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BNP Paribas London01 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 SNC Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 31 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 7,535,953 0.3339 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,535,953 0.3339 (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 665 14.31 buy 689 14.32 buy 964 14.33 buy 2340 14.35 buy 665 14.37 buy 1473 14.39 buy 1093 14.41 buy 2797 14.45 buy 993 14.46 buy 3786 14.47 buy 7131 14.48 buy 3018 14.49 buy 10333 14.50 buy 6508 14.51 buy 5071 14.52 buy 4126 14.53 buy 9946 14.54 buy 14953 14.55 buy 6407 14.56 buy 13675 14.57 buy 10273 14.58 buy 13934 14.59 buy 29622 14.60 buy 16845 14.61 buy 24923 14.62 buy 27364 14.63 buy 12924 14.64 buy 5783 14.65 buy 18369 14.66 buy 11234 14.67 buy 36710 14.68 buy 11673 14.69 buy 14947 14.70 buy 3513 14.71 buy 1280 14.72 buy 1645 14.73 buy 500 14.74 buy 451 14.75 buy 180884 14.77 buy 24697 14.79 buy 53191 14.82 buy 15365 14.83 Total 612760 Buy/Sell Amount Price sell -330 14.31 sell -353 14.32 sell -1456 14.33 sell -10966 14.34 sell -6456 14.35 sell -1812 14.36 sell -1918 14.37 sell -4501 14.38 sell -18067 14.41 sell -803 14.42 sell -16779 14.43 sell -7834 14.44 sell -2188 14.45 sell -5482 14.46 sell -9206 14.47 sell -16764 14.48 sell -4470 14.49 sell -7400 14.50 sell -21929 14.51 sell -4630 14.52 sell -2970 14.53 sell -3791 14.54 sell -11093 14.55 sell -5068 14.56 sell -12376 14.57 sell -12121 14.58 sell -9582 14.59 sell -19989 14.60 sell -12796 14.61 sell -14417 14.62 sell -17420 14.63 sell -14551 14.64 sell -12984 14.65 sell -28126 14.66 sell -11854 14.67 sell -18026 14.68 sell -1836 14.69 sell -4406 14.70 sell -13281 14.71 sell -1522 14.74 sell -4046 14.75 sell -33182 14.77 sell -12257 14.78 sell -1767 14.80 sell -2914 14.81 sell -3920 14.82 sell -76 14.83 Total -429715 (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 01 February 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BillitonNature of connection (Note 9) Adviser 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