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Goldman Sachs JB Were Pty Ltd10 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 LtdCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON LIMITEDClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 07 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 0 (0.00%) 736,445 (0.02%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 0 (0.00%) 736,445 (0.02%) (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) Purchase 160,000 43.6541Purchase 50,000 43.8992Sale 772 43.5000Sale 11,273 43.5000Sale 3 43.5800Sale 3 43.5800Sale 3 43.5800Sale 77 43.5800Sale 91 43.5800Sale 117 43.5800Sale 147 43.5800Sale 1,249 43.5800Sale 1,330 43.5800Sale 1,339 43.5800Sale 1,813 43.5800Sale 3,428 43.5800Sale 793 43.6000Sale 4,007 43.6000Sale 3 43.6300Sale 3 43.6300Sale 12 43.6300Sale 19 43.6300Sale 32 43.6300Sale 99 43.6300Sale 198 43.6300Sale 396 43.6300Sale 451 43.6300Sale 459 43.6300Sale 675 43.6300Sale 955 43.6300Sale 961 43.6300Sale 1,538 43.6300Sale 1,671 43.6300Sale 2,587 43.6300Sale 4,341 43.6300Sale 6 43.6400Sale 32 43.6400Sale 44 43.6400Sale 71 43.6400Sale 401 43.6400Sale 460 43.6400Sale 625 43.6400Sale 771 43.6400Sale 840 43.6400Sale 882 43.6400Sale 1,000 43.6400Sale 1,000 43.6400Sale 1,997 43.6400Sale 2,000 43.6400Sale 2,287 43.6400Sale 3,296 43.6400Sale 3,488 43.6400Sale 144 43.6500Sale 335 43.6500Sale 378 43.6500Sale 491 43.6500Sale 799 43.6500Sale 1,207 43.6500Sale 1,360 43.6500Sale 1,711 43.6500Sale 14 43.6600Sale 19 43.6600Sale 23 43.6600Sale 25 43.6600Sale 40 43.6600Sale 80 43.6600Sale 431 43.6600Sale 573 43.6600Sale 1,280 43.6600Sale 1,955 43.6600Sale 2,152 43.6600Sale 2,648 43.6600Sale 2,803 43.6600Sale 95 43.6700Sale 114 43.6700Sale 182 43.6700Sale 539 43.6700Sale 1,000 43.6700Sale 1,375 43.6700Sale 1,627 43.6700Sale 2,506 43.6700Sale 4,800 43.6700Sale 27 43.6800Sale 43 43.6800Sale 45 43.6800Sale 121 43.6800Sale 157 43.6800Sale 207 43.6800Sale 258 43.6800Sale 399 43.6800Sale 916 43.6800Sale 1,384 43.6800Sale 1,990 43.6800Sale 4,358 43.6800Sale 4,522 43.6800Sale 4,800 43.6800Sale 34 43.6900Sale 38 43.6900Sale 225 43.6900Sale 230 43.6900Sale 423 43.6900Sale 500 43.6900Sale 692 43.6900Sale 880 43.6900Sale 1,075 43.6900Sale 1,390 43.6900Sale 4,113 43.6900Sale 3 43.7200Sale 11 43.7200Sale 14 43.7200Sale 17 43.7200Sale 20 43.7200Sale 20 43.7200Sale 57 43.7200Sale 161 43.7200Sale 200 43.7200Sale 248 43.7200Sale 273 43.7200Sale 581 43.7200Sale 938 43.7200Sale 1,000 43.7200Sale 1,668 43.7200Sale 3,118 43.7200Sale 3,590 43.7200Sale 13 43.7300Sale 15 43.7300Sale 18 43.7300Sale 48 43.7300Sale 50 43.7300Sale 68 43.7300Sale 110 43.7300Sale 120 43.7300Sale 201 43.7300Sale 273 43.7300Sale 281 43.7300Sale 431 43.7300Sale 656 43.7300Sale 2,000 43.7300Sale 2,000 43.7300Sale 4,403 43.7300Sale 86 43.7400Sale 1,142 43.7400Sale 531 43.7500Sale 1,996 43.7500Sale 2,273 43.7500Sale 1,370 43.7700Sale 3,430 43.7700Sale 7,760 43.8000Sale 4,000 42.9599Sale 30,000 87.8096Sale 5,000 88.0712 (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 10 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