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BNP Paribas London10 March 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 March 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 5,540,401 0.2455 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,540,401 0.2455 (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 PriceBuy 6534 15.83Buy 579 15.85Buy 701 15.86Buy 748 15.87Buy 1460 15.89Buy 25764 15.9Buy 1281 15.91Buy 1542 15.92Buy 7758 15.93Buy 14438 15.94Buy 4191 15.95Buy 1251 15.96Buy 1203 15.97Buy 281 15.98Buy 1195 15.99Buy 6787 16Buy 18807 16.01Buy 19902 16.02Buy 11772 16.03Buy 5874 16.04Buy 11477 16.05Buy 14108 16.06Buy 10391 16.07Buy 34756 16.08Buy 6173 16.09Buy 24694 16.1Buy 3130 16.11Buy 3530 16.12Buy 11695 16.13Buy 46385 16.14Buy 31362 16.15Buy 75944 16.16Buy 74896 16.17Buy 11778 16.18Buy 1597 16.19Buy 810 16.2Buy 4373 16.21Buy 706 16.22Buy 739 16.23Buy 569 16.24Buy 2890 16.26Buy 8736 16.27Buy 18869 16.28Buy 586 16.29Buy 3237 16.3Buy 2647 16.31Buy 5993 16.32Total 544139 Sell 400 15.87Sell 3387 15.88Sell 11644 15.89Sell 230939 15.9Sell 5310 15.91Sell 814 15.92Sell 108 15.93Sell 9881 15.94Sell 4500 15.9453Sell 6018 15.95Sell 23126 15.96Sell 26320 15.97Sell 17365 15.98Sell 2302 15.99Sell 4980 16.01Sell 3155 16.02Sell 225 16.04Sell 753 16.06Sell 9804 16.08Sell 7530 16.09Sell 9358 16.1Sell 5417 16.11Sell 3837 16.12Sell 15374 16.13Sell 9169 16.14Sell 7989 16.15Sell 1951 16.16Sell 700 16.1695Sell 1129 16.17Sell 4947 16.18Sell 1296 16.19Sell 3278 16.22Sell 335 16.24Sell 195 16.26Sell 4708 16.27Sell 252 16.28Sell 1685 16.3Sell 946 16.31Total 441127 (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 10 March 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