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UBS AG (EPT)15 April 2008 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS AG London Branch Company dealt in BHP Billiton PLC Class of relevant security to which the 0.5 USD ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 14 APRIL 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 2,008,882 1732 pence 1701 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,876,896 1732 pence 1703 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unit e.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD SHORT 100,000 17.0621171 GBP CFD SHORT 3,400 17.0785 CFD SHORT 68,000 17.1156 CFD LONG 150,000 17.12568 CFD SHORT 327,082 17.13086972 CFD LONG 250,000 17.1742 CFD LONG 100,000 17.2548 CFD LONG 19,158 17.26694492 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Optionname,e.g selling, securities price American, moneypaid/receivedcall purchasing, to which the European per unit (Note 3)option varying etc option etc. relates (Note 5) PUT PURCHASING 20,000 1550 PENCE AMERICAN 31/05/2008 18 PENCE (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (Note 3) 3. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 15 APRIL 2008 Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEV Telephone number 020 7568 9289 Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTD Nature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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