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BNP Paribas London28 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 25 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 7,143,014 0.3165 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,143,014 0.3165 (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 3346 13.91 8449 13.92 9331 13.93 4678 13.96 658 14 1421 14.01 4633 14.02 1600 14.03 5053 14.04 10639 14.05 2185 14.06 4978 14.07 2278 14.08 5920 14.09 1290 14.1 1314 14.11 5320 14.12 4640 14.13 1503 14.14 4213 14.15 28761 14.16 103769 14.17 6780 14.18 7716 14.19 11474 14.2 10016 14.21 7790 14.22 3418 14.23 25656 14.24 13999 14.25 7554 14.26 4081 14.27 3225 14.28 4742 14.29 3057 14.3 5264 14.31 4337 14.32 705 14.33 270 14.34 1363 14.35 1293 14.36 6504 14.37 2336 14.38 4099 14.39 10795 14.4 2490 14.41 427 14.42 459 14.43 500 14.44 3325 14.45 892 14.46 Total 370546 945 13.93 1328 14.01 580 14.02 1045 14.03 2029 14.04 9247 14.05 2389 14.06 7014 14.07 12435 14.08 6388 14.09 36988 14.1 18709 14.11 13382 14.12 14853 14.13 7841 14.14 8821 14.15 7787 14.16 23670 14.17 11441 14.18 9144 14.19 13030 14.2 4431 14.21 4996 14.22 11377 14.23 10269 14.24 5183 14.25 4821 14.26 4630 14.27 1732 14.28 4590 14.29 3854 14.3 4293 14.31 8964 14.32 5109 14.33 16850 14.34 1941 14.35 7140 14.36 6052 14.37 15000 14.38 9196 14.39 10237 14.4 5669 14.41 2673 14.42 3518 14.43 5811 14.44 2603 14.45 4489 14.46 2775 14.47 1030 14.48 Total 378299 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 28 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:
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