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UBS Securities Australia Limited31 December 2007 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 Securities Australia Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 28th December 2007 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 1,454,412 0.04% 16,574,179 0.49% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 23,747,584 0.71% 13,697,425 0.41% Total 25,201,996 0.75% 30,271,604 0.90% (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 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchases/Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD) (Note 4)Purchases 12000 40.48Purchases 797 40.35Purchases 19203 40.35Purchases 1594 40.51Purchases 947 40.49Purchases 1500 40.49Purchases 8000 40.46Purchases 758 40.51Purchases 2000 40.46Purchases 132 40.45Purchases 10000 40.49Purchases 1700 40.49Purchases 4500 40.48Purchases 109871 0Purchases 220 40.5Purchases 3300 40.49Purchases 14580 40.5Purchases 1900 40.49Purchases 1000 46Purchases 853 40.49Purchases 1756 40.43Purchases 228 40.33Purchases 13784 39.77Purchases 93933 40.83Purchases 8000 39.69Sales 758 40.51Sales 1594 40.51Sales 109871 0Sales 109871 0Sales 1000 40.37Sales 1 40.34Sales 1000 40.52Sales 999 40.52TOTAL PURCHASES 312556TOTAL SALES 225094 (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, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Option moneye.g. call selling, securities price American, paid/receivedoption purchasing, to which the European per unit varying etc. option etc (Note 4) relates (Note 6)Put option Purchasing 1000 46 American 27-Dec-07 0 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise pricecall option securities per unit (AUD) (Note 4)Call option 109871 0Call option 109871 0Call option 109871 0 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 31st December 2007 Contact name Mark Riches Telephone number +44 20 7567 3613 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Plc/ BHP Billiton Limited Nature 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 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b) DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 38.5(b)) OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) Product name, Written or Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry datee.g. call purchased securities to price (AUD) American,option which the option (Note2) European or derivatives etc. relatesCall option Purchased 300000 55 American 26-Jun-08Call option Purchased 10000 44 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 8000 48 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 10000 49 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 21000 50 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 1000 42 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 5000 45 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 2000 50 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 500000 43 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 6000 44 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 316000 47 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 14127 47.68 European 14-Jan-08Call option Purchased 2000 39 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 928000 40 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 640000 42 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 1224000 43 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 100000 46 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 50000 47 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 100000 48 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 32000 34 American 25-Mar-10Call option Purchased 350000 44 American 25-Mar-10Call option Purchased 700000 45 American 25-Mar-10Call option Purchased 101000 47 American 25-Mar-10Call option Purchased 15000 50 American 25-Mar-10Call option Purchased 10000 30 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 200000 32.5 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 30000 33 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 27000 34 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 10000 35 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 666000 36 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 9000 37 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 35000 38 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 389000 39 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 25000 40 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 20000 41 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 18195 41.22 European 04-Mar-08Call option Purchased 300000 42 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 150000 43 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 36000 45 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 250000 45 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 140000 0.01 European 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 3000 37 American 26-Jun-08Call option Purchased 656000 38 American 26-Jun-08Call option Purchased 6000 39 American 26-Jun-08Call option Purchased 310000 40 American 26-Jun-08Call option Purchased 181000 45 American 26-Jun-08Call option Purchased 227000 55 American 26-Jun-08Call option Purchased 992000 12 American 24-Jul-08Call option Purchased 365000 24 American 24-Jul-08Call option Purchased 350000 27 American 24-Jul-08Call option Purchased 200000 40 American 24-Jul-08Call option Purchased 219000 41 American 24-Jul-08Call option Purchased 500000 45 American 24-Jul-08Call option Purchased 500000 50 American 24-Jul-08Call option Purchased 98741 41.93 European 19-Sep-08Call option Purchased 20000 46 American 25-Sep-08Call option Purchased 23000 57 American 25-Sep-08Call option Purchased 445000 55 American 23-Dec-10Call option Purchased 69000 39 American 22-Dec-11Call option Purchased 95000 40 American 18-Dec-08Call option Purchased 200000 48 American 18-Dec-08Call option Purchased 185000 33 European 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 85000 16 European 14-Mar-08Call option Purchased 180000 20.25 European 29-May-08Call option Purchased 85000 27.5 European 06-Nov-08Call option Purchased 25000 40 European 06-Nov-08Call option Purchased 1000 38 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 2000 39 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 9000 40 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 12000 41 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 9000 41.5 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 90000 42 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 7000 43 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 4000 44 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 77000 45 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 57000 47 American 24-Jan-08Call option Purchased 3000 38 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 29000 39 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 17000 40 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 9000 41 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 106000 42 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 32000 43 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 10000 43.5 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 33000 44 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 6000 45 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 4000 46 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 93000 47 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 21000 48 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 8000 49 American 28-Feb-08Call option Purchased 2000 36 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 10000 38 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 10000 39 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 11000 41 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 19000 43 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 29000 44 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 110000 46 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 23000 47 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 1000 48 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 20000 49 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 4000 50 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 25000 52 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 21000 60 American 27-Mar-08Call option Purchased 70000 40 American 23-Apr-08Call option Purchased 20000 41 American 23-Apr-08Call option Purchased 1000 43 American 23-Apr-08Call option Purchased 1000 44 American 23-Apr-08Call option Purchased 3000 46 American 23-Apr-08Call option Purchased 29000 35 American 29-May-08Call option Purchased 25000 36 American 29-May-08Call option Purchased 1000 44 American 29-May-08Call option Purchased 31000 34 American 26-Jun-08Call option Purchased 2000 38 American 26-Jun-08Call option Purchased 28000 40 American 26-Jun-08Call option Purchased 1000 43 American 26-Jun-08Call option Purchased 12000 45 American 26-Jun-08Call option Purchased 2000 46 American 26-Jun-08Call option Purchased 20000 47 American 26-Jun-08Call option Purchased 24000 40 American 25-Sep-08Call option Purchased 60000 43 American 25-Sep-08Call option Purchased 6000 44 American 25-Sep-08Call option Purchased 3000 45 American 25-Sep-08Call option Purchased 7000 46 American 25-Sep-08Call option Purchased 12000 47 American 25-Sep-08Call option Purchased 7000 48 American 25-Sep-08Call option Purchased 20000 56 American 25-Sep-08Call option Purchased 8000 40 American 18-Dec-08Call option Purchased 20000 45 American 18-Dec-08Call warrant Written 10807 0 ? 30-Jun-14Call option Written 28000 45 American 24-Jan-08Call option Written 3000 45 American 29-Jan-09Call option Written 2000 48 American 27-Mar-08Call option Written 21000 46 American 25-Sep-08Call option Written 1000 48 American 18-Dec-08Call option Written 185000 33 European 24-Jan-08Call option Written 100000 38 American 24-Jan-08Call option Written 300000 39 American 24-Jan-08Call option Written 108000 40 American 24-Jan-08Call option Written 132000 41 American 24-Jan-08Call option Written 322000 42 American 24-Jan-08Call option Written 100000 46 American 24-Jan-08Call option Written 111000 45 American 29-Jan-09Call option Written 50000 38 American 28-Feb-08Call option Written 1459000 49 American 28-Feb-08Call option Written 24000 14.5 American 25-Mar-10Call option Written 50000 25 American 25-Mar-10Call option Written 50000 27 American 25-Mar-10Call option Written 85000 16 European 14-Mar-08Call option Written 276000 50 American 27-Mar-08Call option Written 100000 60 American 27-Mar-08Call option Written 375000 55 American 26-Mar-09Call option Written 24000 60 American 26-Mar-09Call option Written 180000 20.25 European 29-May-08Call option Written 237000 44 American 26-Jun-08Call option Written 205000 47 American 26-Jun-08Call option Written 200000 48 American 26-Jun-08Call option Written 500000 50 American 26-Jun-08Call option Written 300000 55 American 26-Jun-08Call option Written 374000 11.5 American 24-Jul-08Call option Written 315000 25 American 24-Jul-08Call option Written 2000 35 American 24-Jul-08Call option Written 250000 45 American 24-Jul-08Call option Written 200000 50 American 24-Jul-08Call option Written 25000 37 American 25-Sep-08Call option Written 540000 45 American 25-Sep-08Call option Written 85000 27.5 European 06-Nov-08Call option Written 25000 40 European 06-Nov-08Call option Written 69000 35 American 22-Dec-11Call warrant Written 91572 16 European 14-Mar-08Call warrant Written 42143 17 European 18-Jun-09Call warrant Written 209824 20.25 European 27-May-08Call warrant Written 98270 27.5 European 06-Nov-08Call warrant Written 104638 33 European 24-Jan-08Call warrant Written 39084 40 European 06-Nov-08Call option Written 14127 47.68 European 14-Jan-08Call option Written 194047 40.88 European 27-Mar-08Call option Written 8000 42.5 American 24-Jan-08Call option Written 23000 46 American 24-Jan-08Call option Written 49000 48 American 24-Jan-08Call option Written 20000 49 American 24-Jan-08Call option Written 11000 50 American 24-Jan-08Call option Written 16000 42 American 27-Mar-08Call option Written 11000 55 American 26-Jun-08Call option Written 35000 60 American 26-Jun-08Call option Written 1000 45 American 24-Jul-08Call option Written 5000 54 American 25-Sep-08 Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existingagreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. 2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rules 8 and 38.5and their Notes which 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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