EPT Disclosure

23rd Nov 2007 18:22

UBS Securities LLC23 November 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 Securities LLC Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited (ISIN US0886061086)Class of relevant security to which the ADR (1:2)dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 21 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 - - 3362817 0.20 (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3362817 0.20 (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 B/S Qty Price (US$)B 12500 69.598B 75 70.17B 75 70.19B 7675 69.868B 300 69.112B 300 70.28B 3090618 72.778B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.59B 100 69.59B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.59B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 100 69.6B 200 69.6B 200 69.6B 200 69.6B 200 69.6B 300 69.6B 300 69.6B 300 69.58B 300 69.6B 300 69.6B 300 69.6B 300 69.6B 300 69.6B 400 69.6B 400 69.6B 400 69.58B 400 69.59B 400 69.6B 400 69.6B 500 69.6B 600 69.6B 600 69.6B 700 69.6B 700 69.6B 1100 69.6B 3090618 72.778B 15474 69.521B 1554 69.59B 8500 69.873 S 3090618 72.778S 300 70.28S 300 69.112S 75 70.17S 75 70.19S 7675 69.868S 3090618 72.778S 12500 69.598S 3090618 72.778S 150 69.5S 3009 69.425S 6582 69.998S 300 69.715S 4500 70.137S 29200 69.707 Total Sell Qty 9336520 Total Buy Qty 6240189 (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 (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) YES/NO Date of disclosure 23 November 2007 Contact name Richard Mulcahy Telephone number 203 719 0467 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Nature of connection (Note 9) Connected Adviser 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 Exchange

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