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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited18 March 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 ordinaryDate of dealing 17th March 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 2,862,425 0.13% 427,163 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 2,862,425 0.13% 427,163 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 1000 24799 B 944 24800 B 1500 24800 B 5347 24800 B 4600 24996 B 4000 25000 B 10012 25050 B 5000 25050 B 1988 25050 B 8450 24452 B 12200 24815 S 5000 24800 S 60 24800 S 3000 24810 S 731 24850 S 17000 25050 S 5496 25100 S 104 25100 S 3000 25100 S 3600 25100 S 8450 24387 S 1537 24400 S 4000 24400 S 2913 24400 S 1192 24430 S 1973 24430 S 5285 24430 S 8450 24590 S 4048 24700 S 8340 24700 S 8450 24700 S 5752 24700 S 8450 24700 S 4198 24700 S 4252 24700 S 4300 24700 S 4150 24700 S 4402 24700 S 540 24834 S 538 24834 S 1700 24834 S 836 24834 S 836 24835 S 4000 24835 S 8450 24847 S 3450 24900 S 5000 24900 S 561 24900 S 7889 24900 S 2844 24900 S 200 24900 S 5406 24900 S 4450 24920 S 4000 24920 S 3649 24920 S 801 24920 S 473 24920 S 7977 24920 S 4000 24930 S 12 24934 S 8020 24934 S 418 24934 S 881 24950 S 7569 24950 S 3257 24950 S 5193 24950 S 1942 24950 S 6508 24950 S 8450 24979 S 1550 24980 S 131 24980 S 6769 24980 S 8297 24999 S 153 24999 S 3000 25050 S 55 25050 S 127 25050 S 27 25050 S 5214 25050 S 27 25050 S 50 25178 S 3 25178 S 7 25178 S 50 25178 S 2678 25400 S 20 25400 S 1116 24275 S 281 24300 S 5000 24300 S 9469 24310 S 100 24335 S 980 24335 S 1070 24346 S 1984 24377 Total Purchases 55,041 Total Sales 286,141 (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 18th March 2008 Contact name MICHAEL SOLARIN Telephone number 0027 11 322 7860 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC AND 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group