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BNP Paribas London06 March 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 05 March 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 5,856,433 0.2595 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,856,433 0.2595 (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 762 16.11Buy 1313 16.12Buy 1031 16.13Buy 7025 16.14Buy 9347 16.15Buy 8726 16.16Buy 1911 16.18Buy 2224 16.19Buy 5807 16.2Buy 1893 16.23Buy 2140 16.24Buy 9113 16.25Buy 6669 16.26Buy 1464 16.28Buy 1000 16.3Buy 1049 16.35Buy 3492 16.36Buy 261 16.37Buy 1846 16.38Buy 2883 16.41Buy 6038 16.42Buy 20577 16.43Buy 4813 16.44Buy 2730 16.45Buy 5165 16.46Buy 1381 16.47Buy 2905 16.48Buy 2051 16.49Buy 20987 16.5Buy 5327 16.51Buy 2274 16.52Buy 1460 16.54Buy 1450 16.55Buy 1848 16.58Buy 7021 16.59Buy 12481 16.6Total 168464 Sell 495 16.14Sell 2919 16.16Sell 868 16.18Sell 1728 16.19Sell 1511 16.21Sell 6007 16.22Sell 63 16.23Sell 25538 16.24Sell 1570 16.25Sell 800 16.28Sell 781 16.3Sell 1849 16.32Sell 991 16.34Sell 650 16.35Sell 507 16.36Sell 2057 16.37Sell 261 16.38Sell 4397 16.39Sell 2202 16.4Sell 17566 16.43Sell 4563 16.44Sell 1873 16.45Sell 10380 16.46Sell 11543 16.47Sell 14986 16.48Sell 8845 16.49Sell 10567 16.5Sell 14042 16.51Sell 2206 16.52Sell 975 16.53Sell 315 16.54Sell 315 16.56Sell 18724 16.57Total 172094 (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 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 06 March 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