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BNP Paribas London18 December 2007 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 BNPPARIBAS 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 17 December 2007 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 2,653,767 0.1176 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,653,767 0.1176 (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) Purchase 34487 14.78Purchase 722 14.81Purchase 4107 14.82Purchase 2774 14.83Purchase 3197 14.84Purchase 1504 14.85Purchase 3331 14.86Purchase 9258 14.87Purchase 13680 14.88Purchase 2098 14.89Purchase 2961 14.9Purchase 5119 14.91Purchase 4505 14.92Purchase 5005 14.93Purchase 7225 14.94Purchase 189 14.96Purchase 800 14.98Purchase 9071 14.99Purchase 17180 15Purchase 9862 15.01Purchase 8870 15.02Purchase 37360 15.03Purchase 79460 15.04Purchase 52283 15.05Purchase 220080 15.06Purchase 37507 15.07Purchase 1693 15.08Purchase 4288 15.09Purchase 1702 15.1Purchase 552 15.12Purchase 1885 15.16Sale 147635 14.78Sale 813 14.82Sale 194 14.83Sale 21832 14.84Sale 16243 14.85Sale 7312 14.86Sale 16556 14.87Sale 16871 14.88Sale 2882 14.89Sale 10140 14.9Sale 23744 14.91Sale 8471 14.92Sale 6916 14.93Sale 4806 14.96Sale 12011 14.97Sale 5691 14.98Sale 14272 14.99Sale 7698 15Sale 192142 15.005Sale 2396 15.01Sale 20297 15.02Sale 22504 15.03Sale 4016 15.04Sale 7984 15.05Sale 40803 15.06Sale 16600 15.0676Sale 11746 15.07Sale 13815 15.08Sale 4749 15.09Sale 2696 15.1Sale 1392 15.11Sale 552 15.12 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 18 December 2007 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Nature of connection (Note 9) 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