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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited06 February 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 5th February 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 1,207,838 0.05% 483,576 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 1,207,838 0.05% 483,576 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)B 172 23380B 270 23400B 4162 23410B 3840 23410B 6525 23440B 7760 23440B 200 23440B 185 23444B 9031 23444B 9751 23444B 9172 23444B 9172 23444B 9830 23444B 3669 23444B 3000 23444B 8742 23444B 600 23445B 5000 23450B 5725 23450B 673 23459B 9172 23459B 12000 23459B 7463 23459B 121 23459B 18489 23469B 4032 23469B 9172 23480B 20000 23480B 10000 23480B 7092 23480B 20000 23480B 1208 23480B 1627 23480B 500 23500B 8126 23500B 1770 23500B 5000 23500B 1778 23500B 7994 23520B 5000 23520B 1000 23522B 5000 23522B 50000 23522B 325 23522B 1980 23522B 8690 23522B 500 23595B 14670 23595B 61538 23600B 9297 23600B 11175 23600B 10000 23600B 8983 23600B 5000 23600B 12824 23600S 18010 23750S 25000 23750S 39000 23850S 2660 23400S 6490 23400S 1150 23474S 4000 23487S 4000 23488 Total Purchases 449,005 Total Sales 100,310 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 6th February 2008 Contact name MICHAEL SOLARIN Telephone number 0027 11 322 7860 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC AND BHP BILLITON LIMITED Nature 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