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BNP Paribas London29 February 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 February 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 5,617,816 0.2489 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,617,816 0.2489 (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 Quantity Price Buy 2201 16.41Buy 1915 16.42Buy 4840 16.43Buy 11494 16.44Buy 9275 16.45Buy 9565 16.46Buy 9398 16.47Buy 10971 16.48Buy 3537 16.49Buy 10216 16.5Buy 1926 16.51Buy 62658 16.52Buy 3442 16.53Buy 144944 16.54Buy 102000 16.5446Buy 2048 16.55Buy 3294 16.56Buy 1020 16.57Buy 337 16.58Buy 9711 16.59Buy 11728 16.6Buy 421 16.61Buy 5000 16.62Buy 5000 16.63Buy 6425 16.65Buy 2019 16.66Buy 6611 16.67Buy 2255 16.68Buy 4927 16.69Buy 118 16.72Buy 828 16.79Buy 426 16.8Buy 693 16.82Total 451243 Sell 3025 16.44Sell 3354 16.45Sell 275 16.46Sell 2538 16.47Sell 5103 16.48Sell 6578 16.49Sell 1510 16.5Sell 402 16.51Sell 106924 16.52Sell 73377 16.53Sell 18950 16.54Sell 31707 16.55Sell 10906 16.56Sell 11626 16.57Sell 16979 16.58Sell 19887 16.59Sell 9399 16.6Sell 2500 16.61Sell 3817 16.62Sell 10607 16.63Sell 3750 16.64Sell 12353 16.65Sell 5547 16.66Sell 9184 16.67Sell 12964 16.68Sell 8731 16.69Sell 2755 16.7Sell 3251 16.71Sell 3457 16.72Sell 4574 16.74Sell 1863 16.76Sell 27302 16.77Sell 5424 16.78Sell 2167 16.79Sell 23837 16.8Sell 20894 16.81Sell 972 16.82Total 488489 (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 29 February 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