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BNP Paribas London19 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 18th 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 5,781,867 0.262% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,781,867 (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 Amount Price Buy 225 14.54 Buy 5,152 14.55 Buy 8,583 14.59 Buy 4,836 14.60 Buy 5,245 14.61 Buy 5,288 14.62 Buy 13,498 14.63 Buy 1,811 14.64 Buy 4,532 14.65 Buy 708 14.69 Buy 300 14.71 Buy 831 14.72 Buy 2,875 14.74 Buy 3,434 14.75 Buy 1,110 14.76 Buy 2,167 14.78 Buy 4,827 14.79 Buy 4,053 14.80 Buy 7,992 14.81 Buy 9,851 14.82 Buy 6,525 14.83 Buy 2,603 14.84 Buy 776 14.85 Buy 14,601 14.86 Buy 11,353 14.87 Buy 1,940 14.88 Buy 17,875 14.88 Buy 959 14.89 Buy 6,650 14.90 Buy 12,887 14.91 Buy 21,940 14.92 Buy 6,064 14.93 Buy 4,058 14.94 Buy 1,491 14.95 Buy 3,386 14.96 Buy 6,855 14.97 Buy 31 14.98 Buy 252 14.99 Buy 12,499 15.00 Buy 14,993 15.01 Buy 11,587 15.02 Buy 11,425 15.03 Buy 3,092 15.04 Buy 6,093 15.05 Buy 16,375 15.06 Buy 17,580 15.07 Buy 10,466 15.08 Buy 2,044 15.09 Buy 2,843 15.10 Buy 5,193 15.11 Buy 3,274 15.12 Buy 5,017 15.13 Buy 500 15.14 Buy 424,939 15.15 Buy 1,114 15.16 Buy 907 15.17 Buy 1,968 15.18 Buy 8,692 15.19 Buy 697 15.20 Buy 3,064 15.21 Buy 3,346 15.22 Buy 12,569 15.23 Buy 6,752 15.24 Buy 13,783 15.25 Total 808,376 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell - 1,297 14.60 Sell - 1,426 14.69 Sell - 1,229 14.72 Sell - 2,091 14.76 Sell - 179 14.77 Sell - 1,892 14.78 Sell - 8,085 14.79 Sell - 2,828 14.80 Sell - 9,904 14.81 Sell - 3,957 14.82 Sell - 2,188 14.83 Sell - 1,648 14.84 Sell - 4,193 14.85 Sell - 16,108 14.86 Sell - 2,602 14.87 Sell - 4,478 14.88 Sell - 16,291 14.89 Sell - 2,615 14.90 Sell - 1,385 14.91 Sell - 1,112 14.92 Sell - 199 14.93 Sell - 1,982 14.94 Sell - 549 14.95 Sell - 932 14.96 Sell - 5,088 14.98 Sell - 5,848 14.99 Sell - 3,399 15.00 Sell - 8,590 15.02 Sell - 10,714 15.03 Sell - 17,806 15.04 Sell - 10,905 15.05 Sell - 2,393 15.06 Sell - 2,101 15.07 Sell - 11,156 15.08 Sell - 1,988 15.09 Sell - 4,009 15.10 Sell - 3,510 15.11 Sell - 5,734 15.12 Sell - 2,066 15.13 Sell - 2,579 15.14 Sell - 60,525 15.15 Sell - 2,730 15.16 Sell - 2,660 15.17 Sell - 780 15.18 Sell - 3,120 15.19 Sell - 1,970 15.20 Sell - 4,944 15.21 Sell - 10,511 15.22 Sell - 7,974 15.23 Sell - 1,576 15.24 Sell - 15,196 15.25 Total - 299,042 (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 19th March 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 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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