32Sell -3028 15.33Sell -197 15.34Sell -4119 15.36Sell -75 15.37Sell -762 15.38Sell -1056 15.39Sell -1891 15.41Sell -959 15.42Total -117220 (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 03 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:
BHP Group