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BNP Paribas London11 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 SNC Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 09 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 5,557,609 0.2462 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,557,609 0.2462 (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 760 15 25 15.03 240 15.04 1594 15.05 261 15.06 771 15.07 5253 15.08 12810 15.09 6723 15.1 2805 15.11 16811 15.12 209571 15.13 109 15.14 2038 15.15 5252 15.16 10379 15.1612 1972 15.17 6054 15.18 787 15.19 1770 15.2 8449 15.21 15382 15.22 4682 15.23 1252 15.24 9984 15.25 19014 15.26 4701 15.27 5701 15.28 333 15.29 240 15.3 8404 15.32 4558 15.33 1231 15.34 1614 15.35 3667 15.37 9310 15.38 20000 15.39 1404 15.44 36 15.45 290 15.47Total Purchases 406237 Sales 316 14.99 632 15.02 847 15.03 1393 15.04 2379 15.05 1924 15.06 1583 15.07 3967 15.08 4765 15.09 46177 15.1 9631 15.11 5001 15.12 1568 15.13 7113 15.14 9867 15.15 11933 15.16 9653 15.17 1044 15.18 3941 15.19 7543 15.1939 11910 15.2 1618 15.21 1393 15.22 88500 15.2391 313 15.24 249 15.25 134 15.26 623 15.27 253 15.28 2765 15.29 2236 15.3 1381 15.31 846 15.32 1656 15.35 732 15.38 2201 15.41 1711 15.45 1060 15.47 723 15.51 251581 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 11 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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