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BNP Paribas London11 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 10 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 5,509,878 0.2441 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,509,878 0.2441 (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 3000 14.94 2933 14.95 1479 14.97 864 14.98 1411 14.99 13151 15 3055 15.03 575 15.04 1550 15.07 543 15.08 8829 15.09 1496 15.1 14432 15.11 1098 15.12 97755 15.13 2507 15.14 6983 15.15 6794 15.16 2416 15.17 7700 15.1758 1940 15.18 11181 15.19 15463 15.2 5810 15.21 2322 15.22 4423 15.23 2405 15.24 1463 15.25 2931 15.26 4939 15.27 7145 15.28 8774 15.29 563 15.31 10 15.33 648 15.34 10074 15.35 5757 15.36 403 15.37 5489 15.38 148 15.39 270459 240 14.95 3142 14.96 2820 14.97 1948 14.98 1274 14.99 240 15.01 3177 15.04 1305 15.05 2443 15.06 1586 15.07 6349 15.08 2568 15.09 4492 15.1 1382 15.11 9047 15.12 12308 15.13 706 15.14 7549 15.15 12844 15.16 9847 15.17 1528 15.18 4042 15.19 23235 15.2 5587 15.21 21830 15.22 25887 15.23 34911 15.24 36358 15.25 18393 15.26 2768 15.27 7293 15.28 6679 15.29 1022 15.3 6914 15.31 16919 15.32 6609 15.33 1651 15.34 2300 15.3472 43 15.35 3190 15.36 1445 15.37 648 15.39 2581 15.4 317100 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 11 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:
BHP Group