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BNP Paribas London04 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 03 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 5 301 364 0.2349 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5 301 364 0.2349 (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 897 15.32 598 15.33 5187 15.36 1500 15.37 1799 15.38 983 15.39 5666 15.4 10924 15.41 5971 15.42 7316 15.43 5542 15.44 6857 15.45 2500 15.46 479 15.5 2081 15.51 387 15.52 4747 15.53 250 15.59 125 15.63 250 15.66 119 15.67 106 15.7 389 15.71 405 15.72 1648 15.73 434 15.75 280 15.76 265 15.77 140 15.79 254 15.8 559 15.81 1108 15.82 1008 15.83 868 15.84 280 15.85 714 15.86 1016 15.87 4070 15.88 3050 15.89 1507 15.9 279 15.93 175670 15.97 258228 978 15.32 1576 15.33 6327 15.35 11768 15.37 13019 15.38 2242 15.39 20662 15.4 48420 15.41 43547 15.42 19166 15.43 16990 15.44 19880 15.45 4073 15.46 3939 15.48 1705 15.49 7015 15.5 5773 15.51 2897 15.52 2373 15.53 949 15.56 455 15.57 893 15.58 1639 15.59 858 15.62 719 15.64 743 15.66 1521 15.71 5728 15.72 5488 15.73 1015 15.74 291 15.76 667 15.8 4260 15.81 952 15.82 751 15.83 1130 15.84 25 15.85 248 15.87 398 15.88 3308 15.89 749 15.9 218 15.91 289 15.92 653 15.93 436 15.94 290 15.95 29310 15.97 296333 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 04 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