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EPT Disclosure

23rd Jul 2008 10:39

RNS Number : 6878Z

Goldman Sachs JB Were Pty Ltd

23 July 2008

FORM 38.5(b)

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 person dealing1	GOLDMAN SACHS JBWERE PTY LTD
Company dealt in	BHP BILLITON LIMITED
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate 1	Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing	22 July 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in2

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	443,800 (0.01%)	228,800 (0.01%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	443,800 (0.01%)	228,800 (0.01%)

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in2

Class of relevant security:	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

3. DEALINGS 3

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale	Number of Securities	Price Per Unit4
Purchase	80,000	75.3922 USD
Purchase	100,000	75.4200 USD
Purchase	40,000	75.4434 USD
Purchase	20,000	75.8622 USD
Purchase	15,000	75.9744 USD
Purchase	5,000	75.9876 USD
Purchase	20,000	76.3032 USD
Purchase	36	38.8100 AUD
Sale	36	38.8100 AUD
Sale	5,000	38.3000 AUD
Sale	10,000	38.3000 AUD
Purchase	140	38.4200 AUD
Purchase	383	38.4200 AUD
Purchase	520	38.4300 AUD
Purchase	519	38.4500 AUD
Purchase	535	38.4500 AUD
Purchase	529	38.4800 AUD
Purchase	511	38.5000 AUD
Purchase	95	38.5100 AUD
Purchase	426	38.5100 AUD
Sale	164,391	38.5288 AUD
Purchase	509	38.5300 AUD
Purchase	530	38.5500 AUD
Purchase	448	38.5600 AUD
Purchase	103	38.5700 AUD
Purchase	419	38.5700 AUD
Purchase	513	38.5700 AUD
Purchase	529	38.5700 AUD
Purchase	536	38.5700 AUD
Purchase	1	38.5900 AUD
Purchase	53	38.5900 AUD
Purchase	153	38.5900 AUD
Purchase	327	38.5900 AUD
Purchase	458	38.6000 AUD
Purchase	54	38.6100 AUD
Purchase	536	38.6100 AUD
Purchase	502	38.6200 AUD
Purchase	524	38.6200 AUD
Purchase	162	38.6400 AUD
Purchase	330	38.6400 AUD
Purchase	493	38.6500 AUD
Purchase	40	38.6600 AUD
Purchase	474	38.6600 AUD
Purchase	538	38.6600 AUD
Purchase	502	38.6700 AUD
Purchase	504	38.6700 AUD
Purchase	515	38.6700 AUD
Purchase	518	38.6700 AUD
Purchase	219	38.6800 AUD
Purchase	259	38.6800 AUD
Purchase	270	38.6800 AUD
Purchase	507	38.6800 AUD
Purchase	508	38.6800 AUD
Purchase	526	38.6800 AUD
Purchase	535	38.6800 AUD
Purchase	538	38.6800 AUD
Purchase	35	38.6900 AUD
Purchase	100	38.6900 AUD
Purchase	223	38.6900 AUD
Purchase	303	38.6900 AUD
Purchase	386	38.6900 AUD
Purchase	520	38.6900 AUD
Purchase	526	38.6900 AUD
Purchase	537	38.6900 AUD
Purchase	439	38.7000 AUD
Purchase	493	38.7000 AUD
Purchase	504	38.7000 AUD
Purchase	507	38.7000 AUD
Purchase	510	38.7000 AUD
Purchase	521	38.7000 AUD
Purchase	98	38.7100 AUD
Purchase	416	38.7100 AUD
Purchase	495	38.7100 AUD
Purchase	511	38.7100 AUD
Purchase	518	38.7100 AUD
Purchase	134	38.7200 AUD
Purchase	406	38.7200 AUD
Purchase	490	38.7200 AUD
Purchase	497	38.7200 AUD
Purchase	512	38.7200 AUD
Purchase	521	38.7200 AUD
Purchase	535	38.7200 AUD
Purchase	537	38.7200 AUD
Purchase	495	38.7300 AUD
Purchase	503	38.7300 AUD
Purchase	504	38.7300 AUD
Purchase	533	38.7300 AUD
Purchase	538	38.7300 AUD
Purchase	89	38.7400 AUD
Purchase	194	38.7400 AUD
Purchase	450	38.7400 AUD
Purchase	524	38.7400 AUD
Purchase	534	38.7400 AUD
Purchase	122	38.7500 AUD
Purchase	160	38.7500 AUD
Purchase	391	38.7500 AUD
Purchase	512	38.7500 AUD
Purchase	523	38.7500 AUD
Purchase	529	38.7500 AUD
Purchase	536	38.7500 AUD
Purchase	537	38.7500 AUD
Purchase	10	38.7600 AUD
Purchase	20	38.7600 AUD
Purchase	25	38.7600 AUD
Purchase	383	38.7600 AUD
Purchase	461	38.7600 AUD
Purchase	464	38.7600 AUD
Purchase	520	38.7600 AUD
Purchase	533	38.7600 AUD
Purchase	536	38.7600 AUD
Purchase	540	38.7600 AUD
Purchase	128	38.7700 AUD
Purchase	373	38.7700 AUD
Purchase	492	38.7700 AUD
Purchase	499	38.7700 AUD
Purchase	510	38.7700 AUD
Purchase	522	38.7700 AUD
Purchase	527	38.7700 AUD
Purchase	527	38.7700 AUD
Purchase	530	38.7700 AUD
Purchase	533	38.7700 AUD
Purchase	539	38.7700 AUD
Purchase	541	38.7700 AUD
Purchase	1,057	38.7700 AUD
Purchase	1,443	38.7700 AUD
Purchase	49	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	82	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	161	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	164	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	340	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	358	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	457	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	480	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	494	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	495	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	502	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	503	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	515	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	522	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	534	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	539	38.7800 AUD
Purchase	58	38.7900 AUD
Purchase	86	38.7900 AUD
Purchase	89	38.7900 AUD
Purchase	92	38.7900 AUD
Purchase	120	38.7900 AUD
Purchase	125	38.7900 AUD
Purchase	125	38.7900 AUD
Purchase	199	38.7900 AUD
Purchase	497	38.7900 AUD
Purchase	512	38.7900 AUD
Purchase	518	38.7900 AUD
Purchase	533	38.7900 AUD
Sale	644	38.7900 AUD
Purchase	2,600	38.7900 AUD
Purchase	371	38.8000 AUD
Purchase	501	38.8000 AUD
Purchase	509	38.8000 AUD
Purchase	510	38.8000 AUD
Purchase	520	38.8000 AUD
Purchase	497	38.8100 AUD
Purchase	499	38.8100 AUD
Purchase	503	38.8100 AUD
Purchase	525	38.8100 AUD
Purchase	526	38.8100 AUD
Purchase	21	38.8200 AUD
Purchase	55	38.8200 AUD
Purchase	62	38.8200 AUD
Purchase	127	38.8200 AUD
Purchase	290	38.8200 AUD
Purchase	488	38.8200 AUD
Purchase	498	38.8200 AUD
Purchase	518	38.8200 AUD
Purchase	12	38.8300 AUD
Purchase	33	38.8300 AUD
Purchase	86	38.8300 AUD
Purchase	200	38.8300 AUD
Purchase	313	38.8300 AUD
Purchase	409	38.8300 AUD
Purchase	509	38.8300 AUD
Purchase	515	38.8300 AUD
Purchase	156	38.8500 AUD
Purchase	506	38.8500 AUD
Purchase	506	38.8500 AUD
Purchase	517	38.8500 AUD
Purchase	14,844	38.8500 AUD
Purchase	24	38.8600 AUD
Purchase	96	38.8600 AUD
Purchase	130	38.8600 AUD
Purchase	395	38.8600 AUD
Purchase	502	38.8600 AUD
Purchase	837	38.8600 AUD
Purchase	2,211	38.8600 AUD
Purchase	12	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	55	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	124	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	125	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	244	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	373	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	384	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	525	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	525	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	527	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	537	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	541	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	551	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	600	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	758	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	5,000	38.8700 AUD
Purchase	1	38.8800 AUD
Purchase	38	38.8800 AUD
Purchase	65	38.8800 AUD
Purchase	79	38.8800 AUD
Purchase	168	38.8800 AUD
Purchase	232	38.8800 AUD
Purchase	474	38.8800 AUD
Purchase	492	38.8800 AUD
Purchase	493	38.8800 AUD
Purchase	499	38.8800 AUD
Purchase	534	38.8800 AUD
Purchase	80	38.8900 AUD
Purchase	209	38.8900 AUD
Purchase	240	38.8900 AUD
Purchase	249	38.8900 AUD
Purchase	498	38.8900 AUD
Purchase	500	38.8900 AUD
Purchase	505	38.8900 AUD
Purchase	510	38.8900 AUD
Purchase	541	38.8900 AUD
Purchase	361	38.9000 AUD
Purchase	508	38.9000 AUD
Purchase	510	38.9000 AUD
Purchase	513	38.9000 AUD
Purchase	523	38.9000 AUD
Purchase	528	38.9000 AUD
Purchase	531	38.9000 AUD
Purchase	532	38.9000 AUD
Purchase	32	38.9100 AUD
Purchase	129	38.9100 AUD
Purchase	199	38.9100 AUD
Purchase	228	38.9100 AUD
Purchase	282	38.9100 AUD
Purchase	299	38.9100 AUD
Purchase	399	38.9100 AUD
Purchase	492	38.9100 AUD
Purchase	494	38.9100 AUD
Purchase	500	38.9100 AUD
Purchase	503	38.9100 AUD
Purchase	509	38.9100 AUD
Purchase	534	38.9100 AUD
Purchase	174	38.9200 AUD
Purchase	227	38.9200 AUD
Purchase	302	38.9200 AUD
Purchase	345	38.9200 AUD
Sale	397	38.9200 AUD
Purchase	75	38.9300 AUD
Purchase	121	38.9300 AUD
Purchase	181	38.9300 AUD
Purchase	411	38.9300 AUD
Purchase	445	38.9300 AUD
Purchase	463	38.9300 AUD
Purchase	502	38.9300 AUD
Purchase	519	38.9300 AUD
Purchase	537	38.9300 AUD
Purchase	38	38.9400 AUD
Purchase	494	38.9400 AUD
Purchase	505	38.9400 AUD
Purchase	119	38.9500 AUD
Purchase	398	38.9500 AUD
Purchase	504	38.9500 AUD
Purchase	527	38.9500 AUD
Purchase	511	38.9600 AUD
Purchase	523	38.9600 AUD
Purchase	528	38.9600 AUD
Purchase	530	38.9600 AUD
Purchase	23	38.9700 AUD
Purchase	483	38.9700 AUD
Purchase	533	38.9700 AUD
Sale	2	39.0000 AUD

Total number of securities purchased	Highest price paid	Lowest price paid
125,470	38.9700 AUD	38.4200 AUD
280,000	76.3032 USD	75.3922 USD

Total number of securities sold	Highest price received	Lowest price received
180,470	39.0000 AUD	38.3000 AUD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD

Long/Short 5

Number of securities 6

Price per unit 4

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. Call Option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates 6

Exercise price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/received per unit 4

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit 4

(d) Other dealings (including new securities)3

Nature of transaction7

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

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? 8

Date of disclosure	23 July 2008
Contact name	Peter Highton
Telephone number	+44-207-774-1935
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	BHP BILLITON PLC
Nature of connection 9	Advisor

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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