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UBS AG Switzerland28 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 Switzerland Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class 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 share Date of dealing 27th 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 11,800 (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 24.25 EURBUY 1000 24 EURSELL 7000 41.87 AUDSELL 1000 24.49 EURSELL 1000 24.68 EURSELL 1000 24.55 EURSELL 2000 24.5 EURSELL 1000 24.05 EURSELL 3000 24 EURSELL 1000 23.8 EURSELL 1000 23.9 EUR Total Buy: 2000 Total Sell: 18,000 BHP Billiton Ltd Swiss CertificateBUY 250 40 CHFBUY 2750 40 CHFBUY 2000 39.55 CHFBUY 3050 39.95 CHFBUY 250 39.75 CHFBUY 3000 39.65 CHFBUY 300 39.35 CHFBUY 5 39.1 CHFBUY 1395 39.3 CHFBUY 2000 39.2 CHFBUY 2000 39.15 CHFBUY 2000 39 CHFBUY 1000 38.75 CHFBUY 3500 38.9 CHFSELL 2000 39.2 CHFSELL 700 39.35 CHF Total Buy: 23,500 Total Sell: 2,700 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 28th 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