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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited18 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 14th 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 1,887,676 112,619 0.08% 0.00% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 1,887,676 112,619 0.09% 0.00% (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 8031 21010Purchase 9200 21010Purchase 165 21010Sale 20000 21010Sale 30000 21010Sale 10351 21010Sale 9149 21010Sale 9200 21010Sale 51 21010Sale 9200 21010Sale 31264 21010Sale 3729 21084Sale 585 21084Sale 4886 21092Sale 4283 21100Sale 4000 21100Sale 405 21100Sale 512 21100Sale 200 21132Sale 9000 21133Sale 10 21150Sale 5000 21150Sale 4190 21150Sale 3777 21153Sale 5423 21153Sale 3701 21165Sale 5499 21165Sale 5129 21180Sale 4071 21180Sale 10 21200Sale 8601 21200Sale 589 21200Sale 3533 21245Sale 1579 21245Sale 1427 21245Sale 2661 21245Sale 9200 21249Sale 1900 21299Sale 2900 21299Sale 4400 21299Sale 3000 21425Sale 6200 21425Sale 2560 21435Sale 2238 21435Sale 3505 21435Sale 897 21436Sale 1000 21700Sale 5909 21700Sale 314 21700Sale 1977 21700Purchase 5645 21010Purchase 9189 21010Purchase 31264 21010Sale 299167 21542 Total Purchases 63,494 Total Sales 547,182 (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 18th 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