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UBS Securities LLC07 February 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 LLCCompany dealt in BHP Billiton Limited (ISIN US0886061086)Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Ordinary shares dealt in ADR form ADR (1 ADR = 2 Ords) Date of dealing 06 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 477288 Ords 43818 Ords (equivalent to (equivalent to 21909 238644 ADRs) ADRs)(2) Derivatives (other than options) - - - -(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 703200 Ords 1696400 Ords (equivalent to (equivalent to 848200 351600 ADRs) ADRs) Total 1180488 Ords 0.03 1740218 Ords 0.04 (equivalent to (equivalent to 870109 590244 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 Feb 06 2008 Buy/Sell Number of Trade Price (USD) SecuritiesB 42800 67.147B 12200 67.254B 1400 67.17B 7852 66.775B 400 67.33B 94284 66.861B 200 67.23B 6606 66.803B 26148 66.687S 12200 66.854S 10200 66.094S 22736 67.001S 200 67.13S 4730 66.512S 12250 67.518S 27292 66.982S 31592 66.662S 1600 66.789S 200 66.1S 252 67.434S 700 67.372S 12900 66.801S 18340 66.552Total Buys 191890Total Sells 155192 (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 Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Purchased/Written Number of Exercise Type Expiration Closing Securities Price (USD) Price (USD) to which the option relates toCALL Purchased 3600 100 Amer Feb-08 0.02CALL Purchased 6000 105 Amer Feb-08 0.05CALL Purchased 1200 45 Amer Feb-08 22.10CALL Purchased 1000 47.5 Amer Feb-08 18.10CALL Purchased 17600 52.5 Amer Feb-08 13.10CALL Purchased 13600 55 Amer Feb-08 12.10CALL Purchased 5800 57.5 Amer Feb-08 9.60CALL Purchased 33200 60 Amer Feb-08 6.80CALL Purchased 11200 62.5 Amer Feb-08 4.40CALL Purchased 29000 70 Amer Feb-08 0.65CALL Purchased 40600 75 Amer Feb-08 0.15CALL Purchased 2400 80 Amer Feb-08 0.05CALL Purchased 16000 85 Amer Feb-08 0.05CALL Purchased 2800 105 Amer May-08 0.25CALL Purchased 27200 110 Amer May-08 0.20CALL Purchased 400 47.5 Amer May-08 18.70CALL Purchased 2800 55 Amer May-08 14.60CALL Purchased 1600 80 Amer May-08 1.70CALL Purchased 38200 85 Amer May-08 1.20CALL Purchased 2600 100 Amer Aug-08 0.75CALL Purchased 37800 60 Amer Aug-08 12.40CALL Purchased 9000 80 Amer Aug-08 3.80CALL Purchased 2800 90 Amer Aug-08 1.65CALL Purchased 800 50 Amer 1/16/2010 24.10CALL Purchased 4400 80 Amer 1/16/2010 10.00CALL Purchased 3600 95 Amer 1/16/2010 4.40CALL Purchased 4200 105 Amer 1/17/2009 1.70CALL Purchased 600 120 Amer 1/17/2009 1.05CALL Purchased 3200 125 Amer 1/17/2009 0.85CALL Purchased 5200 135 Amer 1/17/2009 0.55CALL Purchased 12800 140 Amer 1/17/2009 0.20CALL Purchased 400 20 Amer 1/17/2009 43.90CALL Purchased 2200 55 Amer 1/17/2009 16.60CALL Purchased 5000 60 Amer 1/17/2009 15.20CALL Purchased 1400 75 Amer 1/17/2009 7.40CALL Purchased 37600 80 Amer 1/17/2009 6.30CALL Purchased 19200 90 Amer 1/17/2009 4.30CALL Written -5200 110 Amer Feb-08 0.05CALL Written -3800 50 Amer Feb-08 15.60CALL Written -76000 65 Amer Feb-08 2.90CALL Written -48000 67.5 Amer Feb-08 1.55CALL Written -30200 90 Amer Feb-08 0.05CALL Written -3000 95 Amer Feb-08 0.05CALL Written -10000 55 Amer Mar-08 11.60CALL Written -1000 60 Amer Mar-08 7.50CALL Written -2000 62.5 Amer Mar-08 6.30CALL Written -33400 65 Amer Mar-08 4.80CALL Written -35200 67.5 Amer Mar-08 3.40CALL Written -11200 70 Amer Mar-08 2.40CALL Written -44600 75 Amer Mar-08 1.10CALL Written -1000 80 Amer Mar-08 0.40CALL Written -39800 100 Amer May-08 0.40CALL Written -400 50 Amer May-08 16.50CALL Written -54800 60 Amer May-08 10.10CALL Written -55600 62.5 Amer May-08 8.80CALL Written -36200 65 Amer May-08 6.90CALL Written -21600 67.5 Amer May-08 5.63CALL Written -37400 70 Amer May-08 4.53CALL Written -83200 75 Amer May-08 2.90CALL Written -71200 90 Amer May-08 0.70CALL Written -200 95 Amer May-08 0.60CALL Written -6400 50 Amer Aug-08 18.90CALL Written -27000 55 Amer Aug-08 14.20CALL Written -22800 65 Amer Aug-08 9.20CALL Written -2400 67.5 Amer Aug-08 8.00CALL Written -13000 70 Amer Aug-08 6.80CALL Written -3800 75 Amer Aug-08 5.10CALL Written -1000 85 Amer Aug-08 2.70CALL Written -6800 95 Amer Aug-08 1.15CALL Written -14000 100 Amer 1/16/2010 5.50CALL Written -2200 40 Amer 1/16/2010 30.40CALL Written -3000 60 Amer 1/16/2010 18.30CALL Written -11400 70 Amer 1/16/2010 14.10CALL Written -8800 90 Amer 1/16/2010 7.50CALL Written -16400 100 Amer 1/17/2009 2.65CALL Written -6600 110 Amer 1/17/2009 1.20CALL Written -1400 115 Amer 1/17/2009 1.35CALL Written -1600 130 Amer 1/17/2009 0.50CALL Written -3000 30 Amer 1/17/2009 35.30CALL Written -800 40 Amer 1/17/2009 28.20CALL Written -36000 50 Amer 1/17/2009 20.00CALL Written -23800 70 Amer 1/17/2009 10.00CALL Written -5800 95 Amer 1/17/2009 3.40PUT Purchased 4600 47.5 Amer Feb-08 0.05PUT Purchased 1600 52.5 Amer Feb-08 0.10PUT Purchased 11000 55 Amer Feb-08 0.15PUT Purchased 80000 65 Amer Feb-08 1.60PUT Purchased 22200 67.5 Amer Feb-08 2.70PUT Purchased 2800 80 Amer Feb-08 11.40PUT Purchased 800 50 Amer Mar-08 0.40PUT Purchased 9000 55 Amer Mar-08 0.85PUT Purchased 10200 60 Amer Mar-08 2.00PUT Purchased 25600 62.5 Amer Mar-08 2.75PUT Purchased 36800 65 Amer Mar-08 3.90PUT Purchased 1000 67.5 Amer Mar-08 5.00PUT Purchased 20200 70 Amer Mar-08 6.40PUT Purchased 3200 75 Amer Mar-08 9.90PUT Purchased 8800 100 Amer May-08 32.90PUT Purchased 2600 37.5 Amer May-08 0.10PUT Purchased 9400 40 Amer May-08 0.40PUT Purchased 1800 42.5 Amer May-08 0.40PUT Purchased 2000 45 Amer May-08 0.50PUT Purchased 6800 47.5 Amer May-08 1.05PUT Purchased 22800 50 Amer May-08 1.15PUT Purchased 88800 60 Amer May-08 3.60PUT Purchased 12800 62.5 Amer May-08 4.50PUT Purchased 60000 65 Amer May-08 5.90PUT Purchased 67800 70 Amer May-08 8.30PUT Purchased 45200 75 Amer May-08 11.40PUT Purchased 6400 80 Amer May-08 14.80PUT Purchased 37800 90 Amer May-08 23.40PUT Purchased 16800 95 Amer May-08 28.20PUT Purchased 4000 100 Amer Aug-08 33.20PUT Purchased 32600 50 Amer Aug-08 2.35PUT Purchased 9000 55 Amer Aug-08 3.50PUT Purchased 20800 65 Amer Aug-08 7.40PUT Purchased 4400 67.5 Amer Aug-08 8.40PUT Purchased 4800 75 Amer Aug-08 12.80PUT Purchased 1400 80 Amer Aug-08 16.30PUT Purchased 1000 85 Amer Aug-08 20.00PUT Purchased 2000 95 Amer Aug-08 28.70PUT Purchased 10000 40 Amer 1/16/2010 1.00PUT Purchased 3600 80 Amer 1/16/2010 20.80PUT Purchased 200 90 Amer 1/16/2010 28.30PUT Purchased 4400 30 Amer 1/17/2009 0.65PUT Purchased 14800 40 Amer 1/17/2009 1.60PUT Purchased 16400 50 Amer 1/17/2009 3.60PUT Purchased 19200 55 Amer 1/17/2009 3.30PUT Purchased 4200 75 Amer 1/17/2009 15.50PUT Purchased 1800 90 Amer 1/17/2009 27.28PUT Written -10400 45 Amer Feb-08 0.05PUT Written -600 50 Amer Feb-08 0.05PUT Written -23600 57.5 Amer Feb-08 0.16PUT Written -50400 60 Amer Feb-08 0.45PUT Written -10800 62.5 Amer Feb-08 0.85PUT Written -41800 70 Amer Feb-08 4.40PUT Written -31200 75 Amer Feb-08 8.10PUT Written -1000 30 Amer May-08 0.05PUT Written -18000 55 Amer May-08 2.15PUT Written -15000 67.5 Amer May-08 6.90PUT Written -12200 85 Amer May-08 20.60PUT Written -8600 60 Amer Aug-08 5.60PUT Written -3400 70 Amer Aug-08 10.00PUT Written -2800 50 Amer 1/16/2010 4.20PUT Written -1800 60 Amer 1/16/2010 10.00PUT Written -2400 70 Amer 1/16/2010 14.90PUT Written -5000 20 Amer 1/17/2009 0.25PUT Written -28600 60 Amer 1/17/2009 7.10PUT Written -4600 65 Amer 1/17/2009 9.60PUT Written -6000 70 Amer 1/17/2009 12.60PUT Written -18000 80 Amer 1/17/2009 18.50 (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) YES Date of disclosure 07 FEBRUARY 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 Option Positions Product Purchased/Written Number of Exercise Type Expiration Securities Price (USD) to which the option relates toCALL Purchased 3600 100 Amer Feb-08CALL Purchased 6000 105 Amer Feb-08CALL Purchased 1200 45 Amer Feb-08CALL Purchased 1000 47.5 Amer Feb-08CALL Purchased 17600 52.5 Amer Feb-08CALL Purchased 13600 55 Amer Feb-08CALL Purchased 5800 57.5 Amer Feb-08CALL Purchased 33200 60 Amer Feb-08CALL Purchased 11200 62.5 Amer Feb-08CALL Purchased 57000 70 Amer Feb-08CALL Purchased 34800 75 Amer Feb-08CALL Purchased 2400 80 Amer Feb-08CALL Purchased 16000 85 Amer Feb-08CALL Purchased 2800 105 Amer May-08CALL Purchased 27200 110 Amer May-08CALL Purchased 400 47.5 Amer May-08CALL Purchased 2800 55 Amer May-08CALL Purchased 1600 80 Amer May-08CALL Purchased 38600 85 Amer May-08CALL Purchased 2600 100 Amer Aug-08CALL Purchased 37800 60 Amer Aug-08CALL Purchased 800 70 Amer Aug-08CALL Purchased 9000 80 Amer Aug-08CALL Purchased 600 85 Amer Aug-08CALL Purchased 2800 90 Amer Aug-08CALL Purchased 800 50 Amer 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 4400 80 Amer 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 3600 95 Amer 1/16/2010CALL Purchased 4200 105 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 600 120 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 3200 125 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 5200 135 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 12800 140 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 400 20 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 2200 55 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 5000 60 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 1000 75 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 38000 80 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Purchased 19200 90 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Written -5200 110 Amer Feb-08CALL Written -3800 50 Amer Feb-08CALL Written -74400 65 Amer Feb-08CALL Written -47200 67.5 Amer Feb-08CALL Written -30200 90 Amer Feb-08CALL Written -3000 95 Amer Feb-08CALL Written -10000 55 Amer Mar-08CALL Written -1000 60 Amer Mar-08CALL Written -2000 62.5 Amer Mar-08CALL Written -25000 65 Amer Mar-08CALL Written -8400 70 Amer Mar-08CALL Written -44600 75 Amer Mar-08CALL Written -1000 80 Amer Mar-08CALL Written -39800 100 Amer May-08CALL Written -400 50 Amer May-08CALL Written -54800 60 Amer May-08CALL Written -55600 62.5 Amer May-08CALL Written -36200 65 Amer May-08CALL Written -21600 67.5 Amer May-08CALL Written -36600 70 Amer May-08CALL Written -88800 75 Amer May-08CALL Written -71200 90 Amer May-08CALL Written -200 95 Amer May-08CALL Written -4400 50 Amer Aug-08CALL Written -27000 55 Amer Aug-08CALL Written -23400 65 Amer Aug-08CALL Written -600 67.5 Amer Aug-08CALL Written -3800 75 Amer Aug-08CALL Written -6800 95 Amer Aug-08CALL Written -14000 100 Amer 1/16/2010CALL Written -2200 40 Amer 1/16/2010CALL Written -3000 60 Amer 1/16/2010CALL Written -11400 70 Amer 1/16/2010CALL Written -8800 90 Amer 1/16/2010CALL Written -16400 100 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Written -6600 110 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Written -1400 115 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Written -1600 130 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Written -3000 30 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Written -800 40 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Written -36000 50 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Written -23800 70 Amer 1/17/2009CALL Written -5800 95 Amer 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 4600 47.5 Amer Feb-08PUT Purchased 2200 52.5 Amer Feb-08PUT Purchased 11800 55 Amer Feb-08PUT Purchased 88200 65 Amer Feb-08PUT Purchased 22200 67.5 Amer Feb-08PUT Purchased 2800 80 Amer Feb-08PUT Purchased 800 50 Amer Mar-08PUT Purchased 23800 55 Amer Mar-08PUT Purchased 5800 60 Amer Mar-08PUT Purchased 23200 62.5 Amer Mar-08PUT Purchased 44000 65 Amer Mar-08PUT Purchased 3000 67.5 Amer Mar-08PUT Purchased 20200 70 Amer Mar-08PUT Purchased 3200 75 Amer Mar-08PUT Purchased 8800 100 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 2600 37.5 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 9400 40 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 1800 42.5 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 2000 45 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 6800 47.5 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 22200 50 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 88800 60 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 12800 62.5 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 60000 65 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 67800 70 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 45200 75 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 6400 80 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 37800 90 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 16800 95 Amer May-08PUT Purchased 4000 100 Amer Aug-08PUT Purchased 32200 50 Amer Aug-08PUT Purchased 7000 55 Amer Aug-08PUT Purchased 20800 65 Amer Aug-08PUT Purchased 4400 67.5 Amer Aug-08PUT Purchased 4800 75 Amer Aug-08PUT Purchased 1400 80 Amer Aug-08PUT Purchased 1000 85 Amer Aug-08PUT Purchased 2000 95 Amer Aug-08PUT Purchased 10000 40 Amer 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 3600 80 Amer 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 200 90 Amer 1/16/2010PUT Purchased 4400 30 Amer 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 14000 40 Amer 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 16400 50 Amer 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 19200 55 Amer 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 4200 75 Amer 1/17/2009PUT Purchased 1800 90 Amer 1/17/2009PUT Written -10400 45 Amer Feb-08PUT Written -600 50 Amer Feb-08PUT Written -23600 57.5 Amer Feb-08PUT Written -50200 60 Amer Feb-08PUT Written -10800 62.5 Amer Feb-08PUT Written -42400 70 Amer Feb-08PUT Written -31200 75 Amer Feb-08PUT Written -1000 30 Amer May-08PUT Written -19000 55 Amer May-08PUT Written -15000 67.5 Amer May-08PUT Written -12200 85 Amer May-08PUT Written -8600 60 Amer Aug-08PUT Written -3400 70 Amer Aug-08PUT Written -2800 50 Amer 1/16/2010PUT Written -1800 60 Amer 1/16/2010PUT Written -2400 70 Amer 1/16/2010PUT Written -5000 20 Amer 1/17/2009PUT Written -28600 60 Amer 1/17/2009PUT Written -4600 65 Amer 1/17/2009PUT Written -6000 70 Amer 1/17/2009PUT Written -18000 80 Amer 1/17/2009 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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