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UBS AG Switzerland30 November 2007 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 SwitzerlandCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LtdClass of relevant security to which the BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Sharedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) BHP Billiton Ltd Swiss Certificate - 1 cert = 1 Ordinary shareDate of dealing 29th November 2007 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 0BHP Billiton Ltd Swiss Certificate 1000 (Cert and share) 0(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (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 1000 25.15 EURBUY 2000 25.2 EURBUY 1000 25.25 EURBUY 1000 25.25 EURBUY 2000 25.26 EURBUY 1000 25.31 EURBUY 1000 25.32 EURBUY 1000 25.5 EURSELL 1000 25.06 EURSELL 2000 25.35 EURSELL 1000 25.48 EUR Total Buy: 10,000 Total Sell: 4,000 BHP Billiton Ltd Swiss CertificateBUY 115 41 CHFBUY 3500 41.5 CHFBUY 1000 41.5 CHFBUY 2085 41.6 CHFBUY 3000 41.6 CHFBUY 2000 41.7 CHFBUY 670 41.7 CHFBUY 2000 42.1 CHFSELL 3000 41.6 CHFSELL 200 41.6 CHFSELL 2800 41.6 CHFSELL 2000 41.6 CHFSELL 150 41.65 CHFSELL 2000 41.7 CHFSELL 1000 41.7 CHFSELL 2000 41.7 CHFSELL 170 41.75 CHFSELL 4050 41.85 CHFSELL 500 41.85 CHFSELL 1000 42 CHFSELL 400 42 CHFSELL 100 42 CHFSELL 2000 42.25 CHF Total Buy: 14,370 Total Sell: 21,370 (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 30th November 2007Contact name Sophie GoodrichTelephone number +41 44 239 6161Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP PlcNature of connection (Note 9) Advisory 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