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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited09 April 2008 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 exempt principal trader UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD ordinary Date of dealing 8th April 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 238,123 0.01% 471,860 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 238,123 0.01% 471,860 0.02% (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 - - (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total - - (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details N/A - 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/Sale Number of Price per unit securities (Note 4) B 305 25300 B 200 25300 B 5000 25300 B 2068 25300 B 3000 25480 B 120 25480 B 1971 25480 B 3100 25480 B 450 25529 B 20000 25510 S 7573 25280 S 3000 25460 S 2563 25460 S 5000 25460 S 2354 25460 S 7000 25460 S 4060 25460 S 5000 25460 S 6023 25460 S 5000 25465 S 10000 25465 S 1091 25500 S 4000 25500 S 2980 25500 S 10965 25500 S 1000 25500 S 14000 25500 S 14035 25500 S 400 25500 S 2352 25500 S 3765 25500 S 7000 25500 S 4658 25500 S 5000 25500 S 757 25500 S 757 25500 S 2071 25500 S 39858 25500 S 10000 25500 S 197 25500 S 736 25500 S 9 25500 S 200 25500 S 8380 25500 S 15000 25500 S 3352 25500 S 5000 25501 S 2533 25501 S 100 25501 S 5000 25501 S 757 25501 S 2365 25501 S 2348 25502 S 7126 25503 S 3522 25507 S 1000 25510 S 5095 25510 S 200 25510 S 20000 25510 S 4238 25511 S 3483 25511 S 7848 25550 S 3000 25550 S 2152 25550 S 200 25550 S 250 25550 Total Purchases 36,214 Total Sales 286,353 (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) Exercising Product 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) (Note 4) - - - 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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 9th April 2008 Contact name MICHAEL SOLARIN Telephone number 0027 11 322 7860 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC AND BHP BILLITON LIMITED Nature of connection (Note 9) CONNECTED 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