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UBS AG (EPT)21 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 20 DECEMBER 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 2,053,103 1510.6588 pence 1476 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 557,163 1505 pence 1487.2613 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 SHORT 150,000 14.8348 GBP CFD SHORT 100,000 14.8823 CFD LONG 7,000 14.97 CFD SHORT 342,000 15.10659 CFD LONG 243,000 14.97 CFD SHORT 75,000 14.84297 CFD SHORT 150,000 14.8421 CFD SHORT 250,000 14.93299 CFD SHORT 350,000 14.90648 CFD LONG 175,100 14.92536 (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 2,000 1600 pence AMERICAN 31/12/2007 118 pence PUT SELLING 2,000 1600 pence AMERICAN 31/12/2007 115 pence PUT SELLING 33,000 1800 pence AMERICAN 31/12/2007 304 pence PUT PURCHASING 2,000 1600 pence AMERICAN 31/03/2008 188 pence PUT PURCHASING 33,000 1800 pence AMERICAN 31/12/2007 304 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 21 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