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BNP Paribas London13 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 12 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 7,359,007 0.3261 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,359,007 0.3261 (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 1745 14.95Buy 2181 14.96Buy 12710 14.97Buy 1108 14.98Buy 276 15.01Buy 150 15.06Buy 520 15.07Buy 945 15.10Buy 1802 15.11Buy 785 15.12Buy 1187 15.13Buy 2744 15.15Buy 3594 15.16Buy 14 15.17Buy 7061 15.18Buy 8309 15.20Buy 2234 15.22Buy 1928 15.23Buy 1630 15.24Buy 5068 15.25Buy 6076 15.26Buy 181 15.27Buy 13995 15.27Buy 5578 15.28Buy 2033 15.29Buy 14714 15.30Buy 21551 15.31Buy 11004 15.32Buy 2583 15.33Buy 2334 15.34Buy 5251 15.35Buy 14000 15.36Buy 2157 15.36Buy 6538 15.37Buy 14798 15.38Buy 2878 15.39Buy 8284 15.40Buy 763 15.41Buy 126 15.42Buy 5811 15.44Buy 6303 15.45Buy 7671 15.46Buy 40520 15.47Buy 41701 15.48Buy 3228 15.49Buy 43476 15.50Buy 19752 15.51Buy 6947 15.52Buy 13126 15.53Buy 4689 15.54Buy 276817 15.55 Total Buy 660876 Sell -4497 14.95Sell -4569 14.96Sell -1308 14.97Sell -3581 14.98Sell -3664 14.99Sell -13561 15.00Sell -201 15.01Sell -5020 15.02Sell -4899 15.03Sell -403 15.04Sell -2373 15.05Sell -907 15.06Sell -1979 15.07Sell -103 15.08Sell -4992 15.09Sell -4660 15.10Sell -3277 15.11Sell -3316 15.12Sell -7420 15.13Sell -135 15.14Sell -552 15.15Sell -5836 15.16Sell -1637 15.17Sell -666 15.18Sell -8705 15.19Sell -6297 15.20Sell -2784 15.21Sell -10256 15.22Sell -576 15.23Sell -3880 15.24Sell -8355 15.25Sell -3385 15.26Sell -14485 15.27Sell -2655 15.28Sell -1222 15.29Sell -9498 15.30Sell -6574 15.31Sell -5959 15.34Sell -3253 15.35Sell -2288 15.36Sell -4542 15.37Sell -1113 15.38Sell -1841 15.39Sell -2052 15.40Sell -643 15.41Sell -965 15.42Sell -880 15.43Sell -3338 15.44Sell -2282 15.45Sell -5107 15.46Sell -6994 15.47Sell -5818 15.48Sell -14308 15.49Sell -19761 15.50Sell -16314 15.51Sell -10886 15.52Sell -5752 15.53Sell -930 15.54Sell -57340 15.55 Total Sell -330594 (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 13 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