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UBS AG (EPT)27 March 2008 FORM 38.5(b) 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 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 26 MARCH 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 8,594,295 0.39% 3,776,626 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,594,295 0.39% 3,776,626 0.17% (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 thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (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) PURCHASE 535 1411 pence PURCHASE 1073 1412 PURCHASE 3692 1412 PURCHASE 1485 1413 SALE 5063 1416 SALE 1395 1416 SALE 604 1416 PURCHASE 1654 1416 SALE 1844 1417 SALE 1976 1418 SALE 1802 1418 SALE 1060 1418 SALE 920 1418 PURCHASE 133 1418 PURCHASE 195 1418 PURCHASE 272 1418 PURCHASE 600 1418 PURCHASE 1000 1418 PURCHASE 1000 1418 PURCHASE 1000 1418 SALE 465 1419 SALE 3148 1420 SALE 135 1420 PURCHASE 109 1421 PURCHASE 162 1421 PURCHASE 163 1421 SALE 8882 1422 SALE 1839 1422 SALE 1607 1422 SALE 1163 1422 SALE 171 1422 SALE 165 1422 SALE 102 1422 SALE 1560 1423 SALE 1000 1423 SALE 3594 1424 SALE 626 1424 SALE 366 1424 SALE 349 1424 SALE 3099 1425 PURCHASE 163 1426 PURCHASE 508 1426 PURCHASE 1417 1426 PURCHASE 1452 1426 SALE 1000 1427 SALE 1000 1427 SALE 1000 1427 SALE 650 1427 SALE 109 1427 SALE 1476 1428 SALE 866 1428 SALE 866 1428 PURCHASE 280 1428 PURCHASE 904 1428 SALE 5000 1429 SALE 1454 1429 SALE 7 1429 PURCHASE 236 1429 SALE 177 1431 PURCHASE 1744 1432 PURCHASE 650 1433 SALE 4150 1434 SALE 190 1434 SALE 181 1434 SALE 138 1434 SALE 98 1434 SALE 88 1434 PURCHASE 1000 1434 SALE 687 1435 SALE 340 1435 PURCHASE 905 1435 PURCHASE 955 1435 PURCHASE 5000 1435 SALE 2700 1436 SALE 340 1436 PURCHASE 167 1436 PURCHASE 223 1436 PURCHASE 225 1436 PURCHASE 500 1436 PURCHASE 570 1436 PURCHASE 1159 1436 PURCHASE 2700 1436 PURCHASE 3714 1436 SALE 192 1437 SALE 71 1437 PURCHASE 3140 1437 PURCHASE 648 1439 PURCHASE 650 1439 PURCHASE 188 1440 SALE 1460 1441 SALE 1039 1441 SALE 564 1441 SALE 177 1441 PURCHASE 532 1441 SALE 1050 1442 PURCHASE 113 1442 PURCHASE 952 1442 SALE 3013 1443 SALE 2234 1443 PURCHASE 1000 1443 SALE 521 1444 SALE 369 1444 SALE 5846 1445 SALE 1625 1445 SALE 648 1445 SALE 591 1445 SALE 274 1445 SALE 42 1445 SALE 442 1446 PURCHASE 206 1446 PURCHASE 1000 1446 PURCHASE 2726 1446 SALE 1498 1447 PURCHASE 1863 1447 SALE 5512 1448 SALE 2316 1448 SALE 1812 1448 SALE 1782 1448 SALE 1050 1448 SALE 147 1448 SALE 139 1448 SALE 108 1448 SALE 104 1448 PURCHASE 192 1448 PURCHASE 333 1448 PURCHASE 688 1448 PURCHASE 955 1448 PURCHASE 1000 1448 PURCHASE 1059 1448 PURCHASE 1573 1448 PURCHASE 31736 1450 SALE 546 1451 PURCHASE 125 1451 PURCHASE 172 1451 PURCHASE 4536 1451 PURCHASE 360 1452 PURCHASE 648 1452 PURCHASE 664 1452 PURCHASE 800 1452 PURCHASE 830 1452 PURCHASE 100 1453 PURCHASE 131 1453 PURCHASE 299 1453 PURCHASE 834 1453 PURCHASE 1000 1453 SALE 3696 1454 SALE 1164 1454 SALE 304 1454 SALE 90 1454 PURCHASE 250 1454 PURCHASE 275 1454 PURCHASE 500 1454 PURCHASE 800 1454 PURCHASE 1100 1454 PURCHASE 120 1460 PURCHASE 1000 1460 PURCHASE 1105 1460 TOTAL PURCHASES 103,748 TOTAL SALES 105,878 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities Price per unitCFD (Note 6) (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities price American, date money paid/call purchasing, to which the European received peroption varying etc option etc. unit (Note relates 4) (Note 6) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unitoption (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 7) 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 27 MARCH 2008Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton PLC BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 9) CONNECTED ADVISER 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:
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