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BNP Paribas London08 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 SNCCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 07 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 8,316,207 0.3685 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,316,207 0.3685 (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 557 16.52Buy 5445 16.53Buy 3418 16.54Buy 2034 16.55Buy 4234 16.56Buy 6528 16.57Buy 2005 16.58Buy 8497 16.59Buy 8708 16.60Buy 4979 16.61Buy 21375 16.62Buy 5947 16.62Buy 17691 16.63Buy 5489 16.64Buy 3139 16.65Buy 19791 16.65Buy 1767 16.67Buy 1249 16.68Buy 916 16.69Buy 1520 16.70Buy 625 16.71Buy 1826 16.72Buy 11353 16.73Buy 457 16.74Buy 3189 16.75Buy 5399 16.79Buy 100 16.80Buy 2883 16.82Buy 9490 16.83Buy 32362 16.84Buy 58415 16.85Buy 1362 16.86Total 252750 Sell -6777 16.48Sell -41129 16.49Sell -22630 16.50Sell -17183 16.51Sell -18451 16.52Sell -9464 16.53Sell -6170 16.54Sell -13839 16.56Sell -9943 16.57Sell -26361 16.58Sell -2716 16.59Sell -25534 16.59Sell -37882 16.60Sell -16618 16.61Sell -24187 16.62Sell -11882 16.63Sell -13152 16.64Sell -20334 16.65Sell -10015 16.66Sell -928 16.67Sell -3198 16.68Sell -12668 16.69Sell -18173 16.70Sell -8441 16.71Sell -33404 16.72Sell -54622 16.73Sell -58697 16.74Sell -18796 16.75Sell -5294 16.76Sell -5155 16.77Sell -2955 16.78Sell -4966 16.79Sell -165 16.80Sell -8562 16.81Sell -10044 16.82Sell -25695 16.83Sell -240 16.84Sell -118204 16.85Sell -734 16.86Total -725208 (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 08 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