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BNP Paribas London27 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 26 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 5,663,746 0.2509 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,663,746 0.2509 (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 Buy/Sell Quantity Price Buy 703 16.01Buy 2280 16.02Buy 3544 16.03Buy 4958 16.05Buy 1428 16.06Buy 2642 16.07Buy 3889 16.08Buy 4029 16.09Buy 2360 16.11Buy 796 16.12Buy 6312 16.14Buy 1774 16.15Buy 4115 16.17Buy 463 16.18Buy 3022 16.19Buy 80 16.25Buy 6228 16.26Buy 697 16.27Buy 13927 16.28Buy 2488 16.29Buy 9555 16.3Buy 1022 16.31Buy 4159 16.32Buy 5211 16.33Buy 4830 16.34Buy 29755 16.35Buy 4266 16.36Buy 7649 16.37Buy 4623 16.38Buy 2909 16.39Buy 11659 16.4Buy 6383 16.41Buy 7605 16.42Buy 4358 16.43Buy 14357 16.44Buy 10399 16.45Buy 2527 16.46Buy 11818 16.47Buy 15258 16.48Buy 77 16.49Total 224155 Sell 577 16.06Sell 41 16.07Sell 2142 16.08Sell 1866 16.09Sell 1230 16.1Sell 1167 16.11Sell 1074 16.12Sell 3726 16.13Sell 745 16.14Sell 929 16.17Sell 1625 16.23Sell 1437 16.24Sell 463 16.25Sell 1795 16.26Sell 2840 16.27Sell 2858 16.28Sell 1966 16.29Sell 6843 16.3Sell 555 16.31Sell 425 16.32Sell 2181 16.33Sell 1454 16.34Sell 360 16.35Sell 1360 16.36Sell 2688 16.36591Sell 3564 16.37Sell 8376 16.38Sell 8824 16.39Sell 4645 16.4Sell 1300 16.4092Sell 5026 16.41Sell 1113 16.42Sell 4445 16.43Sell 3148 16.44Sell 9097 16.45Sell 14615 16.46Sell 21033 16.47Sell 41157 16.48Sell 808 16.49Sell 3150 16.5Total 172648 (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 27 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:
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