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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited26 March 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) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD ordinaryDate of dealing 25th 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 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 378,737 479,608 0.02% 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 378,737 479,608 0.02% 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 salesPurchase/Sale Number of Price per unit securities (Note 4)Purchase 100.00 22750.00Purchase 14700.00 22750.00Purchase 15235.00 22650.00Purchase 200.00 22764.00Purchase 4100.00 22765.00Purchase 4065.00 22770.00Purchase 10000.00 22799.00Purchase 15000.00 22800.00Purchase 861.00 22800.00Purchase 861.00 22800.00Purchase 861.00 22800.00Purchase 4100.00 22800.00Purchase 4100.00 22800.00Purchase 4100.00 22800.00Purchase 1752.00 22800.00Purchase 5000.00 22800.00Purchase 15000.00 22800.00Purchase 4000.00 22800.00Purchase 5500.00 22800.00Purchase 2800.00 22800.00Purchase 3000.00 22800.00Purchase 24700.00 22800.00Purchase 8649.00 22850.00Purchase 58984.00 22850.00Purchase 3566.00 22898.00Purchase 3566.00 22900.00Purchase 10000.00 22900.00Purchase 292.00 22625.00Purchase 2000.00 22625.00Purchase 8450.00 22650.00Purchase 200.00 22749.00Purchase 6900.00 22750.00Purchase 1550.00 22750.00Purchase 5250.00 22750.00Purchase 3000.00 22750.00Purchase 8052.00 22760.00Purchase 8450.00 22760.00Purchase 398.00 22760.00Purchase 8450.00 22773.00Purchase 950.00 22788.00Purchase 7500.00 22788.00Purchase 4250.00 22814.00Purchase 174.00 22814.00Purchase 4026.00 22814.00Purchase 661.00 22850.00Purchase 5497.00 22850.00Purchase 526.00 22850.00Purchase 1557.00 22850.00Purchase 3076.00 22850.00Purchase 442.00 22850.00Purchase 3015.00 22850.00Purchase 13994.00 22850.00Purchase 5421.00 22850.00Sale 300.00 22650.00Sale 5000.00 22650.00Sale 5000.00 22650.00Sale 634.00 22650.00Sale 100.00 22650.00Sale 9973.00 22650.00Sale 2630.00 22650.00Sale 8450.00 22650.00Sale 40000.00 22650.00Sale 10000.00 22650.00Sale 13357.00 22650.00Sale 500.00 22650.00Sale 987.00 22650.00Sale 2278.00 22650.00Sale 9973.00 22650.00Sale 8000.00 22657.00Sale 35.00 22657.00Sale 1617.00 22657.00Sale 8000.00 22659.00Sale 5601.00 22675.00Sale 2637.00 22675.00Sale 6586.00 22675.00Sale 3591.00 22675.00Sale 949.00 22676.00Sale 4651.00 22676.00Sale 100.00 22681.00Sale 1000.00 22690.00Sale 5000.00 22695.00Sale 8000.00 22700.00Sale 8000.00 22700.00Sale 5000.00 22700.00Sale 5000.00 22700.00Sale 5000.00 22700.00Sale 5000.00 22700.00Sale 4975.00 22700.00Sale 150.00 22700.00Sale 9480.00 22700.00Sale 25.00 22700.00Sale 30.00 22700.00Sale 7996.00 22700.00Sale 1000.00 22700.00Sale 5000.00 22700.00Sale 5000.00 22700.00Sale 5000.00 22700.00Sale 5000.00 22700.00Sale 7000.00 22700.00Sale 7000.00 22700.00Sale 7000.00 22700.00Sale 2000.00 22700.00Sale 7000.00 22700.00Sale 5000.00 22700.00Sale 15950.00 22700.00Sale 4000.00 22700.00Sale 5000.00 22700.00Sale 5000.00 22700.00Sale 5000.00 22700.00Sale 8300.00 22700.00Sale 4000.00 22700.00Sale 7087.00 22700.00Sale 5070.00 22700.00Sale 6729.00 22700.00Sale 7926.00 22700.00Sale 4000.00 22700.00Sale 2638.00 22700.00Sale 5000.00 22701.00Sale 9000.00 22701.00Sale 5000.00 22703.00Sale 5000.00 22705.00Sale 10000.00 22705.00Sale 4362.00 22706.00Sale 5000.00 22710.00Sale 1000.00 22710.00Sale 33.00 22710.00Sale 5300.00 22710.00Sale 8000.00 22720.00Sale 6539.00 22740.00Sale 5000.00 22745.00Sale 8000.00 22747.00Sale 5488.00 22750.00Sale 2444.00 22750.00Sale 6296.00 22750.00Sale 3374.00 22750.00Sale 3949.00 22750.00Sale 1412.00 22750.00Sale 8000.00 22752.00Sale 8000.00 22755.00Sale 100.00 22755.00Sale 398.00 22760.00Sale 8000.00 22761.00Sale 8000.00 22762.00Sale 243.00 22633.00Sale 7707.00 22633.00Sale 300.00 22645.00Sale 2907.00 22645.00Sale 1361.00 22645.00Sale 378.00 22645.00Sale 853.00 22645.00Sale 2231.00 22645.00Sale 420.00 22645.00Sale 500.00 22650.00Sale 3450.00 22650.00Sale 5000.00 22650.00Sale 7819.00 22660.00Sale 631.00 22660.00Sale 2000.00 22665.00Sale 6450.00 22665.00Sale 8450.00 22700.00Sale 22.00 22700.00Sale 3335.00 22700.00Sale 5093.00 22700.00Sale 8450.00 22700.00Sale 8052.00 22760.00Sale 8450.00 22760.00Sale 950.00 22788.00Sale 150.00 22800.00Sale 27.00 22800.00Sale 3000.00 22800.00Sale 5273.00 22800.00Sale 3650.00 22850.00Sale 15509.00 22850.00Sale 15202.00 22850.00Sale 2417.00 22850.00Sale 5421.00 22850.00Sale 7500.00 22880.00Sale 398.00 22995.00Total Purchases 328,881Total Sales 628,599 (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 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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 26th March 2008 Contact name MICHAEL SOLARIN Telephone number 0027 11 322 7860 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC AND BHP BILLITON LIMITEDNature 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