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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited15 January 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) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD ordinaryDate of dealing 14th January 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 598,825 988,244 0.03% 0.04% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 598,825 988,244 0.03% 0.04% (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/ Number of Price per unitSale securities (Note 4) Purchase 3000.00 19873.00 Purchase 500.00 19880.00 Purchase 5000.00 19880.00 Purchase 650.00 19880.00 Purchase 3158.00 19880.00 Purchase 9150.00 19884.00 Purchase 5992.00 19884.00 Purchase 200.00 20125.00 Purchase 100.00 20125.00 Purchase 9150.00 20160.00 Purchase 3028.00 20186.00 Purchase 8519.00 20186.00 Purchase 9150.00 20186.00 Purchase 9150.00 20186.00 Purchase 9150.00 20186.00 Purchase 5822.00 20186.00 Purchase 631.00 20186.00 Purchase 65.00 20200.00 Purchase 2000.00 20200.00 Purchase 250.00 20200.00 Purchase 6835.00 20200.00 Sale 9150.00 20186.00 Sale 2387.00 20186.00 Sale 4000.00 20186.00 Sale 2703.00 20186.00 Sale 60.00 20186.00 Sale 9150.00 20210.00 Total Purchases 91500 Total Sales 27450 (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 15th January 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