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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 - Total of purchases amended 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 11 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 7,108,087 0.3149 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,108,087 0.3149 (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 1948 14.64Buy 5378 14.65Buy 1289 14.67Buy 151 14.68Buy 9383 14.69Buy 9101 14.70Buy 14891 14.71Buy 8183 14.72Buy 4699 14.73Buy 5154 14.74Buy 1702 14.75Buy 14990 14.76Buy 9315 14.77Buy 7353 14.78Buy 7680 14.80Buy 3249 14.81Buy 15632 14.82Buy 71706 14.83Buy 1088 14.84Buy 1136 14.85Buy 125 14.88Total 194153 Sell -9989 14.65Sell -8028 14.66Sell -9166 14.67Sell -13860 14.68Sell -11457 14.69Sell -16291 14.7Sell -5994 14.71Sell -17444 14.72Sell -5545 14.73Sell -9953 14.74Sell -15102 14.75Sell -9710 14.76Sell -14060 14.77Sell -2100 14.78Sell -23072 14.78Sell -11628 14.79Sell -8129 14.8Sell -13799 14.81Sell -17057 14.82Sell -217885 14.83Sell -4205 14.84Sell -980 14.85Sell -1195 14.87Sell -990 14.88Total -447639 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. 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 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:
BHP Group