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Goldman Sachs Financial Markets21 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 18 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 540428 (0.02%) 0 (0.000%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 540428 (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) Purchase 330 USD 60.3700Purchase 1800 USD 60.4100Purchase 600 USD 60.4400Purchase 600 USD 60.4400Purchase 1600 USD 60.4500Purchase 400 USD 60.5800Purchase 200 USD 60.7800Purchase 200 USD 60.7800Purchase 200 USD 60.7800Purchase 1400 USD 60.7800Purchase 400 USD 60.7900Purchase 200 USD 60.8000Purchase 1000 USD 60.8000Purchase 600 USD 60.8000Purchase 200 USD 60.8000Purchase 1400 USD 60.8000Purchase 200 USD 60.8000Purchase 200 USD 60.8100Purchase 200 USD 60.8100Purchase 200 USD 60.8100Purchase 400 USD 60.8100Purchase 200 USD 60.8200Purchase 200 USD 60.8200Purchase 400 USD 60.8200Purchase 1000 USD 60.8200Purchase 1800 USD 60.8200Purchase 200 USD 60.8300Purchase 1800 USD 60.8300Purchase 1800 USD 60.8400Purchase 1400 USD 60.8400Purchase 400 USD 60.8400Purchase 200 USD 60.8400Purchase 400 USD 60.8400Purchase 200 USD 60.8400Purchase 800 USD 60.8400Purchase 2000 USD 60.8400Purchase 200 USD 60.8500Purchase 200 USD 60.8500Purchase 200 USD 60.8500Purchase 600 USD 60.8500Purchase 600 USD 60.8500Purchase 200 USD 60.8500Purchase 600 USD 60.8500Purchase 200 USD 60.8500Purchase 1600 USD 60.8500Purchase 3000 USD 60.8500Purchase 870 USD 60.8500Purchase 1400 USD 60.8500Purchase 200 USD 60.8600Purchase 200 USD 60.8600Purchase 400 USD 60.8600Purchase 200 USD 60.8600Purchase 200 USD 60.8600Purchase 1400 USD 60.8600Purchase 1400 USD 60.8600Purchase 400 USD 60.8600Purchase 200 USD 60.8600Purchase 200 USD 60.8600Purchase 400 USD 60.8600Purchase 200 USD 60.8600Purchase 1000 USD 60.8700Purchase 200 USD 60.8700Purchase 600 USD 60.8700Purchase 200 USD 60.8700Purchase 600 USD 60.8800Purchase 800 USD 60.8800Purchase 200 USD 60.8800Purchase 200 USD 60.8800Purchase 800 USD 60.8800Purchase 200 USD 60.8800Purchase 1400 USD 60.8800Purchase 200 USD 60.8800Purchase 200 USD 60.8800Purchase 2400 USD 60.8900Purchase 200 USD 60.8900Purchase 200 USD 60.8900Purchase 1400 USD 60.8900Purchase 600 USD 60.9000Purchase 600 USD 60.9000Purchase 2200 USD 60.9100Purchase 200 USD 60.9100Purchase 200 USD 60.9100Purchase 1800 USD 60.9300Purchase 400 USD 60.9300Purchase 200 USD 60.9400Purchase 400 USD 60.9400Purchase 1400 USD 60.9500Purchase 400 USD 60.9500Purchase 200 USD 60.9600Purchase 400 USD 60.9600Purchase 400 USD 60.9600Purchase 1400 USD 60.9600Purchase 600 USD 60.9700Purchase 200 USD 60.9700Purchase 200 USD 60.9700Purchase 200 USD 60.9700Purchase 200 USD 60.9700Purchase 400 USD 60.9700Purchase 126 USD 60.9700Purchase 1800 USD 60.9800Purchase 200 USD 60.9800Purchase 200 USD 60.9800Purchase 326 USD 60.9800Purchase 200 USD 60.9800Purchase 800 USD 60.9900Purchase 200 USD 60.9900Purchase 800 USD 60.9900Purchase 200 USD 60.9900Purchase 200 USD 60.9900Purchase 148 USD 60.9900Purchase 400 USD 60.9900Purchase 200 USD 60.9900Purchase 200 USD 60.9900Purchase 1800 USD 61.0100Purchase 200 USD 61.0100Purchase 800 USD 61.0100Purchase 200 USD 61.0200Purchase 200 USD 61.0200Purchase 200 USD 61.0500Purchase 1600 USD 61.0500Purchase 200 USD 61.0500Purchase 1200 USD 61.0500Purchase 200 USD 61.0500Purchase 400 USD 61.0500Purchase 1400 USD 61.0700Purchase 400 USD 61.0700Purchase 200 USD 61.1400Purchase 1600 USD 61.1400Purchase 800 USD 61.2000Purchase 400 USD 61.2000Purchase 600 USD 61.2000Purchase 200 USD 61.2400Purchase 1800 USD 61.2400Sale 908 USD 74.8200Sale 454 USD 74.8200Sale 1362 USD 74.8200Sale 908 USD 74.8200 Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 84000 61.2400 USD 60.3700 USD Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 3632 74.8200 USD 74.8200 USD (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 21 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