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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited18 January 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 17th January 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 318,825 0.01% 864,107 0.04% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 318,825 0.01% 864,107 0.04% (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/ Number of Price per unitSale securities (Note 4)Purchase 3136.00 18751.00Purchase 6000.00 18799.00Purchase 919.00 18799.00Purchase 8700.00 18800.00Purchase 10000.00 18800.00Purchase 3003.00 18800.00Purchase 6000.00 18815.00Purchase 6000.00 18818.00Purchase 9000.00 18819.00Purchase 5503.00 18820.00Purchase 9541.00 18820.00Purchase 9584.00 18820.00Purchase 9191.00 18820.00Purchase 2722.00 18820.00Purchase 117.00 18825.00Purchase 6000.00 18825.00Purchase 3000.00 18825.00Purchase 8000.00 18827.00Purchase 6000.00 18827.00Purchase 9000.00 18829.00Purchase 3307.00 18840.00Purchase 9000.00 18847.00Purchase 6000.00 18848.00Purchase 5006.00 18850.00Purchase 3000.00 18850.00Purchase 2571.00 18850.00Purchase 9150.00 19066.00Purchase 8294.00 19112.00Purchase 856.00 19112.00Purchase 6986.00 19333.00Purchase 2164.00 19333.00Purchase 200.00 19500.00Purchase 8950.00 19500.00Purchase 1400.00 19545.00Purchase 4000.00 19545.00Purchase 3750.00 19545.00Sale 200.00 18800.00Sale 3814.00 18800.00Sale 9990.00 18800.00Sale 5981.00 18800.00Sale 4320.00 18801.00Sale 249700.00 18846.00Sale 300.00 18846.00Sale 300.00 18847.00Sale 4432.00 18850.00Sale 10000.00 18850.00Sale 3263.00 18850.00Sale 8000.00 18850.00Sale 2042.00 19106.00Sale 127.00 19150.00Sale 183.00 19150.00Sale 7.00 19150.00Sale 9172.00 19150.00Sale 4480.00 19150.00Sale 9172.00 19150.00Sale 10585.00 19150.00Sale 8000.00 19150.00Sale 6102.00 19150.00Sale 130.00 19150.00Sale 2500.00 19333.00Sale 1336.00 19333.00Sale 18340.00 19333.00Sale 6700.00 19333.00Sale 11442.00 19333.00Sale 8182.00 19333.00Sale 1500.00 19333.00Sale 1822.00 18643.00Sale 4000.00 18653.00Sale 3105.00 18656.00Sale 4000.00 18662.00Sale 902.00 18677.00Sale 1324.00 18771.00Sale 898.00 18771.00Sale 851.00 18771.00Sale 4021.00 18783.00Sale 1005.00 18788.00Sale 1110.00 18795.00Sale 972.00 18795.00Sale 2890.00 18795.00Sale 100.00 18796.00Sale 3000.00 18796.00Sale 1695.00 19410.00 Total Purchases 196,050 Total Sales 431,995 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 18th January 2008 Contact name MICHAEL SOLARIN Telephone number 0027 11 322 7860 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC AND Nature of connection (Note 9) BHP BILLITON LIMITED 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:
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