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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited11 April 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 10th April 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 102,852 0.00% 542,394 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 102,852 0.00% 542,394 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) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/Sale Number of Price per unit securities (Note 4) B 200 26860 B 5000 27199 B 2380 27199 B 1000 27199 B 263 27102 B 137 27102 B 8000 27102 B 10 27181 B 8390 27181 S 2000 26820 S 5100 26820 S 500 26820 S 4987 26820 S 1000 26820 S 2000 26820 S 5000 26820 S 10000 26820 S 7413 26820 S 2000 26822 S 5000 26850 S 5000 26850 S 200 26850 S 4352 26900 S 2928 26900 S 1760 26900 S 6000 26900 S 4343 26900 S 648 26900 S 22587 26900 S 5028 26900 S 10 26900 S 9000 26900 S 9000 26900 S 519 26900 S 4022 26900 S 1460 26900 S 8380 26900 S 5081 26900 S 5000 26900 S 2500 26900 S 919 26900 S 6000 26900 S 6000 26900 S 6000 26900 S 1699 26900 S 2225 26900 S 10000 26900 S 1131 26900 S 7646 26900 S 7382 26905 S 8380 26918 S 12203 27200 S 8380 27200 S 15 27200 S 24421 27200 S 4981 27200 S 8380 27230 S 1609 27271 S 6791 27271 S 1000 27376 S 4802 27376 S 2598 27376 Total Purchases 25,380 Total Sales 275,380 (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 11th April 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