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BNP Paribas London20 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 SNCCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19 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 5,793,000 0.2567 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,793,000 0.2567 (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 PriceBuy 699 16.3Buy 327 16.34Buy 648 16.35Buy 6919 16.38Buy 6078 16.39Buy 1566 16.4Buy 500 16.41Buy 13870 16.42Buy 3147 16.43Buy 201 16.44Buy 2644 16.45Buy 4297 16.46Buy 3146 16.47Buy 9901 16.48Buy 10129 16.49Buy 16368 16.5Buy 2443 16.5077Buy 19192 16.51Buy 18664 16.52Buy 14472 16.53Buy 5238 16.54Buy 100 16.55Buy 8039 16.56Buy 4102 16.57Buy 580 16.5765Buy 4464 16.58Buy 990 16.59Buy 7999 16.6Buy 1054 16.61Buy 434 16.62Buy 1534 16.63Buy 1157 16.64Buy 1093 16.65Buy 732 16.66Total 172727 Sell 6530 16.23Sell 2000 16.24Sell 2088 16.25Sell 1884 16.26Sell 1762 16.28Sell 1475 16.29Sell 17149 16.3Sell 2061 16.31Sell 9929 16.33Sell 14234 16.34Sell 4649 16.35Sell 5594 16.36Sell 2799 16.37Sell 3977 16.38Sell 1257 16.39Sell 12583 16.4Sell 2656 16.41Sell 750 16.42Sell 7296 16.43Sell 14028 16.44Sell 22749 16.45Sell 12260 16.46Sell 5850 16.4649Sell 21953 16.47Sell 11767 16.48Sell 12125 16.49Sell 3755 16.5Sell 5000 16.507Sell 229102 16.51Sell 15987 16.52Sell 10065 16.53Sell 20272 16.54Sell 12189 16.55Sell 30811 16.56Sell 11930 16.57Sell 13289 16.58Sell 4642 16.59Sell 21082 16.6Sell 12913 16.61Sell 1119 16.62Sell 13269 16.63Sell 2077 16.64Sell 2758 16.65Sell 1049 16.66Sell 900 16.67Total 613614 (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 20 February 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 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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