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UBS AG (EPT)04 February 2008 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS AG London BranchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PLCClass of relevant security to which the 0.5 USD ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 01 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 18,507,429 1682 pence 1559 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 13,678,322 1671 pence 1570 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD SHORT 2,000,000 16.5168 GBPCFD LONG 8,470,507 14.77CFD SHORT 8,470,507 14.77CFD LONG 6,996 15.77159949CFD LONG 500,000 15.8476CFD LONG 90,000 15.849524CFD LONG 200,000 15.8879CFD LONG 100,000 15.956CFD SHORT 12,800 16.025CFD LONG 120,000 16.0902CFD SHORT 500,000 16.1015CFD LONG 430,000 16.1258CFD SHORT 29,950 16.14370017CFD LONG 13,470 16.15289978CFD LONG 33,732 16.18190027CFD LONG 90,000 16.193534CFD LONG 231,971 16.21128999CFD SHORT 500,000 16.2509CFD LONG 250,000 16.2656CFD SHORT 12,300 16.27657317CFD LONG 50,000 16.2955CFD LONG 30,000 16.316667CFD SHORT 223,000 16.3773CFD SHORT 150,000 16.3827CFD LONG 900,000 16.3908CFD LONG 150,000 16.3954CFD LONG 500,000 16.4503CFD SHORT 120,000 16.450342CFD LONG 120,000 16.4604CFD LONG 343,976 16.48305401CFD LONG 107,342 16.4831CFD LONG 100,000 16.53345CFD LONG 250,000 16.539468CFD SHORT 250,000 16.54302CFD LONG 255,000 16.55CFD SHORT 250,000 16.5831CFD LONG 19,435 32.0478 USDCFD LONG 15,800 35.20198924 AUD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Optionname,e.g selling, securities price American, moneypaid/receivedcall purchasing, to which the European per unit (Note 3)option varying etc option etc. relates (Note 5) PUT SELLING 2,000 1400 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 51.50 PENCE PUT SELLING 2,000 1400 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 43 PENCE PUT SELLING 3,000 1500 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 122 PENCE PUT PURCHASING 6,000 1100 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 22 PENCE PUT PURCHASING 4,000 1600 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 100 PENCE CALL SELLING 6,000 1500 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 224 PENCE CALL SELLING 4,000 1500 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 225 PENCE CALL SELLING 5,000 1700 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 114 PENCE CALL SELLING 100,000 1700 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 184.50 PENCE CALL SELLING 6,000 1800 PENCE AMERICAN 30/09/2008 200 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 2,000 1500 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 168 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 5,000 1600 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 135 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 18,000 1800 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 70 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 3,000 2000 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 85 PENCE (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 04 FEBRUARY 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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