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UBS AG Switzerland21 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 19th 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 securities BHP Billiton Ltd - ordinary share 10,000 0BHP Billiton Ltd- Swiss Cert 21,495 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 share BUY 1'000 24.89 EURBUY 1'000 24.89 EURBUY 1'000 24.85 EURBUY 1'000 24.29 EURSELL 1'000 24.7 EURSELL 1'000 24.58 EURSELL 4'000 24.55 EURSELL 3'000 24.4 EURSELL 4'000 24.25 EUR BHP Billiton Ltd - Swiss Cert BUY 50 41.55 CHFBUY 1'000 41.3 CHFBUY 3'000 41 CHFBUY 1'000 40.75 CHFBUY 1'000 40.75 CHFBUY 1'500 40.75 CHFBUY 300 40.75 CHFBUY 500 40.75 CHFBUY 2'700 40.7 CHFBUY 2'000 40.25 CHFBUY 1'000 40.25 CHFBUY 1'000 40.15 CHFBUY 500 40.35 CHFBUY 220 40.3 CHFBUY 130 39.75 CHFBUY 150 39.75 CHFBUY 84 40.15 CHFBUY 2'706 40.15 CHFBUY 1'000 39.95 CHFBUY 50 39.75 CHFBUY 1'950 39.85 CHFBUY 96 39.55 CHFBUY 3'000 39.55 CHFBUY 954 39.55 CHFBUY 1'000 39.5 CHFBUY 100 39.25 CHFBUY 95 39.2 CHFBUY 1'000 39.2 CHFBUY 150 39.15 CHFBUY 300 38.65 CHFSELL 50 41.55 CHFSELL 300 41.5 CHFSELL 1'000 41.2 CHFSELL 500 40.35 CHFSELL 1'000 40.15 CHFSELL 340 39.9 CHFSELL 50 40 CHFSELL 100 39.25 CHF (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 21st November 2007Contact name Claude CharpillozTelephone number 0041 44 239 4647Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Plc & BHP Billiton LtdNature 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