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BNP Paribas London27 March 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 26th March 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 8,536,608 0.387% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,536,608 (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 Amount Price Buy 5,879 14.03 Buy 2,006 14.04 Buy 14,983 14.05 Buy 2,197 14.11 Buy 1,782 14.13 Buy 14.14 655 Buy 2,120 14.17 Buy 4,100 14.18 Buy 7,994 14.19 Buy 2,887 14.20 Buy 14.21 655 Buy 1,044 14.22 Buy 2,898 14.23 Buy 2,027 14.24 Buy 14.25 392 Buy 14.26 543 Buy 1,144 14.31 Buy 14.33 382 Buy 3,246 14.34 Buy 7,662 14.35 Buy 24,915 14.36 Buy 6,374 14.37 Buy 16,428 14.38 Buy 7,038 14.39 Buy 10,810 14.40 Buy 7,139 14.41 Buy 13,596 14.42 Buy 13,488 14.43 Buy 7,443 14.44 Buy 14.45 500 Buy 2,278 14.45 Buy 4,353 14.46 Buy 9,281 14.47 Buy 9,044 14.48 Buy 6,059 14.49 Buy 45,392 14.50 Buy 7,655 14.51 Buy 5,457 14.52 Buy 21,697 14.53 Buy 1,553 14.54 Buy 14.55 165 Buy 14.57 255 Buy 14.58 75 Buy 3,303 14.59 Buy 2,163 14.60 Total 291,057 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell - 6,000 14.10 Sell - 14,000 14.11 Sell - 14.16 337 Sell - 14.20 285 Sell - 2,753 14.21 Sell - 14.22 362 Sell - 14.23 833 Sell - 14.24 680 Sell - 14.26 560 Sell - 3,273 14.27 Sell - 14.29 312 Sell - 1,437 14.30 Sell - 1,682 14.31 Sell - 16,472 14.32 Sell - 1,986 14.33 Sell - 1,214 14.34 Sell - 8,880 14.35 Sell - 6,885 14.36 Sell - 9,679 14.37 Sell - 5,185 14.38 Sell - 14.39 660 Sell - 8,116 14.40 Sell - 3,748 14.41 Sell - 32,787 14.42 Sell - 2,440 14.42 Sell - 2,548 14.43 Sell - 2,717 14.44 Sell - 4,538 14.45 Sell - 2,083 14.46 Sell - 14.47 140 Sell - 6,849 14.48 Sell - 2,500 14.49 Sell - 16,500 14.50 Sell - 14.51 114 Sell - 7,368 14.52 Sell - 4,597 14.53 Sell - 3,050 14.54 Sell - 4,865 14.55 Sell - 14.56 105 Sell - 14.57 576 Sell - 14.58 452 Sell - 14.59 186 Sell - 1,280 14.60 Sell - 2,729 14.61 Total - 193,763 (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 27th March 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 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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