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UBS AG Switzerland28 November 2007 This announcement replaces the previous RNS amendment reference 4897I releasedat 12:14 on 26th November 2007. Amendment made to the currency in 3 (a) due toerror. All other information remains unchanged. 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 AG Switzerland Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the BHP Billiton Ltd Swiss Certificate - 1 cert = 1 ordinary sharedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 23rd November 2007 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 BHP Billiton Ltd- Swiss Cert 5,900 (Cert) 0 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (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 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) BUYSELL 38.2 CHFSELL 200 38.6 CHFSELL 800 39 CHFSELL 300 39 CHFSELL 1000 39 CHFSELL 1000 39 CHFSELL 150 39 CHFSELL 550 39 CHFSELL 1000 39 CHFSELL 115 39.25 CHFSELL 100 39 CHFSELL 125 39 CHFSELL 2060 39.25 CHFSELL 2900 39.4 CHFSELL 3000 39.5 CHFSELL 5100 39.5 CHFSELL 3000 39.6 CHFSELL 3000 39.6 CHFSELL 2880 39.6 CHFSELL 120 39.9 CHFSELL 3000 40 CHFSELL 3000 40.15 CHFSELL 3000 40 CHF 1000 40.2 CHF 100 Total Buy: 200 Total Sell: 37,300 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 26th November 2007 Contact name Sophie Goodrich Telephone number +41 44 239 6161 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisory 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