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BNP Paribas London25 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 SNCCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 22 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 5,509,564 0.2441 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,509,564 0.2441 (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 1141 16.06Buy 1582 16.07Buy 648 16.08Buy 1810 16.09Buy 3290 16.1Buy 1547 16.11Buy 1252 16.12Buy 7518 16.13Buy 1802 16.14Buy 34104 16.15Buy 1374 16.16Buy 2159 16.18Buy 1161 16.19Buy 2489 16.24Buy 8443 16.25Buy 521 16.27Buy 786 16.28Buy 1129 16.29Buy 276 16.3Buy 5111 16.31Buy 5883 16.32Buy 6352 16.33Buy 4180 16.34Buy 6530 16.35Buy 1662 16.36Buy 7877 16.37Buy 4643 16.38Buy 4346 16.39Buy 9123 16.4Buy 996 16.41Buy 1810 16.44Buy 1698 16.45Buy 565 16.46Buy 5998 16.47Buy 367 16.48Buy 1638 16.49Buy 650 16.5Buy 3593 16.51Buy 569 16.52Buy 1389 16.54Buy 1019 16.58Total 149031 Sell 4307 16.03Sell 500 16.04Sell 790 16.05Sell 1597 16.07Sell 12185 16.08Sell 815 16.09Sell 1427 16.1Sell 17692 16.11Sell 5665 16.12Sell 15283 16.13Sell 18548 16.14Sell 76626 16.15Sell 6007 16.16Sell 520 16.17Sell 2505 16.18Sell 1059 16.19Sell 11780 16.2Sell 2061 16.21Sell 1074 16.22Sell 2 16.23Sell 12184 16.24Sell 1380 16.25Sell 7847 16.26Sell 402 16.27Sell 4822 16.29Sell 30222 16.3Sell 4089 16.31Sell 23016 16.32Sell 17789 16.33Sell 6648 16.34Sell 33948 16.35Sell 24063 16.36Sell 4593 16.37Sell 2500 16.38Sell 4803 16.39Sell 3553 16.41Sell 20369 16.43Sell 8869 16.44Sell 2396 16.45Sell 1145 16.48Sell 5463 16.62Total 400544 (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 25 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