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UBS AG Switzerland07 May 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 SwitzerlandCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LtdClass of relevant security to which the BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Sharedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 6th May 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 0 (cert and share) 0 BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Share (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 1000 27.3 EURBUY 1000 27.4 EURBUY 1100 27.45 EURBUY 1000 27.47 EURBUY 1000 27.53 EURSELL 1040 27.1 EUR BHP Billiton Ltd- Swiss CertificateBUY 1 44 CHFBUY 200 44 CHFBUY 161 44 CHFBUY 639 44 CHFBUY 1000 44.05 CHFBUY 1000 44.15 CHFBUY 250 44.25 CHFBUY 250 44.25 CHFBUY 300 44.25 CHFBUY 250 44.25 CHFBUY 9 44.25 CHFBUY 491 44.25 CHFBUY 209 44.25 CHFBUY 961 44.3 CHFBUY 39 44.3 CHFBUY 150 44.3 CHFBUY 180 44.4 CHFBUY 184 44.45 CHFBUY 1039 44.5 CHFSELL 800 44.15 CHFSELL 200 44.15 CHFSELL 200 44.2 CHFSELL 200 44.2 CHFSELL 200 44.2 CHFSELL 200 44.2 CHFSELL 200 44.2 CHFSELL 153 44.4 CHFSELL 200 44.4 CHFSELL 800 44.4 CHFSELL 1000 44.5 CHFSELL 500 44.6 CHFSELL 200 44.6 CHFSELL 400 44.6 CHFSELL 100 44.6 CHFSELL 300 44.6 CHFSELL 200 44.6 CHFSELL 220 44.7 CHFSELL 200 44.7 CHFSELL 1000 44.8 CHFSELL 100 44.8 CHFSELL 2000 44.9 CHFSELL 1000 45 CHFSELL 650 45 CHFSELL 150 45 CHFSELL 200 45 CHF Total Buy: 12,413 Total Sell: 12,413 (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 7th May 2008Contact name Sophie Goodrich / Kilian SchaerliTelephone 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