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BNP Paribas London06 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 05 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 6,846,769 0.3033 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 6,846,769 0.3033 (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 31735 15.8 1395 15.84 1336 15.85 2467 15.86 9278 15.87 24079 15.88 44611 15.89 19591 15.9 11039 15.91 14814 15.92 12147 15.93 11232 15.94 485000 15.9488 9182 15.95 2198 15.96 79398 15.97 11229 15.98 19388 15.99 21429 16 15892 16.01 7543 16.0153 635 16.0191 10875 16.02 22100 16.03 9840 16.04 5439 16.05 1906 16.06 12350 16.07 66296 16.08 90276 16.09 92779 16.1 55272 16.11 28683 16.12 16141 16.13 7585 16.14 23809 16.15 8231 16.16 15761 16.17 1751 16.18 10691 16.19 5349 16.2 767 16.21 431 16.23 2161 16.24 3541 16.25 1419 16.26 128 16.27 256 16.28 1739 16.29Total Purchases 1331194 Sales 1203 15.83 3036 15.86 10713 15.87 30175 15.88 19423 15.89 127463 15.9 13067 15.91 53504 15.92 11362 15.93 21830 15.94 111109 15.95 5002 15.96 40286 15.97 17258 15.98 17299 15.99 168700 16 13463 16.01 11651 16.02 16604 16.03 17852 16.04 7844 16.05 445000 16.0506 6107 16.06 4046 16.07 799 16.08 1881 16.09 564 16.1 6614 16.11 102 16.12 3590 16.13 2346 16.14 270 16.15 818 16.16 220 16.21 240 16.22 220 16.23Total Sales 1191661 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. None Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 06 February 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