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BNP Paribas London07 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 04 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 5,297,146 0.2347 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,297,146 0.2347 (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 1442 15.3 731 15.32 6824 15.33 982 15.34 3432 15.35 5156 15.36 525 15.37 1591 15.38 6833 15.39 2754 15.4 1918 15.41 70472 15.42 9692 15.44 536 15.48 584 15.5 607 15.51 524 15.52 2102 15.5256 92 15.53 1388 15.54 720 15.55 1558 15.56 2896 15.57 2457 15.58 12476 15.59 5847 15.6 13601 15.61 2295 15.62 760 15.63 4357 15.67 2648 15.68 151 15.69 1655 15.7 2378 15.71 713 15.72 1701 15.73 2006 15.74 734 15.75 2520 15.76 3041 15.77 461 15.78 968 15.79 25023 15.81 16260 15.82 1047 15.83 65 15.86 2402 15.9 3906 15.93 388 15.94 2293 15.95 4280 15.96 10256 15.97 29 15.98 2021 15.99 502 16 654 16.01 1169 16.03 2557 16.04 2131 16.06 281 16.08 1096 16.09 2595 16.1 10357 16.11 2318 16.12 7838 16.13 4321 16.16 691 16.17 200 16.21 194 16.23 51 16.25 185 16.29 530 16.34 310 16.36 815 16.38 2109 16.39 91 16.4 917 16.41 1932 16.42 6813 16.43 1548 16.45 24 16.46 304327 468 15.3 385 15.31 127 15.32 43 15.33 384 15.34 127 15.35 770 15.36 958 15.37 11218 15.38 2311 15.39 2764 15.4 1560 15.41 21564 15.42 554 15.43 238 15.44 172 15.45 2192 15.46 170 15.47 2084 15.48 277 15.49 109 15.54 110 15.55 438 15.57 5221 15.58 4515 15.59 1278 15.6 4643 15.61 982 15.67 572 15.75 345 15.76 482 15.78 602 15.79 55 15.81 176 15.82 65 15.86 1406 15.9 1420 15.91 1424 15.94 5234 15.95 1030 15.97 32601 15.99 654 16.03 2345 16.04 1254 16.09 1803 16.1 254 16.23 2205 16.24 3967 16.26 4641 16.27 6831 16.3 7131 16.35 8921 16.36 27041 16.37 7508 16.38 23103 16.39 32087 16.4 13763 16.41 10238 16.42 5189 16.43 16034 16.44 5204 16.45 10672 16.46 5446 16.47 679 16.48 501 16.49 308545 Total Purchases Sales Total 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 07 January 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BillitonNature of connection (Note 9) Adviser 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