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BNP Paribas London04 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 SNC Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 03 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 5,439,388 0.2410 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,439,388 0.2410 (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 2875 15.84Buy 420 15.86Buy 2634 15.87Buy 554 15.89Buy 2687 15.9Buy 625 15.91Buy 2388 15.92Buy 11748 15.93Buy 292462 15.94Buy 17970 15.95Buy 31509 15.96Buy 4203 15.97Buy 190604 15.9799Buy 9907 15.98Buy 7499 15.99Buy 1430 16Buy 8817 16.01Buy 1993 16.02Buy 2994 16.03Buy 513 16.05Buy 2486 16.06Buy 925 16.07Buy 1515 16.09Buy 650 16.1Buy 1086 16.12Buy 650 16.16Buy 574 16.22Buy 1795 16.23Buy 3001 16.24Buy 38915 16.25Buy 2914 16.26Buy 380 16.27Buy 1321 16.28Buy 2579 16.29Buy 660 16.3Buy 180 16.31Buy 180 16.32Buy 1626 16.33Buy 2825 16.34Buy 4065 16.35Buy 5545 16.36Buy 1990 16.37Buy 1425 16.38Buy 1935 16.39Buy 1200 16.4Buy 720 16.41Buy 180 16.42Total 675154 Sell 2501 15.82Sell 3101 15.83Sell 5784 15.84Sell 315 15.85Sell 2383 15.87Sell 5484 15.88Sell 6945 15.89Sell 15612 15.9Sell 5037 15.91Sell 10002 15.92Sell 15280 15.93Sell 11552 15.94Sell 45241 15.95Sell 3129 15.96Sell 7248 15.97Sell 41 15.98Sell 790 15.99Sell 1349 16Sell 4297 16.01Sell 3141 16.03Sell 10735 16.04Sell 2188 16.05Sell 3182 16.06Sell 12046 16.08Sell 2150 16.09Sell 5829 16.1Sell 5174 16.11Sell 5891 16.12Sell 2052 16.13Sell 1367 16.14Sell 1077 16.15Sell 201 16.16Sell 201 16.17Sell 1169 16.2Sell 2021 16.21Sell 20112 16.23Sell 1012 16.24Sell 155080 16.25Sell 581 16.26Sell 604 16.27Sell 15313 16.29Sell 3399 16.31Sell 3954 16.32Sell 20662 16.33Sell 4510 16.34Sell 20851 16.35Sell 14385 16.36Sell 2865 16.37Sell 15204 16.38Sell 1298 16.39Sell 1349 16.4Sell 2779 16.41Sell 2931 16.42Sell 128 16.43Total 491532 (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 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:
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