BNP Paribas London - BHP Billiton Plc

RNS Number:5460S
BNP Paribas London
17 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 16th 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 7,644,619 0.346%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total 7,644,619

(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/ Amount Price
Sell
Buy 521 17.90
Buy 1,019 17.91
Buy 4,702 17.92
Buy 597 17.93
Buy 4,135 17.94
Buy 10,615 17.95
Buy 7,008 17.96
Buy 16,755 17.97
Buy 4,335 17.98
Buy 10,092 17.99
Buy 13,198 18.00
Buy 5,020 18.01
Buy 381 18.04
Buy 616 18.05
Buy 557 18.06
Buy 2,361 18.07
Buy 3,125 18.10
Buy 125 18.13
Buy 1,069 18.14
Buy 686 18.15
Buy 2,858 18.16
Buy 2,923 18.17
Buy 738 18.18
Buy 295 18.21
Buy 9,016 18.22
Buy 508 18.23
Buy 5,738 18.31
Buy 1,037 18.32
Buy 518 18.33
Buy 874 18.34
Buy 3,573 18.35
Buy 2,513 18.36
Buy 10,418 18.37
Buy 18,068 18.38
Buy 37,700 18.39
Buy 55,753 18.40
Buy 17,018 18.41
Buy 8,200 18.42
Buy 1,840 18.43
Buy 16,093 18.44
Buy 4,086 18.45
Buy 11,551 18.46
Buy 1,470 18.47
Buy 693 18.49
Buy 2,494 18.51
Buy 3,756 18.52
Buy 1,571 18.53
Buy 825 18.54
Buy 14,324 18.57
Buy 7,683 18.58
Buy 1,380 18.60
Buy 12,520 18.61
Buy 111,877 18.65
Total 456,828

Buy/ Amount Price
Sell
Sell - 2,864 17.89
Sell - 3,145 17.91
Sell - 1,475 17.92
Sell - 405 17.93
Sell - 3,554 17.94
Sell - 2,770 17.95
Sell - 1,707 17.97
Sell - 7,601 17.98
Sell - 2,554 17.99
Sell - 1,921 18.00
Sell - 5,484 18.01
Sell - 2,943 18.02
Sell - 3,081 18.03
Sell - 174 18.04
Sell - 1,280 18.05
Sell - 1,780 18.06
Sell - 4,147 18.07
Sell - 2,005 18.08
Sell - 14,000 18.09
Sell - 12,183 18.10
Sell - 27,267 18.11
Sell - 2,806 18.12
Sell - 666 18.13
Sell - 895 18.14
Sell - 1,248 18.15
Sell - 1,000 18.15
Sell - 2,905 18.16
Sell - 254 18.17
Sell - 1,758 18.18
Sell - 1,907 18.19
Sell - 483 18.20
Sell - 1,447 18.21
Sell - 883 18.26
Sell - 673 18.27
Sell - 707 18.30
Sell - 33,223 18.31
Sell - 960 18.33
Sell - 480 18.34
Sell - 3,405 18.35
Sell - 4,243 18.36
Sell - 3,420 18.37
Sell - 4,475 18.38
Sell - 4,926 18.39
Sell - 107,284 18.40
Sell - 2,334 18.40
Sell - 2,415 18.41
Sell - 19,545 18.42
Sell - 3,375 18.43
Sell - 4,740 18.44
Sell - 10,833 18.45
Sell - 2,808 18.46
Sell - 2,055 18.47
Sell - 33,705 18.48
Sell - 16,575 18.49
Sell - 1,357 18.50
Sell - 2,599 18.51
Sell - 2,984 18.52
Sell - 451 18.53
Sell - 180 18.54
Sell - 63,550 18.65
Total - 451,894

(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 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 17th April 2008

Contact name Oliver Barker

Telephone number 020 7595 3190

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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