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BNP Paribas London23 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 22nd 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 7,796,941 0.353% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,796,941 (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 2,110 18.54 Buy 6,490 18.55 Buy 684 18.56 Buy 8,920 18.57 Buy 16,384 18.58 Buy 18,437 18.59 Buy 39,630 18.60 Buy 23,798 18.61 Buy 7,674 18.62 Buy 8,597 18.63 Buy 36,332 18.64 Buy 18.64 389 Buy 23,687 18.65 Buy 38,477 18.66 Buy 28,668 18.67 Buy 39,583 18.68 Buy 42,088 18.69 Buy 40,021 18.70 Buy 17,033 18.71 Buy 43,240 18.71 Buy 14,155 18.72 Buy 25,261 18.73 Buy 16,767 18.74 Buy 19,398 18.75 Buy 15,215 18.76 Buy 19,029 18.77 Buy 11,822 18.78 Buy 17,123 18.79 Buy 10,184 18.80 Buy 5,256 18.81 Buy 41,430 18.82 Total 637,882 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell - 1,740 18.47 Sell - 18.54 193 Sell - 5,000 18.55 Sell - 5,000 18.56 Sell - 3,181 18.57 Sell - 4,516 18.58 Sell - 2,765 18.59 Sell - 7,677 18.60 Sell - 7,215 18.61 Sell - 7,779 18.62 Sell - 8,018 18.63 Sell - 11,629 18.64 Sell - 8,931 18.65 Sell - 4,006 18.66 Sell - 6,382 18.67 Sell - 386,500 18.68 Sell - 3,347 18.68 Sell - 17,287 18.69 Sell - 20,232 18.70 Sell - 5,421 18.71 Sell - 1,738 18.72 Sell - 18.73 238 Sell - 1,016 18.74 Sell - 6,729 18.75 Sell - 2,496 18.76 Sell - 27,500 18.76 Sell - 18.77 137 Sell - 2,636 18.78 Sell - 4,081 18.79 Sell - 3,128 18.80 Sell - 3,113 18.81 Sell - 34,082 18.82 Sell - 18.83 652 Total - 604,365 (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 23rd April 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