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EPT Disclosure

1st Jul 2008 11:26

RNS Number : 0031Y

Goldman Sachs JB Were Pty Ltd

01 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	30 June 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	100,802 (0.00%)	100,800 (0.00%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	100,802 (0.00%)	100,800 (0.00%)

(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
Sale	13	43.5200 AUD
Purchase	2	43.8379 AUD
Sale	13	43.8500 AUD
Purchase	500	43.8800 AUD
Sale	500	43.9000 AUD
Purchase	13	43.9100 AUD
Sale	100,000	43.1054 AUD
Sale	1,037	43.1118 AUD
Sale	265	43.3800 AUD
Sale	4,710	43.3800 AUD
Sale	757	43.4100 AUD
Sale	3,304	43.4100 AUD
Sale	3,045	43.4300 AUD
Sale	1,723	43.4400 AUD
Purchase	354	43.4500 AUD
Sale	1,399	43.4500 AUD
Sale	2	43.4700 AUD
Sale	6	43.4700 AUD
Sale	38	43.4700 AUD
Sale	50	43.4700 AUD
Sale	54	43.4700 AUD
Sale	120	43.4700 AUD
Sale	132	43.4700 AUD
Sale	139	43.4700 AUD
Sale	173	43.4700 AUD
Sale	174	43.4700 AUD
Sale	368	43.4700 AUD
Sale	396	43.4700 AUD
Sale	440	43.4700 AUD
Sale	2,546	43.4700 AUD
Sale	3,000	43.4700 AUD
Sale	4,501	43.4700 AUD
Sale	4,458	43.4900 AUD
Sale	165	43.5000 AUD
Sale	3,964	43.5000 AUD
Sale	275	43.5200 AUD
Sale	306	43.5200 AUD
Sale	3,724	43.5200 AUD
Sale	58	43.5400 AUD
Sale	23	43.5500 AUD
Sale	29	43.5500 AUD
Sale	4,291	43.5700 AUD
Sale	1	43.5800 AUD
Sale	293	43.5800 AUD
Sale	1,976	43.5800 AUD
Sale	2,283	43.5800 AUD
Sale	2,332	43.5800 AUD
Sale	2,743	43.5800 AUD
Purchase	159,539	43.6280 AUD
Sale	86	43.6300 AUD
Sale	131	43.6300 AUD
Sale	221	43.6300 AUD
Sale	332	43.6300 AUD
Sale	500	43.6300 AUD
Sale	1,000	43.6300 AUD
Sale	2,381	43.6300 AUD
Sale	1,106	43.6400 AUD
Sale	2,037	43.6400 AUD
Sale	518	43.6500 AUD
Sale	620	43.6600 AUD
Purchase	1,489	43.6600 AUD
Sale	2,288	43.6600 AUD
Sale	9	43.6700 AUD
Sale	90	43.6700 AUD
Sale	163	43.6700 AUD
Sale	571	43.6700 AUD
Sale	1,000	43.6700 AUD
Sale	2,325	43.6700 AUD
Sale	3	43.6800 AUD
Sale	3	43.6800 AUD
Sale	3	43.6800 AUD
Sale	171	43.6800 AUD
Sale	417	43.6800 AUD
Purchase	471	43.6800 AUD
Sale	600	43.6800 AUD
Sale	1,510	43.6800 AUD
Sale	2,000	43.6800 AUD
Sale	3,207	43.6800 AUD
Purchase	200	43.6900 AUD
Purchase	327	43.6900 AUD
Purchase	357	43.6900 AUD
Sale	404	43.6900 AUD
Purchase	1,156	43.6900 AUD
Sale	2,658	43.6900 AUD
Sale	4,300	43.6900 AUD
Purchase	1	43.7000 AUD
Sale	32	43.7000 AUD
Sale	42	43.7000 AUD
Sale	350	43.7000 AUD
Purchase	386	43.7000 AUD
Sale	478	43.7000 AUD
Purchase	585	43.7000 AUD
Purchase	658	43.7000 AUD
Sale	1,100	43.7000 AUD
Purchase	1,468	43.7000 AUD
Sale	1,980	43.7000 AUD
Sale	3,203	43.7000 AUD
Sale	8,981	43.7000 AUD
Sale	13,780	43.7000 AUD
Sale	21,083	43.7000 AUD
Sale	21,724	43.7000 AUD
Sale	21,724	43.7000 AUD
Sale	31,001	43.7000 AUD
Sale	32,295	43.7000 AUD
Sale	40,228	43.7000 AUD
Purchase	45,616	43.7000 AUD
Sale	45,616	43.7000 AUD
Sale	55,200	43.7000 AUD
Purchase	207,280	43.7000 AUD
Sale	9	43.7100 AUD
Sale	63	43.7100 AUD
Sale	77	43.7100 AUD
Sale	135	43.7100 AUD
Sale	150	43.7100 AUD
Sale	205	43.7100 AUD
Sale	205	43.7100 AUD
Sale	435	43.7100 AUD
Sale	1,973	43.7100 AUD
Sale	2,068	43.7100 AUD
Sale	4,851	43.7100 AUD
Sale	2,654	43.7300 AUD
Sale	3	43.7400 AUD
Sale	54	43.7400 AUD
Sale	73	43.7400 AUD
Sale	84	43.7400 AUD
Sale	90	43.7400 AUD
Sale	1,111	43.7400 AUD
Sale	1,157	43.7400 AUD
Sale	2,217	43.7400 AUD
Sale	3,414	43.7400 AUD
Sale	4,650	43.7400 AUD
Purchase	489	43.7500 AUD
Sale	2,733	43.7500 AUD
Sale	491	43.7600 AUD
Sale	573	43.7600 AUD
Sale	730	43.7600 AUD
Purchase	550	43.7900 AUD
Sale	547	43.9000 AUD

Total number of securities purchased	Highest price paid	Lowest price paid
421,441	43.9100 AUD	43.4500 AUD

Total number of securities sold	Highest price received	Lowest price received
516,049	43.9000 AUD	43.1054 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	1 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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