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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited12 December 2007 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 South Africa (Pty) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD ordinary Date of dealing 11th December 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,097,695 0.09% 265,442 0.01% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 2,097,695 0.09% 265,442 0.01% (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 Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities - - (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total - - (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details N/A - 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit securities (Note 4)Purchase 5142 22700Purchase 6142 22700Purchase 529 22700Sale 100 22700Sale 781 22700Sale 7000 22701Sale 500 22702Sale 693 22743Sale 4990 22743Sale 8000 22743Sale 1592 22743Sale 1704 22743Sale 1225 22743Sale 4704 22749Sale 1320 22750Sale 5 22765Sale 3682 22775Sale 4704 22775Sale 2204 22775Sale 2000 22775Sale 9367 22775Sale 4000 22775Sale 4704 22775Sale 3682 22775Sale 19691 22790Sale 5000 22790Sale 4000 22790Sale 1152 22790Sale 2000 22790Sale 1000 22790Sale 100 22790Sale 100 22790Sale 100 22650Sale 2970 22650Sale 300 22650Sale 5000 22650Sale 5500 22650Sale 2633 22675Sale 500 22675Sale 8700 22675Sale 1000 22675Sale 303 22700Sale 1598 22701Sale 2109 22725Sale 4410 22725Sale 3056 22725Sale 2226 22725Sale 12 22725Sale 2000 22750Sale 8700 22750Sale 4900 22750Sale 1070 22750Sale 5000 22750Sale 10000 22750Sale 7707 22750Sale 6167 22750Sale 3474 22750Sale 2000 22750Sale 1516 22750Sale 5000 22750Sale 2185 22750Sale 885 22750Sale 9605 22750Sale 1000 22750Sale 1697 22750Sale 4704 22780Sale 4704 22780Sale 5000 22780Sale 3274 22800Sale 10000 22800Sale 480 22800Sale 2395 22800Sale 1000 22800Sale 92 22800Sale 7200 22800Sale 3000 22800Sale 5000 22800Sale 5000 22800Sale 935 22800Sale 3682 22800Sale 138 22800Sale 1600 22800Sale 1003 22800Sale 22 22800Sale 960 22800Sale 50 22800Sale 4704 22800Sale 5000 22800Sale 2704 22800Sale 4000 22800Sale 3000 22800Sale 1000 22800Sale 3346 22800Sale 50 22800Sale 10000 22800Sale 18410 22805Sale 5432 22805Sale 8800 22805Sale 4534 22810Sale 4707 22811Sale 4100 22820Sale 2000 22820Sale 9000 22820Sale 2000 22850Sale 3000 22850Sale 10000 22850Sale 2868 22850Sale 6804 22850Sale 2333 22850Sale 3000 22850Sale 3000 22850Sale 9205 22851Sale 4000 22875Sale 1254 22877Purchase 3800 23130Purchase 900 23130Purchase 3000 23130Purchase 1500 23130Purchase 2500 22700Purchase 2500 22712Purchase 5000 22745Purchase 1000 22899Purchase 1000 22899Purchase 5572 22950Purchase 4428 22950Purchase 5000 23100Purchase 3552 23113Purchase 1448 23113Purchase 27 23120Purchase 1973 23120Sale 1771 22785Sale 729 22785Sale 2500 22785Sale 625 22840Sale 5931 22880Sale 9059 22880Sale 10 22880Sale 1375 22900Sale 4410 23250Sale 494 23250Sale 590 23250Sale 4506 23251Sale 990 23300Sale 1010 23300 Total Purchases 55,013 Total Sales 445,813 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD- - - - (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) - - - - - - - (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) - - - (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) - - - 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 12th December 2007 Contact name MICHAEL SOLARIN Telephone number 0027 11 322 7860 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC AND BHP BILLITON LIMITED Nature of connection (Note 9) CONNECTED ADVISOR 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