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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited17 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 ordinary Date of dealing 14th 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 3,093,525 0.14% 427,163 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 3,093,525 0.14% 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) Purchase/Sale Number of Price per unit securities (Note 4)Purchase 1985.00 25401.00Purchase 565.00 25401.00Purchase 5900.00 25401.00Sale 50000.00 25000.00Sale 13000.00 25050.00Sale 37000.00 25050.00Sale 10000.00 25100.00Sale 4000.00 25100.00Sale 13569.00 25100.00Sale 20431.00 25100.00Sale 2000.00 25110.00Sale 450.00 24900.00Sale 4000.00 24910.00Sale 4000.00 24911.00Sale 450.00 24921.00Sale 4000.00 24930.00Sale 4000.00 24931.00Sale 1935.00 25035.00Sale 6515.00 25050.00Sale 7639.00 25100.00Sale 811.00 25100.00Sale 12.00 25150.00Sale 600.00 25150.00Sale 600.00 25150.00Sale 1600.00 25150.00Sale 4941.00 25150.00Sale 697.00 25150.00Sale 4981.00 25175.00Sale 3469.00 25176.00Sale 4450.00 25318.00Sale 4000.00 25319.00Sale 4000.00 25389.00Sale 1954.00 25389.00Sale 2496.00 25389.00Sale 600.00 25550.00Sale 5849.00 25550.00Sale 214.00 25550.00Sale 1787.00 25550.00Sale 969.00 25576.00Sale 4000.00 25576.00Sale 1564.00 25576.00Sale 1917.00 25576.00Sale 13091.00 25586.00Sale 3809.00 25586.00 (a) Purchases and sales Total Purchases 8,450 Total Sales 251,400 (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 17th 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 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