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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited16 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 ordinaryDate of dealing 15th 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 73,725 0.00% 510,476 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 73,725 0.00% 510,476 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 3000 27045 B 4166 27049 B 4600 27050 B 4800 27050 B 4000 27050 B 10000 27050 B 205 27050 B 1059 27050 B 1059 27050 B 1111 27050 B 300000 27370 B 224 27350 B 1000 27350 B 4022 27350 B 3154 27350 B 8400 27569 B 5206 27569 B 3194 27569 S 47 27100 S 253 27101 S 1247 27101 S 241 27107 S 550 27107 S 253 27107 S 291 27107 S 182 27107 S 10062 27130 S 9000 27131 S 846 27131 S 3400 27132 S 846 27132 S 846 27133 S 62 27153 S 19938 27153 S 558 27200 S 558 27200 S 2630 27200 S 565 27200 S 17980 27211 S 10000 27212 S 534 27233 S 743 27233 S 348 27233 S 4000 27242 S 1000 27249 S 1000 27250 S 3000 27270 S 20 27270 S 9000 27275 S 10000 26900 S 34025 26900 S 5675 26900 S 300 26910 S 681 26980 S 32332 26980 S 987 27000 S 4738 27100 S 5000 27100 S 8795 27100 S 8304 27100 S 1190 27100 S 8776 27100 S 1098 27100 S 8380 27100 S 855 27100 S 4000 27100 S 4000 27100 S 3980 27100 S 622 27100 S 505 27100 S 5000 27100 S 5000 27100 S 5000 27100 S 465 27103 S 5990 27105 S 2218 27106 S 3352 27106 S 8380 27112 S 1000 27113 S 3352 27113 S 9000 27350 S 4534 27350 S 6000 27350 S 3000 27350 S 9000 27350 S 9000 27350 S 2132 27350 S 3000 27350 S 3154 27350 S 1200 27350 S 6000 27350 S 9000 27350 S 1600 27350 S 1200 27350 S 1180 27352 S 1100 27365 S 7548 27365 S 3600 27365 S 6000 27365 S 703 27365 S 5000 27365 S 6649 27365 S 400 27440 S 5000 27569 S 13988 27569 S 17273 27569 S 8400 26950 S 2990 26950 S 1410 26950 S 4000 26951 S 5491 27007 S 2909 27007 S 1206 27097 Total Purchases 359,200 Total Sales 446,667 (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 16th 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