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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited15 April 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 Plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD ordinary Date of dealing 14th April 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 135,449 484,733 0.01% 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 135,449 484,733 0.01% 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 Purchase/Sale Number of Price per unit securities (Note 4) B 9024 26765 B 7742 26765 B 100000 26849 B 10 26850 B 350000 26850 B 2000 26900 B 2000 26900 B 1688 26900 S 3000 26700 S 6000 26700 S 665 26700 S 6048 26700 S 5914 26700 S 502 26701 S 1397 26750 S 3000 26800 S 3000 26800 S 2300 26800 S 3000 26800 S 3000 26800 S 343 26800 S 2031 26800 S 9300 26800 S 500 26801 S 2500 26850 S 2500 26850 S 2500 26850 S 2500 26850 S 2500 26850 S 2500 26850 S 2500 26850 S 2500 26850 S 2500 26850 S 2500 26850 S 2490 26850 S 2490 26850 S 8380 26850 S 5011 26850 S 6000 26850 S 3000 26850 S 3000 26850 S 3000 26850 S 3000 26850 S 3000 26850 S 3000 26850 S 3000 26850 S 3000 26850 S 3000 26850 S 5990 26850 S 1583 26850 S 4775 26850 S 1099 26850 S 3000 26850 S 1502 26850 S 3000 26850 S 3000 26850 S 10 26851 S 3000 26851 S 553 26851 S 6000 26855 S 1810 26856 S 3000 26860 S 3000 26860 S 1000 26860 S 2000 26860 S 1000 26860 S 1498 26860 S 3010 26860 S 4850 26900 S 150 26900 S 1000 26900 S 5000 26900 S 10091 26900 S 8380 26900 S 4749 26900 S 6948 26900 S 3000 26900 S 3629 26900 S 25000 26900 S 830 26900 S 3228 26900 S 8000 26900 S 1352 26900 S 7680 26900 S 3910 26900 S 3000 26900 S 2000 26900 S 688 26900 S 2500 26900 S 2500 26900 S 2500 26900 S 2500 26900 S 2500 26900 S 2500 26900 S 2500 26900 S 2500 26900 S 2500 26900 S 2500 26900 S 2000 26900 S 1688 26900 S 5000 26901 S 832 26905 S 197 26600 S 1970 26600 S 100 26601 S 6133 26601 S 8400 26687 S 3197 26753 S 5203 26753 S 658 26765 S 7742 26765 S 8400 26803 Total Purchases 472,464 Total Sales 356,206 (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 15th April 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