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UBS Securities LLC18 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 thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Ordinary shares dealt in ADR form ADR (1 ADR = 2 Ords) Date of dealing 14 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 455730 Ords (equivalent 0 Ords (equivalent to 227865 ADRs) to 0 ADRs)(2) Derivatives (other than options) - - - -(3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 806200 Ords 1169400 Ordssell (equivalent to 584700 (equivalent to ADRs) 403100 ADRs) Total 1261930 Ords 0.04 1169400 Ords 0.04 (equivalent to 630965 (equivalent to 584700 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 7800 71.622B 2400 71.023B 2200 71.077B 400 71.61B 11784 71.545B 7600 71.316B 300 72B 34974 71.591B 4400 71.301B 47052 71.553B 30956 71.399S 32800 71.527S 23200 71.673S 1800 71.543S 800 70.97S 5392 71.969S 11146 71.03S 1170 70.808S 1600 71.68S 8926 71.264S 14580 71.991S 25554 71.559S 3400 71.437S 6264 71.849S 9190 70.994S 28986 71.273S 8828 72.303S 9842 71.303Total Buys 149866Total Sells 193478 (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 800 70 American 3/22/2008 2.25CALL B 10000 75 American 3/22/2008 0.60CALL B 1800 75 American 3/22/2008 0.45CALL B 600 70 American 4/19/2008 5.20CALL B 2000 70 American 4/19/2008 5.20CALL B 4400 75 American 4/19/2008 2.75CALL B 1400 75 American 4/19/2008 2.70CALL B 600 75 American 4/19/2008 2.70CALL B 200 75 American 4/19/2008 2.55CALL B 400 75 American 5/17/2008 3.80CALL B 400 90 American 5/17/2008 0.45CALL B 800 50 American 1/17/2009 23.79CALL B 2000 60 American 1/17/2009 17.70CALL B 1200 60 American 1/17/2009 17.69CALL B 1000 70 American 1/17/2009 11.90CALL B 200 75 American 1/17/2009 9.70CALL B 1000 80 American 1/17/2009 7.90CALL B 200 80 American 1/17/2009 7.70CALL S 400 70 American 3/22/2008 3.20CALL S 600 70 American 3/22/2008 3.00CALL S 400 75 American 3/22/2008 0.60CALL S 600 80 American 3/22/2008 0.15CALL S 400 75 American 4/19/2008 2.25CALL S 200 85 American 4/19/2008 0.55CALL S 200 85 American 4/19/2008 0.55CALL S 200 67.5 American 4/19/2008 7.20CALL S 600 80 American 5/17/2008 2.35CALL S 200 80 American 5/17/2008 1.90CALL S 200 85 American 8/16/2008 3.80CALL S 400 85 American 8/16/2008 3.60CALL S 2000 50 American 1/17/2009 25.05CALL S 1200 50 American 1/17/2009 25.04CALL S 800 55 American 1/17/2009 20.29PUT B 400 60 American 4/19/2008 0.85PUT B 4400 70 American 4/19/2008 3.00PUT B 4400 70 American 4/19/2008 3.00PUT B 4400 70 American 4/19/2008 3.00PUT B 4400 70 American 4/19/2008 3.00PUT B 4000 60 American 5/17/2008 1.40PUT B 1000 65 American 5/17/2008 2.90PUT B 200 62.5 American 5/17/2008 2.00PUT S 6000 70 American 3/22/2008 1.05PUT S 2000 70 American 3/22/2008 1.05PUT S 200 70 American 3/22/2008 1.05PUT S 7200 70 American 3/22/2008 1.25PUT S 7200 70 American 3/22/2008 1.25PUT S 4200 70 American 3/22/2008 1.25PUT S 7200 70 American 3/22/2008 1.25PUT S 7200 70 American 3/22/2008 1.25PUT S 17000 70 American 3/22/2008 1.25PUT S 1200 70 American 3/22/2008 1.50PUT S 800 70 American 5/17/2008 4.50PUT S 2000 75 American 5/17/2008 7.10PUT S 1200 70 American 8/16/2008 7.10PUT S 200 50 American 1/17/2009 3.30PUT S 1000 60 American 1/17/2009 5.90PUT S 2400 60 American 1/17/2009 6.10 (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 (Note Details Price per unit (if applicable)7) (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 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 17 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 Closing Written Securities Price (USD) Price (USD)CALL Purchased 11800 70 American Mar-08 2.45CALL Purchased 76600 75 American Mar-08 0.50CALL Purchased 2400 85 American Mar-08 0.05CALL Purchased 0 67.5 American Apr-08 6.30CALL Purchased 18000 70 American Apr-08 4.80CALL Purchased 14200 75 American Apr-08 2.25CALL Purchased 13400 80 American Apr-08 1.10CALL Purchased 2600 105 American May-08 0.15CALL Purchased 27000 110 American May-08 0.05CALL Purchased 2800 55 American May-08 17.70CALL Purchased 9200 70 American May-08 6.30CALL Purchased 34200 80 American May-08 2.10CALL Purchased 11800 85 American May-08 1.10CALL Purchased 6200 90 American May-08 0.45CALL Purchased 800 95 American May-08 0.25CALL Purchased 38400 60 American Aug-08 15.50CALL Purchased 30800 80 American Aug-08 5.10CALL Purchased 1400 85 American Aug-08 3.60CALL Purchased 4200 90 American Aug-08 2.45CALL Purchased 7400 95 American Aug-08 1.70CALL Purchased 2200 105 American 1/17/2009 2.55CALL Purchased 1800 115 American 1/17/2009 1.75CALL Purchased 3200 125 American 1/17/2009 0.95CALL Purchased 3200 135 American 1/17/2009 0.65CALL Purchased 12800 140 American 1/17/2009 0.35CALL Purchased 400 20 American 1/17/2009 48.80CALL Purchased 200 40 American 1/17/2009 33.30CALL Purchased 1400 55 American 1/17/2009 20.29CALL Purchased 9600 60 American 1/17/2009 17.69CALL Purchased 18000 75 American 1/17/2009 9.70CALL Purchased 42000 80 American 1/17/2009 7.70CALL Purchased 19800 90 American 1/17/2009 5.00CALL Purchased 800 50 American 1/16/2010 25.40CALL Purchased 4400 80 American 1/16/2010 12.80CALL Purchased 3600 95 American 1/16/2010 8.50CALL Written -800 60 American Mar-08 10.10CALL Written -25200 65 American Mar-08 6.50CALL Written -39000 67.5 American Mar-08 4.30CALL Written -32600 80 American Mar-08 0.10CALL Written -200 60 American Apr-08 11.30CALL Written -200 65 American Apr-08 8.00CALL Written -44600 85 American Apr-08 0.50CALL Written -37800 100 American May-08 0.05CALL Written -55600 60 American May-08 12.30CALL Written -55600 62.5 American May-08 10.30CALL Written -30600 65 American May-08 9.60CALL Written -22200 67.5 American May-08 7.03CALL Written -58200 75 American May-08 3.80CALL Written -200 100 American Aug-08 0.85CALL Written -8400 50 American Aug-08 23.20CALL Written -27000 55 American Aug-08 18.00CALL Written -32400 65 American Aug-08 11.30CALL Written -4600 70 American Aug-08 9.20CALL Written -600 75 American Aug-08 6.90CALL Written -15000 100 American 1/17/2009 3.00CALL Written -2600 110 American 1/17/2009 1.95CALL Written -1400 120 American 1/17/2009 1.15CALL Written -5600 130 American 1/17/2009 0.80CALL Written -3000 30 American 1/17/2009 42.70CALL Written -33200 50 American 1/17/2009 23.79CALL Written -200 65 American 1/17/2009 13.60CALL Written -16800 70 American 1/17/2009 11.90CALL Written -1400 95 American 1/17/2009 3.50CALL Written -12000 100 American 1/16/2010 7.00CALL Written -2200 40 American 1/16/2010 33.91CALL Written -3000 60 American 1/16/2010 19.90CALL Written -11400 70 American 1/16/2010 17.00CALL Written -8800 90 American 1/16/2010 9.00PUT Purchased 8400 55 American Mar-08 0.05PUT Purchased 5000 60 American Mar-08 0.10PUT Purchased 33600 62.5 American Mar-08 0.25PUT Purchased 18600 65 American Mar-08 0.30PUT Purchased 5800 67.5 American Mar-08 0.70PUT Purchased 8000 80 American Mar-08 8.30PUT Purchased 600 62.5 American Apr-08 1.34PUT Purchased 40600 65 American Apr-08 1.70PUT Purchased 9000 67.5 American Apr-08 2.45PUT Purchased 32600 70 American Apr-08 3.30PUT Purchased 2600 37.5 American May-08 0.10PUT Purchased 9400 40 American May-08 0.20PUT Purchased 1800 42.5 American May-08 0.25PUT Purchased 800 45 American May-08 0.20PUT Purchased 6800 47.5 American May-08 0.35PUT Purchased 21800 50 American May-08 0.50PUT Purchased 33800 60 American May-08 1.50PUT Purchased 44800 62.5 American May-08 2.00PUT Purchased 59000 65 American May-08 2.70PUT Purchased 40800 70 American May-08 4.50PUT Purchased 37800 90 American May-08 18.70PUT Purchased 4000 100 American Aug-08 29.00PUT Purchased 29400 50 American Aug-08 1.40PUT Purchased 33000 65 American Aug-08 5.10PUT Purchased 10600 70 American Aug-08 7.10PUT Purchased 1000 85 American Aug-08 16.40PUT Purchased 2000 95 American Aug-08 25.50PUT Purchased 4400 30 American 1/17/2009 0.45PUT Purchased 5000 40 American 1/17/2009 1.40PUT Purchased 15400 50 American 1/17/2009 3.30PUT Purchased 20000 55 American 1/17/2009 2.10PUT Purchased 10400 65 American 1/17/2009 7.70PUT Purchased 6400 75 American 1/17/2009 13.60PUT Purchased 10000 40 American 1/16/2010 0.90PUT Purchased 3600 80 American 1/16/2010 20.00PUT Purchased 200 90 American 1/16/2010 26.10PUT Written -1200 50 American Mar-08 0.05PUT Written -37600 70 American Mar-08 1.35PUT Written -57800 75 American Mar-08 4.20PUT Written -8800 60 American Apr-08 0.94PUT Written -1000 75 American Apr-08 6.30PUT Written -1000 30 American May-08 0.05PUT Written -200 32.5 American May-08 0.10PUT Written -19000 55 American May-08 0.75PUT Written -43400 67.5 American May-08 3.50PUT Written -7000 75 American May-08 7.10PUT Written -600 80 American May-08 10.20PUT Written -12200 85 American May-08 14.30PUT Written -6000 55 American Aug-08 2.15PUT Written -17800 60 American Aug-08 3.65PUT Written -34200 67.5 American Aug-08 6.10PUT Written -26800 75 American Aug-08 9.70PUT Written -15600 80 American Aug-08 13.00PUT Written -5000 20 American 1/17/2009 0.15PUT Written -29200 60 American 1/17/2009 6.10PUT Written -8400 70 American 1/17/2009 10.80PUT Written -25600 80 American 1/17/2009 16.70PUT Written -200 90 American 1/17/2009 22.90PUT Written -2800 50 American 1/16/2010 3.30PUT Written -1800 60 American 1/16/2010 10.00PUT Written -6400 70 American 1/16/2010 14.30 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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