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UBS Securities LLC25 February 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 22 February 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 437924 Ords 5688 Ords (equivalent to (equivalent to 218962 ADRs) 2844 ADRs)(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 533600 Ords 1378000 Ords (equivalent to (equivalent to 266800 ADRs) 689000 ADRs) Total 971524 Ords 0.03 1383688 Ords 0.04 (equivalent to (equivalent to 485762 ADRs) 691844 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) (a) Purchases and sales Buy/Sell Number of Trade Price (USD) securitiesB 7600 72.23B 1600 73.699B 43334 72.761B 4262 72.913B 7240 72.468S 14000 72.984S 9000 72.935S 1000 73.452S 4038 72.962S 1800 72.654S 5930 73.729S 8440 72.651S 24472 72.442S 1000 72.348S 200 73.33S 370 72.795S 4700 73.405S 10416 72.743Total Buys 64036Total Sells 85366 (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 Type Expiration Price (USD) securities to Price (USD) which the option relatesCALL B 600 75 American 3/22/2008 2.25CALL B 400 75 American 3/22/2008 2.20CALL B 800 75 American 3/22/2008 1.65CALL B 200 75 American 3/22/2008 1.60CALL B 2400 75 American 3/22/2008 1.80CALL B 6800 75 American 3/22/2008 1.80CALL B 4200 75 American 3/22/2008 1.80CALL B 200 80 American 3/22/2008 0.85CALL B 600 80 American 3/22/2008 0.45CALL B 400 80 American 3/22/2008 0.45CALL B 200 80 American 3/22/2008 0.45CALL B 200 80 American 3/22/2008 0.80CALL B 800 75 American 4/19/2008 3.70CALL B 200 80 American 4/19/2008 1.75CALL B 800 85 American 4/19/2008 0.85CALL B 1600 90 American 5/17/2008 0.90CALL B 200 90 American 5/17/2008 0.65CALL B 400 90 American 5/17/2008 0.65CALL B 400 90 American 5/17/2008 0.70CALL B 400 90 American 5/17/2008 0.70CALL B 200 90 American 5/17/2008 0.75CALL B 200 90 American 5/17/2008 0.75CALL B 200 90 American 5/17/2008 0.90CALL B 800 90 American 5/17/2008 0.85CALL B 800 90 American 5/17/2008 0.90CALL B 200 90 American 5/17/2008 0.75CALL B 400 90 American 5/17/2008 1.00CALL B 200 95 American 5/17/2008 0.35CALL B 400 75 American 8/16/2008 7.40CALL S 1000 75 American 4/19/2008 3.40CALL S 1000 75 American 4/19/2008 3.20CALL S 800 75 American 4/19/2008 3.10PUT B 600 65 American 1/17/2009 6.70PUT S 1600 65 American 5/17/2008 2.90PUT S 1800 67.5 American 5/17/2008 3.90PUT S 1800 67.5 American 5/17/2008 3.90PUT S 2400 67.5 American 5/17/2008 3.80PUT S 2000 67.5 American 5/17/2008 3.80PUT S 2000 67.5 American 5/17/2008 3.80PUT S 2000 67.5 American 5/17/2008 3.80PUT S 2000 67.5 American 5/17/2008 3.80PUT S 200 60 American 8/16/2008 3.10PUT S 200 50 American 1/17/2009 2.75PUT S 200 70 American 1/17/2009 9.30PUT S 2200 70 American 1/17/2009 9.30PUT S 200 70 American 1/17/2009 9.30PUT S 2200 70 American 1/17/2009 9.30PUT S 200 70 American 1/17/2009 9.30PUT S 2000 80 American 1/17/2009 14.90 (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) YES Date of disclosure 25 FEBRUARY 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 Exercise Price Type Expiration securities to (USD) which the option or derivative relatesCALL Purchased 25400 70 American Mar08CALL Purchased 7200 75 American Mar08CALL Purchased 3400 85 American Mar08CALL Purchased 6800 75 American Apr08CALL Purchased 400 80 American Apr08CALL Purchased 2600 105 American May08CALL Purchased 27200 110 American May08CALL Purchased 400 47.5 American May08CALL Purchased 2800 55 American May08CALL Purchased 30600 80 American May08CALL Purchased 40600 85 American May08CALL Purchased 38400 60 American Aug08CALL Purchased 17800 80 American Aug08CALL Purchased 400 85 American Aug08CALL Purchased 2800 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 4200 105 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 1800 115 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3200 125 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3200 135 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 12800 140 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 400 20 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 200 40 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 2200 55 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 7200 60 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 4800 75 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 40200 80 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 21000 90 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 10000 55 American Mar08CALL Written 1200 60 American Mar08CALL Written 2000 62.5 American Mar08CALL Written 25000 65 American Mar08CALL Written 34200 67.5 American Mar08CALL Written 4000 80 American Mar08CALL Written 41800 85 American Apr08CALL Written 39800 100 American May08CALL Written 400 50 American May08CALL Written 55200 60 American May08CALL Written 55600 62.5 American May08CALL Written 31800 65 American May08CALL Written 21600 67.5 American May08CALL Written 40600 70 American May08CALL Written 76000 75 American May08CALL Written 18600 90 American May08CALL Written 2000 95 American May08CALL Written 200 100 American Aug08CALL Written 6400 50 American Aug08CALL Written 27000 55 American Aug08CALL Written 32400 65 American Aug08CALL Written 15400 70 American Aug08CALL Written 3600 75 American Aug08CALL Written 6600 95 American Aug08CALL Written 14000 100 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 2200 40 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 3000 60 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 11400 70 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 9000 90 American 1/16/2010CALL Written 16000 100 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 2600 110 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 1400 120 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 5600 130 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 3000 30 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 35800 50 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 800 65 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 22800 70 American 1/17/2009CALL Written 6200 95 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 800 50 American Mar08PUT Purchased 10000 55 American Mar08PUT Purchased 8000 60 American Mar08PUT Purchased 28800 62.5 American Mar08PUT Purchased 48200 65 American Mar08PUT Purchased 22800 70 American Mar08PUT Purchased 600 60 American Apr08PUT Purchased 200 62.5 American Apr08PUT Purchased 18600 65 American Apr08PUT Purchased 9000 67.5 American Apr08PUT Purchased 8800 100 American May08PUT Purchased 2600 37.5 American May08PUT Purchased 9400 40 American May08PUT Purchased 1800 42.5 American May08PUT Purchased 2000 45 American May08PUT Purchased 6800 47.5 American May08PUT Purchased 26800 50 American May08PUT Purchased 77800 60 American May08PUT Purchased 10200 62.5 American May08PUT Purchased 65400 65 American May08PUT Purchased 47600 70 American May08PUT Purchased 38600 75 American May08PUT Purchased 6400 80 American May08PUT Purchased 37800 90 American May08PUT Purchased 16800 95 American May08PUT Purchased 4000 100 American Aug08PUT Purchased 32800 50 American Aug08PUT Purchased 16200 55 American Aug08PUT Purchased 27600 65 American Aug08PUT Purchased 4400 67.5 American Aug08PUT Purchased 11800 70 American Aug08PUT Purchased 14600 75 American Aug08PUT Purchased 1000 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 5000 40 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 16600 50 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 19600 55 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 7200 65 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 6000 75 American 1/17/2009PUT Written 1400 67.5 American Mar08PUT Written 46800 75 American Mar08PUT Written 600 80 American Mar08PUT Written 3000 70 American Apr08PUT Written 1000 30 American May08PUT Written 200 32.5 American May08PUT Written 15400 55 American May08PUT Written 28400 67.5 American May08PUT Written 12200 85 American May08PUT Written 13600 60 American Aug08PUT Written 15600 80 American Aug08PUT Written 2800 50 American 1/16/2010PUT Written 1800 60 American 1/16/2010PUT Written 6400 70 American 1/16/2010PUT Written 5000 20 American 1/17/2009PUT Written 28600 60 American 1/17/2009PUT Written 8200 70 American 1/17/2009PUT Written 25600 80 American 1/17/2009PUT Written 200 90 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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