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UBS AG (EPT)01 May 2008 FORM 38.5(b) 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 London BranchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the 0.5 USD Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 30 APRIL 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 8,895,526 0.40% 4,266,063 0.19%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,895,526 0.40% 4,266,063 0.19% (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 thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (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) PURCHASE 1362 1765 pence PURCHASE 845 1766 SALE 39 1769 SALE 30 1769.5 PURCHASE 800 1771 SALE 2 1771.5 PURCHASE 762 1774 PURCHASE 1318 1774 SALE 670 1775 SALE 500 1776 PURCHASE 654 1776 PURCHASE 2143 1776 SALE 700 1777 SALE 263 1777 SALE 4 1777 PURCHASE 3000 1777 SALE 5000 1779 SALE 2264 1779 SALE 1200 1779 SALE 480 1779 PURCHASE 700 1779 PURCHASE 984 1779 PURCHASE 1585 1779 SALE 9647 1780 SALE 1600 1780 PURCHASE 200 1780 PURCHASE 500 1780 PURCHASE 600 1780 PURCHASE 2720 1780 PURCHASE 11235 1780 SALE 75 1780.5 SALE 3800 1781 SALE 2000 1781 SALE 1544 1781 SALE 984 1781 SALE 56 1781 PURCHASE 200 1781 PURCHASE 498 1781 PURCHASE 900 1781 PURCHASE 1035 1781 PURCHASE 2871 1781 PURCHASE 4445 1781 SALE 51 1781.5 SALE 2 1781.5 SALE 576 1782 PURCHASE 159 1782 PURCHASE 450 1782 PURCHASE 450 1782 PURCHASE 650 1782 PURCHASE 853 1782 SALE 700 1783 SALE 300 1783 PURCHASE 3 1783 PURCHASE 116 1783 PURCHASE 150 1783 PURCHASE 450 1783 SALE 25000 1783.321 SALE 77 1784.5 PURCHASE 709 1785 PURCHASE 894 1785 SALE 2968 1786 SALE 1187 1786 SALE 894 1786 SALE 600 1786 SALE 599 1786 SALE 597 1786 SALE 11 1786 PURCHASE 300 1786 SALE 245 1786.5 SALE 68 1786.5 SALE 1806 1787 SALE 1790 1787 SALE 1582 1787 SALE 1338 1787 SALE 1231 1787 SALE 1029 1787 SALE 1001 1787 SALE 900 1787 SALE 542 1787 SALE 541 1787 SALE 500 1787 SALE 458 1787 SALE 400 1787 SALE 400 1787 SALE 180 1787 PURCHASE 1829 1787 PURCHASE 2600 1787 PURCHASE 4400 1787 SALE 3375 1788 SALE 1359 1788 SALE 800 1788 SALE 311 1788 PURCHASE 400 1788 SALE 1745 1789 SALE 1680 1789 SALE 1043 1789 SALE 757 1789 SALE 437 1789 SALE 300 1789 SALE 121 1789 SALE 36 1789 PURCHASE 800 1789 PURCHASE 807 1789 SALE 622 1790 SALE 278 1790 PURCHASE 166 1790 PURCHASE 324 1790 PURCHASE 510 1790 PURCHASE 3242 1790 PURCHASE 3759 1790 SALE 1791 1791 SALE 500 1791 SALE 300 1791 SALE 286 1792 PURCHASE 400 1792 PURCHASE 595 1792 PURCHASE 700 1792 SALE 400 1793 PURCHASE 43 1793 PURCHASE 700 1793 PURCHASE 1000 1793 PURCHASE 1101 1793 SALE 1169 1794 PURCHASE 200 1794 PURCHASE 500 1794 PURCHASE 500 1794 SALE 2155 1795 SALE 1733 1795 SALE 1100 1795 SALE 700 1795 SALE 648 1795 SALE 648 1795 SALE 573 1795 SALE 553 1795 PURCHASE 886 1795 PURCHASE 1400 1795 PURCHASE 3278 1795 SALE 1347 1796 SALE 25 1796 SALE 1 1796 PURCHASE 65 1796 PURCHASE 657 1796 PURCHASE 2097 1796 SALE 1918 1797 SALE 179 1797 SALE 64 1797 SALE 29 1797 PURCHASE 765 1797 SALE 306 1798 PURCHASE 500 1798 PURCHASE 882 1798 SALE 2000 1799 SALE 782 1799 SALE 642 1799 SALE 114 1799 PURCHASE 360 1799 SALE 15666 1800 SALE 1276 1800 SALE 1078 1800 SALE 800 1800 SALE 640 1800 SALE 634 1800 SALE 600 1800 SALE 400 1800 SALE 348 1800 SALE 123 1800 PURCHASE 342 1800 PURCHASE 1100 1800 PURCHASE 1658 1800 PURCHASE 2500 1800 PURCHASE 3213 1800 SALE 4000 1801 SALE 2500 1801 SALE 509 1801 SALE 362 1801 SALE 6 1801 SALE 2033 1802 PURCHASE 556 1802 PURCHASE 822 1802 PURCHASE 944 1802 PURCHASE 1847 1802 PURCHASE 2133 1802 SALE 245 1803 PURCHASE 100 1803 PURCHASE 260 1803 PURCHASE 700 1803 PURCHASE 875 1803 PURCHASE 990 1803 PURCHASE 2300 1803 PURCHASE 3896 1803 SALE 267 1804 PURCHASE 648 1804 PURCHASE 900 1804 PURCHASE 1721 1804 SALE 648 1805 SALE 648 1805 PURCHASE 173 1805 PURCHASE 607 1805 PURCHASE 1274 1805 PURCHASE 9615 1805 SALE 11074 1806 SALE 1765 1806 SALE 800 1806 PURCHASE 1295 1806 SALE 1295 1807 PURCHASE 314 1807 PURCHASE 396 1807 PURCHASE 779 1807 PURCHASE 930 1807 PURCHASE 1421 1807 PURCHASE 24 1808 PURCHASE 105 1808 PURCHASE 400 1808 PURCHASE 500 1808 PURCHASE 892 1808 PURCHASE 933 1808 PURCHASE 1380 1808 SALE 900 1809 SALE 2 1809 PURCHASE 446 1809 PURCHASE 824 1809 SALE 4335 1810 SALE 446 1810 SALE 148 1810 SALE 97 1810 SALE 27 1810 SALE 12 1810 PURCHASE 575 1810 PURCHASE 879 1810 SALE 2929 1811 SALE 700 1811 SALE 687 1811 SALE 98 1811 SALE 1100 1812 SALE 15 1812 PURCHASE 622 1812 PURCHASE 2445 1812 PURCHASE 3035 1812 SALE 4771 1813 SALE 709 1813 SALE 3709 1814 SALE 588 1814 SALE 112 1814 PURCHASE 2386 1814 SALE 930 1815 SALE 495 1815 SALE 252 1815 SALE 182 1815 SALE 23 1815 TOTAL PURCHASES 139,762 TOTAL SALES 182,242 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities Price per unitCFD (Note 6) (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities price American, date money paid/call purchasing, to which the European received peroption varying etc option etc. unit (Note relates 4) (Note 6) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unitoption (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 7) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 1 MAY 2008Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton PLC BHP Billiton LTDNature 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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