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BNP Paribas London28 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 SNCCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 27 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 5,655,062 0.2506 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,655,062 0.2506 (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 1658 16.27Buy 226 16.29Buy 2283 16.3Buy 3642 16.32Buy 947 16.33Buy 4078 16.34Buy 12212 16.35Buy 8342 16.36Buy 4923 16.37Buy 7904 16.38Buy 3323 16.39Buy 5372 16.4Buy 8387 16.41Buy 477 16.42Buy 1265 16.43Buy 2453 16.44Buy 1303 16.45Buy 11826 16.46Buy 648 16.47Buy 2887 16.48Buy 702 16.49Buy 4294 16.5Buy 11252 16.51Buy 2663 16.52Buy 1258 16.53Buy 903 16.54Buy 26492 16.55Buy 1708 16.56Buy 2467 16.57Buy 15544 16.58Buy 1165 16.59Buy 3789 16.6Buy 345 16.61Buy 8507 16.62Buy 4221 16.63Buy 1130 16.64Buy 45 16.65Buy 640 16.66Buy 880 16.68Buy 4621 16.69Total 176782 Sell 3457 16.27Sell 908 16.29Sell 1956 16.31Sell 75 16.34Sell 3520 16.37Sell 3106 16.38Sell 1172 16.39Sell 2099 16.4Sell 1024 16.42Sell 5370 16.43Sell 1178 16.45Sell 7976 16.46Sell 2196 16.47Sell 6615 16.48Sell 24143 16.49Sell 12677 16.5Sell 3548 16.51Sell 5933 16.52Sell 3894 16.53Sell 4687 16.54Sell 16427 16.55Sell 5057 16.56Sell 1914 16.57Sell 2138 16.58Sell 13997 16.59Sell 2253 16.6Sell 3254 16.61Sell 33148 16.62Sell 3704 16.63Sell 913 16.64Sell 640 16.66Sell 986 16.67Sell 3973 16.69Sell 1528 16.7Total 185466 (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 28 February 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 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