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BNP Paribas London05 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 04 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 5,856,433 0.2595 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,856,433 0.2595 (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 841 16.07Buy 105 16.09Buy 2634 16.10Buy 19554 16.11Buy 9107 16.12Buy 17136 16.13Buy 27984 16.14Buy 16199 16.15Buy 6122 16.17Buy 2000 16.18Buy 953 16.19Buy 285905 16.20Buy 52129 16.21Buy 746 16.22Buy 1062 16.23Buy 3865 16.24Buy 3127 16.25Buy 3603 16.26Buy 3252 16.27Buy 2851 16.28Buy 12752 16.29Buy 402438 16.30Buy 18761 16.31Buy 7585 16.32Buy 30059 16.33Buy 5050 16.34Buy 7710 16.35Buy 6541 16.36Buy 6022 16.37Buy 5295 16.38Buy 1603 16.39Buy 1291 16.40Buy 4805 16.42Buy 1753 16.43Buy 2520 16.44Buy 806 16.45Buy 4751 16.46Buy 1975 16.47Buy 783 16.48Buy 1014 16.49Buy 2091 16.50Buy 1261 16.51Buy 900 16.53Total 986941 Sell -1090 16.07Sell -2170 16.10Sell -2202 16.11Sell -19908 16.12Sell -4052 16.13Sell -1080 16.14Sell -1577 16.16Sell -6898 16.18Sell -1183 16.19Sell -1950 16.20Sell -95302 16.21Sell -5406 16.22Sell -4409 16.23Sell -1090 16.24Sell -33126 16.25Sell -14927 16.26Sell -9875 16.27Sell -19642 16.28Sell -4794 16.29Sell -53564 16.30Sell -19939 16.31Sell -27195 16.32Sell -25159 16.33Sell -37063 16.34Sell -14691 16.35Sell -14349 16.36Sell -46646 16.37Sell -17845 16.38Sell -19146 16.39Sell -70 16.40Sell -12245 16.41Sell -13731 16.42Sell -3049 16.43Sell -4640 16.44Sell -2068 16.46Sell -376 16.47Sell -376 16.48Sell -5810 16.49Sell -4314 16.50Sell -1681 16.51Sell -793 16.52Sell -13507 16.53Sell -48 16.54Sell -910 16.55Total -569896 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 05 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:
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