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UBS AG (EPT)03 April 2008 FORM 38.5(b) 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 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 2 APRIL 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 8,568,764 0.39% 3,815,698 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,568,764 0.39% 3,815,698 0.17% (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 thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (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) SALE 6 1483 pence SALE 2 1483 SALE 46 1484 PURCHASE 79 1486 PURCHASE 800 1486 PURCHASE 2124 1486 PURCHASE 2800 1486 PURCHASE 5000 1486 PURCHASE 1844 1488 PURCHASE 2403 1488 SALE 189 1490 SALE 3161 1492 SALE 500 1492 PURCHASE 168 1492 PURCHASE 203 1492 SALE 2300 1494 SALE 500 1494 PURCHASE 880 1494 SALE 2667 1495 SALE 2611 1495 SALE 1643 1495 SALE 1630 1495 SALE 1525 1495 SALE 424 1495 SALE 343 1495 SALE 1866 1496 SALE 1210 1496 SALE 1000 1496 SALE 684 1496 SALE 666 1496 SALE 650 1496 SALE 511 1496 SALE 500 1496 SALE 482 1496 SALE 397 1496 SALE 131 1496 SALE 36 1496 SALE 87 1497.5 PURCHASE 87 1497.5 SALE 2481 1498 SALE 1468 1498 SALE 861 1498 SALE 500 1498 SALE 120 1498 SALE 93 1498 PURCHASE 120 1498 PURCHASE 600 1498 PURCHASE 1000 1498 PURCHASE 5100 1498 PURCHASE 1365 1499 PURCHASE 3331 1500 PURCHASE 502 1501 PURCHASE 921 1501 SALE 2480 1502 PURCHASE 666 1502 PURCHASE 882 1502 SALE 2202 1503 SALE 1495 1503 SALE 710 1503 SALE 500 1503 SALE 500 1503 SALE 151 1503 SALE 95 1503 SALE 59 1503 PURCHASE 179 1503 PURCHASE 280 1503 PURCHASE 397 1503 PURCHASE 570 1503 PURCHASE 5458 1503 SALE 46 1503.5 PURCHASE 46 1503.5 SALE 3894 1504 SALE 2645 1504 SALE 1200 1504 SALE 824 1504 SALE 790 1504 SALE 707 1504 SALE 667 1504 SALE 391 1504 PURCHASE 523 1504 SALE 4000 1505 SALE 2065 1505 SALE 1678 1505 SALE 1200 1505 SALE 1000 1505 SALE 516 1505 SALE 77 1505 SALE 736 1506 SALE 691 1506 SALE 147 1506 PURCHASE 227 1506 PURCHASE 941 1506 PURCHASE 1800 1506 SALE 2600 1507 SALE 2000 1507 SALE 624 1507 SALE 514 1507 SALE 400 1507 SALE 45 1507 SALE 1850 1508 SALE 1164 1508 SALE 1000 1508 SALE 1000 1508 SALE 880 1508 SALE 827 1508 SALE 744 1508 SALE 650 1508 SALE 344 1508 SALE 138 1508 SALE 100 1508 PURCHASE 660 1509 PURCHASE 1500 1509 PURCHASE 1583 1509 PURCHASE 1807 1509 SALE 1650 1510 SALE 1277 1510 SALE 206 1510 PURCHASE 1694 1510 PURCHASE 880 1511 PURCHASE 1354 1511 PURCHASE 2912 1511 PURCHASE 4082 1511 SALE 270 1511.5 PURCHASE 44 1511.5 SALE 2784 1512 SALE 1200 1512 SALE 774 1512 SALE 134 1512 SALE 902 1513 SALE 739 1513 SALE 440 1513 PURCHASE 140 1513 SALE 1417 1514 PURCHASE 684 1516 SALE 118 1517 PURCHASE 103 1517 SALE 1506 1518 SALE 1200 1518 SALE 8 1518 PURCHASE 720 1518 PURCHASE 860 1518 PURCHASE 2445 1518 SALE 4669 1518.6137 SALE 717 1520 SALE 76 1520 PURCHASE 9912 1520 SALE 1522 1521 SALE 825 1521 SALE 752 1521 SALE 539 1521 SALE 13304 1522 SALE 3171 1522 SALE 1836 1522 SALE 1574 1522 SALE 909 1522 SALE 827 1522 SALE 385 1522 SALE 351 1522 SALE 245 1522 PURCHASE 522 1522 PURCHASE 6570 1522 SALE 1122 1523 SALE 500 1523 PURCHASE 537 1523 PURCHASE 821 1523 PURCHASE 752 1524 PURCHASE 752 1524 PURCHASE 752 1524 PURCHASE 770 1524 PURCHASE 807 1524 PURCHASE 880 1524 PURCHASE 940 1524 PURCHASE 1173 1524 PURCHASE 4317 1524 SALE 800 1525 PURCHASE 162 1525 PURCHASE 167 1525 PURCHASE 1061 1525 PURCHASE 1518 1525 SALE 1619 1526 SALE 942 1526 SALE 827 1526 SALE 749 1526 SALE 650 1526 SALE 380 1526 SALE 371 1526 SALE 270 1526 SALE 224 1526 SALE 54 1526 SALE 51 1526 PURCHASE 54 1526 PURCHASE 121 1526 PURCHASE 200 1526 PURCHASE 277 1526 PURCHASE 400 1526 PURCHASE 428 1526 PURCHASE 482 1526 PURCHASE 548 1526 PURCHASE 564 1526 PURCHASE 564 1526 PURCHASE 752 1526 PURCHASE 760 1526 PURCHASE 1225 1526 PURCHASE 1300 1526 PURCHASE 1358 1526 PURCHASE 1484 1526 PURCHASE 1574 1526 PURCHASE 1672 1526 SALE 1581 1527 SALE 621 1527 SALE 3139 1528 SALE 2427 1528 SALE 2377 1528 SALE 1687 1528 SALE 1600 1528 SALE 500 1528 SALE 492 1528 SALE 214 1528 SALE 116 1528 SALE 53 1528 SALE 18 1528 PURCHASE 492 1528 PURCHASE 728 1528 PURCHASE 759 1528 PURCHASE 5659 1528 PURCHASE 18099 1528 PURCHASE 1325 1529 SALE 3010 1530 SALE 1720 1530 SALE 1145 1530 SALE 564 1530 SALE 485 1530 SALE 148 1530 SALE 1579 1531 SALE 800 1531 SALE 229 1531 PURCHASE 102 1531 PURCHASE 183 1531 PURCHASE 238 1531 PURCHASE 342 1531 PURCHASE 462 1531 PURCHASE 860 1531 PURCHASE 2204 1531 SALE 2632 1532 SALE 580 1532 SALE 480 1532 PURCHASE 103 1532 PURCHASE 200 1532 PURCHASE 1230 1532 SALE 52 1533 SALE 1600 1534 SALE 1325 1534 SALE 1200 1534 SALE 864 1534 SALE 650 1534 SALE 648 1534 SALE 456 1534 SALE 270 1534 SALE 3227 1537 SALE 347 1537 SALE 230 1540 SALE 954 1541 SALE 146 1541 SALE 81 1541 TOTAL PURCHASES 141,926 TOTAL SALES 172,769 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities Price per unitCFD (Note 6) (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities price American, date money paid/call purchasing, to which the European received peroption varying etc option etc. unit (Note relates 4) (Note 6) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unitoption (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 7) 4. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 3 APRIL 2008Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton PLC BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 9) CONNECTED ADVISER 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:
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