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Goldman Sachs JB Were Pty Ltd26 February 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 25 February 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 8,000 (0.00%) 14,000 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,000 (0.00%) 14,000 (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 (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 1 39.0500 AUDPurchase 114 39.0500 AUDPurchase 149 39.0500 AUDPurchase 500 39.0500 AUDPurchase 524 39.0500 AUDPurchase 788 39.0500 AUDPurchase 1000 39.0500 AUDPurchase 1500 39.0500 AUDPurchase 1567 39.0500 AUDPurchase 2116 39.0500 AUDPurchase 2500 39.0500 AUDPurchase 3463 39.0500 AUDPurchase 4000 39.0500 AUDPurchase 4000 39.0500 AUDPurchase 4469 39.0500 AUDPurchase 4470 39.0500 AUDPurchase 4804 39.0500 AUDPurchase 6347 39.0500 AUDPurchase 6359 39.0500 AUDPurchase 9401 39.0500 AUDPurchase 10982 39.0500 AUDPurchase 12000 39.0500 AUDPurchase 20000 39.0500 AUDPurchase 27700 39.0500 AUDPurchase 59924 39.0500 AUDPurchase 1 39.0700 AUDPurchase 51764 39.2002 AUDSale 1 39.1200 AUDSale 51764 39.2002 AUDSale 188678 39.0734 AUDSale 1000 78.8860 USDSale 1600 79.1440 USDSale 400 79.1882 USDSale 1000 79.2336 USDSale 1000 79.5578 USDSale 1000 79.6904 USD Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid Lowest price paid 240,443 39.2002 AUD 39.0500 AUD0 Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received 240,443 39.2002 AUD 39.0734 AUD6,000 79.6904 USD 78.8860 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 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 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 26 February 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