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GoldmanSachs International17 April 2008 Amendment - due to a late booked CFD transaction, in addition to a CFDcancellation, the disclosure made on 16 April 2008 for dealings on 15 April 2008is being updated. The original trade purchases disclosed 400 & 1,782,346 shareshave been amended to total purchases 400 & 1,727,946 shares. The original tradesales disclosed 400 & 3,457,012 shares have been amended to total sales 400 &3,511,412 shares. Dealings 2 (a) & (b) have been updated. 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 15 April 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 400 70.61 USD 69.67 USD 1727946 34.766 GBP 17.31 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 400 70.61 USD 69.67 USD 3511412 34.7486 GBP 17.32 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 22300 17.457 GBPCFD Short 2988 17.717 GBPCFD Short 10434 17.717 GBPCFD Long 23000 17.388 GBPCFD Short 453 17.717 GBPCFD Long 20433 17.6863 GBPCFD Short 20433 17.7015 GBPCFD Long 28000 17.7169 GBPCFD Short 28000 17.3187 GBPCFD Long 55005 17.388 GBPCFD Short 55005 17.3844 GBPCFD Long 45000 17.7167 GBPCFD Short 45000 17.4054 GBPCFD Long 54400 17.6389 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 American,e.g. call varying etc. (Note 5) price European date paid/received peroption etc. unit (Note 3) (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 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. Date of disclosure 17 April 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