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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited30 January 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) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD ordinaryDate of dealing 29TH 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 232,541 658,897 0.01% 0.03% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 232,541 658,897 0.01% 0.03% (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) B 1300 19984 B 6500 19996 B 1350 19996 B 1666 20201 B 4000 20201 B 708 20201 B 2192 20201 B 1 20201 B 100 20201 B 483 20201 B 500 20300 B 5000 20300 B 3650 20300 B 9150 20300 B 7500 20434 B 1250 20434 B 400 20434 B 8629 20448 B 521 20448 B 2946 20500 B 1162 20500 B 5042 20500 B 9172 20300 B 1959 20300 B 18 20300 B 7563 20300 B 13026 20300 B 5686 20300 S 11765 20300 S 16509 20300 S 18340 20300 S 687 20300 S 18343 20300 S 23661 20300 S 721 20300 S 700 20300 S 700 20300 S 700 20300 S 5686 20300 S 9150 20300 S 13026 20300 S 1916 20386 S 1799 20388 S 1209 20400 S 933 20400 S 1790 20400 S 1721 20400 S 256 20400 S 3000 20422 S 973 20431 S 961 20431 S 869 20431 S 1527 20431 S 1045 20431 S 1049 20450 S 847 20450 S 105 20455 Total Purchases 101,474 Total Sales 139,988 (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 30th January 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group