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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited20 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 ordinaryDate of dealing 19th 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 1,783,011 505,556 0.08% 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 1,783,011 505,556 0.08% 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 8450 23551 B 3448 23862 B 5002 23862 B 1014 23901 B 289 24021 B 3900 24021 B 27 24021 B 27 24021 B 61 24021 B 4146 24021 B 13100 23450 B 132 23450 B 102140 23450 S 4823 23450 S 4457 23450 S 4279 23450 S 5000 23450 S 200 23460 S 5282 23460 S 100 23460 S 50 23460 S 290 23500 S 3115 23500 S 8439 23500 S 9434 23500 S 10000 23500 S 4279 23500 S 8617 23500 S 8439 23500 S 2000 23500 S 7031 23500 S 200 23501 S 10000 23510 S 500 23540 S 3465 23540 S 515 23550 S 2550 23550 S 1000 23550 S 2600 23550 S 5000 23550 S 4279 23551 S 8450 23551 S 15000 23560 S 585 23565 S 2700 23600 S 385 23600 S 10000 23600 S 200 23600 S 50 23600 S 7000 23600 S 7000 23600 S 7000 23600 S 240 23600 S 4645 23600 S 9087 23600 S 8659 23600 S 5021 23600 S 5000 23600 S 764 23601 S 900 23620 S 4279 23620 S 2536 23620 S 5000 23620 S 3200 23620 S 10000 23680 S 2585 23680 S 4415 23680 S 15746 23680 S 5000 23680 S 4279 23680 S 8600 23681 S 300 23682 S 8592 23801 S 1793 23802 S 4796 23810 S 5300 23862 S 7791 23862 S 5000 23862 S 3448 23862 S 10249 23862 S 4160 23900 S 10000 23900 S 1041 23900 S 2000 23900 S 8439 23900 S 400 23900 S 4000 23900 S 9087 23900 S 300 23901 S 2000 23901 S 100 23907 S 10000 23907 S 1000 23910 S 3532 23914 S 1000 23920 S 7000 23950 S 600 23951 S 4341 24000 S 6862 24000 S 6681 24000 S 15793 24000 S 515 24000 S 208 24000 S 7000 24000 S 2728 24000 S 12500 24000 S 954 24000 S 1605 24000 S 9000 24000 S 4000 24000 S 4000 24000 S 979 24000 S 3183 24000 S 817 24000 S 1999 24000 S 1817 24000 S 10000 24000 S 606 24000 S 12 24000 S 2000 24000 S 3 24000 S 300 24001 S 5061 24001 S 1300 24001 S 76 24001 S 4000 24005 S 412 24006 S 100 24007 S 3163 24008 S 6634 24009 S 100 24014 S 2916 24014 S 4146 24021 S 3923 24050 S 12538 24050 S 1688 24050 S 8327 24050 S 19000 24050 S 2414 24050 S 6546 24050 S 30 24050 S 3556 24050 S 2934 24050 S 1066 24050 S 5000 24050 S 393 24050 S 8439 24050 S 8439 24050 S 200 24050 S 30000 24050 S 498 24050 S 3941 24050 S 8439 24050 S 8439 24050 S 9087 24050 S 8439 24050 S 3200 24050 S 9000 24050 S 807 24050 S 100 24051 S 1170 24056 S 500 24057 S 8439 24067 S 8439 24087 S 3069 24100 S 9087 24200 S 2210 24200 S 5960 24200 S 8439 24200 S 4219 24200 S 4219 24200 S 2479 24200 S 3000 24200 S 7318 24200 S 3000 24200 S 6000 24200 S 3000 24200 S 3000 24200 S 5000 24200 S 3676 24200 S 1500 24200 S 5000 24200 S 1962 24200 S 2843 24200 S 8439 24650 S 161 24650 S 7000 23450 S 5000 23450 S 7245 23450 S 35113 23450 S 2279 23450 S 10000 23450 S 102140 23450 S 5000 23540 S 3450 23540 S 1804 24012 S 500 24012 S 882 24012 S 882 24012 S 3500 24013 S 882 24013 S 5450 24032 S 3000 24033 S 529 24049 S 6820 24049 S 1101 24049 S 7338 24049 S 1112 24049 S 5000 24050 S 12 24050 S 576 24050 S 400 24050 S 2462 24050 S 63 23450 Total Purchases 141,736 Total Sales 1,010,121 (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 20th 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