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Goldman Sachs JB Were Pty Ltd21 December 2007 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 dealing (Note 1) Goldman Sachs JB Were Pty Ltd Company dealt in BHP BILLITON LIMITED Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 20 December 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 27,700 (0.00%) 212,700 (0.01%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 27,700 (0.00%) 212,700 (0.01%) (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 (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 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Sale 20,000 79.3888 USDSale 50,000 79.5964 USDSale 36,000 79.6486 USDSale 21,000 79.6696 USDSale 58,000 79.9320 USDPurchase 700,673 40.1500 AUDSale 50,070 38.5000AUDSale 55,824 39.5158 AUDPurchase 1 39.5000 AUDPurchase 5 39.5000 AUDPurchase 48 39.5000 AUDPurchase 76 39.5000 AUDPurchase 793 39.5000 AUDPurchase 1,204 39.5000 AUDPurchase 1,250 39.5000 AUDPurchase 1,372 39.5000 AUDPurchase 1,609 39.5000 AUDPurchase 2,362 39.5000 AUDPurchase 2,623 39.5000 AUDPurchase 2,849 39.5000 AUDPurchase 7,143 39.5000 AUDPurchase 14,483 39.5000 AUDPurchase 21,378 39.5000 AUDPurchase 1,502 39.6400 AUDPurchase 1,502 39.7600 AUDPurchase 1,502 39.8300 AUDPurchase 6 39.9000 AUDPurchase 357 39.9000 AUDPurchase 87 39.9100 AUDPurchase 663 39.9100 AUDPurchase 752 39.9100 AUDPurchase 1,502 39.9200 AUDPurchase 357 39.9300 AUDPurchase 1,145 39.9300 AUDPurchase 1,502 39.9300 AUDPurchase 1,502 39.9300 AUDPurchase 52 39.9400 AUDPurchase 561 39.9400 AUDPurchase 941 39.9400 AUDPurchase 1,450 39.9400 AUDPurchase 1,502 39.9400 AUDPurchase 1,502 39.9600 AUDPurchase 1 39.9700 AUDPurchase 3 39.9700 AUDPurchase 645 39.9700 AUDPurchase 853 39.9700 AUDPurchase 1,502 39.9900 AUDPurchase 1,502 40.0200 AUDPurchase 452 40.0300 AUDPurchase 1,050 40.0300 AUDPurchase 1,502 40.0400 AUDPurchase 500 40.0600 AUDPurchase 675 40.0600 AUDPurchase 827 40.0600 AUDPurchase 1,502 40.0600 AUDPurchase 17,795 40.1500 AUDPurchase 135 40.1600 AUDPurchase 200 40.1600 AUDPurchase 227 40.1600 AUDPurchase 340 40.1600 AUDPurchase 600 40.1600 AUD (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) ExercisingProduct 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) 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. None Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 21 December 2007 Contact name Peter Highton Telephone number +44-207-774-1935 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON LIMITEDNature of connection (Note 9) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) 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