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UBS AG Switzerland17 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 AG Switzerland Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Share Date of dealing 16th 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 BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Share 0 (Cert and share) 0(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 0 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 ShareBUY 745 21.37 EURSELL 1000 21.5 EURSELL 3000 21.78 EURSELL 3000 21.88 EUR BHP Billiton Ltd Swiss CertificateBUY 1000 34.40 CHFBUY 200 34.40 CHFBUY 200 34.65 CHFBUY 1200 34.65 CHFBUY 1500 34.90 CHFBUY 150 35.00 CHFBUY 900 35.00 CHFBUY 576 35.00 CHFBUY 374 35.00 CHFBUY 40 35.05 CHFBUY 3040 35.05 CHFBUY 1960 35.05 CHFBUY 900 35.05 CHFBUY 1060 35.05 CHFBUY 940 35.05 CHFBUY 700 35.10 CHFBUY 500 35.10 CHFBUY 1000 35.10 CHFBUY 2000 35.15 CHFBUY 6000 35.60 CHFBUY 2000 35.60 CHFSELL 1586 34.50 CHFSELL 224 34.70 CHFSELL 300 34.70 CHFSELL 260 34.70 CHFSELL 370 34.70 CHFSELL 1500 34.70 CHFSELL 218 34.75 CHFSELL 1400 35.00 CHFSELL 2000 35.10 CHFSELL 88 35.15 CHFSELL 50 35.20 CHFSELL 1600 35.20 CHFSELL 800 35.20 CHFSELL 500 35.40 CHFSELL 224 35.45 CHFSELL 3000 35.60 CHFSELL 3000 35.60 CHFSELL 800 35.65 CHFSELL 65 36.30 CHFSELL 65 36.30 CHFSELL 1435 36.30 CHFSELL 500 36.30 CHF Total Buy: 26,985 Total Sell: 26,985 (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 17th January 2008Contact name Simon WeibelTelephone number +41 44 239 6161Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton PlcNature 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