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BNP Paribas London25 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 24 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 7 149 400 0.3167 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7 149 400 0.3167 (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) Purchase 1029 13.12 718 13.13 1280 13.15 5191 13.17 2166 13.18 665 13.19 953 13.2 2975 13.21 163 13.22 750 13.23 2328 13.24 750 13.25 2675 13.26 15032 13.27 2542 13.3 4190 13.31 1471 13.32 5150 13.33 2672 13.34 7545 13.35 8501 13.36 6281 13.37 7227 13.38 992 13.39 8381 13.41 1094 13.43 1664 13.44 1824 13.45 5419 13.46 4413 13.47 5759 13.48 3003 13.49 18250 13.5 405 13.51 9612 13.52 8779 13.53 3346 13.54 3454 13.55 11500 13.56 4451 13.57 1272 13.58 10676 13.59 21204 13.6 14438 13.61 3214 13.62 6889 13.63 12947 13.64 7083 13.65 5187 13.66 962 13.67 16137 13.68 22916 13.69 17047 13.7 480929 13.71 2172 13.72 1398 13.73 11667 13.74 6561 13.75 14216 13.76 2065 13.77 22796 13.78 9010 13.79 10118 13.8 23118 13.81 9875 13.82 5598 13.83 8624 13.84 16942 13.85 353402 13.86 8064 13.87 11172 13.88 16557 13.89 5788 13.9 3473 13.94Total purchase 1338117Sale 1109 13.15 1550 13.2 2769 13.21 1782 13.22 3339 13.26 888 13.28 2948 13.29 11088 13.3 9163 13.31 1945 13.32 6769 13.33 13494 13.34 123 13.35 2076 13.36 3853 13.37 2117 13.38 1274 13.39 17285 13.4 2000 13.4107 1722 13.42 6787 13.43 14833 13.44 4069 13.45 2566 13.46 500 13.47 418 13.48 1887 13.49 5598 13.5 3855 13.51 6836 13.52 5111 13.53 3531 13.54 4278 13.55 6254 13.56 8993 13.57 6083 13.58 9706 13.59 3552 13.6 8526 13.61 9289 13.62 5086 13.63 18436 13.64 9195 13.65 11615 13.66 10844 13.67 20887 13.68 15003 13.69 6813 13.7 4802 13.71 5461 13.72 5930 13.73 3389 13.74 8517 13.75 3155 13.76 806 13.77 3503 13.78 3086 13.79 5582 13.8 1527 13.81 3501 13.82 253 13.83 2181 13.84 3602 13.85 72237 13.86 5840 13.87 1089 13.88 2572 13.89 3774 13.9 953 13.92 480 13.94 1728 13.95 1156 13.96Total sale 442969 (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 25 January 2008 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:
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