25th Mar 2008 11:02
UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited25 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 South Africa (Pty) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD ordinary Date of dealing 20th 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 704,403 505,556 0.03% 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 704,403 505,556 0.03% 0.02% (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 N/A - 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase 200.00 21999.00Purchase 9091.00 21999.00Purchase 3.00 21999.00Purchase 4480.00 22050.00Purchase 5653.00 22050.00Purchase 1947.00 22100.00Purchase 200.00 22100.00Purchase 2372.00 22100.00Purchase 10722.00 22300.00Purchase 11659.00 22319.00Purchase 5121.00 22319.00Purchase 72.00 22319.00Purchase 292.00 22319.00Purchase 2287.00 22319.00Purchase 10000.00 22319.00Purchase 85.00 22319.00Purchase 5761.00 22319.00Purchase 9000.00 22319.00Purchase 10000.00 22319.00Purchase 2333.00 22319.00Purchase 73.00 22319.00Purchase 72.00 22319.00Purchase 530.00 22319.00Purchase 9993.00 22319.00Purchase 10000.00 22319.00Purchase 5000.00 22319.00Purchase 7000.00 22319.00Purchase 994.00 22340.00Purchase 2277.00 22341.00Purchase 8440.00 22342.00Purchase 7000.00 22350.00Purchase 3000.00 22350.00Purchase 2596.00 22350.00Purchase 1555.00 22350.00Purchase 10000.00 22350.00Purchase 52.00 22350.00Purchase 5376.00 22350.00Purchase 5473.00 22350.00Purchase 53.00 22350.00Purchase 52.00 22350.00Purchase 292.00 22350.00Purchase 55.00 22350.00Purchase 6000.00 22350.00Purchase 56.00 22350.00Purchase 16750.00 22357.00Purchase 994.00 22359.00Purchase 2287.00 22360.00Purchase 8313.00 22360.00Purchase 22000.00 22360.00Purchase 20632.00 22360.00Purchase 2306.00 22360.00Purchase 6603.00 22360.00Purchase 12838.00 22360.00Purchase 5000.00 22360.00Purchase 2287.00 22360.00Purchase 6868.00 22360.00Purchase 2333.00 22360.00Purchase 15758.00 22360.00Purchase 21760.00 22360.00Purchase 200.00 22373.00Purchase 9000.00 22380.00Purchase 2504.00 22381.00Purchase 4000.00 22385.00Purchase 4997.00 22389.00Purchase 20000.00 22395.00Purchase 5001.00 22399.00Purchase 12011.00 22399.00Purchase 413.00 22399.00Purchase 9999.00 22400.00Purchase 7737.00 22400.00Purchase 100.00 22400.00Purchase 3498.00 22400.00Purchase 12000.00 22400.00Purchase 292.00 22400.00Purchase 12720.00 22400.00Purchase 3000.00 22400.00Purchase 2333.00 22400.00Purchase 46.00 22400.00Purchase 16384.00 22401.00Purchase 16880.00 22401.00Purchase 794.00 22419.00Purchase 1451.00 22420.00Purchase 2151.00 22420.00Purchase 9091.00 22424.00Purchase 2287.00 22425.00Purchase 3498.00 22425.00Purchase 10655.00 22425.00Purchase 3377.00 22425.00Purchase 58959.00 22425.00Purchase 2287.00 22450.00Purchase 2419.00 22450.00Purchase 95294.00 22450.00Purchase 2596.00 22500.00Purchase 3498.00 22500.00Purchase 72.00 22500.00Purchase 5000.00 22500.00Purchase 8450.00 22500.00Purchase 2287.00 22500.00Purchase 1688.00 22500.00Purchase 72.00 22500.00Purchase 73.00 22500.00Purchase 292.00 22500.00Purchase 15855.00 22500.00Purchase 2333.00 22500.00Purchase 5000.00 22500.00Purchase 5000.00 22500.00Purchase 7787.00 22500.00Purchase 1690.00 22327.00Sale 100.00 22000.00Sale 5570.00 22000.00Sale 10244.00 22022.00Sale 10016.00 22022.00Sale 800.00 22060.00Sale 800.00 22060.00Sale 800.00 22060.00Sale 800.00 22060.00Sale 400.00 22060.00Sale 800.00 22060.00Sale 800.00 22060.00Sale 800.00 22060.00Sale 862.00 22060.00Sale 453.00 22060.00Sale 861.00 22060.00Sale 861.00 22060.00Sale 216.00 22060.00Sale 840.00 22063.00Sale 40.00 22065.00Sale 2040.00 22100.00Sale 1099.00 22100.00Sale 269.00 22100.00Sale 2466.00 22100.00Sale 4580.00 22100.00Sale 75.00 22100.00Sale 625.00 22100.00Sale 3653.00 22150.00Sale 9000.00 22150.00Sale 4776.00 22150.00Sale 4846.00 22150.00Sale 15000.00 22150.00Sale 1571.00 22156.00Sale 100.00 22200.00Sale 1966.00 22200.00Sale 7508.00 22202.00Sale 4000.00 22220.00Sale 14800.00 22250.00Sale 11500.00 22250.00Sale 2470.00 22250.00Sale 2689.00 22250.00Sale 171.00 22250.00Sale 4681.00 22250.00Sale 12689.00 22250.00Sale 1000.00 22250.00Sale 15000.00 22250.00Sale 5726.00 22250.00Sale 10000.00 22250.00Sale 3000.00 22250.00Sale 7000.00 22250.00Sale 9274.00 22250.00Sale 3000.00 22250.00Sale 1000.00 22250.00Sale 3000.00 22250.00Sale 3000.00 22250.00Sale 100.00 22250.00Sale 100.00 22250.00Sale 3000.00 22250.00Sale 3000.00 22250.00Sale 3000.00 22250.00Sale 2000.00 22250.00Sale 3000.00 22250.00Sale 6201.00 22250.00Sale 10000.00 22250.00Sale 5000.00 22250.00Sale 10000.00 22250.00Sale 7500.00 22250.00Sale 1000.00 22250.00Sale 8053.00 22250.00Sale 10584.00 22250.00Sale 2214.00 22250.00Sale 4149.00 22250.00Sale 4416.00 22250.00Sale 700.00 22250.00Sale 361.00 22250.00Sale 515.00 22250.00Sale 5452.00 22250.00Sale 2275.00 22250.00Sale 1000.00 22250.00Sale 10281.00 22250.00Sale 1426.00 22250.00Sale 4719.00 22250.00Sale 150.00 22250.00Sale 2921.00 22250.00Sale 3241.00 22250.00Sale 6292.00 22250.00Sale 9091.00 22251.00Sale 1500.00 22251.00Sale 3000.00 22255.00Sale 10000.00 22260.00Sale 10000.00 22260.00Sale 10000.00 22260.00Sale 10000.00 22260.00Sale 801.00 22260.00Sale 5450.00 22260.00Sale 300.00 22270.00Sale 45.00 22270.00Sale 4362.00 22271.00Sale 500.00 22300.00Sale 400.00 22300.00Sale 500.00 22300.00Sale 100.00 22300.00Sale 100.00 22300.00Sale 4.00 22300.00Sale 24761.00 22300.00Sale 14996.00 22300.00Sale 100.00 22300.00Sale 1994.00 22300.00Sale 448.00 22300.00Sale 30000.00 22300.00Sale 10000.00 22300.00Sale 6752.00 22300.00Sale 500.00 22301.00Sale 100.00 22305.00Sale 2870.00 22310.00Sale 5000.00 22310.00Sale 2000.00 22310.00Sale 1690.00 22327.00Sale 48974.00 22341.00Sale 4845.00 22341.00Sale 5171.00 22350.00Sale 11570.00 22350.00Sale 3000.00 22350.00Sale 772.00 22350.00Sale 2684.00 22350.00Sale 2208.00 22350.00Sale 6409.00 22350.00Sale 1661.00 22350.00Sale 5187.00 22350.00Sale 706.00 22350.00Sale 26249.00 22351.00Sale 15247.00 22351.00Sale 21760.00 22360.00Sale 128.00 22365.00Sale 10000.00 22365.00Sale 10128.00 22365.00Sale 6752.00 22365.00Sale 7527.00 22365.00Sale 32925.00 22376.00Sale 5000.00 22380.00Sale 1000.00 22380.00Sale 500.00 22380.00Sale 2281.00 22380.00Sale 1542.00 22380.00Sale 4.00 22380.00Sale 2070.00 22380.00Sale 37.00 22380.00Sale 500.00 22381.00Sale 14655.00 22400.00Sale 12134.00 22400.00Sale 32.00 22400.00Sale 100.00 22400.00Sale 23.00 22400.00Sale 7000.00 22400.00Sale 20.00 22400.00Sale 515.00 22400.00Sale 500.00 22400.00Sale 7500.00 22400.00Sale 1672.00 22400.00Sale 855.00 22400.00Sale 6484.00 22401.00Sale 10000.00 22401.00Sale 2500.00 22409.00Sale 7216.00 22415.00Sale 21943.00 22417.00Sale 39137.00 22418.00Sale 143.00 22418.00Sale 5215.00 22420.00Sale 58959.00 22425.00Sale 1013.00 22442.00Sale 19242.00 22445.00Sale 10000.00 22446.00Sale 8515.00 22450.00Sale 5000.00 22450.00Sale 360.00 22450.00Sale 125.00 22450.00Sale 8096.00 22450.00Sale 10000.00 22450.00Sale 95294.00 22450.00Sale 660.00 22450.00Sale 4845.00 22450.00Sale 1861.00 22461.00Sale 2189.00 22465.00Sale 5000.00 22466.00Sale 100.00 22500.00Sale 1013.00 22500.00Sale 7787.00 22500.00Sale 21963.00 22500.00Sale 5913.00 22501.00Sale 19630.00 22507.00Sale 13339.00 22509.00Sale 2787.00 22050.00Sale 5653.00 22050.00Sale 8440.00 22286.00Sale 8440.00 22299.00Sale 440.00 22340.00Sale 8000.00 22341.00Sale 8440.00 22342.00Sale 5940.00 22349.00Sale 2500.00 22350.00Sale 8440.00 22356.00Sale 2358.00 22365.00Sale 855.00 22365.00Sale 4845.00 22365.00Sale 382.00 22365.00Sale 8313.00 22366.00Sale 127.00 22366.00Sale 4021.00 22366.00Sale 4419.00 22366.00Sale 3734.00 22380.00Sale 4706.00 22380.00Sale 8440.00 22383.00Sale 8440.00 22404.00Sale 1.00 22423.00Sale 855.00 22423.00Sale 335.00 22423.00Sale 4468.00 22423.00Sale 2781.00 22423.00Sale 1.00 22429.00Sale 8439.00 22429.00Sale 5440.00 22434.00Sale 3000.00 22434.00Sale 100.00 22450.00Sale 4955.00 22450.00Sale 3395.00 22450.00Sale 4280.00 22450.00Sale 4170.00 22450.00Sale 2000.00 22450.00Sale 6450.00 22450.00Sale 784.00 22465.00Sale 2656.00 22465.00Sale 5000.00 22466.00Sale 1.00 22483.00Sale 1000.00 22488.00Sale 7413.00 22488.00Sale 27.00 22488.00Sale 8439.00 22494.00Sale 1.00 22494.00Sale 8450.00 22500.00Sale 8440.00 22537.00Sale 421988.00 23450.00 Total Purchases 721,017 Total Sales 1,799,625 (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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 25th March 2008 Contact name MICHAEL SOLARIN Telephone number 0027 11 322 7860 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC AND BHP BILLITON LIMITEDNature 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