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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 - Sales figures 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 13 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 7,036,902 0.3118 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,036,902 0.3118 (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 1780 15.2Buy 2048 15.21Buy 1097 15.22Buy 53 15.23Buy 9270 15.24Buy 2212 15.26Buy 770 15.27Buy 4203 15.28Buy 3200 15.29Buy 595 15.3Buy 1322 15.31Buy 8426 15.32Buy 7574 15.33Buy 2940 15.34Buy 3129 15.35Buy 10655 15.36Buy 3523 15.37Buy 3943 15.38Buy 10247 15.39Buy 7318 15.4Buy 4118 15.41Buy 32359 15.42Buy 12748 15.43Buy 2123 15.44Buy 7666 15.45Buy 4827 15.46Buy 606 15.47Buy 1707 15.48Buy 5219 15.49Buy 2155 15.5Buy 6092 15.51Buy 9906 15.52Buy 3395 15.53Buy 2824 15.54Buy 1213 15.55Buy 3454 15.57Buy 1089 15.58Buy 248 15.59 Total 186054 Sell 116 15.16Sell 530 15.18Sell 1000 15.2Sell 1130 15.21Sell 5062 15.22Sell 1065 15.23Sell 4187 15.24Sell 1040 15.25Sell 6517 15.26Sell 7206 15.27Sell 4050 15.28Sell 5935 15.29Sell 3056 15.3Sell 9243 15.31Sell 3964 15.32Sell 13111 15.33Sell 13769 15.34Sell 7438 15.35Sell 15164 15.36Sell 6846 15.37Sell 289176 15.38Sell 7726 15.39Sell 3351 15.4Sell 1513 15.41Sell 14364 15.42Sell 13045 15.43Sell 208 15.44Sell 5821 15.45Sell 1040 15.46Sell 22 15.47Sell 1043 15.48Sell 8149 15.49Sell 5299 15.5Sell 3793 15.51Sell 4363 15.52Sell 11359 15.53Sell 1936 15.54Sell 2463 15.55Sell 1925 15.56Sell 3467 15.57Sell 8187 15.58Sell 4516 15.59Sell 1510 15.6Sell 3454 15.62Total 508159 (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 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