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GoldmanSachs International05 March 2008 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 04 March 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 32800 63.8266 USD 63.8266 USD 1327654 16.55 GBP 16.07 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 32800 63.8266 USD 63.8266 USD 2568403 16.54 GBP 16.07 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)e.g. CFD CFD Long 23000 16.4114 GBPCFD Long 20000 16.4114 GBPCFD Short 20000 16.1031 GBPCFD Short 4600 16.21 GBPCFD Long 8000 16.4618 GBPCFD Short 8000 16.2881 GBPCFD Long 20000 16.3343 GBPCFD Short 20000 16.3046 GBPCFD Long 280625 16.3168 GBPCFD Long 85000 16.3462 GBPCFD Short 85000 16.1704 GBPCFD Long 20000 16.3396 GBPCFD Short 20000 16.2322 GBPCFD Long 41000 16.2855 GBPCFD Short 34000 16.2531 GBPCFD Long 12500 16.2759 GBPCFD Long 397 16.3559 GBPCFD Long 246000 16.4114 GBPCFD Long 31760 16.4269 GBPCFD Long 29670 16.4269 GBPCFD Long 38570 16.4269 GBPCFD Long 170000 16.3866 GBP (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, which the option relates price American, date paid/received pere.g. call varying etc. (Note 5) European unit (Note 3)option etc. (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Date of disclosure 05 March 2008 Contact name Peter Highton Telephone number +44-207-774-1935 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC Nature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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:
BHP Group