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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited17 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 ordinary Date of dealing 16th 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 385,389 0.00% 485,939 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 385,389 0.00% 485,939 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 300 28398 B 4000 28399 B 4764 28400 B 4764 28400 B 236 28400 B 10000 28400 B 15000 28415 B 27323 28420 B 2640 28420 B 5037 28420 B 1999 28420 B 2500 28425 B 3020 28425 B 3000 28447 B 300 28448 B 4000 28450 B 3371 28450 B 18565 28450 B 5200 28450 B 15 28450 B 3810 28475 B 600 28479 B 380 28480 B 2000 28480 B 6000 28480 B 4011 28480 B 167 28480 B 12040 28480 B 2633 28480 B 5000 28480 B 1493 28497 B 4689 28497 B 300 28498 B 8000 28499 B 5000 28500 B 5000 28500 B 5000 28500 B 5000 28500 B 2936 28500 B 5000 28500 B 5000 28500 B 5000 28500 B 5000 28500 B 5000 28500 B 2064 28500 B 1027 28500 B 5500 28500 B 5500 28500 B 4000 28500 B 2556 28500 B 20000 28500 B 900 28500 B 2203 28500 B 3840 28500 B 742 28500 B 3352 28500 B 2000 28500 B 12827 28500 B 4532 28500 B 1000 28525 B 2528 28540 B 1000 28544 B 3000 28545 B 8103 28547 B 5627 28547 B 2000 28550 B 1000 28550 B 435 28550 B 23600 28550 B 6457 28550 B 1000 28550 B 1894 28550 S 7579 28425 Total Purchases 343,780 Total Sales 7,579 (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 17th 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