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BNP Paribas London20 December 2007 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 19 December 2007 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 2,465,366 0.1092 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,465,366 0.1092 (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 5) Purchase 1749 14.77Purchase 380 14.78Purchase 728 14.79Purchase 655 14.8Purchase 2995 14.82Purchase 8759 14.83Purchase 10723 14.84Purchase 17568 14.85Purchase 11053 14.86Purchase 22449 14.87Purchase 35732 14.88Purchase 25481 14.89Purchase 30139 14.9Purchase 15818 14.91Purchase 16896 14.92Purchase 11917 14.93Purchase 12278 14.94Purchase 36478 14.95Purchase 3847 14.96Purchase 1710 14.97Purchase 3063 14.98Purchase 3740 14.99Purchase 6611 15Purchase 9879 15.01Purchase 18460 15.02Purchase 2688 15.03Purchase 2055 15.04Purchase 2904 15.05Purchase 2210 15.06Purchase 796 15.07Total 319761 Sale 1749 14.77Sale 452 14.82Sale 1116 14.83Sale 3568 14.84Sale 3157 14.85Sale 1533 14.86Sale 7081 14.87Sale 8242 14.88Sale 3121 14.89Sale 13189 14.9Sale 6151 14.91Sale 7053 14.92Sale 4126 14.93Sale 14191 14.94Sale 106524 14.95Sale 23774 14.96Sale 6796 14.97Sale 10401 14.98Sale 1792 14.99Sale 3806 15Sale 18812 15.01Sale 21023 15.02Sale 2516 15.03Sale 5413 15.04Sale 26007 15.05Sale 3168 15.06Sale 757 15.07Total 305518 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 20 th December 2007 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connectedNature of connection (Note 9) 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