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BNP Paribas London14 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 11 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 5,732,134 0.2540 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,732,134 0.2540 (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 6487 14.79 3909 14.8 226 14.81 1284 14.85 9435 14.86 818 14.87 3360 14.88 20902 14.89 8446 14.9 31397 14.91 24147 14.92 11814 14.93 5120 14.94 5842 14.95 9191 14.96 17318 14.97 22185 14.98 9866 14.99 7536 15 3977 15.01 21781 15.02 4346 15.03 5480 15.04 10903 15.05 4413 15.06 4483 15.07 10335 15.08 8818 15.09 9754 15.1 4993 15.11 1592 15.12 48171 15.13 25823 15.14 6017 15.15 12896 15.16 3617 15.17 15808 15.18 20881 15.19 5186 15.2 382 15.21Total Purchases 428939 Sales 245 14.86 1761 14.88 1277 14.89 1150 14.8991 279 14.9 202 14.92 736 14.93 1500 14.96 2131 14.98 431 14.99 1901 15 885 15.01 2952 15.02 1070 15.03 1247 15.04 1922 15.05 3869 15.06 6641 15.07 2330 15.08 5023 15.09 782 15.1 2186 15.11 632 15.12 95493 15.13 15132 15.14 6179 15.15 3936 15.16 4199 15.17 28010 15.18 5988 15.19 4385 15.2 925 15.21 1191 15.22 500 15.27Total Sales 207090 (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 14 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