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GoldmanSachs International03 December 2007 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 30 November 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 700 67.2314 USD 67.2314 USD 2096528 16.42 GBP 15.99 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 700 67.2314 USD 67.2314 USD 1973150 16.43 GBP 16.01 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 SWAP Long 900 16.2166 GBPSWAP Long 700 16.2166 GBPCFD Long 2812 16.062 GBPCFD Short 135000 16.07 GBPCFD Short 30000 16.1962 GBPCFD Short 26038 16.2508 GBPCFD Short 3128 16.2508 GBPCFD Short 3084 16.2508 GBPCFD Long 500 16.1787 GBPCFD Long 500 16.1787 GBPCFD Short 8680 16.2508 GBPCFD Short 1028 16.2508 GBPCFD Short 1042 16.2508 GBPCFD Long 500 16.1787 GBPCFD Short 287550 16.07 GBPCFD Short 67450 16.07 GBPCFD Long 7304 16.2565 GBPCFD Short 10000 16.1634 GBPCFD Short 17359 16.2508 GBPCFD Short 2085 16.2508 GBPCFD Short 2056 16.2508 GBPCFD Short 32700 16.1745 GBPCFD Short 1430 16.1745 GBPCFD Short 27230 16.1745 GBPCFD Short 38640 16.1745 GBPCFD Short 3859 16.2263 GBPCFD Long 100000 16.2179 GBPCFD Short 100000 16.008 GBPCFD Long 67450 16.07 GBPCFD Long 287550 16.07 GBPCFD Long 135000 16.07 GBPCFD Short 100000 33.1826 USDCFD Long 5000 16.3009 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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call varying etc. (Note 5) European unit (Note 3)option etc. (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 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. Date of disclosure 03 December 2007 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