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UBS AG (EPT)07 May 2008 FORM 38.5(b) 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 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 06 MAY 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 8,873,636 0.40% 4,324,857 0.20%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,873,636 0.40% 4,324,857 0.20% (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 thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) SALE 900 1906 pence SALE 387 1907 PURCHASE 300 1907 PURCHASE 412 1909 PURCHASE 600 1909 SALE 2623 1910 SALE 2612 1910 SALE 300 1910 PURCHASE 62 1910 PURCHASE 90 1910 PURCHASE 200 1910 PURCHASE 216 1910 PURCHASE 278 1910 PURCHASE 319 1910 PURCHASE 1200 1910 PURCHASE 5235 1910 PURCHASE 7926 1910 PURCHASE 7971 1910 SALE 3982 1911 SALE 3279 1911 SALE 1805 1911 SALE 1000 1911 SALE 984 1911 SALE 690 1911 SALE 345 1911 SALE 300 1911 SALE 264 1911 SALE 236 1911 PURCHASE 128 1911 PURCHASE 1220 1911 SALE 128 1912 PURCHASE 1596 1912 PURCHASE 2228 1912 PURCHASE 10454 1912 SALE 2300 1913 SALE 2300 1913 SALE 2300 1913 SALE 2166 1913 SALE 2000 1913 SALE 1660 1913 SALE 1570 1913 SALE 1050 1913 SALE 880 1913 SALE 785 1913 SALE 736 1913 SALE 564 1913 SALE 564 1913 SALE 500 1913 SALE 335 1913 SALE 237 1913 PURCHASE 220 1913 SALE 2060 1914 SALE 1721 1914 SALE 1523 1914 SALE 1293 1914 SALE 668 1914 SALE 589 1914 SALE 498 1914 SALE 297 1914 SALE 270 1914 SALE 58 1914 PURCHASE 281 1914 PURCHASE 300 1914 PURCHASE 619 1914 PURCHASE 1200 1914 PURCHASE 1300 1914 PURCHASE 3418 1914 SALE 2402 1915 SALE 2000 1915 SALE 2000 1915 SALE 1745 1915 SALE 1649 1915 SALE 1504 1915 SALE 1476 1915 SALE 1403 1915 SALE 1355 1915 SALE 1328 1915 SALE 1150 1915 SALE 1048 1915 SALE 1000 1915 SALE 973 1915 SALE 811 1915 SALE 607 1915 SALE 504 1915 SALE 500 1915 SALE 500 1915 SALE 409 1915 SALE 395 1915 SALE 295 1915 SALE 73 1915 PURCHASE 185 1915 PURCHASE 299 1915 PURCHASE 400 1915 PURCHASE 700 1915 PURCHASE 977 1915 PURCHASE 5221 1915 PURCHASE 6663 1915 SALE 6663 1916 SALE 1609 1916 SALE 1569 1916 SALE 800 1916 SALE 770 1916 SALE 400 1916 SALE 100 1916 PURCHASE 120 1916 PURCHASE 120 1916 PURCHASE 135 1916 PURCHASE 300 1916 PURCHASE 615 1916 PURCHASE 1539 1916 PURCHASE 2171 1916 PURCHASE 5219 1916 SALE 2171 1917 SALE 1261 1917 SALE 637 1917 SALE 610 1917 SALE 397 1917 SALE 63 1917 PURCHASE 48 1917 PURCHASE 200 1917 PURCHASE 318 1917 PURCHASE 454 1917 PURCHASE 482 1917 PURCHASE 500 1917 PURCHASE 546 1917 PURCHASE 1100 1917 PURCHASE 2282 1917 PURCHASE 2719 1917 SALE 800 1918 PURCHASE 400 1918 PURCHASE 500 1918 PURCHASE 1000 1918 PURCHASE 2199 1918 SALE 500 1919 PURCHASE 600 1919 PURCHASE 120 1920 PURCHASE 1733 1920 PURCHASE 5368 1920 PURCHASE 5865 1920 SALE 900 1921 PURCHASE 421 1921 PURCHASE 679 1921 PURCHASE 2009 1921 PURCHASE 2208 1921 SALE 1492 1922 SALE 600 1922 PURCHASE 400 1922 PURCHASE 579 1922 PURCHASE 949 1922 SALE 300 1923 SALE 200 1923 SALE 200 1924 PURCHASE 284 1924 PURCHASE 1200 1924 PURCHASE 827 1925 PURCHASE 984 1925 SALE 7789 1926 SALE 1200 1926 PURCHASE 259 1926 SALE 500 1927 PURCHASE 500 1927 PURCHASE 572 1927 PURCHASE 700 1927 PURCHASE 827 1927 PURCHASE 984 1927 PURCHASE 1660 1927 PURCHASE 2909 1927 SALE 10000 1928 SALE 822 1928 SALE 500 1928 PURCHASE 220 1928 PURCHASE 500 1928 PURCHASE 500 1928 PURCHASE 500 1928 PURCHASE 578 1928 PURCHASE 648 1928 PURCHASE 827 1928 PURCHASE 984 1928 PURCHASE 1660 1928 PURCHASE 2194 1928 SALE 952 1929 SALE 300 1929 PURCHASE 1000 1929 PURCHASE 1200 1929 SALE 189 1930 SALE 339 1932 SALE 156 1932 PURCHASE 791 1932 PURCHASE 400 1933 PURCHASE 2898 1933 SALE 1100 1934 SALE 800 1934 PURCHASE 1626 1934 PURCHASE 1635 1934 PURCHASE 1654 1934 PURCHASE 278 1934.5 PURCHASE 18 1935 PURCHASE 94 1935 PURCHASE 97 1935 PURCHASE 168 1935 PURCHASE 270 1935 PURCHASE 351 1935 PURCHASE 412 1935 PURCHASE 652 1935 PURCHASE 684 1935 PURCHASE 842 1935 PURCHASE 916 1935 PURCHASE 1292 1935 PURCHASE 1309 1935 PURCHASE 1343 1935 PURCHASE 1684 1935 PURCHASE 2241 1935 PURCHASE 1 1937 PURCHASE 599 1937 SALE 1590 1938 SALE 217 1939 PURCHASE 1 1939 PURCHASE 999 1939 SALE 500 1942 SALE 700 1943 SALE 2667 1948 PURCHASE 19 1948 PURCHASE 290 1950 TOTAL PURCHASES 152,197 TOTAL SALES 126,249 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities Price per unitCFD (Note 6) (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities price American, date money paid/call purchasing, to which the European received peroption varying etc option etc. unit (Note relates 4) (Note 6) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unitoption (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 7) 4. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 07 MAY 2008Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton PLC BHP Billiton LTDNature 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group