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BNP Paribas London25 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 23 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 6 254 252 0.2771 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 6 254 252 0.2771 (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 3152 12.28 2079 12.29 1226 12.30 1051 12.31 5857 12.32 2013 12.33 2337 12.34 4930 12.35 2143 12.36 6253 12.37 1817 12.38 7390 12.39 10834 12.40 3682 12.41 7975 12.42 22975 12.43 20146 12.44 837 12.45 6143 12.46 7907 12.47 10001 12.48 21290 12.49 7592 12.50 11510 12.51 456 12.52 17256 12.52 11706 12.53 31592 12.54 16734 12.55 14805 12.56 21513 12.57 33759 12.58 18217 12.59 12616 12.60 16738 12.61 4746 12.62 42629 12.63 6034 12.64 31383 12.65 2701 12.66 8493 12.67 9049 12.68 1335 12.69 48516 12.70 9217 12.71 13612 12.72 57083 12.73 6552 12.74 27163 12.75 7016 12.76 9945 12.77 2722 12.78 6687 12.78 12592 12.79 8375 12.80 5066 12.81 9173 12.82 12288 12.83 7169 12.84 3715 12.85 10332 12.86 150 12.87 565 12.88 135 12.89 2677 12.90 2916 12.91 795 12.92 1061 12.93 1896 12.94 5949 12.95 3448 12.96 455 12.97 998 12.98 1500 12.99 766 13.00 5581 13.02 1830 13.04 10150 13.05 2975 13.06 44 13.07 14728 13.09 6027 13.11 1038 13.12 1963 13.13 1548 13.14 166 13.32Total purchase 799486 Sale -82 12.27 -153 12.28 -51 12.31 -291 12.33 -5031 12.34 -1329 12.35 -632 12.36 -4139 12.37 -4203 12.38 -12584 12.39 -4106 12.40 -5222 12.41 -6170 12.42 -5588 12.43 -9016 12.44 -9908 12.45 -7447 12.46 -11706 12.47 -5314 12.48 -5178 12.49 -3230 12.50 -4919 12.51 -3731 12.52 -649 12.53 -3971 12.54 -4437 12.55 -7347 12.56 -1152 12.57 -3668 12.58 -3750 12.59 -8721 12.60 -3473 12.61 -250000 12.62 -10468 12.62 -18546 12.63 -8604 12.64 -14043 12.65 -13259 12.66 -8993 12.67 -13194 12.68 -6668 12.69 -171529 12.70 -13240 12.71 -7462 12.72 -9693 12.73 -9282 12.74 -25734 12.75 -30160 12.76 -7448 12.77 -5841 12.78 -7364 12.79 -47730 12.80 -19879 12.81 -6239 12.82 -4462 12.83 -5218 12.84 -4955 12.85 -11583 12.86 -2480 12.87 -1830 12.88 -352 12.89 -762 12.90 -1781 12.91 -1221 12.92 -683 12.94 -1243 12.95 -946 12.97 -542 12.98 -1613 12.99 -4435 13.02 -500 13.03 -1743 13.05 -8650 13.07 -1354 13.10 -1193 13.14 -5304 13.16 -1167 13.17 -5215 13.18 -10000 13.19 -1678 13.20 -844 13.24 -1686 13.25 -1949 13.26 -16151 13.28 -173 13.29 -2245 13.30 -2234 13.35Total sale -958766 (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 25 January 2008 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:
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