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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited04 February 2008 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 1st February 2008 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 805,843 501,876 0.04% 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 805,843 501,876 0.04% 0.02% (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/ Number of Price per unitSale securities (Note 4)Purchase 150 24100Purchase 2000 24100Purchase 247850 24100Purchase 243500 24110Purchase 6500 24110Purchase 24364 24150Purchase 313 24150Purchase 561 24150Purchase 10000 24150Purchase 1000 24150Purchase 106 24150Purchase 500 24150Purchase 4000 24150Purchase 5156 24150Purchase 4000 24150Purchase 150000 24190Purchase 500000 24340Purchase 195 22400Purchase 2000 22400Purchase 2000 22400Purchase 1000 22400Purchase 986 22400Purchase 1000 22400Purchase 528 22400Purchase 441 22400Purchase 1000 22400Purchase 1034 24022Purchase 4172 24022Purchase 969 24022Purchase 2975 24022Purchase 3660 24101Purchase 1000 24217Purchase 2100 24217Purchase 3573 24217Purchase 2477 24217Purchase 10 24230Purchase 10 24230Purchase 933 24230Purchase 5000 24230Purchase 3197 24230Purchase 5000 24290Purchase 51 24290Purchase 562 24290Purchase 292 24290Purchase 245 24290Purchase 3000 24290Purchase 660 24339Purchase 1000 24339Purchase 1010 24339Purchase 2990 24339Purchase 2465 24339Purchase 25 24339Purchase 1000 24339Purchase 500000 24100Sale 847 24200Sale 10000 24200Sale 1500 24200Sale 2437 24200Sale 2580 24200Sale 2000 24200Sale 5000 24200Sale 20000 24200Sale 3610 24200Sale 2026 24200Sale 20000 24200Sale 5792 24200Sale 8000 24200Sale 224 24200Sale 500000 24100Sale 2500 23455Sale 2720 23455Sale 1000 23455Sale 2930 23455Sale 4000 24367Sale 5150 24367Sale 500000 24340 Total Purchases 1,758,560 Total Sales 1,102,316 (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 4th February 2008 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