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UBS AG (EPT)26 March 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 25 MARCH 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 8,596,960 0.39% 3,777,161 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,596,960 0.39% 3,777,161 0.17% (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 657 1404 pence SALE 2800 1406 SALE 1378 1406 SALE 1177 1406 SALE 640 1408 SALE 1438 1410 SALE 83 1410 PURCHASE 226 1410 PURCHASE 226 1410 PURCHASE 244 1410 PURCHASE 1808 1410 PURCHASE 2500 1410 SALE 1465 1411 SALE 768 1411 SALE 500 1411 SALE 262 1411 SALE 207 1411 SALE 143 1411 PURCHASE 262 1411 PURCHASE 600 1411 PURCHASE 1103 1411 PURCHASE 1338 1411 SALE 3689 1412 SALE 2500 1412 SALE 1260 1412 SALE 1116 1412 SALE 1000 1412 SALE 1000 1412 SALE 1000 1412 SALE 629 1412 SALE 627 1412 SALE 427 1412 SALE 300 1412 SALE 249 1412 PURCHASE 1000 1412 PURCHASE 1305 1412 PURCHASE 3000 1412 SALE 461 1412.5 PURCHASE 200000 1412.8641 SALE 774 1413 SALE 607 1413 SALE 423 1413 SALE 384 1413 SALE 26 1413 PURCHASE 26 1413 PURCHASE 52 1413 PURCHASE 406 1413 PURCHASE 515 1413 PURCHASE 617 1413 PURCHASE 1000 1413 PURCHASE 1502 1413 PURCHASE 5575 1413 SALE 265 1413.5 SALE 90 1413.5 SALE 29 1413.5 SALE 23 1413.5 PURCHASE 265 1413.5 SALE 5000 1414 SALE 1582 1414 SALE 1506 1414 SALE 1500 1414 SALE 1491 1414 SALE 1181 1414 SALE 1000 1414 SALE 663 1414 SALE 595 1414 SALE 576 1414 SALE 500 1414 SALE 81 1414 SALE 2 1414 PURCHASE 74 1414 PURCHASE 122 1414 PURCHASE 523 1414 PURCHASE 692 1414 PURCHASE 1418 1414 SALE 6977 1415 SALE 4168 1415 SALE 2742 1415 SALE 2400 1415 SALE 2180 1415 SALE 1551 1415 SALE 639 1415 SALE 191 1415 SALE 120 1415 SALE 84 1415 PURCHASE 468 1415 PURCHASE 568 1415 PURCHASE 1200 1415 PURCHASE 2000 1415 PURCHASE 2692 1415 SALE 259 1415.5 PURCHASE 239 1415.5 SALE 2264 1416 SALE 1700 1416 SALE 900 1416 SALE 794 1416 SALE 718 1416 SALE 277 1416 SALE 214 1416 SALE 6 1416 PURCHASE 115 1416 PURCHASE 160 1416 PURCHASE 185 1416 PURCHASE 190 1416 PURCHASE 272 1416 PURCHASE 323 1416 PURCHASE 358 1416 PURCHASE 373 1416 PURCHASE 389 1416 PURCHASE 597 1416 PURCHASE 695 1416 PURCHASE 710 1416 PURCHASE 1791 1416 PURCHASE 1840 1416 PURCHASE 2557 1416 PURCHASE 5087 1416 PURCHASE 8972 1416 SALE 4284 1417 SALE 1484 1417 SALE 308 1417 PURCHASE 173 1417 PURCHASE 185 1417 PURCHASE 308 1417 PURCHASE 500 1417 PURCHASE 600 1417 PURCHASE 1147 1417 PURCHASE 1163 1417 PURCHASE 1342 1417 PURCHASE 1957 1417 PURCHASE 3400 1417 PURCHASE 6884 1417 PURCHASE 60200 1417 SALE 673 1417.5 SALE 626 1417.5 SALE 206 1417.5 PURCHASE 58 1417.5 PURCHASE 206 1417.5 SALE 3000 1418 SALE 2189 1418 SALE 1900 1418 SALE 1611 1418 SALE 800 1418 SALE 222 1418 SALE 167 1418 SALE 100 1418 SALE 97 1418 PURCHASE 72 1418 PURCHASE 98 1418 PURCHASE 266 1418 PURCHASE 665 1418 PURCHASE 800 1418 PURCHASE 1300 1418 PURCHASE 1800 1418 PURCHASE 2000 1418 PURCHASE 5417 1418 SALE 229 1418.5 SALE 1758 1419 SALE 1280 1419 SALE 1236 1419 SALE 1120 1419 SALE 825 1419 SALE 132 1419 PURCHASE 477 1419 PURCHASE 653 1419 PURCHASE 1523 1419 PURCHASE 3317 1419 PURCHASE 7047 1419 SALE 1465 1419.5 SALE 2989 1420 SALE 2832 1420 SALE 1470 1420 SALE 1291 1420 SALE 1245 1420 SALE 1000 1420 SALE 748 1420 SALE 741 1420 SALE 287 1420 SALE 253 1420 SALE 199 1420 SALE 185 1420 PURCHASE 700 1420 SALE 108 1420.5 SALE 88 1420.5 PURCHASE 430 1420.5 SALE 1592 1421 SALE 700 1421 SALE 169 1421 PURCHASE 49 1421 PURCHASE 132 1421 PURCHASE 369 1421 PURCHASE 500 1421 PURCHASE 600 1421 PURCHASE 900 1421 PURCHASE 1200 1421 SALE 4332 1422 SALE 3860 1422 SALE 2595 1422 SALE 2353 1422 SALE 1525 1422 SALE 1217 1422 SALE 1053 1422 SALE 975 1422 SALE 389 1422 SALE 268 1422 PURCHASE 2400 1422 SALE 1626 1423 SALE 239 1423 PURCHASE 51 1423 PURCHASE 139 1423 PURCHASE 190 1423 SALE 3198 1424 SALE 652 1424 PURCHASE 617 1424 SALE 382 1424.5 PURCHASE 381 1424.5 SALE 3298 1425 SALE 1391 1425 PURCHASE 158 1425 PURCHASE 412 1425 PURCHASE 465 1425 PURCHASE 477 1425 PURCHASE 857 1425 PURCHASE 879 1425 PURCHASE 970 1425 PURCHASE 1234 1425 PURCHASE 1500 1425 PURCHASE 1814 1425 SALE 1465 1427 SALE 1000 1428 PURCHASE 341 1428 PURCHASE 495 1428 SALE 3000 1429 SALE 2605 1429 SALE 2571 1429 SALE 1629 1429 SALE 1459 1429 SALE 1000 1429 SALE 308 1429 SALE 294 1429 PURCHASE 709 1429 SALE 657 1429.5 SALE 29496 1430 SALE 242 1430 PURCHASE 201 1430 PURCHASE 29496 1430 PURCHASE 37045 1430 SALE 657 1430.5 SALE 870 1431 SALE 306 1431 PURCHASE 482 1431 SALE 252 1433 SALE 213 1433 SALE 3074 1434 SALE 1490 1434 SALE 1068 1434 SALE 232 1434 SALE 30 1434 PURCHASE 86 1434 PURCHASE 553 1434 PURCHASE 684 1434 SALE 215 1434.5 PURCHASE 465 1435 PURCHASE 661 1435 TOTAL PURCHASES 450,380 TOTAL SALES 197,353 (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 26 MARCH 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:
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