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BNP Paribas London14 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 13th 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 5,163,795 0.234% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,163,795 (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 Amount Price Buy 1723 14.97 Buy 2326 14.99 Buy 8313 15.00 Buy 6578 15.01 Buy 1967 15.02 Buy 4779 15.03 Buy 5487 15.04 Buy 5177 15.05 Buy 2898 15.06 Buy 5736 15.07 Buy 9586 15.08 Buy 8332 15.09 Buy 7459 15.10 Buy 88550 15.11 Buy 12738 15.11 Buy 24571 15.12 Buy 5615 15.13 Buy 25366 15.14 Buy 6309 15.15 Buy 6015 15.16 Buy 757 15.17 Buy 4694 15.18 Buy 6758 15.19 Buy 9572 15.20 Buy 14279 15.21 Buy 6495 15.22 Buy 2522 15.23 Buy 9249 15.24 Buy 3049 15.26 Buy 585 15.27 Buy 2940 15.28 Buy 610 15.29 Buy 1360 15.30 Buy 3976 15.31 Buy 6690 15.32 Buy 10181 15.33 Buy 8313 15.34 Buy 8707 15.35 Buy 5895 15.36 Buy 4853 15.37 Buy 6771 15.38 Buy 15156 15.39 Buy 4210 15.40 Buy 585 15.41 Buy 4260 15.42 Buy 9847 15.43 Buy 13493 15.44 Buy 12614 15.45 Buy 13030 15.46 Buy 8625 15.47 Buy 4380 15.48 TOTAL 443,981 Buy/Sell Amount Price Sell -8140 15.00 Sell -24783 15.02 Sell -8917 15.03 Sell -16331 15.04 Sell -22467 15.05 Sell -56928 15.06 Sell -10913 15.07 Sell -11152 15.08 Sell -8229 15.09 Sell -40193 15.10 Sell -37046 15.11 Sell -13134 15.12 Sell -13319 15.13 Sell -18784 15.14 Sell -12070 15.15 Sell -16729 15.16 Sell -6731 15.18 Sell -10435 15.19 Sell -4198 15.20 Sell -12432 15.21 Sell -6016 15.22 Sell -3530 15.23 Sell -3574 15.24 Sell -12490 15.26 Sell -1418 15.28 Sell -2119 15.29 Sell -3591 15.30 Sell -1352 15.32 Sell -8795 15.33 Sell -164865 15.34 Sell -5936 15.35 Sell -124 15.36 Sell -13260 15.37 Sell -7186 15.38 Sell -1923 15.39 Sell -14289 15.41 Sell -1785 15.44 Sell -3558 15.46 TOTAL - 608,742 (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 14th March 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 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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