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UBS AG (EPT)04 April 2008 FORM 38.5(b) 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 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 3 APRIL 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 8,554,494 0.39% 3,814,507 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,554,494 0.39% 3,814,507 0.17% (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 thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (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) PURCHASE 1 1531 pence PURCHASE 74 1532 PURCHASE 229 1532 PURCHASE 4326 1532 SALE 2123 1533 SALE 957 1533 SALE 213 1533 SALE 152 1533 SALE 2640 1534 SALE 939 1534 SALE 151 1534 SALE 1861 1537 SALE 1738 1537 SALE 303 1537 PURCHASE 2 1538 PURCHASE 18 1538 PURCHASE 258 1538 PURCHASE 6501 1538 PURCHASE 500 1539 PURCHASE 2585 1539 PURCHASE 2775 1539 PURCHASE 1362 1540 PURCHASE 2661 1540 SALE 529 1541 PURCHASE 226 1541 PURCHASE 500 1541 PURCHASE 988 1541 PURCHASE 1000 1541 PURCHASE 1200 1541 PURCHASE 1692 1541 PURCHASE 2350 1541 PURCHASE 2500 1541 PURCHASE 11390 1541 PURCHASE 25 1541.5 SALE 121 1542 PURCHASE 173 1542 PURCHASE 1654 1542 PURCHASE 1660 1542 PURCHASE 8028 1542 PURCHASE 1 1542.5 PURCHASE 23 1542.5 SALE 1729 1543 SALE 856 1543 PURCHASE 2174 1543 PURCHASE 1 1543.5 SALE 3000 1544 SALE 1336 1544 PURCHASE 500 1544 PURCHASE 650 1544 PURCHASE 3824 1544 PURCHASE 6656 1544 PURCHASE 13312 1544 PURCHASE 63 1544.5 PURCHASE 4231 1545 PURCHASE 6472 1545 SALE 2306 1546 SALE 1836 1546 SALE 834 1546 SALE 831 1546 SALE 550 1546 SALE 179 1546 SALE 169 1546 SALE 107 1546 SALE 84 1546 PURCHASE 249 1546 PURCHASE 752 1546 PURCHASE 752 1546 PURCHASE 752 1546 PURCHASE 827 1546 PURCHASE 975 1546 PURCHASE 1400 1546 PURCHASE 1513 1546 SALE 5000 1547 SALE 4067 1547 SALE 500 1547 SALE 402 1547 SALE 400 1547 SALE 311 1547 SALE 143 1547 SALE 130 1547 PURCHASE 1050 1547 PURCHASE 1136 1547 PURCHASE 2470 1547 PURCHASE 2573 1547 SALE 4694 1548 SALE 1940 1548 SALE 1647 1548 SALE 1578 1548 SALE 1577 1548 SALE 1279 1548 SALE 1137 1548 SALE 202 1548 SALE 200 1548 SALE 160 1548 SALE 153 1548 SALE 152 1548 SALE 143 1548 SALE 137 1548 SALE 119 1548 PURCHASE 648 1548 PURCHASE 752 1548 PURCHASE 825 1548 PURCHASE 940 1548 PURCHASE 1185 1548 PURCHASE 1257 1548 SALE 5061 1549 SALE 4890 1549 SALE 3407 1549 SALE 2368 1549 SALE 2082 1549 SALE 1683 1549 SALE 1603 1549 SALE 1569 1549 SALE 1406 1549 SALE 1271 1549 SALE 1024 1549 SALE 583 1549 SALE 541 1549 SALE 400 1549 SALE 145 1549 SALE 130 1549 SALE 91 1549 SALE 77 1549 SALE 53 1549 PURCHASE 475 1549 PURCHASE 650 1549 PURCHASE 3637 1549 SALE 1802 1550 SALE 600 1550 PURCHASE 249 1550 PURCHASE 500 1550 PURCHASE 1244 1550 PURCHASE 3362 1550 SALE 1719 1551 SALE 1545 1551 SALE 932 1551 SALE 470 1551 SALE 380 1551 SALE 152 1551 SALE 120 1551 SALE 77 1551 SALE 72 1551 PURCHASE 56 1551 PURCHASE 600 1551 PURCHASE 5791 1551 SALE 2819 1552 SALE 1834 1552 SALE 873 1552 SALE 567 1552 SALE 435 1552 SALE 242 1552 PURCHASE 119 1552 PURCHASE 829 1552 PURCHASE 1000 1552 PURCHASE 1500 1552 PURCHASE 1641 1552 PURCHASE 55 1552.5 PURCHASE 226 1552.5 SALE 2182 1553 SALE 2146 1553 SALE 1584 1553 SALE 1205 1553 SALE 1138 1553 SALE 209 1553 SALE 209 1553 SALE 185 1553 SALE 183 1553 SALE 8 1553 PURCHASE 93 1553 PURCHASE 150 1553 PURCHASE 1377 1553 PURCHASE 2800 1553 SALE 2321 1554 SALE 161 1554 PURCHASE 431 1554 PURCHASE 1462 1554 SALE 5000 1555 SALE 1245 1555 SALE 1157 1555 SALE 926 1555 SALE 823 1555 SALE 800 1555 SALE 297 1555 SALE 245 1555 SALE 217 1555 SALE 215 1555 SALE 203 1555 SALE 183 1555 SALE 67 1555 PURCHASE 117 1555 PURCHASE 1040 1555 PURCHASE 6426 1556 SALE 5385 1557 SALE 1886 1557 SALE 364 1557 SALE 173 1557 PURCHASE 1621 1557 PURCHASE 5500 1557 SALE 1538 1558 SALE 1383 1558 SALE 370 1558 SALE 185 1558 SALE 143 1558 SALE 141 1558 PURCHASE 5327 1558 SALE 20442 1560 PURCHASE 111 1560 PURCHASE 358 1561 PURCHASE 531 1561 SALE 1946 1562 SALE 1914 1562 SALE 1100 1562 SALE 174 1562 SALE 4510 1563 SALE 2924 1563 SALE 2681 1563 SALE 3 1563 SALE 2443 1569 SALE 2071 1571 SALE 2056 1571 SALE 1804 1571 SALE 1533 1571 SALE 282 1574 TOTAL PURCHASES 161,919 TOTAL SALES 174,998 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities Price per unitCFD (Note 6) (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities price American, date money paid/call purchasing, to which the European received peroption varying etc option etc. unit (Note relates 4) (Note 6) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unitoption (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 7) 4. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 4 APRIL 2008Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton PLC BHP Billiton LTDNature 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
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