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BNP Paribas London03 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 SNC Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 29 February 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 5,255,766 0.2329 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,255,766 0.2329 (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 Quantity Price Buy 866 16.2Buy 152 16.21Buy 1258 16.22Buy 1238 16.23Buy 7151 16.24Buy 2858 16.25Buy 3259 16.26Buy 791 16.27Buy 9932 16.28Buy 7928 16.29Buy 144124 16.3Buy 11431 16.31Buy 869 16.32Buy 108 16.33Buy 712 16.36Buy 1213 16.37Buy 8184 16.38Buy 1990 16.4Buy 617 16.41Buy 2918 16.42Buy 387 16.43Buy 3247 16.44Buy 7004 16.45Buy 1070 16.46Buy 1352 16.47Buy 1039 16.48Buy 518 16.51Buy 3643 16.52Buy 2864 16.54Buy 2383 16.55Buy 3738 16.56Buy 6476 16.57Buy 179 16.58Buy 736 16.6Buy 718 16.62Buy 1002 16.65Buy 2078 16.67Buy 771 16.69Buy 1677 16.7Total 248481 Sell 4495 16.21Sell 24476 16.22Sell 23585 16.23Sell 27910 16.24Sell 10558 16.25Sell 30823 16.26Sell 5132 16.27Sell 7162 16.28Sell 7562 16.29Sell 134898 16.3Sell 5096 16.31Sell 3280 16.32Sell 1629 16.34Sell 2970 16.35Sell 3902 16.36Sell 2745 16.37Sell 9140 16.38Sell 1600 16.39Sell 2334 16.41Sell 10144 16.42Sell 11381 16.43Sell 14208 16.44Sell 1185 16.45Sell 758 16.46Sell 1117 16.47Sell 11949 16.48Sell 8788 16.49Sell 22343 16.5Sell 6858 16.51Sell 6279 16.52Sell 1179 16.53Sell 2868 16.54Sell 16189 16.55Sell 2103 16.56Sell 22006 16.57Sell 12816 16.58Sell 11558 16.59Sell 8286 16.6Sell 9460 16.61Sell 6722 16.62Sell 21446 16.63Sell 1135 16.64Sell 22379 16.65Sell 13666 16.66Sell 18305 16.67Sell 5164 16.68Sell 18070 16.69Sell 1653 16.7Sell 11219 16.71Total 610531 (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 03 March 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Nature 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