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BNP Paribas London18 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 SNCCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 16 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 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,983,862 0.2651 (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 411 13.88 1788 13.89 3334 13.9 645 13.93 978 13.94 2207 13.95 2434 13.96 5745 13.97 950 13.98 4031 13.99 9360 14 17825 14.01 53995 14.02 23231 14.03 12190 14.04 15456 14.05 120575 14.06 53158 14.07 20427 14.08 21345 14.09 34591 14.1 4758 14.11 4049 14.13 301 14.14 2416 14.15 5646 14.16 3703 14.17 16533 14.18 3993 14.19 3518 14.2 1652 14.21 1824 14.22 1948 14.23 2534 14.24 578 14.25 7238 14.26 18780 14.27 10763 14.28 41934 14.29 23908 14.3 11391 14.31 10160 14.32 4380 14.33 2338 14.34 4627 14.35 2392 14.36 13365 14.37 9385 14.38 41355 14.39 8636 14.4 2524 14.41 3411 14.42 10104 14.43 10369 14.44 13111 14.45 7578 14.46 1052 14.47 2130 14.5 908 14.52 11190 14.55 2061 14.63 Total Purchases 733219 13.89Sales 13.9 1296 13.93 975 13.94 928 13.95 1402 13.96 4848 13.97 278 14 1904 14.01 2938 14.02 405 14.03 4079 14.04 943 14.05 321 14.06 96000 14.0678 731 14.07 216466 14.08 2174 14.09 25 14.1 27901 14.11 2945 14.12 3752 14.13 1014 14.14 1835 14.15 5153 14.16 4511 14.17 8205 14.18 2793 14.2 3239 14.21 406 14.22 380 14.23 150 14.24 2887 14.25 2617 14.26 12738 14.27 1165 14.28 3987 14.29 1612 14.3 304 14.31 2631 14.32 985 14.33 2216 14.34 11383 14.35 3106 14.36 1303 14.37 1774 14.39 7441 14.4 1607 14.41 2238 14.42 1618 14.43 668 14.44 784 14.45 193581 14.46 2770 14.47 5040 14.48 843 1931 Total Sales 665226 (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 17 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:
BHP Group