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BNP Paribas London31 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 SNC Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 28 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 8,687,667 0.3849 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,687,667 0.3849 (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 2155 14.69Buy 9259 14.74Buy 30285 14.75Buy 19547 14.76Buy 4427 14.77Buy 3027 14.78Buy 4909 14.79Buy 1215 14.8Buy 2841 14.81Buy 1223 14.82Buy 33 14.83Buy 1056 14.84Buy 2671 14.85Buy 102 14.86Buy 169 14.87Buy 494 14.9Buy 65 14.91Buy 8022 14.93Buy 2738 14.94Buy 5530 14.95Buy 5819 14.96Buy 6532 14.97Buy 3164 14.98Buy 1588 14.99Buy 1149 15Buy 19406 15.01Buy 4127 15.02Buy 149 15.03Buy 1535 15.04Buy 7516 15.05Buy 2235 15.06Buy 5331 15.07Buy 2742 15.08Buy 1140 15.11Buy 3215 15.12Buy 3962 15.13Buy 987 15.14Buy 333 15.17Total 170698 Sell 1078 14.74Sell 8691 14.75Sell 8940 14.76Sell 1802 14.77Sell 3256 14.78Sell 4767 14.79Sell 4805 14.8Sell 7952 14.81Sell 6045 14.82Sell 10441 14.83Sell 4340 14.84Sell 8332 14.85Sell 2378 14.86Sell 7983 14.87Sell 3770 14.89Sell 15394 14.9Sell 14782 14.91Sell 1640 14.92Sell 1410 14.95Sell 273 14.96Sell 354 14.97Sell 264 14.98Sell 947 14.99Sell 3582 15Sell 4856 15.01Sell 284 15.02Sell 299 15.03Sell 285 15.04Sell 267 15.05Sell 293 15.07Sell 404 15.08Sell 419 15.09Sell 1592 15.1Sell 2654 15.13Sell 903 15.24Total 135482 (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 31 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