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BNP Paribas London11 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 10 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 5,246,602 0.2325 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,246,602 0.2325 (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 8075 14.92Buy 6084 14.93Buy 7286 14.94Buy 6900 14.95Buy 15127 14.96Buy 80594 14.97Buy 3765 14.98Buy 5430 14.99Buy 3015 15.00Buy 4790 15.01Buy 8833 15.02Buy 7980 15.03Buy 8671 15.04Buy 9624 15.05Buy 61 15.06Buy 1830 15.07Buy 1562 15.09Buy 283 15.10Buy 1928 15.11Buy 9994 15.12Buy 383 15.15Buy 1500 15.15Buy 1196 15.16Buy 2979 15.18Buy 8083 15.20Buy 571 15.21Buy 6887 15.22Buy 201 15.23Buy 8149 15.24Buy 2980 15.26Buy 4342 15.27Buy 5161 15.28Buy 19575 15.29Buy 4691 15.30Buy 6263 15.31Buy 1877 15.32Buy 9125 15.33Buy 13794 15.35Buy 263 15.36Buy 2509 15.37Buy 742 15.38Buy 742 15.39Buy 1774 15.40Buy 741 15.41Buy 3454 15.43Buy 740 15.44Buy 7114 15.46Buy 1231 15.47Buy 6816 15.52Total 315715 Sell -26164 14.93Sell -1228 14.94Sell -8982 14.95Sell -14103 14.96Sell -418267 14.97Sell -340 14.99Sell -603 15.03Sell -4695 15.04Sell -16353 15.05Sell -1657 15.06Sell -2993 15.07Sell -2748 15.08Sell -3480 15.09Sell -11819 15.10Sell -636 15.11Sell -2035 15.12Sell -628 15.13Sell -5415 15.14Sell -6 15.15Sell -26165 15.16Sell -1300 15.17Sell -18766 15.18Sell -3234 15.19Sell -13888 15.21Sell -3230 15.22Sell -1469 15.24Sell -290 15.25Sell -1138 15.26Sell -2338 15.27Sell -4136 15.28Sell -782 15.29Sell -3626 15.31Sell -3572 15.32Sell -279 15.33Sell -492 15.34Sell -2407 15.35Sell -250 15.50Total -609514 (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 11 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