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UBS Securities LLC03 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 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Ordinary shares dealt in ADR form ADR (1 ADR = 2 Ords) Date of dealing 29 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 355270 Ords 119242 Ords (equivalent to (equivalent to 59621 177635 ADRs) ADRs) (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 623200 Ords 1293000 Ords sell (equivalent to (equivalent to 646500 311600 ADRs) ADRs) Total 978470 Ords 0.03 1412242 Ords 0.04 (equivalent to (equivalent to 706121 489235 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 Number of Trade Price (USD) securitiesB 8400 73.645B 400 73.07B 200 72.97B 5830 74.205B 600 73.037B 22802 73.585B 400 73.005B 3930 73.823B 21508 73.8B 500 73.18S 48400 73.325S 6000 73.476S 500 73.18S 6872 73.923S 1000 73.73S 7350 73.075S 24738 73.962S 29006 73.631S 1600 73.719S 1400 73.239S 1460 74.162S 6070 73.68Total Buys 64570Total Sells 134396 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) 5)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 3/22/2008 5.60CALL B 200 70 American 3/22/2008 4.60CALL B 7000 75 American 3/22/2008 2.55CALL B 600 75 American 3/22/2008 2.60CALL B 400 75 American 3/22/2008 2.60CALL B 200 75 American 3/22/2008 2.00CALL B 200 75 American 3/22/2008 1.95CALL B 800 75 American 3/22/2008 1.95CALL B 1400 75 American 3/22/2008 1.90CALL B 2000 70 American 4/19/2008 7.00CALL B 4200 80 American 4/19/2008 1.85CALL B 13000 80 American 4/19/2008 1.75CALL B 200 85 American 5/17/2008 1.55CALL B 4600 90 American 5/17/2008 0.80CALL B 200 70 American 8/16/2008 9.60CALL B 400 80 American 8/16/2008 6.00CALL S 200 75 American 3/22/2008 2.25CALL S 2400 80 American 3/22/2008 1.00CALL S 1400 75 American 4/19/2008 3.60CALL S 1000 75 American 4/19/2008 3.50CALL S 200 85 American 4/19/2008 0.85PUT B 2000 70 American 3/22/2008 1.10PUT B 600 75 American 3/22/2008 3.00PUT B 3200 67.5 American 4/19/2008 1.75PUT B 600 65 American 5/17/2008 2.05PUT B 400 65 American 5/17/2008 2.25PUT B 200 70 American 5/17/2008 3.20PUT B 6600 60 American 8/16/2008 2.75PUT S 400 75 American 4/19/2008 5.50PUT S 5200 75 American 5/17/2008 6.10PUT S 7000 75 American 5/17/2008 6.20PUT S 9800 75 American 5/17/2008 6.00PUT S 5400 75 American 5/17/2008 6.20PUT S 9800 75 American 5/17/2008 6.20PUT S 2600 75 American 5/17/2008 6.20PUT S 200 67.5 American 5/17/2008 3.30PUT S 7800 75 American 8/16/2008 8.80PUT S 7200 75 American 8/16/2008 8.80PUT S 8000 75 American 8/16/2008 8.80PUT S 7400 75 American 8/16/2008 8.90PUT S 600 50 American 1/17/2009 2.50PUT S 2400 50 American 1/17/2009 2.65 (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 anyother person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to onthis form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevantsecurities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 03 MARCH 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 or No of Exercise Price Type Expiration Written Securities (USD)CALL Purchased 12200 70 American Mar-08CALL Purchased 26200 75 American Mar-08CALL Purchased 3400 85 American Mar-08CALL Purchased 0 70 American Apr-08CALL Purchased 2800 75 American Apr-08CALL Purchased 15600 80 American Apr-08CALL Purchased 2600 105 American May-08CALL Purchased 27000 110 American May-08CALL Purchased 2800 55 American May-08CALL Purchased 30200 80 American May-08CALL Purchased 21200 85 American May-08CALL Purchased 3600 90 American May-08CALL Purchased 1800 95 American May-08CALL Purchased 38400 60 American Aug-08CALL Purchased 1800 75 American Aug-08CALL Purchased 36000 80 American Aug-08CALL Purchased 2800 85 American Aug-08CALL Purchased 5800 90 American Aug-08CALL Purchased 800 50 American 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 4400 80 American 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 3600 95 American 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 4200 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 5400 75 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 44000 80 American 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 21000 90 American 1/17/2009CALL Written -25200 65 American Mar-08CALL Written -34200 67.5 American Mar-08CALL Written -50600 80 American Mar-08CALL Written -200 60 American Apr-08CALL Written -200 65 American Apr-08CALL Written -44600 85 American Apr-08CALL Written -39800 100 American May-08CALL Written -55200 60 American May-08CALL Written -55600 62.5 American May-08CALL Written -31800 65 American May-08CALL Written -21600 67.5 American May-08CALL Written -9000 70 American May-08CALL Written -69800 75 American May-08CALL Written -200 100 American Aug-08CALL Written -6400 50 American Aug-08CALL Written -27000 55 American Aug-08CALL Written -32400 65 American Aug-08CALL Written -15200 70 American Aug-08CALL Written -6600 95 American Aug-08CALL Written -14000 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 -9000 90 American 1/16/2010CALL Written -17000 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 -31800 50 American 1/17/2009CALL Written -800 65 American 1/17/2009CALL Written -22800 70 American 1/17/2009CALL Written -7200 95 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 800 50 American Mar-08PUT Purchased 10000 55 American Mar-08PUT Purchased 8200 60 American Mar-08PUT Purchased 34000 62.5 American Mar-08PUT Purchased 50200 65 American Mar-08PUT Purchased 17200 70 American Mar-08PUT Purchased 12600 80 American Mar-08PUT Purchased 2000 60 American Apr-08PUT Purchased 4200 62.5 American Apr-08PUT Purchased 20400 65 American Apr-08PUT Purchased 12200 67.5 American Apr-08PUT Purchased 2600 37.5 American May-08PUT Purchased 9400 40 American May-08PUT Purchased 1800 42.5 American May-08PUT Purchased 2000 45 American May-08PUT Purchased 6800 47.5 American May-08PUT Purchased 26800 50 American May-08PUT Purchased 33600 60 American May-08PUT Purchased 44600 62.5 American May-08PUT Purchased 62200 65 American May-08PUT Purchased 43200 70 American May-08PUT Purchased 37800 90 American May-08PUT Purchased 16800 95 American May-08PUT Purchased 4000 100 American Aug-08PUT Purchased 32200 50 American Aug-08PUT Purchased 16200 55 American Aug-08PUT Purchased 33400 65 American Aug-08PUT Purchased 4400 67.5 American Aug-08PUT Purchased 11800 70 American Aug-08PUT Purchased 1000 85 American Aug-08PUT Purchased 2000 95 American Aug-08PUT Purchased 10000 40 American 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 3600 80 American 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 200 90 American 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 4400 30 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 5000 40 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 13600 50 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 19600 55 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 8400 65 American 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 6400 75 American 1/17/2009PUT Written -9000 67.5 American Mar-08PUT Written -66800 75 American Mar-08PUT Written -3000 70 American Apr-08PUT Written -400 75 American Apr-08PUT Written -1000 30 American May-08PUT Written -200 32.5 American May-08PUT Written -19200 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 -7000 60 American Aug-08PUT Written -15800 75 American Aug-08PUT Written -15600 80 American Aug-08PUT Written -2800 50 American 1/16/2010PUT Written -1800 60 American 1/16/2010PUT Written -6400 70 American 1/16/2010PUT Written -5000 20 American 1/17/2009PUT Written -26200 60 American 1/17/2009PUT Written -8200 70 American 1/17/2009PUT Written -25600 80 American 1/17/2009PUT Written -200 90 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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