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BNP Paribas London21 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 SNC Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 18 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 + 6 153 439 0.2726 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total + 6 153 439 0.2726 (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 5951 13.39 Buy 3206 13.4 Buy 2251 13.42 Buy 6053 13.43 Buy 3061 13.44 Buy 4298 13.45 Buy 6149 13.46 Buy 18396 13.47 Buy 13998 13.48 Buy 16934 13.49 Buy 2744 13.5 Buy 3863 13.51 Buy 6110 13.52 Buy 1868 13.53 Buy 2677 13.54 Buy 4819 13.55 Buy 2348 13.56 Buy 930 13.57 Buy 3098 13.61 Buy 1667 13.62 Buy 737 13.63 Buy 219 13.64 Buy 817 13.65 Buy 1430 13.66 Buy 235 13.68 Buy 4948 13.69 Buy 1966 13.7 Buy 7750 13.71 Buy 2833 13.72 Buy 2019 13.73 Buy 9717 13.74 Buy 20500 13.75 Buy 6901 13.7538 Buy 13303 13.76 Buy 12780 13.77 Buy 326265 13.78 Buy 15187 13.79 Buy 16486 13.8 Buy 6842 13.81 Buy 2302 13.82 Buy 12013 13.83 Buy 6270 13.84 Buy 10741 13.85 Buy 10664 13.86 Buy 26734 13.87 Buy 6029 13.88 Buy 8748 13.89 Buy 6452 13.9 Buy 7868 13.91 Buy 7754 13.92 Buy 6447 13.93 Buy 4275 13.94 Buy 5603 13.95 Buy 2531 13.96 Buy 1247 13.97 Buy 3739 13.99 Buy 2622 14 Buy 131 14.01 Buy 615 14.02 Total Buys 694141 Sell 73 13.4 Sell 2287 13.41 Sell 1049 13.42 Sell 606 13.46 Sell 254 13.47 Sell 1543 13.48 Sell 2016 13.49 Sell 3451 13.5 Sell 1153 13.51 Sell 2621 13.52 Sell 101 13.53 Sell 2232 13.54 Sell 765 13.55 Sell 1132 13.56 Sell 75 13.6 Sell 1844 13.61 Sell 52 13.62 Sell 5437 13.63 Sell 4603 13.64 Sell 1364 13.65 Sell 1276 13.66 Sell 9353 13.67 Sell 309076 13.68 Sell 12941 13.69 Sell 14513 13.7 Sell 6982 13.71 Sell 8315 13.72 Sell 1679 13.73 Sell 12124 13.74 Sell 15248 13.75 Sell 11508 13.76 Sell 10260 13.77 Sell 9269 13.78 Sell 17682 13.79 Sell 28426 13.8 Sell 6056 13.81 Sell 4147 13.82 Sell 1887 13.83 Sell 1335 13.8366 Sell 8761 13.84 Sell 7216 13.85 Sell 10345 13.86 Sell 6512 13.87 Sell 5857 13.88 Sell 2873 13.89 Sell 5970 13.9 Sell 4088 13.91 Sell 7869 13.92 Sell 7226 13.93 Sell 3168 13.94 Sell 3070 13.95 Sell 2870 13.97 Sell 478 13.98 Sell 839 13.99 Sell 2449 14 Sell 14089 14.01 Sell 814 14.02 Sell 1769 14.05 Sell 25000 15 Sell 15000 18 Total Sells 650998 (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 21 January 2008 Contact name Simon McVeigh Telephone number 020 7595 4166 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:
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