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BNP Paribas London16 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 15 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 5,916,109 0.2621 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,916,109 0.2621 (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 1125 14.85 2573 14.86 1000 14.87 130 14.88 97 14.89 1020 14.9 619 14.91 1926 14.92 261 14.93 1000 14.94 4285 14.95 4087 14.96 6739 14.97 2826 14.98 4022 14.99 1899 15.02 1181 15.03 2442 15.1 5125 15.13 15739 15.14 1403 15.15 10460 15.16 9965 15.17 4560 15.18 1276 15.19 1357 15.2 654 15.21 402 15.22 3536 15.23 397 15.24 132 15.25 668 15.27 775 15.29 2654 15.3 166 15.31 1629 15.32 12357 15.33 11792 15.34 27091 15.35 2192 15.36 2068 15.37 7725 15.38 500 15.39 8398 15.4 7311 15.41 293 15.42 9166 15.43 15042 15.44 3513 15.45 54 15.46 1912 15.48 3897 15.49 3390 15.51 7396 15.52 4554 15.53 3299 15.54 892 15.55 1129 15.59 232101 11421 14.83 82305 14.84 2648 14.85 6172 14.86 11170 14.87 19006 14.88 5297 14.89 20200 14.9 956 14.91 10048 14.92 3324 14.93 1531 14.94 405 14.95 1217 14.97 1286 14.98 199 15 3840 15.01 3256 15.02 769 15.04 253 15.08 202 15.1 1480 15.11 679 15.13 3011 15.14 682 15.15 3586 15.16 2726 15.17 1563 15.18 7553 15.19 893 15.2 5386 15.21 22184 15.22 14482 15.23 4640 15.24 1118 15.25 9820 15.27 1779 15.28 9810 15.29 2209 15.3 1777 15.31 951 15.32 2592 15.33 5595 15.34 801 15.36 1429 15.39 944 15.4 955 15.41 3588 15.42 7254 15.43 8981 15.44 10045 15.45 4895 15.46 1719 15.51 202 15.55 974 15.59 882 15.6 332690 Total Purchases Sales Total Sales (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 16 January 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