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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited25 February 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 22nd February 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 4,815,171 457,703 0.21% 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 4,815,171 457,703 0.21% 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 8888 24825 B 400 24854 B 3531 24854 B 5219 24854 B 9150 24885 B 1200 24900 B 1564 24900 B 486 24900 B 5900 24900 B 2500 24914 B 2000 24914 B 2000 24914 B 2000 24914 B 650 24914 B 8263 24925 B 887 24925 B 2827 24925 B 3000 24925 B 3000 24925 B 323 24925 B 5000 24925 B 2323 24925 B 1827 24925 B 392 24938 B 4842 24938 B 3916 24938 B 2000 24950 B 4869 24950 B 600 24950 B 1681 24950 B 9150 24956 B 10 24964 B 27 24964 B 27 24964 B 416 24964 B 5302 24964 B 3368 24964 B 126 24975 B 9024 24975 S 183 24910 S 743 24825 S 500 24825 Total Purchases 118,688 Total Sales 1,426 (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 25th February 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