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Goldman Sachs Financial Markets25 January 2008 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Goldman Sachs Financial Markets, L.P Company dealt in BHP BILLITON LIMITED Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 24 January 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 493,112 (0.02%) 0 (0.000%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 493,112 (0.02%) 0 (0.000%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) 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 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Sale 200 63.0000Sale 200 62.3400Sale 200 62.3700Sale 1600 62.3400Sale 10 62.4000Sale 996 75.8500Sale 200 63.0100Sale 400 63.0000Sale 1000 62.3900Sale 600 63.0000Sale 200 62.4000Sale 200 62.3600Sale 190 62.4000Sale 1600 62.2400Sale 200 63.0100Sale 200 62.3400Sale 200 63.0000Sale 200 63.0000Sale 1000 62.3700Sale 200 62.3400Sale 200 62.4000Sale 200 63.0000Sale 996 75.8500Sale 200 63.0000Sale 200 62.3900Sale 200 63.0000Sale 200 63.0100Sale 200 63.0100Sale 800 62.3500Sale 400 62.3900Sale 400 62.3400Sale 996 75.8500Sale 200 62.3400Sale 400 62.3500Sale 200 62.3900Sale 200 63.0000Sale 996 75.8500Sale 1000 62.3800Sale 200 63.0000Sale 400 63.0000Sale 200 62.4000Sale 200 63.0000Sale 200 63.0000Sale 200 62.3700Sale 200 62.3600Sale 800 63.0100Sale 200 63.0000Sale 200 63.0000Sale 200 63.0000Sale 200 62.3400Sale 200 63.0000Sale 200 63.0000Sale 200 63.0000Sale 1600 63.0000Sale 200 63.0700Sale 200 63.0000Sale 200 62.4000Sale 200 62.3900Sale 72 62.3700Sale 200 63.0000Sale 996 75.8500Sale 200 62.4000Sale 200 62.3700Sale 200 63.0100Sale 200 63.0000Sale 128 62.3700Sale 400 62.3400Sale 1000 62.3700Sale 200 62.4000Sale 200 62.3700Sale 200 63.0000Sale 1000 62.3400Sale 200 63.0000Sale 748 75.8500Sale 200 63.0000Sale 200 62.3700Sale 200 63.0000 Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 0 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 30,528 74.8500 AUD 62.2400 AUD (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) 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 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 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. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 25 January 2008 Contact name Peter Highton Telephone number +44-207-774-1935 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated BHP BILLITON LIMITED Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 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