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UBS AG (EPT)28 February 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 27 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,704,725 1665 pence 1626 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 556,197 1669 pence 1632.728 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 50,0000 16.3273 GBP CFD LONG 340,000 16.3322 CFD SHORT 884,000 16.42512 CFD LONG 2,365 16.4626 CFD SHORT 76,563 16.48669005 CFD LONG 33,319 16.53497202 CFD SHORT 125,000 16.55 CFD SHORT 245,151 16.56350001 CFD SHORT 300,000 16.5865 CFD SHORT 125,000 16.6133 (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 2,000 1300 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 411 PENCE CALL SELLING 4,000 1550 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 140 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 3,000 1600 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 185 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 8,000 1700 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 46 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 28 FEBRUARY 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