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BNP Paribas London19 February 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) Amended Form -Buy and Sell Figures Amended 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 15 February 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 6,204,848 0.2749 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 6,204,848 0.2749 (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 1173 15.39Buy 2706 15.40Buy 1353 15.41Buy 1569 15.43Buy 880 15.44Buy 841 15.45Buy 378 15.46Buy 4733 15.48Buy 18080 15.49Buy 36178 15.50Buy 43679 15.51Buy 28589 15.52Buy 1823 15.53Buy 1065 15.54Buy 5807 15.55Buy 1575 15.56Buy 1272 15.57Buy 8348 15.58Buy 5568 15.59Buy 2571 15.60Buy 1247 15.61Buy 135 15.62Buy 540 15.63Buy 261 15.64Buy 3618 15.65Buy 120 15.66Buy 111 15.69Buy 6458 15.70Buy 1755 15.71Buy 509 15.72Buy 12208 15.73Buy 60869 15.74Buy 5699 15.75Buy 1922 15.76Buy 3685 15.77Buy 5521 15.78Buy 2817 15.79Buy 6151 15.80Buy 4901 15.81Buy 970 15.84Buy 1373 15.85Buy 936 15.86Buy 834 15.87Buy 882 15.89Buy 2523 15.90Buy 2838 15.91Total 297071 Sell -1300 15.41Sell -7735 15.42Sell -10212 15.43Sell -3931 15.44Sell -26768 15.45Sell -9953 15.46Sell -525 15.47Sell -4103 15.48Sell -16093 15.49Sell -8717 15.50Sell -107981 15.51Sell -25591 15.52Sell -28456 15.53Sell -118214 15.54Sell -22114 15.55Sell -14919 15.56Sell -31713 15.57Sell -18302 15.58Sell -33174 15.59Sell -40895 15.60Sell -105659 15.61Sell -10658 15.62Sell -8794 15.63Sell -1222 15.64Sell -801 15.65Sell -827 15.66Sell -9651 15.68Sell -1000 15.69Sell -816 15.71Sell -7501 15.72Sell -176202 15.73Sell -787 15.79Sell -3861 15.80Sell -1540 15.87Sell -703 15.89Sell -852 15.90Sell -2342 15.91Sell -820 15.92Sell -1359 15.94Total -866091 (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 19 February 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:
BHP Group