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BNP Paribas London04 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 SNCCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 02 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 5 339 469 0.2366 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5 339 469 0.2366 (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 149261 15.36 17685 15.42 50 15.43 49 15.44 6383 15.45 9905 15.46 4443 15.47 4057 15.48 2989 15.49 50 15.5 2503 15.51 100 15.52 514 15.55 445 15.56 468 15.57 4171 15.58 9306 15.59 4438 15.6 5543 15.61 10312 15.62 8606 15.63 7967 15.64 12394 15.65 10781 15.66 473 15.67 3820 15.72 276713 643 15.34 606 15.36 803 15.37 2208 15.38 1551 15.39 376 15.4 964 15.42 161 15.43 1027 15.46 749 15.47 3502 15.48 1514 15.49 8544 15.5 9488 15.51 5257 15.52 12882 15.53 273 15.54 301 15.55 617 15.57 20863 15.58 10407 15.59 3702 15.6 12060 15.61 37861 15.62 20407 15.63 44839 15.64 24152 15.65 21468 15.66 2271 15.67 3764 15.68Total Purchases 1555 15.69 692 15.7 277 15.73 255784Sales Total Sales (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 04 January 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