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BNP Paribas London10 January 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 08 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 5,402,813 0.2393 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,402,813 0.2393 (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 3227 15.06 4995 15.07 414 15.08 10365 15.09 1715 15.1 4236 15.11 300 15.12 4669 15.13 11507 15.14 10168 15.15 501 15.16 1431 15.17 1146 15.18 12673 15.19 464 15.2 2707 15.21 290963 15.22 3336 15.23 300 15.24 1976 15.25 480 15.26 10 15.27 1060 15.28 1106 15.29 6133 15.3 100 15.32 100 15.33 1367 15.34 1996 15.35 1562 15.36 1832 15.37 93699 15.38 3132 15.39 450 15.4 5998 15.41 700 15.42 1134 15.43 1964 15.47 58 15.48 1664 15.49 788 15.51 494 15.52 2978 15.53 245 15.56Total Purchases 496143 Sales 960 15.09 1900 15.1 2379 15.11 5621 15.12 5255 15.13 13200 15.1366 1269 15.14 5695 15.15 3298 15.16 7735 15.17 24227 15.18 10339 15.19 1746 15.2 4773 15.21 20217 15.22 10977 15.23 4820 15.24 3915 15.25 5020 15.26 4343 15.27 9887 15.28 1768 15.29 3134 15.3 799 15.31 14952 15.32 1198 15.33 16592 15.34 2317 15.35 2867 15.36 2443 15.37 42270 15.38 430 15.39 5195 15.4 1808 15.41 1576 15.42 1651 15.43 704 15.44 2366 15.45 1052 15.47 2419 15.48 1543 15.49 2445 15.5 3461 15.51 2543 15.52 4553 15.53 2765 15.54 1455 15.55Total Sales 4292 15.56 697 15.57 276,871 (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 10 January 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:
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