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UBS AG Switzerland19 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 AG Switzerland Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Share Date of dealing 18th 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 BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Share 9,609 (Cert and share) 0 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 9,609 0 (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 ShareBUY 1000 23.85 EURBUY 1000 23.86 EURBUY 3000 23.9 EUR 24.08 EUR SELL 2000 BHP Billiton Ltd Swiss Certificate 39.25 CHF BUY 400 39.35 CHFBUY 500 39.5 CHFBUY 900 39.5 CHFBUY 1300 39.5 CHFBUY 291 39.65 CHFBUY 1709 39.75 CHFBUY 3000 39.75 CHFSELL 100 39.65 CHFSELL 100 39.65 CHFSELL 100 39.7 CHFSELL 158 40.35 CHFSELL 200 40 CHFSELL 291 40.05 CHFSELL 500 39.7 CHFSELL 880 39.7 CHFSELL 1119 40.35 CHFSELL 1500 40 CHFSELL 3000 Total Buy: 13,100 Total Sell: 9,948 (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 19th December 2007 Contact name Sophie Goodrich Telephone number +41 44 239 6161 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc Nature 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