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BNP Paribas London29 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 28 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 6,992,485 0.3098 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 6,992,485 0.3098 (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 5338 13.66 852 13.67 1192 13.68 3473 13.69 7121 13.7 10360 13.71 2670 13.72 4568 13.73 1566 13.74 1399 13.75 2430 13.76 1810 13.77 3201 13.78 1779 13.79 5447 13.8 4738 13.81 5818 13.82 11308 13.83 16557 13.84 23304 13.85 11302 13.86 15045 13.87 24092 13.88 12929 13.89 8196 13.9 3323 13.91 2552 13.92 2579 13.93 44283 13.94 5874 13.95 3050 13.96 8739 13.97 12352 13.98 9608 13.99 1004 14 3640 14.01 3568 14.02 435 14.03 3467 14.04 5195 14.05 2700 14.06 114 14.07 1843 14.08 210 14.09 1258 14.11 210 14.12 783 14.14 Total 303282 2419 13.64 6122 13.65 2333 13.66 13102 13.67 2602 13.68 5408 13.69 18902 13.7 7307 13.71 16856 13.72 4411 13.73 7013 13.74 9185 13.75 90000 13.7538 1682 13.76 8229 13.77 3562 13.78 1347 13.79 1898 13.8 1530 13.81 9940 13.82 5184 13.83 4205 13.84 4475 13.85 9278 13.86 645 13.87 3993 13.88 9951 13.89 2471 13.9 9275 13.91 2337 13.92 8268 13.93 116863 13.94 14307 13.95 4017 13.96 10934 13.97 4928 13.98 3488 13.99 3479 14 2218 14.01 3220 14.02 939 14.03 2311 14.04 3281 14.05 3541 14.06 2593 14.08 1618 14.09 783 14.14 Total 452450 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 29 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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