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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited19 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) 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 18th 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 2,766,705 620,865 0.12% 0.03% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 2,766,705 620,865 0.12% 0.03% (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)Purchase 8450.00 24001.00Purchase 2.00 24114.00Purchase 27.00 24114.00Purchase 7368.00 24114.00Purchase 4000.00 24114.00Purchase 140.00 24114.00Purchase 3430.00 24301.00Sale 675.00 23700.00Sale 3000.00 23800.00Sale 1300.00 23800.00Sale 4208.00 23800.00Sale 5817.00 23800.00Sale 4000.00 24410.00Sale 7692.00 24410.00Sale 20.00 24410.00Sale 500.00 24410.00Sale 1030.00 24410.00Sale 2458.00 24410.00Sale 747.00 24410.00Sale 8553.00 24416.00Sale 8450.00 23800.00Sale 4000.00 24128.00Sale 250.00 24128.00Sale 4000.00 24130.00Sale 200.00 24130.00Sale 4000.00 24155.00Sale 4000.00 24155.00Sale 450.00 24155.00Sale 4000.00 24179.00Sale 4000.00 24179.00Sale 450.00 24179.00Sale 8174.00 24179.00Sale 276.00 24179.00Sale 8450.00 24179.00Sale 1812.00 24189.00Sale 1000.00 24189.00Sale 753.00 24189.00Sale 4000.00 24189.00Sale 885.00 24189.00Sale 8450.00 24250.00Sale 183.00 24301.00Sale 1573.00 24301.00Sale 2956.00 24301.00Sale 8439.00 24301.00Sale 13502.00 24301.00Sale 151317.00 24301.00Sale 5400.00 24301.00Sale 8439.00 24301.00Sale 10000.00 24301.00Sale 3430.00 24301.00 Total Purchases 23,417 Total Sales 312,839 (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 19th 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