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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited25 April 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 24th April 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 493,449 0.00% 654,848 0.03% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 493,449 0.00% 654,848 0.03% (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/Sale Number of Price per unit securities (Note 4)Purchase 12.00 28801.00Purchase 100.00 28255.00Purchase 200.00 28255.00Purchase 200.00 28255.00Purchase 470.00 28750.00Purchase 500.00 28750.00Purchase 500.00 28888.00Purchase 541.00 28255.00Purchase 685.00 28750.00Purchase 795.00 28750.00Purchase 825.00 28884.00Purchase 870.00 28792.00Purchase 879.00 28821.00Purchase 889.00 28886.00Purchase 905.00 28750.00Purchase 913.00 28894.00Purchase 940.00 28700.00Purchase 963.00 28721.00Purchase 975.00 28894.00Purchase 978.00 28892.00Purchase 1079.00 28255.00Purchase 1168.00 28880.00Purchase 1181.00 27880.00Purchase 2321.00 28255.00Purchase 2359.00 28255.00Purchase 2388.00 28800.00Purchase 2486.00 28820.00Purchase 2500.00 28750.00Purchase 3562.00 28880.00Purchase 5000.00 28255.00Purchase 5000.00 28255.00Purchase 8985.00 27880.00Sale 50.00 28000.00Sale 100.00 28000.00Sale 140.00 27900.00Sale 200.00 27870.00Sale 209.00 27900.00Sale 400.00 27800.00Sale 400.00 27900.00Sale 500.00 27900.00Sale 547.00 28005.00Sale 860.00 27860.00Sale 940.00 28100.00Sale 940.00 28100.00Sale 1050.00 28000.00Sale 1065.00 27900.00Sale 1172.00 27870.00Sale 1185.00 28107.00Sale 1200.00 27900.00Sale 1386.00 27900.00Sale 1500.00 27900.00Sale 1500.00 28105.00Sale 1549.00 28000.00Sale 1993.00 27905.00Sale 2000.00 27800.00Sale 2000.00 27800.00Sale 2000.00 27800.00Sale 2000.00 27870.00Sale 2000.00 27930.00Sale 2000.00 28100.00Sale 2031.00 27870.00Sale 2365.00 27870.00Sale 2476.00 27860.00Sale 2500.00 27860.00Sale 2545.00 27870.00Sale 2545.00 27870.00Sale 2823.00 28100.00Sale 3000.00 27800.00Sale 3000.00 27870.00Sale 3000.00 27870.00Sale 3000.00 27870.00Sale 3090.00 27805.00Sale 3112.00 28100.00Sale 3120.00 27800.00Sale 3140.00 27860.00Sale 3181.00 27900.00Sale 3352.00 28005.00Sale 3352.00 28005.00Sale 3500.00 27860.00Sale 4000.00 27900.00Sale 4190.00 27900.00Sale 4377.00 27800.00Sale 4403.00 27900.00Sale 4500.00 28100.00Sale 5000.00 27901.00Sale 5000.00 28000.00Sale 5000.00 28001.00Sale 5000.00 28100.00Sale 5013.00 27800.00Sale 5027.00 28105.00Sale 5524.00 27860.00Sale 7000.00 27860.00Sale 7000.00 27870.00Sale 8027.00 27865.00Sale 8380.00 27900.00Sale 8380.00 27900.00Sale 8381.00 27900.00Sale 9973.00 28100.00Sale 10000.00 28000.00Sale 10000.00 28100.00Sale 20000.00 28100.00Sale 20000.00 28200.00 Total Purchases 51,169 Total Sales 260,193 (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 25th April 2008 Contact name MICHAEL SOLARIN Telephone number 0027 11 322 7860 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC AND BHP BILLITON LIMITED 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