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BNP Paribas London24 December 2007 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 December 2007 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 5 378 513 0.2383 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5 378 513 0.2383 (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 3000 9.6 5235000 14 1904 15.02 1034 15.03 216 15.04 2654 15.05 3592 15.06 5634 15.07 4011 15.08 4629 15.09 12745 15.1 4416 15.11 2793 15.12 12771 15.13 741 15.15 327 15.16 6233 15.17 4006 15.18 4715 15.19 12269 15.2 1179 15.21 4854 15.22 16379 15.23 9543 15.24 27515 15.25 12051 15.26 10913 15.27 5053 15.28 14580 15.29 28755 15.3 14600 15.31 3024 15.32 2054 15.33 1631 15.34 807 15.39 89358 15.4 5572 15.41 10219 15.42 1707 15.44 30160 15.45 4625 15.46 332 15.47 17389 15.48 16000 16Total purchase 5650990 Sale 125000 11 10000 12 595000 15 487 15.11 255 15.12 654 15.13 1911 15.16 315 15.19 1623 15.2 269 15.21 409 15.23 2001 15.24 21831 15.25 621 15.26 2332 15.28 1241 15.29 1873 15.3 5717 15.31 100 15.32 1128 15.33 2150 15.34 3636 15.35 528 15.36 2548 15.37 7955 15.39 137930 15.4 459 15.41 5024 15.42 13273 15.43 5200 15.44 6291 15.45 2730 15.46 3731 15.47 130 15.48 8000 15.5 1155000 16 90000 16.5 245000 17Total sale 2462352 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 24 December 2007 Contact name John Voorwinden Telephone number 020 7595 2627 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