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BNP Paribas London08 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 SNCCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 07 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 7,409,170 0.3282 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,409,170 0.3282 (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 Quantity Price Buy 14.61 3520 13691 14.62 1199 14.63 1178 14.64 13373 14.65 19397 14.66 7089 14.67 73033 14.69 1103 14.7 4461 14.71 5690 14.72 2685 14.73 5561 14.74 12500 14.75 23086 14.75 11334 14.76 8527 14.77 5690 14.78 6041 14.78 13725 14.79 10813 14.8 19742 14.81 348240 14.81 17200 14.82 14055 14.83 5298 14.84 2619 14.85 6712 14.86 2687 14.87 4596 14.88 378 14.89 3256 14.9 2855 14.91 1004 14.92 6564 14.93 3116 14.94 8381 14.95 6225 14.96 4974 14.97 6624 14.98 1983 15 Total 710205 Sell -978 14.6 -533 14.61 -5,000.00 14.62 -5,000.00 14.63 -92 14.64 -202 14.65 -1,550.00 14.65 -201 14.66 -6 14.67 -200 14.68 -49 14.69 -36 14.7 -11 14.71 -10 14.72 -109 14.73 -31 14.74 -76 14.75 -7 14.76 -73 14.77 -404 14.78 -74 14.79 -9 14.8 -110 14.81 -348 14.82 -86 14.83 -429 14.84 -125 14.85 -125 14.86 -500 14.87 -6 14.88 -846 14.89 -129 14.9 -548 14.91 -484 14.92 -23 14.93 -451 14.95 -2,873.00 14.96 -356 14.97 -125 14.99 -5,000.00 15 -503 15.02 -120 15.03 Total-27,838.00 (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 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