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UBS AG (EPT)07 December 2007 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 BranchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PLCClass of relevant security to which the 0.5 USD ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 06 DECEMBER 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 706,545 1648 pence 1600 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,566,454 1640.1795 pence 1597 pence (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 7,000 15.965 GBP CFD SHORT 7,191 16.1294 CFD SHORT 23,000 16.14130391 CFD LONG 130 16.40176923 CFD LONG 79,500 16.23283006 CFD SHORT 151,784 16.25590701 CFD LONG 243,000 15.965 CFD SHORT 27,750 16.10083315 CFD LONG 34,891 16.29868511 CFD LONG 8,815 16.29868512 CFD SHORT 92,000 16.2349 CFD SHORT 1,710 16.19485702 CFD LONG 813,342 16.30070 (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 SELLING 300 75 USD AMERICAN 31/01/2008 4.8 USD PUT PURCHASING 3,000 60 USD AMERICAN 31/01/2008 0.6 USD PUT PURCHASING 300 70 USD AMERICAN 31/12/2007 0.95 USD PUT PURCHASING 3,000 70 USD AMERICAN 31/12/2007 0.9 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 07 DECEMBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTDNature 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