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UBS AG Switzerland27 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 SwitzerlandCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LtdClass 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 shareDate of dealing 26th 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 7000 (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 25.15 EURSELL 1000 24.45 EURSELL 1000 24.51 EURSELL 1000 24.52 EURSELL 1000 24.51 EURSELL 5900 41.85 AUS Total Buy: 1000 Total Sell: 9900 BHP Billiton Ltd Swiss CertificateBUY 400 41 CHFBUY 500 40.75 CHFBUY 500 40.8 CHFBUY 440 41 CHFBUY 110 41.05 CHFBUY 390 41.05 CHFBUY 2610 41.05 CHFBUY 5 40.75 CHFBUY 2545 40.85 CHFBUY 3000 40.3 CHFBUY 3000 40 CHFBUY 834 39.95 CHFBUY 2000 40 CHFBUY 5 39.85 CHFBUY 1995 39.85 CHFSELL 1050 41.85 CHFSELL 950 41.85 CHFSELL 700 41.85 CHFSELL 250 41.85 CHFSELL 54 41.6 CHFSELL 100 41 CHFSELL 1500 41 CHFSELL 730 41.2 CHFSELL 1000 40.1 CHFSELL 2000 40.1 CHF Total Buy: 18,334 Total Sell: 8334 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 27th 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