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UBS AG (EPT)10 April 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 09 APRIL 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 5,418,292 1804 pence 1706 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 5,048,980 1804 pence 1662.5 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 LONG 120,000 16.625 GBP CFD SHORT 28,000 17.19 CFD LONG 466,042 17.3699 CFD SHORT 100,000 17.43229 CFD LONG 150,000 17.435 CFD LONG 250,000 17.48496 CFD SHORT 1,000,000 17.546156 CFD SHORT 632,019 17.584 CFD LONG 59,855 17.59801103 CFD LONG 68,000 17.63264 CFD SHORT 200,000 17.65764 CFD SHORT 400,000 17.662645 CFD SHORT 202,912 17.70663002 CFD LONG 167,500 17.9285 CFD LONG 59,079 17.9318 CFD LONG 50,000 17.9331 CFD LONG 13,386 17.9662 CFD LONG 6,868 17.987 CFD LONG 378 17.98702884 CFD LONG 11,947 17.98702899 CFD LONG 1,344,474 18.04 CFD SHORT 1,344,474 18.04 CFD LONG 100,000 17.6124 (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) CALL SELLING 52,000 1600 PENCE AMERICAN 30/09/2008 294 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 52,000 1700 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 287 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 1,000 1800 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 110 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 10 APRIL 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