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UBS AG Switzerland22 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 21st 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 0 BHP Billiton Ltd- Swiss Cert 26,150 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 shareSELL 1'000 24.27 EURSELL 1'000 24.25 EURSELL 10'000 41.187 AUD BHP Billiton Ltd - Swiss CertBUY 500 39.5 CHFBUY 1500 39.5 CHFBUY 100 39.45 CHFBUY 100 39.45 CHFBUY 200 38.65 CHFBUY 1800 38.65 CHFBUY 525 38.45 CHFBUY 879 38.45 CHFBUY 2000 38.55 CHFBUY 500 38.4 CHFBUY 2000 38.3 CHFBUY 2000 38.45 CHFSELL 400 39.8 CHFSELL 100 39.95 CHFSELL 500 38.95 CHFSELL 200 38.95 CHFSELL 600 39 CHFSELL 4 39 CHFSELL 500 39.05 CHFSELL 500 38.9 CHFSELL 1000 38.5 CHFSELL 350 38.5 CHF (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 22nd November 2007Contact name Claude CharpillozTelephone number +41 44 239 4667Name 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