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BNP Paribas London21 December 2007 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 20 December 2007 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 2 189 875 0.0970 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2 189 875 0.0970 (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 251 14.71 211 14.74 326 14.75 1044 14.76 892 14.77 1220 14.78 644 14.79 609 14.8 2217 14.81 664 14.82 1695 14.83 1635 14.84 2590 14.85 5457 14.86 8988 14.87 26760 14.88 12438 14.89 33392 14.9 10241 14.91 827 14.92 51752 14.93 1101 14.94 2198 14.95 2068 14.96 3472 14.97 1255 14.98 674 14.9875 11620 14.99 29726 15 6714 15.01 7322 15.02 4532 15.03 4376 15.05Total purchase 238911 Sale 7194 14.73 211 14.74 211 14.75 748 14.77 540 14.79 341 14.8 2503 14.82 487 14.84 1924 14.85 1241 14.86 239 14.87 1325 14.88 87835 14.89 17396 14.9 293644 14.91 2413 14.92 74446 14.93 301 14.94 1434 14.95 2061 14.98 755 15 1149 15.01 5385 15.02 2015 15.03 200 15.04 1378 15.05 2267 15.06 1342 15.07 727 15.08 889 15.09Total sale 512601 (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 21 December 2007 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:
BHP Group