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BNP Paribas London19 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 SNC Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 18 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 6,233,887 0.2762 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 6,233,887 0.2762 (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 Buy/Sell Quantity Price Buy 541 15.65Buy 9500 15.66Buy 17339 15.67Buy 11217 15.68Buy 2177 15.69Buy 1650 15.72Buy 204 15.74Buy 1528 15.75Buy 286 15.76Buy 24 15.77Buy 1020 15.78Buy 6181 15.81Buy 2240 15.82Buy 1276 15.85Buy 106 15.86Buy 2216 15.91Buy 706 15.92Buy 1888 15.93Buy 537 15.94Buy 2608 15.95Buy 2034 16Buy 910 16.01Buy 1751 16.02Buy 1898 16.03Buy 2842 16.05Buy 760 16.06Buy 650 16.09Buy 1178 16.1Buy 8116 16.11Buy 9942 16.12Buy 9623 16.13Buy 9737 16.14Buy 4820 16.15Buy 5544 16.16Buy 6659 16.17Buy 196811 16.18Buy 2410 16.19Total 328929 Sell 351 15.69Sell 200 15.72Sell 1694 15.73Sell 6127 15.75Sell 714 15.77Sell 5806 15.78Sell 2890 15.79Sell 550 15.8Sell 2632 15.82Sell 4068 15.83Sell 112 15.8595Sell 574 15.87Sell 1615 15.88Sell 1920 15.89Sell 2497 15.9Sell 8231 15.92Sell 1626 15.93Sell 7874 15.96Sell 1745 15.97Sell 8696 15.99Sell 5981 16Sell 5320 16.01Sell 1184 16.02Sell 888 16.03Sell 8748 16.04Sell 3390 16.05Sell 1738 16.07Sell 1356 16.08Sell 55326 16.09Sell 1390 16.1Sell 8543 16.11Sell 16204 16.12Sell 11851 16.13Sell 23261 16.14Sell 6123 16.15Sell 1971 16.16Sell 821 16.17Sell 85873 16.18Total 299890 (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 19 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