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UBS AG Switzerland29 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 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) BHP Billiton Ltd Swiss Certificate - 1 cert = 1 Ordinary share Date of dealing 28th 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 BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Share 0 0BHP Billiton Ltd Swiss Certificate 0 0 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (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 Share BUY 2000 24.8 EURSELL 1000 23.73 EUR SELL 1200 24 EURSELL 1000 24.1 EURSELL 1000 24.1 EURSELL 1000 24.07 EURSELL 1000 24.14 EURSELL 1000 24.15 EURSELL 1000 24.25 EURSELL 1000 24.18 EURSELL 1000 23.73 EURSELL 11800 41.76 AUD Total Buy: 2000 Total Sell: 22,000 BHP Billiton Ltd Swiss Certificate BUY 900 39.5 CHFBUY 3000 39.65 CHF BUY 2100 39.5 CHFBUY 3000 39.25 CHFBUY 1200 39.25 CHF BUY 3000 38.9 CHF BUY 3000 39 CHFBUY 3000 38.8 CHFBUY 200 38.7 CHFBUY 200 39.75 CHFBUY 200 41.15 CHFBUY 800 41.15 CHF SELL 3000 39 CHFSELL 500 39.2 CHFSELL 1000 39.2 CHFSELL 1500 39.2 CHFSELL 430 39.4 CHFSELL 1250 39.85 CHF SELL 700 40 CHFSELL 1820 40 CHFSELL 350 41 CHFSELL 250 41 CHFSELL 600 41.15 CHF SELL 1000 41.2 CHF Total Buy: 20,600 Total Sell: 12,400 (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 29th November 2007 Contact name Sophie Goodrich Telephone number +41 44 239 6161 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisory 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