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UBS AG (EPT)04 February 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 LTD Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 01 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,031,540 38.93 AUD 37.60 AUD Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,082,176 38.93 AUD 37.72 AUD (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD LONG 29,629 38.2464 AUDCFD SHORT 29,629 38.2464CFD SHORT 20,541 38.3724CFD LONG 20,541 38.3724CFD LONG 26,850 38.3157CFD SHORT 25,150 38.3945002CFD LONG 55,286 34.24461003 (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) CALL PURCHASING 4,000 68 USD AMERICAN 31/05/2008 10.50 USD CALL PURCHASING 20,000 75 USD AMERICAN 31/05/2008 6.30 USD CALL PURCHASING 1,000 80 USD AMERICAN 31/05/2008 4 USD (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 04 FEBRUARY 2008 Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEV Telephone number 020 7568 9289 Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton LTDconnected BHP Billiton PLCNature 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