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UBS AG Switzerland09 May 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 AG Switzerland Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Sharedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 8th May 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 0 (cert and share) 0 BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Share (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 0 0 (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 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) BHP Billiton Ltd- Ordinary ShareBUY 1000 27.67 EURBUY 1000 27.68 EURBUY 1000 28.28 EUR BHP Billiton Ltd- Swiss CertificateBUY 237 44.25 CHFBUY 800 44.3 CHFBUY 318 45.1 CHFBUY 300 45.2 CHFBUY 182 45.3 CHFBUY 500 45.35 CHFBUY 182 45.45 CHFBUY 350 45.5 CHFBUY 17150 45.5 CHFBUY 1390 45.5 CHFBUY 60 45.5 CHFBUY 1800 45.85 CHFSELL 1037 44.85 CHFSELL 1000 45 CHFSELL 1000 45 CHFSELL 500 45.35 CHFSELL 182 45.55 CHFSELL 200 45.55 CHFSELL 200 45.55 CHFSELL 200 45.55 CHFSELL 450 45.55 CHFSELL 500 45.55 CHFSELL 600 45.55 CHFSELL 800 45.55 CHFSELL 800 45.55 CHFSELL 2200 45.55 CHFSELL 2450 45.55 CHFSELL 2550 45.55 CHFSELL 5000 45.6 CHFSELL 200 45.65 CHFSELL 400 45.65 CHFSELL 550 45.65 CHFSELL 800 45.65 CHFSELL 1200 45.65 CHFSELL 650 45.75 CHFSELL 1000 45.9 CHFSELL 200 45.95 CHFSELL 400 45.95 CHFSELL 600 45.95 CHFSELL 600 45.95 CHF Total Buy: 26,269 Total Sell: 26,269 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 9th May 2008Contact name Sophie GoodrichTelephone number +41 44 239 6161Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton PlcNature 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