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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited03 December 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 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 30 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 2,205,621 0.10% 414,578 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 2,205,621 0.10% 414,578 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 sales Purchase/ Number of Price per unitsale securities (Note 4)Purchase 9,200 22400.00Purchase 2,500 22520.00Purchase 5,938 22520.00Purchase 670 22520.00Purchase 92 22520.00Purchase 184 22525.00Purchase 6,421 22552.00Purchase 2,779 22552.00Purchase 2,200 22556.00Purchase 7,000 22556.00Purchase 3,000 22593.00Purchase 3,000 22593.00Purchase 3,200 22593.00Purchase 9,200 22606.00Purchase 1,948 22630.00Purchase 1,154 22630.00Purchase 2,437 22630.00Purchase 3,661 22630.00Purchase 516 22690.00Purchase 100 22690.00Purchase 890 22690.00Purchase 268 22690.00Purchase 500 22690.00Purchase 200 22690.00Purchase 5,000 22690.00Purchase 1,726 22690.00Purchase 8,825 22692.00Purchase 375 22692.00Purchase 9,000 22730.00Purchase 200 22730.00Purchase 3,282 22731.00Purchase 1,565 22731.00Purchase 1,899 22731.00Purchase 2,454 22731.00Purchase 100 22750.00Purchase 50 22750.00Purchase 2,624 22750.00Purchase 3,379 22750.00Purchase 3,047 22750.00Purchase 2,781 22812.00Purchase 2,000 22812.00Purchase 3,805 22812.00Purchase 614 22812.00Purchase 2,000 22509.00Purchase 2,000 22509.00Purchase 2,000 22509.00Purchase 1,976 22510.00Purchase 2,000 22510.00Purchase 12 22510.00Purchase 12 22510.00Purchase 1,000 22514.00Purchase 2,000 22524.00Purchase 50 22525.00Purchase 1,950 22525.00Purchase 2,000 22525.00Purchase 2,000 22525.00Purchase 2,000 22525.00Purchase 1,000 22525.00Purchase 2,000 22525.00Purchase 500 22685.00Purchase 1,997 22695.00Purchase 100 22700.00Purchase 7 22700.00Purchase 12 22700.00Purchase 2,503 22700.00Purchase 200 22750.00Purchase 900 22754.00Purchase 753 22754.00Purchase 53 22795.00Purchase 900 22798.00Purchase 1,447 22800.00Purchase 81 22800.00Purchase 865 22817.00Purchase 441 22817.00Purchase 900 22818.00Purchase 1,000 22834.00Purchase 9,000 22834.00Purchase 1,749 22840.00Purchase 2,000 22849.00Purchase 841 22850.00Purchase 874 22850.00Purchase 1,377 22850.00Purchase 1,500 22856.00Purchase 420 22889.00Purchase 4,580 22889.00Purchase 300 22975.00Purchase 80 22979.00Purchase 1,032 23000.00Purchase 400 23000.00Purchase 300 23000.00Purchase 800 23000.00Purchase 200 23000.00Purchase 300 23000.00Purchase 1,400 23000.00Purchase 5,000 23000.00Purchase 2,000 23000.00Purchase 100 23000.00Purchase 5,000 23000.00Purchase 705 23000.00Purchase 4,000 23000.00Purchase 2,383 23000.00Sale 30,628 22400.00Sale 794 22400.00Sale 2,900 22400.00Sale 2,000 22595.00Sale 2,925 22600.00Sale 500 22600.00Sale 1,750 22600.00Sale 100 22610.00Sale 4,900 22624.00Sale 2,750 22630.00Sale 753 22631.00Sale 2,781 22694.00Sale 9,000 22695.00Sale 4,645 22700.00Sale 355 22700.00Sale 1,605 22701.00Sale 1,353 22709.00Sale 866 22709.00Sale 2,000 22720.00Sale 7,000 22800.00Sale 2,000 22820.00Sale 1,395 22820.00 Total Purchases 202,784 Total Sales 83,000 (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 3 December 2007 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