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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited14 January 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 11th 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 598,825 0.03% 1,062,294 0.05% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 598,825 0.03% 1,062,294 0.05% (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/Sale Number of Price per unit securities (Note 4)Purchase 12386.00 20000.00Purchase 10000.00 20000.00Purchase 9171.00 20000.00Purchase 1369.00 20000.00Purchase 6326.00 20000.00Purchase 7825.00 20000.00Purchase 27513.00 20000.00Purchase 18073.00 20000.00Purchase 7337.00 20000.00Purchase 4000.00 20123.00Purchase 841.00 20123.00Purchase 4309.00 20123.00Sale 7000.00 19747.00Sale 942.00 19747.00Sale 558.00 19747.00Sale 4150.00 19747.00Sale 650.00 19750.00Sale 5000.00 19750.00Sale 398.00 19800.00Sale 1780.00 19800.00Sale 364.00 19800.00Sale 6000.00 19800.00Sale 30.00 19800.00Sale 378.00 19800.00Sale 9150.00 19800.00Sale 200.00 19800.00Sale 2600.00 19891.00Sale 1550.00 19891.00Sale 10.00 19899.00Sale 25.00 19899.00Sale 2115.00 19899.00Sale 7000.00 19899.00Sale 4829.00 19900.00Sale 4321.00 19900.00Sale 5000.00 19907.00Sale 3900.00 19920.00Sale 785.00 19920.00Sale 3955.00 19920.00Sale 510.00 19920.00Sale 150.00 19972.00Sale 9000.00 19983.00Sale 9150.00 20055.00Sale 3000.00 20071.00Sale 3943.00 20071.00Sale 2117.00 20071.00Sale 4000.00 20071.00Sale 5207.00 20071.00Sale 33.00 20071.00 Total Purchases 109,150 Total Sales 109,800 (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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 14th January 2008 Contact name MICHAEL SOLARIN Telephone number 0027 11 322 7860 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC AND BHP BILLITON LIMITED Nature 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