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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited28 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 25TH 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 299,155 0.01% 778,317 0.03% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 299,155 0.01% 778,317 0.03% (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 8422 19001 Purchase 728 19001 Purchase 7351 19100 Purchase 1799 19100 Purchase 5000 19350 Purchase 4150 19350 Purchase 560 19498 Purchase 8590 19498 Purchase 10 19553 Purchase 9140 19553 Purchase 500 19699 Purchase 8513 19699 Purchase 10 19699 Purchase 127 19699 Purchase 7058 20170 Purchase 2939 19540 Purchase 1766 19540 Purchase 1488 19540 Purchase 400 19553 Purchase 860 19553 Purchase 200 19553 Purchase 6 19553 Purchase 600 19564 Purchase 1000 19564 Purchase 821 19564 Purchase 1127 19564 Purchase 70 19564 Purchase 10990 19600 Purchase 2186 19600 Purchase 1683 19600 Purchase 280 19600 Purchase 817 19600 Purchase 2500 19600 Purchase 1022 19616 Purchase 99 19633 Purchase 901 19633 Purchase 183 19633 Purchase 183 19633 Purchase 817 19633 Purchase 1439 19633 Purchase 1033 19633 Purchase 955 19633 Purchase 1011 19633 Purchase 903 19633 Purchase 721 19633 Purchase 1000 19634 Purchase 3051 20170 Purchase 43729 20170 Sale 1216 20170 Sale 8795 20170 Sale 10000 20170 Sale 18340 20170 Sale 1862 20170 Sale 500 20170 Sale 7058 20170 Sale 43729 20170 Total Purchases 148,738 Total Sales 91,500 (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 28th January 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