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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited11 March 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) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD ordinary Date of dealing 10th March 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 3,268,875 0.14% 427,163 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 3,268,875 0.14% 427,163 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 salesPurchase/Sale Number of Price per unit securities (Note 4) B 8450 24400 B 8450 24441 B 120 24450 B 100 24450 B 8230 24450 B 3000 24451 B 860 24451 B 597 24451 B 100 24451 B 3893 24451 B 1890 24476 B 32 24476 B 7 24476 B 1210 24476 B 86 24476 B 5225 24476 B 8450 24597 B 8450 24597 B 300 24601 B 8150 24601 B 3450 24650 B 5000 24650 B 8450 24880 S 55 24200 S 2623 24215 S 2067 24250 S 5000 24250 S 4000 24265 S 2500 24265 S 5523 24265 S 2180 24265 S 5755 24265 S 4000 24265 S 741 24265 S 14000 24265 S 500 24265 S 580 24265 S 276 24265 S 200 24265 S 5000 24300 S 3231 24300 S 9064 24327 S 500 24333 S 9999 24340 S 39 24340 S 8000 24340 S 200 24341 S 300 24341 S 1385 24400 S 5000 24400 S 1362 24400 S 1840 24400 S 8450 24400 S 200 24400 S 100 24400 S 8025 24400 S 524 24400 S 5000 24400 S 30 24400 S 5101 24400 S 5000 24401 S 3012 24401 S 1500 24402 S 200 24406 S 62 24450 S 9938 24450 S 7000 24450 S 400 24451 S 3893 24451 S 240 24500 S 757 24500 S 4973 24500 S 100 24500 S 500 24500 S 5692 24500 S 350 24500 S 9030 24508 S 844 24597 S 8450 24597 S 8439 24597 S 3817 24597 S 8450 24597 S 10000 24597 S 10000 24597 S 5000 24600 S 79 24600 S 5000 24600 S 1761 24600 S 5000 24600 S 2500 24600 S 5000 24600 S 3450 24600 S 3000 24600 S 4272 24600 S 10000 24600 S 14527 24600 S 7685 24601 S 600 24601 S 8150 24601 S 3939 24607 S 2500 24615 S 700 24615 S 4960 24615 S 9054 24628 S 1000 24631 S 5000 24650 S 4515 24650 S 25 24650 S 9390 24650 S 8904 24650 S 90 24650 S 1500 24650 S 340 24655 S 5061 24664 S 1 24688 S 600 24700 S 5000 24700 S 5000 24700 S 5000 24700 S 5000 24700 S 5000 24700 S 10000 24700 S 200 24700 S 200 24701 S 5000 24701 S 169 24880 S 13191 24880 S 5000 24880 S 2586 24900 S 15000 24900 S 9054 24901 S 5000 24902 S 598 24200 S 142 24200 S 1788 24200 S 147 24200 S 144 24200 S 200 24200 S 147 24200 S 2556 24200 S 144 24200 S 147 24200 S 144 24200 S 2000 24200 S 147 24200 S 144 24200 S 144 24200 Total Purchases 84,500 Total Sales 458,592 (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 11th March 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