Goldman SachsFinMkts - Rule 8.1- BHP Ltd - Late

RNS Number:1067S
Goldman Sachs Financial Markets
10 April 2008

Late Disclosure - due to late bookings.

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 Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing 8 April 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

Long Short

Number Number
(%) (%)

(1) Relevant securities 227,716 (0.01%) 0 (0.000%)

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total 227,716 (0.01%) 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 1200 74.36 USD
Sale 1000 74.36 USD
Sale 700 71.22 USD
Sale 1168 71.22 USD
Sale 1000 74.36 USD
Sale 1200 74.36 USD

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)

6268 74.36 USD 71.22USD

(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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

Date of disclosure 10 April 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 at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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