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UBS Securities LLC25 January 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENTSERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS Securities LLCCompany dealt in BHP Billiton Limited (ISIN US0886061086)Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Ordinary shares dealt in ADR form ADR (1 ADR = 2 Ords) Date of dealing 23 January 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 660014 Ords 3442 Ords (equivalent to (equivalent to 330007 ADRs) 1721 ADRs)(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 632200 Ords 1401400 Ordssell (equivalent to (equivalent to 316100 ADRs) 700700 ADRs) Total 1292214 Ords 0.04 1404842 Ords 0.04 (equivalent to (equivalent to 646107 ADRs) 702421 ADRs) (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) Buy/Sell Number of Trade Price (USD) securitiesB 74282 56.102B 11800 56.385B 40620 55.33B 312564 56.491B 20948 56.277B 27914 57.018S 36190 57.037S 28200 57.609S 51194 56.332S 17520 56.24S 516 56.1S 58452 56.118S 63126 56.732S 11800 56.891S 2192 56.56S 10082 55.435S 15700 57.353S 172056 56.374Total Buys 488128Total Sells 467028 (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 B/S Number of Exercise Price Type Expiration Price securities to (USD) which the option relatesCALL B 8000 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.8CALL B 200 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.6CALL B 400 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.78CALL B 4400 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.7CALL B 6200 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.65CALL B 200 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.65CALL B 1800 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.65CALL B 6000 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.6CALL B 200 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.6CALL B 200 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.8CALL B 600 70 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.25CALL B 1000 70 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.45CALL B 200 57.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.6CALL B 600 67.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.75CALL B 200 60 AMERICAN 3/22/2008 3CALL B 8400 65 AMERICAN 3/22/2008 1.9CALL B 1200 70 AMERICAN 3/22/2008 1.45CALL B 1000 67.5 AMERICAN 3/22/2008 1.45CALL B 600 60 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 5CALL B 800 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 2.45CALL B 200 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 1.95CALL B 200 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 2.6CALL B 200 70 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 3.1CALL B 200 80 AMERICAN 1/16/2010 6.5CALL B 1200 50 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 12.4CALL B 4000 70 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 5.4CALL B 2000 105 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 0.9CALL B 2000 105 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 0.9CALL S 2000 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.85CALL S 4000 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.05CALL S 2000 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2CALL S 4000 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2CALL S 2000 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2CALL S 4200 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.05CALL S 4200 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.05CALL S 200 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.05CALL S 800 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.35CALL S 2000 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.8CALL S 2000 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.7CALL S 2000 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.7CALL S 7000 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.55CALL S 3600 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.55CALL S 2000 80 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.15CALL S 600 80 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.15CALL S 1000 57.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 3.5CALL S 2000 62.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.5CALL S 2000 62.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.5CALL S 400 62.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.5CALL S 2000 62.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.15CALL S 2000 62.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.15CALL S 400 67.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.48CALL S 400 60 AMERICAN 3/22/2008 4.9CALL S 400 65 AMERICAN 3/22/2008 2.55CALL S 200 65 AMERICAN 3/22/2008 2CALL S 10000 65 AMERICAN 3/22/2008 2.8CALL S 200 60 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 4.9CALL S 2000 60 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 6.8CALL S 2000 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 2.4CALL S 800 75 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 1.45CALL S 3000 75 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 1.45CALL S 400 75 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 1.9CALL S 800 80 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 1.1CALL S 200 90 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 0.5CALL S 1800 90 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 0.7CALL S 200 50 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 11.4CALL S 200 55 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 8.4CALL S 3800 55 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 9.4CALL S 200 55 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 11.7CALL S 2000 60 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 6.8CALL S 8400 60 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 6.8CALL S 600 60 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 7.9CALL S 1000 65 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 4.6CALL S 200 65 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 5.9CALL S 200 50 AMERICAN 1/16/2010 16CALL S 1400 70 AMERICAN 1/16/2010 8.6CALL S 2000 100 AMERICAN 1/16/2010 3.5CALL S 3000 40 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 18.9CALL S 2000 55 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 9.5CALL S 200 90 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 2.3CALL S 2400 90 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 2.25CALL S 200 105 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 1.1PUT B 2000 55 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 3.2PUT B 800 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 3.2PUT B 1000 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 9.7PUT B 1000 67.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 8PUT B 600 55 AMERICAN 3/22/2008 4.8PUT B 1400 55 AMERICAN 3/22/2008 3.7PUT B 600 60 AMERICAN 3/22/2008 7.8PUT B 1400 62.5 AMERICAN 3/22/2008 6.5PUT B 600 45 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 2.2PUT B 200 55 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 5.9PUT B 6000 65 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 12.4PUT B 6000 65 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 12.4PUT B 6000 65 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 12.4PUT B 6000 65 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 12.4PUT B 6000 65 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 12.4PUT B 6000 65 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 12.2PUT B 6000 65 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 12.2PUT B 3600 65 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 12.2PUT B 6000 65 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 12.2PUT B 6000 65 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 12.2PUT B 800 42.5 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 1.65PUT B 1000 50 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 5.2PUT B 1000 50 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 5.05PUT B 8200 50 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 5.2PUT B 1000 70 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 16.6PUT B 4000 50 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 7PUT B 400 50 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 6.6PUT B 400 50 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 5.3PUT B 200 55 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 8.4PUT S 800 50 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.1PUT S 2000 50 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.3PUT S 600 50 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.3PUT S 400 50 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.3PUT S 400 55 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 3.2PUT S 600 55 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 3PUT S 2600 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 5.5PUT S 600 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 6PUT S 2200 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 6.5PUT S 400 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 5.8PUT S 2000 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 3.8PUT S 2000 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 3.7PUT S 800 57.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 3.8PUT S 1000 57.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 4.25PUT S 200 57.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 4.5PUT S 1200 57.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 4.5PUT S 2400 57.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 4.4PUT S 2000 57.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 4.4PUT S 2000 57.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 4.4PUT S 2000 57.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 4.4PUT S 600 57.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 4.4PUT S 400 62.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 8.3PUT S 1200 62.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 8PUT S 800 62.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 8PUT S 600 62.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 8.2PUT S 800 67.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 12.5PUT S 1200 65 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 12.9PUT S 3000 60 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 10.1PUT S 3000 60 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 10.1PUT S 5200 60 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 10.1PUT S 3000 60 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 10.1PUT S 2000 40 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 3.2PUT S 2000 40 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 3.2PUT S 2000 40 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 3.2PUT S 400 40 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 3.2PUT S 200 55 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 10 (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 personrelating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to thevoting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to onthis form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 24 JANUARY 2008Contact name Richard MulcahyTelephone number 203 719 0467Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BillitonNature 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 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b) DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 38.5(b)) OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) Product Purchased/Written Number of securities Exercise Price TYPE Expiration to which the option (USD) relatesCALL Purchased 3600 100 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Purchased 6000 105 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Purchased 1200 45 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Purchased 1000 47.5 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Purchased 17600 52.5 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Purchased 13600 55 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Purchased 5600 57.5 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Purchased 10200 60 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Purchased 12000 62.5 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Purchased 15000 70 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Purchased 5400 75 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Purchased 9400 80 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Purchased 15400 85 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Purchased 1000 67.5 AMERICAN Mar08CALL Purchased 1400 70 AMERICAN Mar08CALL Purchased 3000 105 AMERICAN May08CALL Purchased 27200 110 AMERICAN May08CALL Purchased 400 47.5 AMERICAN May08CALL Purchased 2800 55 AMERICAN May08CALL Purchased 24600 85 AMERICAN May08CALL Purchased 800 95 AMERICAN May08CALL Purchased 39400 60 AMERICAN Aug08CALL Purchased 0 70 AMERICAN Aug08CALL Purchased 5000 80 AMERICAN Aug08CALL Purchased 3400 90 AMERICAN Aug08CALL Purchased 800 50 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 4400 80 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 3600 95 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 6000 105 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3200 120 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3200 125 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 5200 135 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 11600 140 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 400 20 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 1800 60 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3800 75 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 48200 80 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 200 90 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Written 5200 110 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Written 3800 50 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Written 46000 65 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Written 27800 67.5 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Written 30200 90 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Written 3000 95 AMERICAN Feb08CALL Written 6200 55 AMERICAN Mar08CALL Written 1200 60 AMERICAN Mar08CALL Written 3000 65 AMERICAN Mar08CALL Written 39800 100 AMERICAN May08CALL Written 600 50 AMERICAN May08CALL Written 53400 60 AMERICAN May08CALL Written 39600 62.5 AMERICAN May08CALL Written 20800 65 AMERICAN May08CALL Written 8200 67.5 AMERICAN May08CALL Written 42400 70 AMERICAN May08CALL Written 89000 75 AMERICAN May08CALL Written 5800 80 AMERICAN May08CALL Written 61000 90 AMERICAN May08CALL Written 1000 100 AMERICAN Aug08CALL Written 4200 50 AMERICAN Aug08CALL Written 27000 55 AMERICAN Aug08CALL Written 20400 65 AMERICAN Aug08CALL Written 1000 67.5 AMERICAN Aug08CALL Written 200 75 AMERICAN Aug08CALL Written 1600 85 AMERICAN Aug08CALL Written 8000 95 AMERICAN Aug08CALL Written 14400 100 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL Written 200 40 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL Written 3000 60 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL Written 11600 70 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL Written 6000 90 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL Written 12200 100 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Written 6600 110 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Written 1400 115 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Written 1600 130 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Written 3000 30 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Written 800 40 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Written 48200 50 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Written 1400 55 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Written 35800 70 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL Written 5800 95 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 4600 47.5 AMERICAN Feb08PUT Purchased 15400 52.5 AMERICAN Feb08PUT Purchased 9000 55 AMERICAN Feb08PUT Purchased 78600 65 AMERICAN Feb08PUT Purchased 8200 67.5 AMERICAN Feb08PUT Purchased 6600 70 AMERICAN Feb08PUT Purchased 2200 80 AMERICAN Feb08PUT Purchased 24600 55 AMERICAN Mar08PUT Purchased 600 60 AMERICAN Mar08PUT Purchased 1400 62.5 AMERICAN Mar08PUT Purchased 1200 65 AMERICAN Mar08PUT Purchased 8800 100 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 2600 37.5 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 6400 40 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 1600 42.5 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 2000 45 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 6800 47.5 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 22200 50 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 108400 60 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 15400 62.5 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 58000 65 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 63800 70 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 55200 75 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 7400 80 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 37800 90 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 16800 95 AMERICAN May08PUT Purchased 17600 50 AMERICAN Aug08PUT Purchased 3000 55 AMERICAN Aug08PUT Purchased 16800 65 AMERICAN Aug08PUT Purchased 3800 67.5 AMERICAN Aug08PUT Purchased 3200 70 AMERICAN Aug08PUT Purchased 4200 75 AMERICAN Aug08PUT Purchased 1400 80 AMERICAN Aug08PUT Purchased 400 85 AMERICAN Aug08PUT Purchased 2000 95 AMERICAN Aug08PUT Purchased 10000 40 AMERICAN 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 3600 80 AMERICAN 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 200 90 AMERICAN 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 4400 30 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 14000 40 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 14000 50 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 19200 55 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 9200 60 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 4200 75 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 2000 90 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT Written 10400 45 AMERICAN Feb08PUT Written 3400 50 AMERICAN Feb08PUT Written 18200 57.5 AMERICAN Feb08PUT Written 51000 60 AMERICAN Feb08PUT Written 9200 62.5 AMERICAN Feb08PUT Written 9800 75 AMERICAN Feb08PUT Written 1000 30 AMERICAN May08PUT Written 16600 55 AMERICAN May08PUT Written 22200 67.5 AMERICAN May08PUT Written 12200 85 AMERICAN May08PUT Written 7400 60 AMERICAN Aug08PUT Written 2800 50 AMERICAN 1/16/2010PUT Written 1800 60 AMERICAN 1/16/2010PUT Written 2400 70 AMERICAN 1/16/2010PUT Written 5000 20 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT Written 7800 70 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT Written 3400 80 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existingagreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. 2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rules 8 and 38.5and their Notes which 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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