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UBS AG (EPT)18 January 2008 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS AG London BranchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PLCClass of relevant security to which the 0.5 USD ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 17 JANUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 3,002,403 1438 pence 1345 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 3,037,143 1424.86 pence 1346 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD LONG 18,000 13.48222833 GBP CFD LONG 300,000 13.5236 CFD LONG 150,000 13.5297 CFD LONG 35,000 13.60650714 CFD SHORT 100,000 13.6204 CFD SHORT 500,000 13.654723 CFD LONG 18,640 13.691 CFD SHORT 140,000 13.705888 CFD SHORT 70,000 13.715622 CFD LONG 150,000 13.871336 CFD SHORT 150,000 13.9378 CFD LONG 26,000 14.0111 CFD SHORT 12,000 14.10 CFD LONG 1,062 14.17851224 CFD LONG 150,000 14.2486 CFD SHORT 631 14.31 CFD LONG 27,416 27.7891 USD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Optionname,e.g selling, securities price American, moneypaid/receivedcall purchasing, to which the European per unit (Note 3)option varying etc option etc. relates (Note 5) CALL SELLING 15,000 1800 pence AMERICAN 30/09/2008 72 pence CALL SELLING 11,000 1800 pence AMERICAN 30/09/2008 73 pence CALL SELLING 10,000 1800 pence AMERICAN 30/09/2008 74 pence CALL SELLING 9,000 1800 pence AMERICAN 30/09/2008 73 pence CALL SELLING 7,000 1800 pence AMERICAN 30/09/2008 73 pence CALL PURCHASING 52,000 1600 pence AMERICAN 30/09/2008 118 pence PUT PURCHASING 2,000 1400 pence AMERICAN 31/03/2008 126 pence PUT SELLING 2,000 1550 pence AMERICAN 31/01/2008 184 pence (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 18 JANUARY 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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