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BNP Paribas London22 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 21 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 5,917,913 0.2622 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,917,913 0.2622 (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 3903 12.27 658 12.28 736 12.29 416 12.3 126 12.32 3813 12.33 2500 12.34 49436 12.35 3988 12.36 1283 12.37 12699 12.38 9672 12.39 2946 12.4 6588 12.41 3495 12.42 6767 12.43 1200 12.44 1785 12.45 1200 12.47 1634 12.48 737 12.49 600 12.5 1785 12.51 1795 12.52 6047 12.53 9559 12.54 7051 12.55 3435 12.56 3400 12.57 3707 12.58 3507 12.6 10068 12.61 10633 12.62 7142 12.63 6426 12.64 4156 12.65 5101 12.66 5338 12.67 5185 12.68 600 12.69 2871 12.7 1603 12.71 2590 12.72 5616 12.73 5166 12.75 2109 12.76 7891 12.77 1104 12.78 1437 12.79 17243 12.8 5203 12.81 13187 12.82 21987 12.83 25590 12.84 5458 12.8467 11862 12.85 8152 12.86 14477 12.87 15717 12.88 4227 12.89 11705 12.9 14451 12.91 8974 12.92 2172 12.93 5273 12.94 15650 12.9485 16357 12.95 6032 12.96 1796 12.97 2293 12.99 1916 13 6081 13.01 11829 13.02 2646 13.03 9958 13.04 3215 13.05 1658 13.06 3926 13.07 6028 13.08 1717 13.09 1782 13.1 737 13.12 10964 13.13 9183 13.14 1944 13.15 1935 13.16 1615 13.17 2819 13.18 1754 13.19 9964 13.2 123 13.21 3110 13.22 2840 13.23 477 13.24 227 13.25 520 13.26 7200 13.27 Total 575478 Sales 737 12.28 1984 12.33 3080 12.34 381707 12.35 4407 12.36 1157 12.37 3252 12.38 7510 12.39 9372 12.4 4897 12.41 8859 12.42 737 12.47 803 12.49 3604 12.52 279 12.54 3293 12.55 844 12.57 8247 12.58 1043 12.59 523 12.61 300 12.62 9142 12.63 2544 12.64 12296 12.65 3163 12.66 8679 12.68 4576 12.69 1782 12.7 2860 12.71 7475 12.72 2909 12.73 2414 12.74 2751 12.75 5890 12.76 1428 12.77 12870 12.78 2553 12.79 8973 12.8 436 12.81 23109 12.82 16527 12.83 26324 12.84 8116 12.85 20399 12.86 5983 12.87 9166 12.88 17389 12.89 5779 12.9 7421 12.91 3380 12.92 5489 12.93 8388 12.94 7557 12.95 9432 12.96 19588 12.97 10667 12.98 2213 12.99 2365 13 1645 13.01 289 13.02 1670 13.03 1598 13.04 4142 13.05 5027 13.06 5520 13.07 5376 13.08 131 13.09 1526 13.1 1229 13.12 9088 13.13 5039 13.14 4707 13.15 556 13.16 2074 13.17 2578 13.18 6115 13.19 2871 13.2 352 13.27 Total 810201 (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 22 January 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:
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