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UBS AG Switzerland23 November 2007 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 Switzerland Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the BHP Billiton Ltd ordinary sharedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) BHP Billiton Ltd Swiss Certificate - 1 cert = 1 ordinary share Date of dealing 22nd November 2007 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 securitiesBHP Billiton Ltd - ordinary share 0 0BHP Billiton Ltd- Swiss Cert 43,000 (Cert and share) 0(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (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 shareSELL 3000 23.32 EURSELL 1000 23.36 EURSELL 2279 23.4 EURSELL 2000 23.4 EURSELL 2000 23.4 EURSELL 1000 23.42 EURSELL 1000 23.42 EURSELL 1000 23.45 EURSELL 1000 23.45 EURSELL 1000 23.45 EURSELL 1500 23.45 EURSELL 2000 23.45 EURSELL 1000 23.45 EURSELL 2000 23.45 EURSELL 1000 23.49 EURSELL 1150 23.5 EURSELL 20000 39.8 AUD Total Sell: 43,929 BHP Billiton Ltd - Swiss CertBUY 2200 38.75 CHFBUY 3000 38.65 CHFBUY 3000 38.35 CHFBUY 500 38.15 CHFBUY 2500 38.15 CHFBUY 175 38.15 CHFBUY 175 38.15 CHFBUY 175 38.15 CHFBUY 175 38.15 CHFBUY 1835 38.15 CHFBUY 1000 38.15 CHFBUY 535 38.15 CHFBUY 465 38.15 CHFBUY 465 38.15 CHFBUY 1000 38.15 CHFBUY 1000 38.15 CHFBUY 260 38.15 CHFBUY 1260 38.15 CHFBUY 740 38.15 CHFBUY 260 38.15 CHFBUY 740 38.15 CHFBUY 1740 38.15 CHFBUY 2000 38.15 CHFBUY 1000 38.15 CHFBUY 3000 38.15 CHFBUY 2000 38.15 CHFBUY 400 38.15 CHFBUY 1600 38.15 CHFBUY 1000 38.15 CHFBUY 1000 38.15 CHFBUY 2000 38.15 CHFBUY 3000 38.15 CHFBUY 1800 38.25 CHFBUY 1666 38.25 CHFBUY 3000 38.2 CHFBUY 2000 38.15 CHFBUY 112 38.15 CHFBUY 888 38.15 CHFBUY 3000 38.15 CHFBUY 3000 38.15 CHFBUY 3000 38.15 CHFBUY 3000 38.1 CHFBUY 3000 38 CHFBUY 4469 38 CHFSELL 200 39 CHFSELL 3000 38.6 CHFSELL 2334 38.6 CHFSELL 1300 38.55 CHFSELL 175 38.55 CHFSELL 500 38.55 CHFSELL 400 38.55 CHFSELL 12 38.15 CHFSELL 435 38.55 CHF Total Buy: 69,135 Total Sell: 8356 (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 person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 23rd November 2007 Contact name Sophie Goodrich Telephone number +41 44 239 6161 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisory 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