21st Dec 2007 12:00
UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited21 December 2007 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) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD ordinaryDate of dealing 20th December 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 498,825 0.02% 861,690 0.04% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 498,825 0.02% 861,690 0.04% (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)Purchase 9205 20750Purchase 18829 20750Purchase 6585 20750Purchase 6585 20750Purchase 1882 20750Purchase 9200 20750Sale 1444 20700Sale 5756 20701Sale 2000 20702Sale 9200 20709Sale 9200 20718Sale 7389 20738Sale 27 20738Sale 150 20738Sale 1634 20738Sale 9200 20739Sale 8356 20750Sale 844 20750Sale 33 20750Sale 200 20750Sale 7205 20750Sale 1081 20750Sale 9408 20750Sale 9408 20750Sale 9408 20750Sale 10349 20750Sale 9200 20750Sale 45157 20750Sale 9000 20751Sale 9200 20767Sale 2173 20767Sale 2455 20767Sale 4572 20767Sale 150 20789Sale 3626 20789Sale 871 20789Sale 4553 20789Sale 1456 20789Sale 3872 20789Sale 3872 20789Sale 9200 20794Sale 8804 20798Sale 396 20798Sale 8935 20828Sale 238 20828Sale 27 20828Sale 1008 20848Sale 8192 20848Sale 8737 20850Sale 463 20850Sale 9200 20859Sale 1288688 20670Purchase 45157 20750Sale 6912 20680Sale 47 20680Sale 3136 20699Sale 3823 20699Sale 1530 20705Sale 3500 20705Sale 1929 20705Sale 3626 20705Sale 2652 20705Sale 681 20705Sale 6959 20720Sale 2050 20735Sale 4759 20735Sale 150 20736Sale 2173 20745Sale 4786 20745Sale 6959 20750Sale 2962 20760Sale 3997 20760Sale 6959 20765Sale 6959 20767Sale 6959 20775Sale 6959 20794Sale 6959 20795Sale 100 20800Sale 6859 20800Sale 6959 20801Sale 2643 20825Sale 1479 20825Sale 6936 20840Sale 23 20840Sale 6959 20866Sale 6959 20874Sale 2837 20875 Total Purchases 97,443 Total Sales 1,685,517 (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 21st December 2007 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