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BNP Paribas London26 February 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 25 February 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 5,612,239 0.2487 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,612,239 0.2487 (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/Sell Quantity PriceBuy 314 16.06Buy 500 16.08Buy 2249 16.12Buy 6550 16.13Buy 10199 16.1504Buy 95812 16.16Buy 408 16.17Buy 1776 16.18Buy 2820 16.2Buy 1784 16.21Buy 1100 16.23Buy 2113 16.24Buy 10584 16.25Buy 112629 16.26Buy 15509 16.27Buy 13962 16.28Buy 8000 16.29Buy 3784 16.3Buy 2770 16.31Buy 1216 16.32Buy 319 16.33Buy 956 16.36Buy 610 16.4Total 295964 Sell 4800 16.08Sell 2500 16.09Sell 4033 16.1Sell 626 16.11Sell 1638 16.12Sell 7329 16.13Sell 15830 16.14Sell 10000 16.15Sell 7920 16.16Sell 2010 16.17Sell 2415 16.18Sell 3710 16.19Sell 1480 16.2Sell 10554 16.21Sell 2186 16.22Sell 6012 16.23Sell 2319 16.24Sell 21478 16.25Sell 26621 16.26Sell 14060 16.2681Sell 5882 16.27Sell 6119 16.28Sell 4030 16.29Sell 3333 16.3Sell 9103 16.32Sell 8065 16.33Sell 2388 16.37Sell 1680 16.38Sell 1419 16.42Sell 3669 16.43Sell 80 16.44Total 193289 (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 26 February 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