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UBS Securities LLC15 January 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENTSERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS Securities LLCCompany dealt in BHP Billiton Limited (ISIN US0886061086) Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Ordinary shares dealt in ADR form ADR (1 ADR = 2 Ords) Date of dealing 14 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 13584 Ords 46460 Ords (equivalent to (equivalent to 6792 ADRs) 23230 ADRs)(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1059800 Ords 990200 Ords (equivalent to (equivalent to 529900 ADRs) 495100 ADRs) Total 1073384 Ords 0.03 1036660 Ords 0.03 (equivalent to (equivalent to 536692 ADRs) 518330 ADRs) (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 Buy/Sell Number of securities Trade Price (USD) B 5200 70.163B 26800 69.425B 400 69.07B 7466 70.096B 870 69.922B 176158 69.892B 1200 70.453B 7840 70.163B 77888 70.093B 4600 85S 15000 69.816S 1800 70.507S 9598 69.254S 10834 69.379S 488 69.763S 1202 69.067S 7478 69.231S 22956 69.874S 85750 70.097S 200 70S 600 68.983S 200 69.007S 1674 70.09S 1804 69.966S 18278 69.164S 117342 70.145 Total Buys 308422 Total Sells 295204 (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 B/S Number of Exercise Type Expiration Price (USD) securities to Price (USD) which the option relatesCALL B 200 25 American 1/19/2008 44CALL B 3600 70 American 1/19/2008 1.25CALL B 2000 70 American 1/19/2008 1.4CALL B 1000 75 American 1/19/2008 0.15CALL B 600 75 American 1/19/2008 0.15CALL B 800 67.5 American 1/19/2008 2.3CALL B 200 65 American 2/16/2008 6.7CALL B 200 70 American 2/16/2008 3.8CALL B 400 75 American 2/16/2008 1.9CALL B 200 75 American 2/16/2008 1.9CALL B 1000 75 American 2/16/2008 1.65CALL B 1200 75 American 2/16/2008 1.76CALL B 600 75 American 2/16/2008 1.71CALL B 800 80 American 2/16/2008 0.8CALL B 2600 80 American 2/16/2008 0.7CALL B 800 70 American 5/17/2008 6.9CALL B 1200 75 American 5/17/2008 4.8CALL B 200 80 American 5/17/2008 3.3CALL B 2000 80 American 5/17/2008 3.3CALL B 400 85 American 8/16/2008 4.2CALL B 600 90 American 8/16/2008 3.14CALL B 800 50 American 1/17/2009 22CALL B 600 60 American 1/17/2009 16.8CALL B 2000 60 American 1/17/2009 17CALL B 600 60 American 1/17/2009 15.9CALL S 400 70 American 1/19/2008 1.25CALL S 200 70 American 1/19/2008 1.1CALL S 600 70 American 1/19/2008 1.1CALL S 200 70 American 1/19/2008 1.05CALL S 600 70 American 1/19/2008 1.14CALL S 400 75 American 1/19/2008 0.15CALL S 600 75 American 1/19/2008 0.15CALL S 200 80 American 1/19/2008 0.1CALL S 2000 67.5 American 1/19/2008 2.55CALL S 600 65 American 2/16/2008 6.81CALL S 1000 70 American 2/16/2008 3.6CALL S 1400 65 American 5/17/2008 9.5CALL S 200 70 American 5/17/2008 7.1CALL S 200 75 American 5/17/2008 5.4CALL S 1000 75 American 5/17/2008 5.3CALL S 8800 75 American 5/17/2008 5.3CALL S 400 80 American 5/17/2008 3.4CALL S 400 80 American 5/17/2008 3.4CALL S 200 70 American 8/16/2008 9.8CALL S 70000 75 American 2/16/2008 1.725CALL S 80000 80 American 2/16/2008 0.725CALL S 200 90 American 1/17/2009 5.8PUT B 1200 65 American 1/19/2008 0.29PUT B 400 67.5 American 1/19/2008 0.8PUT B 200 65 American 5/17/2008 4.7PUT B 200 70 American 5/17/2008 7PUT B 400 75 American 5/17/2008 9.8PUT B 600 75 American 5/17/2008 9.8PUT B 200 80 American 5/17/2008 13.8PUT B 600 67.5 American 5/17/2008 5.7PUT B 200 55 American 8/16/2008 3.3PUT B 400 60 American 1/17/2009 5.9PUT S 200 65 American 1/19/2008 0.28PUT S 2000 70 American 1/19/2008 1.8PUT S 200 70 American 1/19/2008 1.6PUT S 8000 70 American 1/19/2008 1.45PUT S 2200 70 American 2/16/2008 4.2PUT S 2200 67.5 American 2/16/2008 3.1PUT S 1200 67.5 American 2/16/2008 2.73PUT S 400 55 American 1/17/2009 5.2 (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 personrelating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relatingto the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivativereferred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 15 JANUARY 2008Contact name Richard MulcahyTelephone number 203 719 0467Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BillitonNature of connection (Note 9) Connected Adviser Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b) DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 38.5(b)) OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) Purchased/Written Number of securities Exercise Price Type Expiration to which the option or (USD)Product derivative relatesCALL Purchased 9600 105 American Jan08CALL Purchased 4800 110 American Jan08CALL Purchased 400 25 American Jan08CALL Purchased 31000 50 American Jan08CALL Purchased 39000 55 American Jan08CALL Purchased 53000 60 American Jan08CALL Purchased 5000 62.5 American Jan08CALL Purchased 7800 65 American Jan08CALL Purchased 32400 70 American Jan08CALL Purchased 2800 75 American Jan08CALL Purchased 51400 80 American Jan08CALL Purchased 21800 85 American Jan08CALL Purchased 24200 95 American Jan08CALL Purchased 3600 100 American Feb08CALL Purchased 6000 105 American Feb08CALL Purchased 1200 45 American Feb08CALL Purchased 1000 47.5 American Feb08CALL Purchased 17600 52.5 American Feb08CALL Purchased 12000 55 American Feb08CALL Purchased 6200 57.5 American Feb08CALL Purchased 30000 60 American Feb08CALL Purchased 9600 62.5 American Feb08CALL Purchased 19400 67.5 American Feb08CALL Purchased 17200 70 American Feb08CALL Purchased 28000 80 American Feb08CALL Purchased 16800 85 American Feb08CALL Purchased 3000 105 American May08CALL Purchased 27800 110 American May08CALL Purchased 400 47.5 American May08CALL Purchased 2800 55 American May08CALL Purchased 4800 80 American May08CALL Purchased 26800 85 American May08CALL Purchased 1200 60 American Aug08CALL Purchased 2600 90 American Aug08CALL Purchased 1000 50 American 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 4800 80 American 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 5000 95 American 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 200 105 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3200 120 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3200 125 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 5200 135 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 11600 140 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 1200 55 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 6400 60 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 6000 75 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 4400 80 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 7400 90 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 1400 100 American Jan08CALL Written 13800 30 American Jan08CALL Written 14800 35 American Jan08CALL Written 11400 40 American Jan08CALL Written 12600 45 American Jan08CALL Written 7400 47.5 American Jan08CALL Written 12400 67.5 American Jan08CALL Written 9600 90 American Jan08CALL Written 5200 110 American Feb08CALL Written 3800 50 American Feb08CALL Written 2400 65 American Feb08CALL Written 21600 75 American Feb08CALL Written 30200 90 American Feb08CALL Written 3000 95 American Feb08CALL Written 39800 100 American May08CALL Written 600 50 American May08CALL Written 16200 60 American May08CALL Written 6600 62.5 American May08CALL Written 5800 65 American May08CALL Written 10000 67.5 American May08CALL Written 19200 70 American May08CALL Written 23200 75 American May08CALL Written 59200 90 American May08CALL Written 200 95 American May08CALL Written 1000 100 American Aug08CALL Written 17200 65 American Aug08CALL Written 3000 70 American Aug08CALL Written 3400 75 American Aug08CALL Written 15600 80 American Aug08CALL Written 1600 85 American Aug08CALL Written 8000 95 American Aug08CALL Written 10400 100 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 400 40 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 3000 60 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 9800 70 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 4000 90 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 8800 100 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 2000 110 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 1600 115 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 1600 130 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 3000 30 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 15600 40 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 23400 50 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 20600 70 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 5200 95 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 9200 30 American Jan08PUT Purchased 8200 35 American Jan08PUT Purchased 41000 45 American Jan08PUT Purchased 32000 62.5 American Jan08PUT Purchased 11800 67.5 American Jan08PUT Purchased 21600 75 American Jan08PUT Purchased 4400 47.5 American Feb08PUT Purchased 200 50 American Feb08PUT Purchased 9600 52.5 American Feb08PUT Purchased 1200 55 American Feb08PUT Purchased 23000 62.5 American Feb08PUT Purchased 6600 67.5 American Feb08PUT Purchased 14400 70 American Feb08PUT Purchased 2200 80 American Feb08PUT Purchased 8800 100 American May08PUT Purchased 400 40 American May08PUT Purchased 800 42.5 American May08PUT Purchased 1400 45 American May08PUT Purchased 4400 47.5 American May08PUT Purchased 18400 50 American May08PUT Purchased 57000 60 American May08PUT Purchased 4200 62.5 American May08PUT Purchased 48000 70 American May08PUT Purchased 43400 75 American May08PUT Purchased 5400 80 American May08PUT Purchased 37800 90 American May08PUT Purchased 16800 95 American May08PUT Purchased 5200 50 American Aug08PUT Purchased 200 55 American Aug08PUT Purchased 600 60 American Aug08PUT Purchased 13600 65 American Aug08PUT Purchased 200 67.5 American Aug08PUT Purchased 2200 70 American Aug08PUT Purchased 1200 75 American Aug08PUT Purchased 6000 40 American 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 3600 80 American 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 200 90 American 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 4400 30 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 16600 40 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 4800 50 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 7600 60 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 2000 90 American 1/17/2009PUT Written 8200 25 American Jan08PUT Written 2400 40 American Jan08PUT Written 2800 47.5 American Jan08PUT Written 39000 50 American Jan08PUT Written 13600 55 American Jan08PUT Written 96600 60 American Jan08PUT Written 1800 65 American Jan08PUT Written 48600 70 American Jan08PUT Written 44600 80 American Jan08PUT Written 11400 85 American Jan08PUT Written 2400 95 American Jan08PUT Written 10400 45 American Feb08PUT Written 27000 57.5 American Feb08PUT Written 50200 60 American Feb08PUT Written 200 65 American Feb08PUT Written 8400 75 American Feb08PUT Written 200 85 American Feb08PUT Written 200 30 American May08PUT Written 19400 55 American May08PUT Written 11000 65 American May08PUT Written 23800 67.5 American May08PUT Written 24400 85 American May08PUT Written 2800 50 American 1/16/2010PUT Written 1800 60 American 1/16/2010PUT Written 2400 70 American 1/16/2010PUT Written 5000 20 American 1/17/2009PUT Written 6800 55 American 1/17/2009PUT Written 7800 70 American 1/17/2009PUT Written 2400 75 American 1/17/2009PUT Written 3400 80 American 1/17/2009 Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existingagreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. 2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rules 8 and 38.5and their Notes which 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:
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