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UBS AG (EPT)06 February 2008 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) 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 05 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 5,424,958 1624.74 pence 1580.5 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 5,153,604 1625 pence 1580 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD SHORT 32,000 15.8708 GBPCFD LONG 1,410,000 15.93130CFD LONG 500,000 15.8931CFD LONG 75,000 15.8942CFD SHORT 228,000 15.9CFD SHORT 160,000 15.94CFD SHORT 300,000 15.9468CFD SHORT 331,000 15.95526701CFD SHORT 200,000 15.9619CFD SHORT 4,800 15.9673CFD SHORT 360,000 15.9884CFD LONG 319,210 15.993CFD SHORT 7,473 15.99327445CFD SHORT 16,170 16.0085CFD LONG 7,543 16.01081665CFD LONG 21,355 16.014CFD SHORT 76,522 16.01468702CFD LONG 47,824 16.02019258CFD SHORT 351 16.02746439CFD SHORT 48,459 16.036009CFD LONG 56,522 16.0614CFD LONG 345,735 16.0657CFD SHORT 340,000 16.07341235CFD LONG 900,000 16.083281CFD LONG 150,000 16.0945CFD SHORT 250,000 16.0961CFD LONG 75,000 16.1095CFD SHORT 200,000 16.1342CFD SHORT 9,000 16.1675CFD SHORT 250,000 16.18965468 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Optionname,e.g selling, securities price American, moneypaid/receivedcall purchasing, to which the European per unit (Note 3)option varying etc option etc. relates (Note 5) PUT PURCHASING 3,000 1200 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 41 PENCE PUT SELLING 2,000 1600 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 198 PENCE (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (Note 3) 3. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 06 FEBRUARY 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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