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BNP Paribas London08 January 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 07 January 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 5,219,341 0.2313 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,219,341 0.2313 (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 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchases 350 14.67 350 14.68 350 14.69 1400 14.7 350 14.71 1050 14.72 3294 14.73 1751 14.74 9317 14.75 1400 14.76 4263 14.77 2058 14.78 4769 14.79 4545 14.8 34881 14.8044 3634 14.81 993 14.82 3455 14.83 1935 14.84 350 14.85 874 14.86 524 14.87 165084 14.879 484 14.88 875 14.89 524 14.9 32623 14.91 1573 14.92 8873 14.93 7156 14.94 525 14.95 1049 14.96 525 14.97 1781 14.98 150 15 1683 15.01 1153 15.02 999 15.04 488 15.07 2064 15.08 444 15.11 296 15.13 3732 15.14 6149 15.15 3148 15.16 2961 15.17 1687 15.18 7457 15.19 848 15.2 565 15.21 241 15.22 538 15.24 2338 15.25 2757 15.26 479 15.27 1952 15.3 7345 15.33 9636 15.34 4667 15.35 11440 15.36 11067 15.37 524 15.38 5105 15.39 844 15.4 2011 15.41 579 15.42 2278 15.43 862 15.44 362 15.45Total Purchases 401814 Sales 1068 14.64 902 14.65 3436 14.66 5056 14.68 111 14.69 5526 14.7 262 14.71 6458 14.72 262 14.73 12175 14.74 6157 14.75 473 14.76 8506 14.77 3702 14.78 13185 14.79 17511 14.8 6855 14.81 8901 14.82 1169 14.83 7902 14.84 1310 14.85 1434 14.86 10000 14.87 5000 14.88 8322 14.89 6570 14.9 16952 14.91 6182 14.92 15000 14.93 17319 14.94 5000 14.95 12925 14.98 5274 15.01 5000 15.05 5000 15.07 652 15.08 5000 15.09 10003 15.14 11792 15.15 24348 15.16 650 15.1615 27170 15.17 1919 15.18 131 15.19 716 15.2 131 15.21 1054 15.23 1409 15.24 7861 15.25 13343 15.26 1085 15.27 208 15.28 3021 15.29 1541 15.3 241 15.31 482 15.32 1941 15.33 15231 15.34 27632 15.35 34069 15.36 15975 15.37 9286 15.38 12212 15.39 2586 15.4 1889 15.41 101 15.42 202 15.43 1058 15.44 10641 15.47 3484 15.48Total Sales 479969 (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 January 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Nature 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