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UBS AG Switzerland12 March 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 AG Switzerland Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Sharedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 11th March 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 30 0BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary share (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 30 0 (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) BHP Billiton Ltd- Ordinary sharesBUY 500 21.48 EURBUY 500 21.48 EURBUY 600 21.49 EURBUY 1000 21.64 EURBUY 280 21.8 EURBUY 1000 21.95 EURBUY 3000 22 EURBUY 3500 22 EURBUY 1000 22.07 EURBUY 800 22.2 EURSELL 2000 22.05 EUR BHP Billiton Ltd- Swiss Certificate BUY 1000 34 CHFBUY 1000 34.55 CHFBUY 1000 34.7 CHFBUY 485 34.75 CHFBUY 100 34.75 CHFBUY 50 34.9 CHFSELL 150 33.75 CHFSELL 200 33.8 CHFSELL 6 33.85 CHFSELL 450 34 CHFSELL 100 34 CHFSELL 210 34 CHFSELL 300 34 CHFSELL 60 34 CHFSELL 124 34 CHFSELL 2000 34.25 CHFSELL 2000 34.5 CHFSELL 170 34.55 CHFSELL 800 34.7 CHFSELL 60 34.8 CHFSELL 1000 34.8 CHFSELL 5 34.8 CHFSELL 400 34.8 CHFSELL 200 34.8 CHFSELL 600 34.85 CHFSELL 400 34.85 CHFSELL 500 34.85 CHFSELL 100 34.9 CHFSELL 200 34.9 CHFSELL 200 34.9 CHFSELL 200 34.9 CHFSELL 900 34.9 CHFSELL 200 34.9 CHFSELL 200 34.9 CHFSELL 200 34.9 CHFSELL 200 34.9 CHFSELL 200 34.9 CHFSELL 100 34.9 CHFSELL 500 35 CHFSELL 50 35 CHFSELL 800 35.2 CHF Total Buy: 15,815 Total Sell: 15,785 (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 12th March 2008Contact name Sophie Goodrich / Kilian SchaerliTelephone number +41 44 239 6161Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton PlcNature 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