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BNP Paribas London14 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 SNC Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 13 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 7,036,902 0.3118 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,036,902 0.3118 (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 1780 15.2 2048 15.21 1097 15.22 53 15.23 9270 15.24 2212 15.26 770 15.27 4203 15.28 3200 15.29 595 15.3 1322 15.31 8426 15.32 7574 15.33 2940 15.34 3129 15.35 10655 15.36 3523 15.37 3943 15.38 10247 15.39 7318 15.4 4118 15.41 32359 15.42 12748 15.43 2123 15.44 7666 15.45 4827 15.46 606 15.47 1707 15.48 5219 15.49 2155 15.5 6092 15.51 9906 15.52 3395 15.53 2824 15.54 1213 15.55 3454 15.57 1089 15.58 248 15.59 Total 186054 Sales 530 15.18 1000 15.2 1130 15.21 5062 15.22 1065 15.23 4187 15.24 1040 15.25 6517 15.26 7206 15.27 4050 15.28 4050 15.28 5935 15.29 3056 15.3 9243 15.31 3964 15.32 13111 15.33 13769 15.34 7438 15.35 15164 15.36 6846 15.37 289176 15.38 7726 15.39 3351 15.4 1513 15.41 14364 15.42 13045 15.43 208 15.44 5821 15.45 1040 15.46 22 15.47 1043 15.48 8149 15.49 5299 15.5 3793 15.51 4363 15.52 11359 15.53 1936 15.54 2463 15.55 1925 15.56 3467 15.57 8187 15.58 4516 15.59 1510 15.6 3454 15.62 Total 512093 (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 14 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