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BNP Paribas London28 December 2007 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 December 2007 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 5 308 092 0.2352 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5 308 092 0.2352 (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 1107 15.57 6562 15.58 2512 15.59 8056 15.6 500 15.604 27197 15.61 1694 15.62 4112 15.63 7394 15.64 11496 15.65 5430 15.66 2136 15.67 4814 15.68 9099 15.69 3925 15.7 1024 15.71 4698 15.72 772 15.73 3126 15.734 1207 15.74 1618 15.75 8810 15.76 1291 15.77 6836 15.78 3199 15.79 3706 15.8 8821 15.81 4551 15.82 8424 15.83 658 15.84 655 15.85 377 15.86 200 15.88 498 15.89Total purchase 156505 Sale 2062 15.57 1503 15.58 478 15.59 2343 15.6 13610 15.61 278 15.62 2787 15.63 2724 15.64 1891 15.65 2368 15.66 1497 15.67 535 15.68 5577 15.69 5342 15.7 3907 15.71 482 15.72 600 15.73 8301 15.74 21457 15.75 15917 15.76 18115 15.77 5696 15.78 732 15.79 2220 15.8 18610 15.81 4377 15.82 6715 15.83 12596 15.84 18879 15.85 4039 15.86 4890 15.87 3630 15.88 798 15.89 1936 15.9Total sale 196892 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 28 December 2007 Contact name John Voorwinden Telephone number 020 7595 2627 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