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UBS AG (EPT)27 March 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 26 MARCH 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 903,367 1450 pence 1404 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 521,171 1456 pence 1405 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 SHORT 35,000 14.109154 GBP CFD SHORT 200,000 14.2513 CFD SHORT 250,000 14.2585 CFD LONG 121,968 14.3138 CFD LONG 200,000 14.3984 CFD SHORT 200,000 14.4016 CFD SHORT 11,250 14.4232 CFD LONG 40,000 14.48 CFD SHORT 31,507 14.4830599 CFD LONG 100,000 14.5159 CFD LONG 2,000 14.53 (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 3,000 1600 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 78 PENCE CALL SELLING 7,000 2000 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 17 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 2,000 1300 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 198.5 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 2,000 1500 PENCE AMERICAN 30/04/2008 50 PENCE PUT SELLING 9,000 1100 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 24 PENCE PUT SELLING 3,000 1200 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 44.5 PENCE PUT PURCHASING 4,000 1400 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 103 PENCE PUT PURCHASING 3,000 1500 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 158 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 27 MARCH 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