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BNP Paribas London15 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 14 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 6,016,698 0.2666 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 6,016,698 0.2666 (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 3405 15.02 4832 15.03 894 15.04 7160 15.05 2217 15.06 8203 15.07 1349 15.1 1392 15.11 98 15.12 2752 15.13 58 15.14 826 15.15 2500 15.16 1811 15.18 135 15.23 259 15.27 22 15.3 1532 15.31 978 15.32 755 15.33 1153 15.34 507 15.35 924 15.36 5274 15.37 4235 15.38 2312 15.39 4253 15.4 3388 15.41 1896 15.42 260 15.43 239227 15.44 3861 15.45 4674 15.46 30 15.47 4113 15.48 2078 15.5 1468 15.51 640 15.52 979 15.53 120919 15.54 4851 15.55 1621 15.56 1876 15.57 979 15.58 644 15.59 490 15.6 453830 1077 15.03 1811 15.04 1757 15.05 1053 15.06 3617 15.07 750 15.08 2443 15.09 3183 15.1 2761 15.12 1201 15.13 155 15.14 58 15.15 2199 15.16 1121 15.18 1582 15.23 2436 15.26 1126 15.27 3467 15.28 1846 15.29 2233 15.3 22 15.31 1790 15.32 1002 15.33 8010 15.36 5202 15.37 975 15.38 782 15.39 1036 15.4 118 15.41 1274 15.42 3964 15.43 2855 15.44 1925 15.45 584 15.46 12800 15.4628 534 15.47 2917 15.48 126 15.49 1372 15.5 5557 15.51 963 15.52 853 15.53 78420 15.54 1304 15.55 781 15.58 171042 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 15 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:
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