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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 SNC Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 17 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 6,110,296 0.2707 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 6,110,296 0.2707 (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 1945 13.46 2283 13.47 13558 13.48 41900 13.49 19467 13.5 68507 13.51 19906 13.52 31918 13.53 31622 13.54 36952 13.55 21579 13.56 3154 13.57 12013 13.58 5513 13.59 20928 13.6 4546 13.61 14407 13.62 16458 13.63 2669 13.64 4442 13.65 8512 13.66 4106 13.67 3336 13.68 3179 13.69 4743 13.7 4775 13.71 20720 13.72 6031 13.74 1981 13.75 1197 13.7524 8011 13.76 11436 13.77 9903 13.78 23126 13.79 14853 13.8 645 13.81 1200 13.82 5130 13.83 1521 13.84 5839 13.85 734 13.86 829 13.87 2449 13.88 99 13.89 3203 13.91 1768 13.92 3304 13.94 3843 13.95 4369 13.96 1329 13.97 10640 13.98 840 13.99 2376 14 872 14.02 5630 14.14 2324 14.15 15189 14.16 5273 14.17 700 14.24 8303 14.28 1754 14.3 7049 14.31 596888 2797 13.48 165157 13.49 2664 13.5 6070 13.51 1958 13.52 1735 13.53 3513 13.54 6702 13.55 5084 13.56 2740 13.57 11843 13.58 1828 13.59 7278 13.6 16157 13.61 90000 13.6164 6246 13.62 4953 13.63 1268 13.64 5599 13.65 1683 13.66 1014 13.67 4848 13.68 2299 13.69 6013 13.7 1340 13.71 3223 13.72 737 13.75 1397 13.76 1826 13.77 2335 13.7777 5915 13.78 6715 13.79 12324 13.8 4403 13.81 2535 13.82 6781 13.83 3206 13.84 4972 13.85 5549 13.86 10623 13.87 9611 13.88 500 13.89 44 13.91 719 13.92 1544 13.93 11062 13.95 222 14 1954 14.01 341 14.04 2276 14.24 784 14.25 658 14.3 2872 14.31 889 14.33 1530 14.34 2343 14.38 13 14.39 470692 Total Purchases Sales Total Sales (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 18 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:
BHP Group