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UBS AG (EPT)23 November 2007 This announcement replaces the previous RNS amendment reference 1081I releasedat 13:29 on 20th November 2007. Amendment made to the figures in 2 (a). Allother information remains unchanged. FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS AG London Branch Company dealt in BHP Billiton PLC Class of relevant security to which the 0.5 USD ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19 NOVEMBER 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,937,707 1591 pence 1508 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,979,842 1596.341 pence 1505 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD SHORT 150,000 15.2404 GBP CFD LONG 150,000 15.5466 CFD LONG 552,946 15.96341 CFD LONG 140,232 15.81069 CFD SHORT 720,961 31.206 USD CFD SHORT 150,000 15.24042 CFD LONG 6,930 15.4711 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g selling, securities to price American, date moneypaid/call purchasing, which the European etc. receivedoption varying etc option per unit relates (Note (Note 3) 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (Note 3) 3. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 20 NOVEMBER 2007 Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEV Telephone number 020 7568 9289 Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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