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UBS AG Switzerland24 December 2007 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 thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Share Date of dealing 21st December 2007 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 BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Share 2000 (Cert and share) 0 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2000 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 Share BUY 1000 1000 EURBUY 200 200 EURBUY 300 300 EURBUY 400 400 EURSELL 1000 23.9 EURSELL 1100 23.92 EURSELL 500 23.92 EURSELL 500 23.92 EURSELL 500 23.92 EURSELL 370 23.92 EURSELL 500 23.92 EURSELL 461 23.95 EURSELL 539 23.95 EURSELL 1000 23.95 EURSELL 1000 23.96 EURSELL 1000 23.96 EURSELL 1000 23.96 EURSELL 1000 23.96 EURSELL 299 24.41 EUR BHP Billiton Ltd Swiss Certificate BUY 4000 39.5 CHFBUY 1870 39.5 CHFBUY 99 40.05 CHFBUY 1 40.05 CHFBUY 99 40.05 CHFBUY 1 40.05 CHFBUY 99 40.05 CHFBUY 100 40.6 CHF Total Buy: 8,169 Total Sell: 10,769 (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 24th December 2007 Contact name Sophie Goodrich Telephone number +41 44 239 6161 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc 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