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UBS Securities LLC30 January 2008 This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement reference 3002Mreleased at 14:48 on 22nd January 2008. Amendment made to the short figures in 2(a). All other information remains unchanged. DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENTSERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS Securities LLCCompany dealt in BHP Billiton Limited (ISIN US0886061086)Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Ordinary shares dealt in ADR form ADR (1 ADR = 2 Ords) Date of dealing 18 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 451704 Ords 3442 Ords (equivalent to (equivalent to 1721 225852 ADRs) ADRs)(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1063600 Ords 1447400 Ords (equivalent to (equivalent to 531800 ADRs) 723700 ADRs) Total 1515304 Ords 0.04 1450842 Ords 0.04 (equivalent to (equivalent to 757652 ADRs) 725421 ADRs) (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 Buy/Sell Number of securities Trade Price (USD)B 32496 61.004B 8600 60.664B 5614 61.273B 2850 61.483B 113238 61.624B 1600 61.19B 7276 60.9B 20146 61.509B 11600 70S 39700 61.31S 1400 61.016S 7400 62.57S 34042 61.465S 8824 61.079S 20910 61.686S 21894 61.45S 2400 60.293S 1658 60.423S 6700 60.934S 7916 62.725S 42754 61.314S 400 60.87Total Buys 203420Total Sells 195998 (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 B/S Number of Exercise Type Expiration Price (USD) securities to which Price (USD) the option relatesCALL B 400 50 American 1/19/2008 11.70CALL B 2200 55 American 1/19/2008 6.90CALL B 2000 55 American 1/19/2008 6.90CALL B 3000 55 American 1/19/2008 6.90CALL B 600 55 American 1/19/2008 6.90CALL B 3200 60 American 1/19/2008 2.15CALL B 9000 70 American 2/16/2008 0.70CALL B 1400 75 American 2/16/2008 0.20CALL B 200 62.5 American 2/16/2008 3.60CALL B 1200 62.5 American 2/16/2008 3.02CALL B 600 70 American 5/17/2008 3.80CALL B 6200 70 American 5/17/2008 3.70CALL B 200 70 American 5/17/2008 3.20CALL B 6000 85 American 5/17/2008 1.00CALL B 600 90 American 5/17/2008 0.60CALL B 200 90 American 5/17/2008 0.60CALL B 400 62.5 American 5/17/2008 5.60CALL B 600 60 American 8/16/2008 9.22CALL B 3000 60 American 8/16/2008 9.00CALL B 6400 60 American 8/16/2008 9.00CALL B 6200 60 American 8/16/2008 9.00CALL B 7200 60 American 8/16/2008 9.00CALL B 5400 60 American 8/16/2008 9.00CALL B 7200 60 American 8/16/2008 9.00CALL B 7200 60 American 8/16/2008 9.00CALL B 7200 60 American 8/16/2008 9.00CALL B 2000 75 American 8/16/2008 4.00CALL B 1000 75 American 8/16/2008 4.00CALL B 200 40 American 1/16/2010 25.20CALL B 1000 40 American 1/17/2009 23.50CALL B 1000 40 American 1/17/2009 23.50CALL B 1400 40 American 1/17/2009 23.80CALL B 1000 40 American 1/17/2009 23.50CALL B 400 50 American 1/17/2009 14.10CALL B 2000 55 American 1/17/2009 12.50CALL B 400 100 American 1/17/2009 1.75CALL B 2000 105 American 1/17/2009 1.60CALL S 2000 55 American 1/19/2008 6.90CALL S 3000 55 American 1/19/2008 6.90CALL S 600 55 American 1/19/2008 6.90CALL S 200 60 American 1/19/2008 1.55CALL S 200 67.5 American 1/19/2008 0.05CALL S 200 60 American 2/16/2008 5.00CALL S 1800 65 American 2/16/2008 1.70CALL S 1800 65 American 2/16/2008 1.70CALL S 1800 65 American 2/16/2008 1.70CALL S 4400 65 American 2/16/2008 1.70CALL S 7000 65 American 2/16/2008 1.70CALL S 4200 65 American 2/16/2008 1.70CALL S 7000 65 American 2/16/2008 1.70CALL S 600 65 American 2/16/2008 2.00CALL S 600 62.5 American 2/16/2008 3.07CALL S 200 65 American 5/17/2008 4.90CALL S 400 75 American 5/17/2008 2.35CALL S 200 62.5 American 5/17/2008 6.60CALL S 1200 60 American 8/16/2008 9.32CALL S 200 65 American 8/16/2008 6.80CALL S 1400 95 American 1/16/2010 6.90CALL S 200 50 American 1/17/2009 18.20CALL S 200 70 American 1/17/2009 8.00CALL S 400 70 American 1/17/2009 8.00CALL S 2600 70 American 1/17/2009 6.90CALL S 400 75 American 1/17/2009 5.60CALL S 1200 90 American 1/17/2009 3.50CALL S 200 110 American 1/17/2009 1.50PUT B 200 60 American 1/19/2008 0.10PUT B 2000 62.5 American 1/19/2008 1.05PUT B 600 55 American 2/16/2008 0.90PUT B 1000 65 American 2/16/2008 4.80PUT B 600 65 American 2/16/2008 4.50PUT B 1800 70 American 2/16/2008 8.10PUT B 200 62.5 American 2/16/2008 3.30PUT B 1400 60 American 5/17/2008 5.30PUT B 1400 60 American 5/17/2008 5.10PUT B 4400 65 American 5/17/2008 7.90PUT B 3000 70 American 5/17/2008 10.90PUT B 600 70 American 5/17/2008 11.90PUT B 2000 80 American 5/17/2008 18.40PUT B 4000 85 American 5/17/2008 24.80PUT B 2000 85 American 5/17/2008 24.80PUT B 4400 85 American 5/17/2008 24.80PUT B 1800 85 American 5/17/2008 24.80PUT B 2000 47.5 American 5/17/2008 1.50PUT B 200 50 American 8/16/2008 3.30PUT B 200 55 American 8/16/2008 4.90PUT B 2000 55 American 8/16/2008 5.50PUT B 400 60 American 8/16/2008 6.90PUT B 1400 80 American 8/16/2008 19.80PUT B 400 67.5 American 8/16/2008 10.92PUT B 400 67.5 American 8/16/2008 10.99PUT B 2000 40 American 1/16/2010 4.00PUT B 2000 40 American 1/16/2010 4.10PUT B 2400 40 American 1/17/2009 1.45PUT B 200 60 American 1/17/2009 8.90PUT B 3800 75 American 1/17/2009 17.00PUT B 2800 75 American 1/17/2009 17.07PUT S 3600 65 American 1/19/2008 3.10PUT S 800 65 American 1/19/2008 3.20PUT S 2800 75 American 1/19/2008 12.67PUT S 200 67.5 American 1/19/2008 5.60PUT S 1400 60 American 2/16/2008 2.50PUT S 600 60 American 2/16/2008 3.00PUT S 200 60 American 2/16/2008 2.90PUT S 2000 60 American 2/16/2008 3.30PUT S 1600 65 American 2/16/2008 6.20PUT S 400 75 American 2/16/2008 12.62PUT S 400 75 American 2/16/2008 12.64PUT S 400 52.5 American 2/16/2008 0.60PUT S 1000 55 American 5/17/2008 3.90PUT S 600 65 American 5/17/2008 8.40 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (c) 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 personrelating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating tothe voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred toon this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 29 JANUARY 2008Contact name Richard MulcahyTelephone number 203 719 0467Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BillitonNature of connection (Note 9) Connected Adviser 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 Purchased/Written Number of securities Exercise Type Expiration to which the option Price (USD) or derivative relatesCALL Purchased 9600 105 American Jan08CALL Purchased 4800 110 American Jan08CALL Purchased 400 25 American Jan08CALL Purchased 31400 50 American Jan08CALL Purchased 41200 55 American Jan08CALL Purchased 53400 60 American Jan08CALL Purchased 6600 65 American Jan08CALL Purchased 12400 67.5 American Jan08CALL Purchased 30600 70 American Jan08CALL Purchased 5000 75 American Jan08CALL Purchased 50800 80 American Jan08CALL Purchased 21800 85 American Jan08CALL Purchased 24200 95 American Jan08CALL Purchased 3600 100 American Feb08CALL Purchased 6000 105 American Feb08CALL Purchased 1200 45 American Feb08CALL Purchased 1000 47.5 American Feb08CALL Purchased 17600 52.5 American Feb08CALL Purchased 12000 55 American Feb08CALL Purchased 6200 57.5 American Feb08CALL Purchased 20400 60 American Feb08CALL Purchased 8800 62.5 American Feb08CALL Purchased 13800 70 American Feb08CALL Purchased 6800 75 American Feb08CALL Purchased 12000 80 American Feb08CALL Purchased 15400 85 American Feb08CALL Purchased 3000 105 American May08CALL Purchased 27200 110 American May08CALL Purchased 400 47.5 American May08CALL Purchased 2800 55 American May08CALL Purchased 25400 85 American May08CALL Purchased 800 95 American May08CALL Purchased 50400 60 American Aug08CALL Purchased 3400 90 American Aug08CALL Purchased 1000 50 American 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 4200 80 American 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 3600 95 American 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 2200 105 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3200 120 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3200 125 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 5200 135 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 11600 140 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 400 20 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 2200 40 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3200 55 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 5800 60 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3800 75 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 24400 80 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3200 90 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 1400 100 American Jan08CALL Written 13800 30 American Jan08CALL Written 14800 35 American Jan08CALL Written 11400 40 American Jan08CALL Written 12600 45 American Jan08CALL Written 7400 47.5 American Jan08CALL Written 5200 62.5 American Jan08CALL Written 9600 90 American Jan08CALL Written 5200 110 American Feb08CALL Written 3800 50 American Feb08CALL Written 67000 65 American Feb08CALL Written 27600 67.5 American Feb08CALL Written 30200 90 American Feb08CALL Written 3000 95 American Feb08CALL Written 39800 100 American May08CALL Written 600 50 American May08CALL Written 51800 60 American May08CALL Written 39600 62.5 American May08CALL Written 21000 65 American May08CALL Written 10200 67.5 American May08CALL Written 44400 70 American May08CALL Written 82800 75 American May08CALL Written 4600 80 American May08CALL Written 59000 90 American May08CALL Written 1000 100 American Aug08CALL Written 4000 50 American Aug08CALL Written 11600 55 American Aug08CALL Written 19200 65 American Aug08CALL Written 1000 67.5 American Aug08CALL Written 400 70 American Aug08CALL Written 200 75 American Aug08CALL Written 13600 80 American Aug08CALL Written 1600 85 American Aug08CALL Written 8000 95 American Aug08CALL Written 12400 100 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 200 40 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 3000 60 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 9800 70 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 6000 90 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 11800 100 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 6600 110 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 1400 115 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 1600 130 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 3000 30 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 45200 50 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 17800 70 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 5800 95 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 9200 30 American Jan08PUT Purchased 8200 35 American Jan08PUT Purchased 41000 45 American Jan08PUT Purchased 16800 62.5 American Jan08PUT Purchased 19600 67.5 American Jan08PUT Purchased 18800 75 American Jan08PUT Purchased 4400 47.5 American Feb08PUT Purchased 9200 52.5 American Feb08PUT Purchased 2600 55 American Feb08PUT Purchased 77600 65 American Feb08PUT Purchased 8000 67.5 American Feb08PUT Purchased 8000 70 American Feb08PUT Purchased 2200 80 American Feb08PUT Purchased 8800 100 American May08PUT Purchased 400 40 American May08PUT Purchased 800 42.5 American May08PUT Purchased 1400 45 American May08PUT Purchased 6400 47.5 American May08PUT Purchased 22000 50 American May08PUT Purchased 107600 60 American May08PUT Purchased 16000 62.5 American May08PUT Purchased 62200 70 American May08PUT Purchased 55200 75 American May08PUT Purchased 7400 80 American May08PUT Purchased 37800 90 American May08PUT Purchased 16800 95 American May08PUT Purchased 6200 50 American Aug08PUT Purchased 3000 55 American Aug08PUT Purchased 7600 60 American Aug08PUT Purchased 16800 65 American Aug08PUT Purchased 3800 67.5 American Aug08PUT Purchased 2200 70 American Aug08PUT Purchased 1200 75 American Aug08PUT Purchased 1400 80 American Aug08PUT Purchased 400 85 American Aug08PUT Purchased 2000 95 American Aug08PUT Purchased 10000 40 American 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 3600 80 American 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 200 90 American 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 4400 30 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 20400 40 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 9200 50 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 19200 55 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 9200 60 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 4200 75 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 2000 90 American 1/17/2009PUT Written 8200 25 American Jan08PUT Written 2400 40 American Jan08PUT Written 2800 47.5 American Jan08PUT Written 39000 50 American Jan08PUT Written 35800 55 American Jan08PUT Written 76800 60 American Jan08PUT Written 51600 65 American Jan08PUT Written 31000 70 American Jan08PUT Written 33200 80 American Jan08PUT Written 9000 85 American Jan08PUT Written 2400 95 American Jan08PUT Written 10400 45 American Feb08PUT Written 3600 50 American Feb08PUT Written 20000 57.5 American Feb08PUT Written 36200 60 American Feb08PUT Written 6200 62.5 American Feb08PUT Written 9800 75 American Feb08PUT Written 1000 30 American May08PUT Written 16800 55 American May08PUT Written 2200 65 American May08PUT Written 22200 67.5 American May08PUT Written 12200 85 American May08PUT Written 2800 50 American 1/16/2010PUT Written 1800 60 American 1/16/2010PUT Written 2400 70 American 1/16/2010PUT Written 5000 20 American 1/17/2009PUT Written 7800 70 American 1/17/2009PUT Written 3400 80 American 1/17/2009 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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