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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited14 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) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD ordinaryDate of dealing 13th 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 4,175,549 456,460 0.19% 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 4,175,549 456,460 0.19% 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 B 200 23199 B 1500 23199 B 2155 23200 B 46145 23200 B 593 23200 B 3000 22959 B 6150 22960 B 4200 23100 B 90 23100 B 4860 23100 B 5000 23177 B 27 23200 B 27 23200 B 4096 23200 B 5425 23220 B 3725 23220 B 9023 23223 B 127 23223 B 9150 23252 B 3819 23270 B 5331 23270 B 193 23286 B 27 23286 B 2000 23286 B 6930 23286 B 2505 23323 B 1000 23323 B 5645 23323 B 3000 23335 B 5650 23335 B 500 23335 S 500 22900 S 1000 22910 S 200 22911 S 4100 22970 S 793 22970 S 10 23000 S 443 23000 S 2557 23000 S 5000 23000 S 4500 23000 S 3000 23000 S 500 23000 S 3000 23000 S 4000 23000 S 5000 23000 S 121 23010 S 1524 23010 S 392 23015 S 3108 23015 S 1490 23015 S 2355 23015 S 2602 23054 S 398 23054 S 4000 23054 Total Purchases 142,093 Total Sales 50,593 (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 14th 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