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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited14 March 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) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD ordinary Date of dealing 13th March 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 3,336,475 0.15% 427,163 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 3,336,475 0.15% 427,163 0.02% (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 salesPurchase/Sale Number of Price per unit securities (Note 4) B 600 24299 B 100 24300 B 18977 24300 B 1000 24300 B 111 24300 B 1000 24300 B 1000 24300 B 8439 24302 B 1268 24320 B 7171 24320 B 1268 24320 B 6449 24320 B 1000 24320 B 8439 24320 B 1373 24320 B 1000 24320 B 986 24320 B 1000 24320 B 1000 24320 B 1000 24320 B 1000 24320 B 1000 24320 B 1000 24320 B 1000 24320 B 1000 24320 B 1000 24320 B 1000 24320 B 1000 24320 B 1000 24320 B 1000 24320 B 3000 24322 B 1 24463 B 99 24463 B 6000 24485 B 3050 24494 B 3000 24498 B 1136 24498 B 923 24498 B 4600 24499 B 923 24499 B 172 24500 B 913 24500 B 2260 24500 B 4000 24500 B 923 24500 B 3000 24500 B 9000 24500 B 4061 24375 B 4000 24375 B 389 24375 B 8450 24397 B 13 24515 B 350 24518 B 27 24518 B 4060 24518 B 4000 24518 S 200 24320 S 272 24320 S 69472 24320 S 528 24320 S 528 24322 S 2000 24400 S 1181 24400 S 2000 24400 S 38310 24500 S 1690 24500 S 5000 24434 S 356 24434 S 189 24434 S 2905 24434 S 500 24450 S 5000 24450 S 2950 24450 Total Purchases 141,531 Total Sales 133,081 (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 14th March 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