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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited01 February 2008 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 ordinaryDate of dealing 31st January 2008 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 189,859 542,136 0.01% 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 189,859 542,136 0.01% 0.02% (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 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/ Number of Price per unitSale securities (Note 4) Purchase 4851 21605 Purchase 1500 21605 Purchase 649 21605 Purchase 9150 21000 Purchase 8000 21019 Purchase 1150 21019 Purchase 820 21152 Purchase 8330 21152 Purchase 3300 21230 Purchase 1255 21240 Purchase 4595 21240 Purchase 4950 21250 Purchase 4200 21250 Purchase 1000 21335 Purchase 2338 21335 Purchase 2812 21335 Purchase 3000 21335 Purchase 8770 21381 Purchase 380 21381 Purchase 3317 21385 Purchase 4212 21385 Purchase 1621 21385 Purchase 150 21400 Purchase 9000 21400 Purchase 4848 21449 Purchase 77 21449 Purchase 300 21449 Purchase 3470 21449 Purchase 455 21449 Purchase 9000 21461 Purchase 150 21461 Purchase 80 21465 Purchase 9000 21465 Purchase 70 21465 Purchase 9150 21550 Purchase 9150 21750 Purchase 9150 21750 Purchase 9150 21750 Purchase 1403 21750 Purchase 9597 21750 Purchase 3087 21800 Purchase 183 21800 Purchase 3442 21800 Purchase 3000 21800 Purchase 2880 21800 Purchase 4000 21800 Purchase 1708 21800 Purchase 7652 21750 Purchase 18340 21750 Purchase 18340 21750 Purchase 5918 21750 Purchase 135 21750 Sale 6300 21605 Sale 649 21605 Sale 51 21610 Sale 26617 21750 Sale 20000 21750 Sale 6000 21750 Sale 100 21750 Sale 1000 21750 Sale 9310 21750 Sale 750 21750 Sale 9597 21750 Total Purchases 233,085 Total Sales 80,374 (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 1st February 2008 Contact name MICHAEL SOLARIN Telephone number 0027 11 322 7860 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC AND BHP BILLITON LIMITEDNature of connection (Note 9) CONNECTED ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group