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UBS AG (EPT)19 February 2008 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS AG London BranchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PLCClass of relevant security to which the 0.5 USD ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 18 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 983,072 1618 pence 1555 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 647,715 1618 pence 1563.87 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD SHORT 8,433 15.57597 GBP CFD LONG 150,000 15.6387 CFD SHORT 34,691 15.66096 CFD SHORT 25,327 15.66096 CFD SHORT 150,000 15.7046 CFD LONG 130,107 15.7448 CFD LONG 133,000 15.7483 CFD SHORT 171,000 15.843 CFD LONG 49,428 16.0133 CFD SHORT 7,680 16.06897 CFD SHORT 31,000 16.1461 CFD SHORT 160,170 34.208 AUD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Optionname,e.g selling, securities price American, moneypaid/receivedcall purchasing, to which the European per unit (Note 3)option varying etc option etc. relates (Note 5) CALL PURCHASING 3,000 1650 PENCE AMERICAN 30/04/2008 80 PENCE PUT SELLING 2,000 1600 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 88 PENCE PUT PURCHASING 2,000 1500 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 50 PENCE (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (Note 3) 3. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 19 FEBRUARY 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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