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UBS AG (EPT)24 April 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 23 APRIL 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 2,193,215 1927 pence 1881 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,186,159 1927 pence 1874 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 25,000 18.77437 GBP CFD LONG 500,000 18.88401 CFD LONG 150,000 18.8915 CFD LONG 102,000 18.91848 CFD SHORT 31,575 18.95358 CFD SHORT 100,000 19.048 CFD SHORT 90,000 19.05552 CFD SHORT 50,000 19.0863 CFD SHORT 200,000 19.13248 CFD SHORT 700,000 19.1542 CFD SHORT 125,000 19.17828 CFD LONG 83,667 19.18299 CFD LONG 2,200 19.1852 CFD LONG 2,600 19.18521 CFD SHORT 250,000 19.18919 CFD SHORT 300,000 19.202 CFD LONG 16,750 19.26615 (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 PURCHASING 1,000 2000 PENCE AMERICAN 31/07/2008 134 PENCE PUT PURCHASING 5,000 1600 PENCE AMERICAN 31/05/2008 7 PENCE PUT PURCHASING 20,000 1600 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 107.5 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 24 APRIL 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