BNP Paribas London - BHP Billiton plc

RNS Number:0650S
BNP Paribas London
10 April 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 Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing 09 April 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 2)
Long Short
Number Number
(%) (%)

(1) Relevant securities 7,552,721 0.3346

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total 7,552,721 0.3346

(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 858 17.09
Buy 8398 17.17
Buy 4299 17.2
Buy 762 17.21
Buy 713 17.22
Buy 1224 17.23
Buy 3130 17.2374
Buy 1560 17.24
Buy 10822 17.25
Buy 4656 17.26
Buy 713 17.27
Buy 254 17.29
Buy 3675 17.31
Buy 1913 17.32
Buy 20218 17.34
Buy 5622 17.36
Buy 3661 17.37
Buy 4380 17.38
Buy 6873 17.39
Buy 4504 17.4
Buy 2238 17.41
Buy 2000 17.46
Buy 6854 17.47
Buy 35217 17.48
Buy 28267 17.49
Buy 134722 17.5
Buy 58778 17.51
Buy 68979 17.52
Buy 73674 17.53
Buy 120277 17.54
Buy 79210 17.55
Buy 39379 17.56
Buy 28432 17.57
Buy 25684 17.58
Buy 27445 17.59
Buy 19195 17.6
Buy 38442 17.61
Buy 33927 17.62
Buy 69124 17.63
Buy 56358 17.64
Buy 79271 17.65
Buy 74911 17.66
Buy 21649 17.67
Buy 9633 17.68
Buy 3034 17.69
Buy 805 17.7
Buy 1912 17.71
Buy 1570 17.72
Buy 5675 17.73
Buy 1760 17.74
Buy 11500 17.7478
Buy 2314 17.75
Buy 970 17.76
Buy 133 17.77
Buy 5967 17.92
Buy 1459 17.93
Buy 3408 17.94
Buy 2487 17.95
Buy 1768 17.96
Buy 13872 17.97
Buy 14208 17.98
Buy 5591 17.99
Buy 17385 18
Buy 4985 18.01
Buy 2779 18.02
Buy 2543 18.03
Buy 59462 18.04
Buy 3252 18.05
Total 1390740

Sell 450 17.14
Sell 1364 17.15
Sell 1051 17.18
Sell 2500 17.2
Sell 4020 17.22
Sell 1554 17.23
Sell 2280 17.24
Sell 10963 17.25
Sell 2959 17.26
Sell 1700 17.2682
Sell 3543 17.27
Sell 1686 17.28
Sell 89690 17.29
Sell 100910 17.3
Sell 655 17.31
Sell 355 17.32
Sell 5562 17.33
Sell 2740 17.34
Sell 4185 17.36
Sell 5007 17.37
Sell 2637 17.38
Sell 1905 17.39
Sell 865 17.4
Sell 2237 17.42
Sell 1483 17.47
Sell 1029 17.49
Sell 6703 17.5
Sell 1031 17.51
Sell 1492 17.52
Sell 2569 17.53
Sell 456135 17.56
Sell 929397 17.5699
Sell 1936 17.57
Sell 756 17.58
Sell 706 17.59
Sell 14145 17.6
Sell 470 17.61
Sell 14712 17.62
Sell 2941 17.63
Sell 4892 17.64
Sell 1223 17.65
Sell 3878 17.66
Sell 152 17.67
Sell 2981 17.68
Sell 6837 17.69
Sell 800 17.7
Sell 10532 17.72
Sell 14312 17.73
Sell 25436 17.74
Sell 14479 17.75
Sell 780 17.78
Sell 1232 17.8
Sell 1322 17.81
Sell 45 17.82
Sell 10043 17.83
Sell 9311 17.86
Sell 352 17.87
Sell 14563 17.88
Sell 2277 17.89
Sell 688 17.91
Sell 1695 17.92
Sell 12880 17.93
Sell 8593 17.94
Sell 2393 17.95
Sell 13459 17.96
Sell 7134 17.97
Sell 100690 17.98
Sell 12971 17.99
Sell 5597 18
Sell 12411 18.01
Sell 6308 18.02
Sell 40196 18.04
Sell 3252 18.06
Total 2040037

(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 per
e.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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
stated.

None

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

Date of disclosure 10 April 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 at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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