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UBS Securities LLC17 March 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 Securities LLC Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited (ISIN US0886061086) Class of relevant security to which the dealingsbeing disclosed relate (Note 1) Ordinary shares dealt in ADR form ADR (1 ADR = 2 Ords) Date of dealing 13 March 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 500720 Ords 1378 Ords (equivalent to (equivalent to 689 250360 ADRs) ADRs)(2) Derivatives (other than options) - - - -(3) Options and agreements to purchase 741000 Ords 1168600 Ords/sell (equivalent to 584300 (equivalent to ADRs) 370500 ADRs) Total 1241720 Ords 0.04 1169978 Ords 0.04 (equivalent to (equivalent to 584989 620860 ADRs) ADRs) (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 Buy/Sell No of Trade Price (USD) SecuritiesB 15800 69.594B 6600 70.067B 200 70.25B 9422 68.849B 600 70.63B 27074 69.449B 2200 70.436B 14190 69.215B 5288 69.534S 20000 69.866S 22000 69.197S 600 68.113S 2702 68.655S 1522 68.272S 6410 69.614S 16674 69.454S 404 68.084S 8038 69.815S 10700 69.142S 270 68.22S 12360 69.276Total Buys 81374Total Sells 101680 (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 B/S No of Exercise Type Expiration Price (USD) Securities Price (USD)CALL B 200 70 American 4/19/2008 3.70CALL B 1000 70 American 4/19/2008 3.70CALL B 2200 70 American 4/19/2008 3.70CALL B 1200 70 American 4/19/2008 3.70CALL B 1800 70 American 4/19/2008 3.70CALL B 2200 70 American 4/19/2008 3.70CALL B 200 70 American 4/19/2008 4.40CALL B 200 75 American 4/19/2008 2.00CALL B 400 75 American 4/19/2008 2.20CALL B 400 75 American 4/19/2008 2.00CALL B 200 67.5 American 4/19/2008 4.50CALL B 400 70 American 5/17/2008 4.60CALL B 4000 80 American 5/17/2008 1.20CALL B 1000 67.5 American 5/17/2008 7.03CALL B 400 75 American 8/16/2008 5.30CALL B 200 75 American 8/16/2008 6.40CALL B 1000 75 American 8/16/2008 6.60CALL B 200 85 American 8/16/2008 3.10CALL B 200 90 American 8/16/2008 1.80CALL B 600 65 American 1/17/2009 12.30CALL B 600 90 American 1/17/2009 4.10CALL S 800 60 American 3/22/2008 9.00CALL S 600 70 American 3/22/2008 2.15CALL S 400 75 American 3/22/2008 0.30CALL S 200 75 American 3/22/2008 0.35CALL S 200 80 American 3/22/2008 0.10CALL S 200 80 American 3/22/2008 0.10CALL S 200 70 American 4/19/2008 3.70CALL S 2000 75 American 5/17/2008 2.80CALL S 2000 80 American 5/17/2008 1.55CALL S 2000 90 American 8/16/2008 1.90CALL S 4000 90 American 1/17/2009 4.20CALL S 2000 90 American 1/17/2009 4.20CALL S 400 100 American 1/17/2009 2.85PUT B 1000 70 American 3/22/2008 2.45PUT B 800 70 American 3/22/2008 2.05PUT B 600 70 American 3/22/2008 1.65PUT B 10400 65 American 4/19/2008 2.15PUT B 10400 65 American 4/19/2008 2.15PUT B 2000 70 American 4/19/2008 3.60PUT B 600 70 American 4/19/2008 3.60PUT B 1200 70 American 4/19/2008 3.60PUT B 1200 70 American 4/19/2008 3.60PUT B 1200 70 American 4/19/2008 3.60PUT B 200 70 American 4/19/2008 3.70PUT B 1800 70 American 4/19/2008 3.70PUT B 1800 70 American 4/19/2008 3.70PUT B 2400 70 American 4/19/2008 3.70PUT B 1800 70 American 4/19/2008 3.70PUT B 400 70 American 4/19/2008 3.70PUT B 400 60 American 5/17/2008 1.60PUT B 600 55 American 8/16/2008 2.45PUT B 1400 65 American 8/16/2008 5.60PUT B 2000 65 American 8/16/2008 5.60PUT B 2000 65 American 8/16/2008 5.60PUT S 400 70 American 3/22/2008 2.40PUT S 200 75 American 3/22/2008 5.10PUT S 2000 60 American 4/19/2008 1.35PUT S 200 50 American 8/16/2008 1.80PUT S 2000 60 American 8/16/2008 4.20PUT S 5800 67.5 American 8/16/2008 6.80PUT S 5800 67.5 American 8/16/2008 6.80PUT S 17400 67.5 American 8/16/2008 6.80PUT S 5800 67.5 American 8/16/2008 6.80PUT S 3400 67.5 American 8/16/2008 6.80 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4)option (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)(Note 7) 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 personrelating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relatingto the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivativereferred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 14 MARCH 2008 Contact name Richard Mulcahy Telephone number 203 719 0467 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Nature of connection (Note 9) Connected Adviser Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b) DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 38.5(b)) OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) Product Purchased or No of Exercise Type Expiration Written Securities Price (USD)CALL Purchased 12000 70 American Mar-08CALL Purchased 65200 75 American Mar-08CALL Purchased 2400 85 American Mar-08CALL Purchased 200 67.5 American Apr-08CALL Purchased 15400 70 American Apr-08CALL Purchased 8000 75 American Apr-08CALL Purchased 13400 80 American Apr-08CALL Purchased 2600 105 American May-08CALL Purchased 27000 110 American May-08CALL Purchased 2800 55 American May-08CALL Purchased 9200 70 American May-08CALL Purchased 35000 80 American May-08CALL Purchased 11800 85 American May-08CALL Purchased 5800 90 American May-08CALL Purchased 800 95 American May-08CALL Purchased 38400 60 American Aug-08CALL Purchased 30800 80 American Aug-08CALL Purchased 2000 85 American Aug-08CALL Purchased 4200 90 American Aug-08CALL Purchased 7400 95 American Aug-08CALL Purchased 2200 105 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 1800 115 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3200 125 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3200 135 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 12800 140 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 400 20 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 200 40 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 2200 55 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 6400 60 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 17800 75 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 40800 80 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 19800 90 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 800 50 American 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 4400 80 American 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 3600 95 American 1/16/2010CALL Written -800 60 American Mar-08CALL Written -25200 65 American Mar-08CALL Written -39000 67.5 American Mar-08CALL Written -32000 80 American Mar-08CALL Written -200 60 American Apr-08CALL Written -200 65 American Apr-08CALL Written -44200 85 American Apr-08CALL Written -37800 100 American May-08CALL Written -55600 60 American May-08CALL Written -55600 62.5 American May-08CALL Written -30600 65 American May-08CALL Written -22200 67.5 American May-08CALL Written -58600 75 American May-08CALL Written -200 100 American Aug-08CALL Written -8400 50 American Aug-08CALL Written -27000 55 American Aug-08CALL Written -32400 65 American Aug-08CALL Written -4600 70 American Aug-08CALL Written -600 75 American Aug-08CALL Written -15000 100 American 1/17/2009CALL Written -2600 110 American 1/17/2009CALL Written -1400 120 American 1/17/2009CALL Written -5600 130 American 1/17/2009CALL Written -3000 30 American 1/17/2009CALL Written -30800 50 American 1/17/2009CALL Written -200 65 American 1/17/2009CALL Written -17800 70 American 1/17/2009CALL Written -1400 95 American 1/17/2009CALL Written -12000 100 American 1/16/2010CALL Written -2200 40 American 1/16/2010CALL Written -3000 60 American 1/16/2010CALL Written -11400 70 American 1/16/2010CALL Written -8800 90 American 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 8400 55 American Mar-08PUT Purchased 5000 60 American Mar-08PUT Purchased 33600 62.5 American Mar-08PUT Purchased 18600 65 American Mar-08PUT Purchased 5800 67.5 American Mar-08PUT Purchased 21800 70 American Mar-08PUT Purchased 8000 80 American Mar-08PUT Purchased 600 62.5 American Apr-08PUT Purchased 40600 65 American Apr-08PUT Purchased 9000 67.5 American Apr-08PUT Purchased 15000 70 American Apr-08PUT Purchased 2600 37.5 American May-08PUT Purchased 9400 40 American May-08PUT Purchased 1800 42.5 American May-08PUT Purchased 800 45 American May-08PUT Purchased 6800 47.5 American May-08PUT Purchased 21800 50 American May-08PUT Purchased 29800 60 American May-08PUT Purchased 44600 62.5 American May-08PUT Purchased 58000 65 American May-08PUT Purchased 41600 70 American May-08PUT Purchased 37800 90 American May-08PUT Purchased 4000 100 American Aug-08PUT Purchased 29400 50 American Aug-08PUT Purchased 33000 65 American Aug-08PUT Purchased 11800 70 American Aug-08PUT Purchased 1000 85 American Aug-08PUT Purchased 2000 95 American Aug-08PUT Purchased 4400 30 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 5000 40 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 15600 50 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 20000 55 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 10400 65 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 6400 75 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 10000 40 American 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 3600 80 American 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 200 90 American 1/16/2010PUT Written -1200 50 American Mar-08PUT Written -57800 75 American Mar-08PUT Written -9200 60 American Apr-08PUT Written -1000 75 American Apr-08PUT Written -1000 30 American May-08PUT Written -200 32.5 American May-08PUT Written -19000 55 American May-08PUT Written -43400 67.5 American May-08PUT Written -5000 75 American May-08PUT Written -600 80 American May-08PUT Written -12200 85 American May-08PUT Written -6000 55 American Aug-08PUT Written -17800 60 American Aug-08PUT Written -34200 67.5 American Aug-08PUT Written -26800 75 American Aug-08PUT Written -15600 80 American Aug-08PUT Written -5000 20 American 1/17/2009PUT Written -25800 60 American 1/17/2009PUT Written -8400 70 American 1/17/2009PUT Written -25600 80 American 1/17/2009PUT Written -200 90 American 1/17/2009PUT Written -2800 50 American 1/16/2010PUT Written -1800 60 American 1/16/2010PUT Written -6400 70 American 1/16/2010 Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existingagreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. 2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rules 8 and 38.5and their Notes which 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:
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