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BNP Paribas London31 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 SNCCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 30 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 7,352,908 0.3258 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,352,908 0.3258 (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 1312 14.13 9979 14.15 5374 14.17 7292 14.2 851 14.26 2186 14.27 1129 14.33 1879 14.35 4866 14.36 1734 14.37 2876 14.38 4115 14.39 3879 14.4 604 14.41 2284 14.42 5496 14.43 4731 14.44 5730 14.45 93328 14.46 477148 14.47 5948 14.48 1296 14.49 1080 14.5 2071 14.51 2623 14.53 8458 14.54 5554 14.55 872 14.56 1674 14.58 1705 14.59 1413 14.6 3599 14.61 1993 14.62 12436 14.63 1144 14.64 7827 14.65 502 14.66 5728 14.67 12834 14.68 13848 14.69 31038 14.7 760 14.71 5719 14.72 586 14.73 182 14.74 510 14.75 2012 14.77 929 14.78 1288 14.81 Total 772422 104 14.16 1582 14.17 748 14.23 1496 14.24 756 14.35 4734 14.36 2772 14.37 3838 14.38 1606 14.39 4393 14.4 3215 14.41 200 14.42 2429 14.43 3289 14.44 5236 14.45 14312 14.46 2404 14.47 18411 14.48 1915 14.49 5448 14.5 1079 14.51 98 14.52 648 14.53 343 14.54 1902 14.55 3487 14.56 10622 14.59 1058 14.6 647 14.61 648 14.62 100 14.63 3810 14.64 28056 14.65 9705 14.66 5513 14.67 30215 14.68 33096 14.69 52873 14.7 1059 14.71 4356 14.72 7156 14.73 10990 14.74 1431 14.75 378 14.77 1217 14.79 Total 289375 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 31 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:
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