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UBS AG (EPT)22 February 2008 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) 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 21 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 715,574 1675 pence 1625 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,253,751 1680 pence 1629.4367 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD LONG 1,943 16.44290787 GBP CFD LONG 486 16.49090535 CFD LONG 701 16.49091298 CFD LONG 40,000 16.5723 CFD LONG 20,000 16.5732 CFD LONG 150,000 16.5851 CFD LONG 55,079 16.59087224 CFD LONG 1,057 16.59475875 CFD LONG 1,497 16.59527054 CFD LONG 100,000 16.6473 CFD LONG 636 16.7367 CFD LONG 376,505 16.7368 CFD LONG 173,017 35.5748 AUD CFD LONG 173,017 35.57483276 AUD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Optionname,e.g selling, securities price American, moneypaid/receivedcall purchasing, to which the European per unit (Note 3)option varying etc option etc. relates (Note 5) CALL SELLING 5,000 1500 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 167 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 10,000 1700 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 47.50 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 3,000 1800 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 100 PENCE (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (Note 3) 3. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 22 FEBRUARY 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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