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UBS Securities LLC16 January 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENTSERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS Securities LLCCompany 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 15 January 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 60962 Ords 25492 Ords (equivalent to (equivalent to 30481 ADRs) 12746 ADRs)(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase 1067800 Ords 1060400Ords/sell (equivalent to (equivalent to 533900 ADRs) 530200 ADRs) Total 1128762 Ords 0.03 1085892 Ords 0.03 (equivalent to (equivalent to 564381 ADRs) 542946 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 thanoptions) (3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Buy/Sell Number of Trade Price securitiesB 50400 67.575B 8800 67.505B 200 66.85B 3966 67.536B 200 66.11B 76664 66.816B 200 67.95B 7100 67.128B 68316 66.949B 10000 80B 2400 85S 816 65.96S 7516 67.628S 2400 66.394S 3210 68.654S 14828 66.62S 1380 68.307S 3100 66.405S 2600 67.857S 17596 66.517S 70282 66.949S 800 67.14S 720 68.139S 2400 67.948S 6800 66.263S 5000 66.792S 19912 66.631S 78 67.19S 462 66.55Total Buys 228246Total Sells 159900 (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 Number of securities Exercise Type Expiration Price (USD) to which the option Price (USD) relatesCALL B 400 70 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.7CALL B 2400 75 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.01CALL B 2400 75 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.02CALL B 1600 75 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.01CALL B 400 67.5 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 1.25CALL B 200 67.5 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.95CALL B 8200 75 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.23CALL B 7200 75 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.23CALL B 4600 75 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.26CALL B 3800 75 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.26CALL B 4000 75 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.23CALL B 1800 85 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.1CALL B 2200 90 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 1.15CALL B 200 70 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 8.7CALL B 2800 70 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 8.6CALL B 200 75 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 5.8CALL B 1000 80 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 5.9CALL S 2800 65 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 3.9CALL S 200 70 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.5CALL S 200 70 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.5CALL S 600 70 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.5CALL S 1000 70 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.5CALL S 2000 70 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.35CALL S 600 70 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.35CALL S 3200 75 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.1CALL S 800 67.5 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 1.95CALL S 400 67.5 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 1CALL S 200 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 4.8CALL S 600 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 4.5CALL S 800 70 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.65CALL S 200 70 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.35CALL S 200 70 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.5CALL S 400 70 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.3CALL S 400 70 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.45CALL S 400 70 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.2CALL S 200 70 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.3CALL S 200 70 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.25CALL S 1000 70 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.15CALL S 1000 75 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.45CALL S 200 75 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.55CALL S 1400 75 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1CALL S 5400 75 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1CALL S 400 75 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1CALL S 400 80 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 0.5CALL S 600 67.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 3.2CALL S 2000 67.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 3.3CALL S 200 65 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 9.2CALL S 400 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 6.6CALL S 8200 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 5.93CALL S 7200 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 5.93CALL S 4600 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 5.96CALL S 3800 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 5.96CALL S 4000 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 5.93CALL S 3600 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 5.7CALL S 400 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 5.6CALL S 400 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 5.4CALL S 200 75 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 4.6CALL S 200 75 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 4.6CALL S 9200 75 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 4.6CALL S 9000 75 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 4.4CALL S 400 75 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 3.7CALL S 7000 85 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 1.9CALL S 1000 90 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 1.3CALL S 600 90 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 1.2CALL S 200 90 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 1.2CALL S 600 95 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 0.85CALL S 400 110 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 0.25CALL S 4000 50 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 19.8CALL S 200 65 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 11CALL S 200 70 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 7.9CALL S 200 100 AMERICAN 1/16/2010 7.6CALL S 200 60 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 15.5CALL S 600 70 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 10.7CALL S 1000 80 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 6.6PUT B 400 70 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 2.45PUT B 2400 70 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 3.64PUT B 2400 70 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 3.63PUT B 1600 70 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 3.64PUT B 8000 67.5 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 1PUT B 1000 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.15PUT B 4000 60 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.37PUT B 400 62.5 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 1.75PUT B 1400 50 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 1.05PUT B 1000 55 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 2.5PUT B 200 60 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 3.4PUT B 600 60 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 3.92PUT B 400 60 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 4PUT B 1000 65 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 5.1PUT B 1000 65 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 5.8PUT B 200 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 8.7PUT B 400 70 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 8.8PUT B 2000 75 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 11.9PUT B 200 62.5 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 4.99PUT B 2800 67.5 AMERICAN 8/16/2008 8.3PUT B 2400 55 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 4.8PUT B 2400 55 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 4.8PUT B 2400 55 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 4.8PUT B 2400 55 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 4.8PUT B 2400 55 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 4.8PUT B 11000 55 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 4.8PUT B 1400 60 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 7.5PUT B 200 60 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 7.5PUT S 2800 60 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.2PUT S 2800 60 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.2PUT S 1200 60 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.2PUT S 7800 60 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.2PUT S 6400 65 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.55PUT S 3800 65 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.55PUT S 6400 65 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.55PUT S 6400 65 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.55PUT S 16800 65 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.55PUT S 800 65 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 0.65PUT S 600 70 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 3.72PUT S 200 70 AMERICAN 1/19/2008 3.99PUT S 2000 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 2.99PUT S 200 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 3.1PUT S 200 65 AMERICAN 2/16/2008 3.3PUT S 200 50 AMERICAN 5/17/2008 1.35 (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 personrelating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating tothe voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred toon this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 16 JANUARY 2008Contact name Richard MulcahyTelephone number 203 719 0467Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BillitonNature 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/Written Number of securities Exercise Price Type Expiration to which the option (USD) or derivative relatesCALL PURCHASE 9600 105 AMERICAN Jan08CALL PURCHASE 4800 110 AMERICAN Jan08CALL PURCHASE 400 25 AMERICAN Jan08CALL PURCHASE 31000 50 AMERICAN Jan08CALL PURCHASE 39000 55 AMERICAN Jan08CALL PURCHASE 53000 60 AMERICAN Jan08CALL PURCHASE 5000 62.5 AMERICAN Jan08CALL PURCHASE 5000 65 AMERICAN Jan08CALL PURCHASE 28200 70 AMERICAN Jan08CALL PURCHASE 6000 75 AMERICAN Jan08CALL PURCHASE 51400 80 AMERICAN Jan08CALL PURCHASE 21800 85 AMERICAN Jan08CALL PURCHASE 24200 95 AMERICAN Jan08CALL PURCHASE 3600 100 AMERICAN Feb08CALL PURCHASE 6000 105 AMERICAN Feb08CALL PURCHASE 1200 45 AMERICAN Feb08CALL PURCHASE 1000 47.5 AMERICAN Feb08CALL PURCHASE 17600 52.5 AMERICAN Feb08CALL PURCHASE 12000 55 AMERICAN Feb08CALL PURCHASE 6200 57.5 AMERICAN Feb08CALL PURCHASE 30000 60 AMERICAN Feb08CALL PURCHASE 9600 62.5 AMERICAN Feb08CALL PURCHASE 16800 67.5 AMERICAN Feb08CALL PURCHASE 13400 70 AMERICAN Feb08CALL PURCHASE 27600 80 AMERICAN Feb08CALL PURCHASE 18600 85 AMERICAN Feb08CALL PURCHASE 3000 105 AMERICAN May08CALL PURCHASE 27400 110 AMERICAN May08CALL PURCHASE 400 47.5 AMERICAN May08CALL PURCHASE 2800 55 AMERICAN May08CALL PURCHASE 4800 80 AMERICAN May08CALL PURCHASE 19800 85 AMERICAN May08CALL PURCHASE 1200 60 AMERICAN Aug08CALL PURCHASE 2600 90 AMERICAN Aug08CALL PURCHASE 1000 50 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL PURCHASE 4800 80 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL PURCHASE 5000 95 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL PURCHASE 200 105 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL PURCHASE 3200 120 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL PURCHASE 3200 125 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL PURCHASE 5200 135 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL PURCHASE 11600 140 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL PURCHASE 1200 55 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL PURCHASE 6200 60 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL PURCHASE 6000 75 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL PURCHASE 4400 80 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL PURCHASE 7400 90 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL WRITTEN 1400 100 AMERICAN Jan08CALL WRITTEN 13800 30 AMERICAN Jan08CALL WRITTEN 14800 35 AMERICAN Jan08CALL WRITTEN 11400 40 AMERICAN Jan08CALL WRITTEN 12600 45 AMERICAN Jan08CALL WRITTEN 7400 47.5 AMERICAN Jan08CALL WRITTEN 13000 67.5 AMERICAN Jan08CALL WRITTEN 9600 90 AMERICAN Jan08CALL WRITTEN 5200 110 AMERICAN Feb08CALL WRITTEN 3800 50 AMERICAN Feb08CALL WRITTEN 3200 65 AMERICAN Feb08CALL WRITTEN 2200 75 AMERICAN Feb08CALL WRITTEN 30200 90 AMERICAN Feb08CALL WRITTEN 3000 95 AMERICAN Feb08CALL WRITTEN 39800 100 AMERICAN May08CALL WRITTEN 600 50 AMERICAN May08CALL WRITTEN 16200 60 AMERICAN May08CALL WRITTEN 6600 62.5 AMERICAN May08CALL WRITTEN 6000 65 AMERICAN May08CALL WRITTEN 10000 67.5 AMERICAN May08CALL WRITTEN 51800 70 AMERICAN May08CALL WRITTEN 42200 75 AMERICAN May08CALL WRITTEN 58800 90 AMERICAN May08CALL WRITTEN 800 95 AMERICAN May08CALL WRITTEN 1000 100 AMERICAN Aug08CALL WRITTEN 4000 50 AMERICAN Aug08CALL WRITTEN 17400 65 AMERICAN Aug08CALL WRITTEN 200 70 AMERICAN Aug08CALL WRITTEN 3200 75 AMERICAN Aug08CALL WRITTEN 15600 80 AMERICAN Aug08CALL WRITTEN 1600 85 AMERICAN Aug08CALL WRITTEN 8000 95 AMERICAN Aug08CALL WRITTEN 10600 100 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL WRITTEN 400 40 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL WRITTEN 3000 60 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL WRITTEN 9800 70 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL WRITTEN 4000 90 AMERICAN 1/16/2010CALL WRITTEN 8800 100 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL WRITTEN 2000 110 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL WRITTEN 1600 115 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL WRITTEN 1600 130 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL WRITTEN 3000 30 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL WRITTEN 15600 40 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL WRITTEN 23400 50 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL WRITTEN 21200 70 AMERICAN 1/17/2009CALL WRITTEN 5200 95 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT PURCHASE 9200 30 AMERICAN Jan08PUT PURCHASE 8200 35 AMERICAN Jan08PUT PURCHASE 41000 45 AMERICAN Jan08PUT PURCHASE 32000 62.5 AMERICAN Jan08PUT PURCHASE 19800 67.5 AMERICAN Jan08PUT PURCHASE 21600 75 AMERICAN Jan08PUT PURCHASE 4400 47.5 AMERICAN Feb08PUT PURCHASE 200 50 AMERICAN Feb08PUT PURCHASE 9600 52.5 AMERICAN Feb08PUT PURCHASE 1200 55 AMERICAN Feb08PUT PURCHASE 23400 62.5 AMERICAN Feb08PUT PURCHASE 6600 67.5 AMERICAN Feb08PUT PURCHASE 14400 70 AMERICAN Feb08PUT PURCHASE 2200 80 AMERICAN Feb08PUT PURCHASE 8800 100 AMERICAN May08PUT PURCHASE 400 40 AMERICAN May08PUT PURCHASE 800 42.5 AMERICAN May08PUT PURCHASE 1400 45 AMERICAN May08PUT PURCHASE 4400 47.5 AMERICAN May08PUT PURCHASE 19600 50 AMERICAN May08PUT PURCHASE 58200 60 AMERICAN May08PUT PURCHASE 4400 62.5 AMERICAN May08PUT PURCHASE 48600 70 AMERICAN May08PUT PURCHASE 45400 75 AMERICAN May08PUT PURCHASE 5400 80 AMERICAN May08PUT PURCHASE 37800 90 AMERICAN May08PUT PURCHASE 16800 95 AMERICAN May08PUT PURCHASE 5200 50 AMERICAN Aug08PUT PURCHASE 200 55 AMERICAN Aug08PUT PURCHASE 600 60 AMERICAN Aug08PUT PURCHASE 13600 65 AMERICAN Aug08PUT PURCHASE 3000 67.5 AMERICAN Aug08PUT PURCHASE 2200 70 AMERICAN Aug08PUT PURCHASE 1200 75 AMERICAN Aug08PUT PURCHASE 6000 40 AMERICAN 1/16/2010PUT PURCHASE 3600 80 AMERICAN 1/16/2010PUT PURCHASE 200 90 AMERICAN 1/16/2010PUT PURCHASE 4400 30 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT PURCHASE 16600 40 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT PURCHASE 4800 50 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT PURCHASE 16200 55 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT PURCHASE 9200 60 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT PURCHASE 2000 90 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT WRITTEN 8200 25 AMERICAN Jan08PUT WRITTEN 2400 40 AMERICAN Jan08PUT WRITTEN 2800 47.5 AMERICAN Jan08PUT WRITTEN 39000 50 AMERICAN Jan08PUT WRITTEN 13600 55 AMERICAN Jan08PUT WRITTEN 111200 60 AMERICAN Jan08PUT WRITTEN 42400 65 AMERICAN Jan08PUT WRITTEN 42600 70 AMERICAN Jan08PUT WRITTEN 34600 80 AMERICAN Jan08PUT WRITTEN 9000 85 AMERICAN Jan08PUT WRITTEN 2400 95 AMERICAN Jan08PUT WRITTEN 10400 45 AMERICAN Feb08PUT WRITTEN 27000 57.5 AMERICAN Feb08PUT WRITTEN 45200 60 AMERICAN Feb08PUT WRITTEN 2600 65 AMERICAN Feb08PUT WRITTEN 8400 75 AMERICAN Feb08PUT WRITTEN 200 85 AMERICAN Feb08PUT WRITTEN 200 30 AMERICAN May08PUT WRITTEN 18400 55 AMERICAN May08PUT WRITTEN 9000 65 AMERICAN May08PUT WRITTEN 23800 67.5 AMERICAN May08PUT WRITTEN 24400 85 AMERICAN May08PUT WRITTEN 2800 50 AMERICAN 1/16/2010PUT WRITTEN 1800 60 AMERICAN 1/16/2010PUT WRITTEN 2400 70 AMERICAN 1/16/2010PUT WRITTEN 5000 20 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT WRITTEN 7800 70 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT WRITTEN 2400 75 AMERICAN 1/17/2009PUT WRITTEN 3400 80 AMERICAN 1/17/2009 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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