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BNP Paribas London07 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 04 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 8,788,665 0.3894 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,788,665 0.3894 (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 142 15.67Buy 1432 15.7Buy 34 15.73Buy 571 15.75Buy 915 15.8Buy 3173 15.81Buy 1453 15.82Buy 3535 15.83Buy 4395 15.84Buy 9113 15.85Buy 2777 15.86Buy 10352 15.87Buy 27428 15.88Buy 1192 15.89Buy 100600 15.8978Buy 6649 15.9Buy 1150 15.9091Buy 12232 15.91Buy 10033 15.92Buy 31869 15.93Buy 18054 15.94Buy 13481 15.95Buy 5462 15.96Buy 14213 15.97Buy 6480 15.98Buy 20556 15.99Buy 8322 16Buy 2825 16.01Buy 5579 16.02Buy 255 16.04Buy 30 16.05Buy 3614 16.1Buy 48 16.13Buy 1570 16.14Buy 7267 16.15Buy 2068 16.16Buy 8619 16.17Total 347488 Sell 6188 15.6Sell 3278 15.61Sell 3150 15.62Sell 2530 15.63Sell 10755 15.64Sell 5180 15.65Sell 1586 15.66Sell 3771 15.67Sell 3235 15.68Sell 9 15.69Sell 1997 15.72Sell 1290 15.73Sell 433 15.74Sell 2377 15.75Sell 1088 15.76Sell 747 15.77Sell 2911 15.78Sell 1866 15.81Sell 2779 15.83Sell 4939 15.84Sell 8876 15.85Sell 6641 15.86Sell 14250 15.87Sell 19227 15.88Sell 25320 15.89Sell 45192 15.9Sell 42802 15.91Sell 16761 15.92Sell 15794 15.93Sell 10916 15.94Sell 13941 15.95Sell 8781 15.96Sell 10868 15.97Sell 3626 15.98Sell 3414 15.99Sell 1524 16Sell 413 16.01Sell 1125 16.02Sell 1036 16.03Sell 630 16.04Sell 817 16.05Sell 872 16.09Sell 633 16.1Sell 2175 16.12Sell 2700 16.13Sell 7876 16.14Sell 2034 16.15Sell 7983 16.16Sell 66223 16.17Total 402559 (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 07 April 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Nature 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