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UBS AG Switzerland05 February 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 SwitzerlandCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LtdClass of relevant security to which the BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Sharedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 4th February 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 BHP Billiton Ltd - Ordinary Share 9,500 (Cert and share) 0(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 9,500 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 ShareBUY 1000 24.95 EURBUY 2000 24.98 EURBUY 2000 25.28 EURBUY 6700 39.03 AUD BHP Billiton Ltd - Swiss CertificateBUY 570 39.8 CHFBUY 2000 40.15 CHFBUY 500 40.25 CHFBUY 300 40.35 CHFBUY 1500 40.6 CHFSELL 25 39.5 CHFSELL 100 39.5 CHFSELL 1875 39.6 CHFSELL 1000 40 CHFSELL 300 40 CHFSELL 200 40 CHFSELL 150 40 CHFSELL 500 40 CHFSELL 20 40 CHFSELL 200 40 CHFSELL 1500 40 CHFSELL 2000 40.4 CHFSELL 2000 40.5 CHFSELL 3000 40.8 CHFSELL 500 41 CHF Total Buy: 16,570 Total Sell: 13,370 (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 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 5th February 2008 Contact name Sophie Goodrich Telephone number +41 44 239 6161 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton PlcNature 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