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UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited05 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 South Africa (Pty) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD ordinaryDate of dealing 4th March 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 3,650,717 414,216 0.16% 0.02% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 3,650,717 414,216 0.16% 0.02% (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 salesPurchase/Sale Number of Price per unit securities (Note 4) S 1000 25200 S 20 25200 S 3980 25200 S 20000 25200 S 19548 25200 S 600 25200 S 4030 25200 S 1422 25200 S 3578 25200 S 9937 25200 S 509 25200 S 7000 25200 S 3376 25200 S 2000 25350 S 2000 25350 S 2000 25350 S 2000 25350 S 2000 25350 S 2000 25350 S 2000 25350 S 2000 25350 S 2000 25350 S 2000 25350 S 2373 25350 S 5000 25350 S 2164 25350 S 4026 25350 S 15000 25350 S 400 25350 S 1037 25350 S 18463 25350 S 10000 25350 S 836 25350 S 50000 25350 S 200 25351 S 18914 25370 S 1587 25370 S 25000 25380 S 1442 25400 S 48558 25400 S 3663 25400 S 901 25400 S 45436 25400 S 20 25400 S 2000 25400 S 2000 25400 S 2000 25400 S 2000 25400 S 491 25400 S 8307 25400 S 6500 25400 S 4000 25400 S 1000 25400 S 20000 25400 S 50000 25400 S 811 25401 S 871 25401 S 9073 25462 S 466 25480 S 466 25480 S 466 25480 S 3675 25480 S 4900 25480 S 10000 25480 S 400 25480 S 5000 25480 S 2028 25480 S 8889 25480 S 200 25489 S 33 25489 S 39794 25489 S 1710 25500 S 4900 25500 S 1000 25520 S 2000 25520 S 3000 25520 S 1000 25520 S 1000 25520 B 5637 25350 B 8450 25350 B 23 25350 B 1072 25350 B 153 25350 B 153 25350 B 150 25350 B 153 25350 B 153 25350 B 153 25350 B 153 25350 B 150 25350 B 500 25350 Total Purchases 16,900 Total Sales 550,000 (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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 5th March 2008 Contact name MICHAEL SOLARIN Telephone number 0027 11 322 7860 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC AND BHP BILLITON LIMITEDNature 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