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UBS AG Switzerland10 April 2008 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 Switzerland Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Sharedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 9th April 2008 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 0 (cert and share) 0BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Share (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 0 0 (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 Share BUY 1000 24.42 EURBUY 500 24.5 EURBUY 1300 25 EURBUY 1000 25 EURBUY 1000 25 EURBUY 3000 25.1 EURSELL 1000 24.59 EURSELL 1030 24.9 EURSELL 1000 25.35 EUR BHP Billiton Ltd- Swiss Certificate BUY 560 38.5 CHFBUY 1000 38.75 CHFBUY 1750 38.8 CHFBUY 730 39 CHFBUY 650 39 CHFBUY 2000 39.1 CHFBUY 225 39.6 CHFBUY 500 39.6 CHFBUY 250 39.65 CHFBUY 2500 39.7 CHFBUY 275 39.75 CHFBUY 200 39.75 CHFBUY 600 39.75 CHFBUY 200 39.75 CHFBUY 200 39.75 CHFBUY 200 39.75 CHFBUY 200 39.75 CHFBUY 47 39.75 CHFSELL 200 39.25 CHFSELL 1360 39.25 CHFSELL 1000 39.25 CHFSELL 400 39.25 CHFSELL 350 39.25 CHFSELL 750 39.45 CHFSELL 150 39.55 CHFSELL 400 39.55 CHFSELL 500 39.7 CHFSELL 800 39.8 CHFSELL 200 39.8 CHFSELL 3600 39.85 CHFSELL 297 39.9 CHFSELL 502 39.9 CHFSELL 798 39.9 CHFSELL 2000 39.95 CHFSELL 1000 40.1 CHFSELL 1000 40.1 CHF Total Buy: 19,887 Total Sell: 18,337 (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 10th April 2008 Contact name Sophie Goodrich / Kilian Schaerli Telephone number +41 44 239 6161 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) Connected Advisor 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