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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited24 January 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 23rd January 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 259,155 759,768 0.01% 0.03% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 259,155 759,768 0.01% 0.03% (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 sales Purchase/ Number of Price per unitSale securities (Note 4) Purchase 127 17501 Purchase 12 17501 Purchase 831 17501 Purchase 6406 17501 Purchase 2325 17501 Purchase 591 17501 Purchase 2099 17807 Purchase 2669 17807 Purchase 5524 17807 Sale 400 18650 Sale 3000 17200 Sale 3440 17200 Sale 2710 17200 Sale 4890 17200 Sale 460 17205 Sale 3800 17214 Sale 70 17223 Sale 9000 17224 Sale 80 17250 Sale 5000 17273 Sale 1072 17273 Sale 906 17273 Sale 2172 17300 Sale 5000 17329 Sale 4150 17329 Sale 7464 17350 Sale 1686 17350 Sale 100 17365 Sale 3000 17365 Sale 4000 17365 Sale 1867 17365 Sale 1 17385 Sale 182 17385 Sale 8407 17385 Sale 743 17385 Sale 1093 17400 Sale 3057 17400 Sale 5000 17400 Sale 9150 17433 Sale 3041 17487 Sale 1109 17487 Sale 5000 17487 Sale 566 17710 Sale 3000 17710 Sale 584 17710 Sale 5000 17710 Sale 951 18483 Sale 328 18483 Sale 355 18483 Sale 7516 18483 Sale 1999 17557 Total Purchases 20,584 Total Sales 121,349 (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 24th January 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