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Goldman Sachs JB Were Pty Ltd10 March 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 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 07 March 2008 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 20,000 (0.00%) 50,000 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 20,000 (0.00%) 50,000 (0.00%) (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 (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 25000 77.1644 USDSale 25000 77.5146 USDSale 40 38.8500 AUDSale 648 38.8500 AUDSale 4312 38.8500 AUDSale 5000 38.8500 AUDSale 1133 38.8600 AUDSale 1620 38.8600 AUDSale 2247 38.8600 AUDSale 10000 38.8800 AUDSale 83 39.0200 AUDSale 524 39.0200 AUDSale 3400 39.0200 AUDSale 3400 39.0200 AUDSale 1716 39.0500 AUDSale 3400 39.0500 AUDSale 3400 39.0500 AUDSale 416 39.2900 AUDSale 1285 39.2900 AUDSale 2984 39.2900 AUDSale 1282 39.3000 AUDSale 153 39.3100 AUDSale 265 39.3100 AUDSale 340 39.3200 AUDSale 3400 39.3200 AUDSale 1 39.3300 AUDSale 1 39.3400 AUDSale 1 39.3400 AUDSale 110 39.3400 AUDSale 425 39.3400 AUDSale 425 39.3400 AUDSale 860 39.3400 AUDSale 1473 39.3400 AUDSale 1927 39.3400 AUDSale 2400 39.3400 AUDSale 2850 39.3400 AUDSale 3400 39.3400 AUDSale 3400 39.3400 AUDSale 1 39.3500 AUDSale 67 39.3500 AUDSale 340 39.3500 AUDSale 500 39.3500 AUDSale 1078 39.3500 AUDSale 1843 39.3500 AUDSale 2064 39.3500 AUDSale 3400 39.3500 AUDSale 97 39.3500 AUDSale 131 39.3600 AUDSale 229 39.3600 AUDSale 300 39.3600 AUDSale 510 39.3600 AUDSale 887 39.3600 AUDSale 1238 39.3600 AUDSale 3269 39.3600 AUDSale 1 38.6000 AUDSale 80 38.7500 AUDSale 170 38.7500 AUDSale 256 38.7500 AUDSale 429 38.7500 AUDSale 500 38.7500 AUDSale 504 38.7500 AUDSale 3000 38.7500 AUDSale 3517 38.7500 AUDSale 6514 38.7500 AUDSale 1 38.7600 AUDSale 30 38.7600 AUDSale 1 38.7700 AUDSale 2 39.3300 AUDSale 40000 39.3500 AUDPurchase 115 38.7300 AUDPurchase 2393 38.7300 AUDPurchase 3665 38.7300 AUDPurchase 3827 38.7300 AUDPurchase 400 38.7500 AUDPurchase 1054 38.7500 AUDPurchase 2000 38.7500 AUDPurchase 3000 38.7500 AUDPurchase 3546 38.7500 AUDPurchase 8030 38.8400 AUDPurchase 16970 38.8500 AUDPurchase 77231 38.5427 AUDPurchase 13 38.7200 AUDPurchase 2019 38.7200 AUDPurchase 1 38.6000 AUDPurchase 2 38.8400 AUDPurchase 15000 38.8500 AUDPurchase 1 39.3500 AUDPurchase 1 39.3500 AUDPurchase 40000 39.3600 AUD Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid Lowest price paid 179,268 39.3600 AUD 38.5427 AUD0 Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received 139,280 39.3600 AUD 38.6000 AUD50,000 77.5146 USD 77.1644 USD (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product 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 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. None Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 10 March 2008 Contact name Peter Highton Telephone number +44-207-774-1935 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON LIMITED Nature 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