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UBS AG Switzerland19 March 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 AG Switzerland Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Sharedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 18th March 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 1,000 0BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Share (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,000 0 (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 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) BHP Billiton Ltd- Ordinary Share BUY 338 21 EURBUY 779 21 EURBUY 1000 21.11 EURBUY 1000 21.12 EURBUY 50 21.21 EURBUY 1000 21.26 EURBUY 1000 21.29 EUR BHP Billiton Ltd- Swiss Certificate BUY 959 32.6 CHFBUY 100 33 CHFBUY 750 33 CHFBUY 200 33.7 CHFBUY 200 33.7 CHFBUY 400 33.7 CHFBUY 400 33.7 CHFBUY 800 33.7 CHFSELL 225 32.9 CHFSELL 239 32.9 CHFSELL 145 32.9 CHFSELL 1000 33 CHFSELL 200 33 CHFSELL 338 33 CHFSELL 500 33.25 CHFSELL 400 33.25 CHFSELL 1100 33.25 CHFSELL 750 33.25 CHFSELL 150 33.25 CHFSELL 1000 33.5 CHFSELL 100 33.5 CHFSELL 50 33.5 CHFSELL 1000 33.75 CHFSELL 1000 34 CHF Total Buy: 8,976 Total Sell: 8,197 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 19th March 2008 Contact name Sophie Goodrich Telephone number +41 44 239 6161 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc 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