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Goldman Sachs JB Were Pty Ltd10 April 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 dealing1 Goldman Sachs JB Were Pty Ltd Company dealt in BHP BILLITON LIMITED Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate 1 Date of dealing 09 April 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in2 Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 23,000 (0.00%) 25,000 (0.00%)(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 23,000 (0.00%) 25,000 (0.00%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in2 Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe2 Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS 3 (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price Per Unit4Purchase 5000 41.3459 AUDPurchase 200 42.3100 AUDPurchase 550 42.3100 AUDPurchase 1000 42.3100 AUDPurchase 2000 42.3100 AUDPurchase 4140 42.3100 AUDPurchase 12110 42.3100 AUDSale 2000 39.7697 AUDSale 2000 85.8758 USD Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid Lowest price paid 25,000 42.3100 AUD 41.3459 AUD0 Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received 2,000 39.7697 AUD 39.7697 AUD2,000 85.8758 USD 85.8758 USD (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/Short 5 Number of securities 6 Price per unit 4 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date Option money paide.g. Call Option selling, securities to American, /received per purchasing, which the option European etc. unit 4 varying etc. relates 6 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit 4 (d) Other dealings (including new securities)3 Nature of transaction7 Details Price per unit (if applicable) Conversion Conversion of 14,241 ADRs to Not applicable, as no price is associated with flatten a position of 28,482 the conversion ordinary shares 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? 8 No Date of disclosure 10 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 9 Advisor NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group