Rule 8.1- BHP Ltd - Amend

26th Mar 2008 12:47

Goldman Sachs & Co.26 March 2008 AMENDMENT - due to late booking of option assignment the disclosure made on 25March 2008 for dealings on 24 March 2008 is being updated. Dealings 2 (a) & 3(c)(ii) have been amended. 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 & CoCompany dealt in BHP BILLITON LIMITEDClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 24 March 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 37,248 54,366 (0.00%) (0.01%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 36,048 54,366 (0.00%) (0.01%) (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 200 64.23 USDPurchase 400 64.28 USDPurchase 1000 64.21 USDPurchase 200 64.24 USDPurchase 200 64.27 USDPurchase 400 63.58 USDPurchase 200 64.15 USDPurchase 200 64.23 USDPurchase 400 64.36 USDPurchase 1000 64.2 USDPurchase 1000 64.18 USDPurchase 1000 64.22 USDPurchase 800 64.13 USDPurchase 800 64.15 USDPurchase 200 63.84 USDPurchase 200 64.24 USDPurchase 1600 63.43 USDPurchase 1000 64.17 USDPurchase 400 64.13 USDPurchase 600 63.44 USDPurchase 1000 64 USDPurchase 1000 64.24 USDPurchase 1000 64.34 USDPurchase 200 64.13 USDPurchase 400 64.13 USDPurchase 1000 64.27 USDPurchase 400 64.24 USDPurchase 600 64.2 USDPurchase 800 64.22 USDPurchase 3200 64.19 USDPurchase 1000 64.17 USDPurchase 400 64.25 USDPurchase 200 63.65 USDPurchase 600 64.14 USDPurchase 800 64.22 USDPurchase 200 64.23 USDPurchase 200 64.07 USDPurchase 1000 64.15 USDPurchase 200 64.07 USDPurchase 600 64.23 USDPurchase 800 64.32 USDPurchase 1000 64.19 USDPurchase 200 64.32 USDPurchase 400 64.29 USDPurchase 400 64.16 USDPurchase 200 64.25 USDPurchase 400 64.28 USDPurchase 800 64.29 USDPurchase 200 64.07 USDPurchase 600 64.17 USDPurchase 200 64.17 USDPurchase 800 64.2 USDPurchase 800 63.84 USDPurchase 1000 64.18 USDPurchase 8000 64.23 USDPurchase 200 64.24 USDPurchase 400 64.19 USDPurchase 800 63.55 USDPurchase 600 64.24 USDPurchase 800 63.75 USDPurchase 200 64 USDPurchase 1000 64.28 USDPurchase 200 64.21 USDPurchase 1000 64.2 USDPurchase 1800 63.55 USDPurchase 1000 63.75 USDPurchase 600 64.29 USDPurchase 1000 64.18 USDPurchase 400 64.2 USDPurchase 1000 64.07 USDPurchase 200 64.18 USDPurchase 2000 64.24 USDPurchase 1400 64.26 USDPurchase 1000 64.01 USDPurchase 200 64.22 USDPurchase 1000 64.26 USDPurchase 800 64.3 USDPurchase 200 64.25 USDPurchase 200 64.28 USDPurchase 1200 63.74 USDPurchase 200 63.53 USDPurchase 600 64.17 USDPurchase 800 64.24 USDPurchase 600 64.17 USDPurchase 200 64.17 USDPurchase 600 64.24 USDPurchase 1000 63.43 USDPurchase 2000 63.96 USDPurchase 400 64.2 USDPurchase 1000 64.19 USDPurchase 6000 64.37 USDPurchase 400 64.2 USDPurchase 1000 64.02 USDPurchase 200 64.24 USDPurchase 200 63.83 USDPurchase 200 64.25 USDPurchase 1200 64.17 USDPurchase 1000 64.24 USDPurchase 600 64.23 USDPurchase 200 64.13 USDPurchase 800 64.32 USDPurchase 600 64.27 USDPurchase 600 64.17 USDPurchase 200 64.2 USDPurchase 1000 64.17 USDPurchase 1000 64.11 USDPurchase 1600 63.83 USDPurchase 1000 64.25 USDPurchase 1000 64.12 USDPurchase 1000 64.15 USDPurchase 600 64.32 USDPurchase 200 64.23 USDPurchase 1400 64.37 USDPurchase 200 64.15 USDPurchase 1000 64.17 USDPurchase 200 64.22 USDPurchase 600 64.37 USDPurchase 200 64.17 USDPurchase 1000 64.24 USDPurchase 200 64.27 USDPurchase 600 64.24 USDPurchase 1400 64.37 USDPurchase 1400 64.19 USDPurchase 800 64.18 USDPurchase 600 64.2 USDPurchase 600 64.17 USDPurchase 400 64.17 USDPurchase 1000 64 USDPurchase 800 64.21 USDPurchase 800 64.03 USDPurchase 200 64.28 USDPurchase 800 64.16 USDPurchase 200 64.17 USDPurchase 200 64.26 USDPurchase 1000 64.29 USDPurchase 1000 64.21 USDPurchase 400 63.44 USDPurchase 200 63.45 USDPurchase 1000 64.21 USDPurchase 1000 64.11 USDPurchase 400 64.26 USDPurchase 1000 64.3 USDPurchase 1200 64.33 USDPurchase 200 64.17 USDPurchase 800 64.18 USDPurchase 400 64.12 USDPurchase 800 64.27 USDPurchase 200 64.17 USDPurchase 200 63.65 USDPurchase 200 64.17 USDPurchase 1000 64.22 USDPurchase 1000 64.17 USDPurchase 1000 64.15 USDPurchase 400 64.02 USDPurchase 1600 64.29 USDPurchase 200 64.24 USDPurchase 1000 64.16 USDPurchase 800 63.45 USDPurchase 200 64.07 USDPurchase 200 64.13 USDPurchase 400 64.11 USDPurchase 200 64.14 USDPurchase 200 64.13 USDPurchase 800 64.16 USDPurchase 200 64.14 USDPurchase 200 64.13 USDPurchase 800 64.2 USDPurchase 200 64.2 USDPurchase 200 64.07 USDPurchase 400 64.16 USDPurchase 200 64.27 USDPurchase 200 64.3 USDPurchase 200 64.12 USDPurchase 200 64.29 USDPurchase 400 64.3 USDPurchase 1000 64.25 USDPurchase 1000 64.25 USDPurchase 800 64.24 USDPurchase 800 63.65 USDPurchase 1200 64.26 USDPurchase 600 64.19 USDPurchase 1000 64.21 USDPurchase 1000 64.08 USDPurchase 200 63.64 USD Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid Lowest price paid 121,400 64.37 USD 63.43 USD Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received 0 (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)Put option 1200 100.00 USD (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 26 March 2008 Contact name Peter Highton Telephone number +44-207-774-1935 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated BHP BILLITONSpecify 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 Exchange

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