UBS South Africa - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:7846L
UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited
15 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 the
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
0.5 USD ordinary
Date of dealing 14th January 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

Long Short

Number Number
(%) (%)

(1) Relevant securities 598,825 988,244
0.03% 0.04%

(2) Derivatives (other than options) - -

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - -

Total 598,825 988,244
0.03% 0.04%

(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/ Number of Price per unit
Sale securities (Note 4)
Purchase 3000.00 19873.00
Purchase 500.00 19880.00
Purchase 5000.00 19880.00
Purchase 650.00 19880.00
Purchase 3158.00 19880.00
Purchase 9150.00 19884.00
Purchase 5992.00 19884.00
Purchase 200.00 20125.00
Purchase 100.00 20125.00
Purchase 9150.00 20160.00
Purchase 3028.00 20186.00
Purchase 8519.00 20186.00
Purchase 9150.00 20186.00
Purchase 9150.00 20186.00
Purchase 9150.00 20186.00
Purchase 5822.00 20186.00
Purchase 631.00 20186.00
Purchase 65.00 20200.00
Purchase 2000.00 20200.00
Purchase 250.00 20200.00
Purchase 6835.00 20200.00
Sale 9150.00 20186.00
Sale 2387.00 20186.00
Sale 4000.00 20186.00
Sale 2703.00 20186.00
Sale 60.00 20186.00
Sale 9150.00 20210.00

Total Purchases 91500

Total Sales 27450

(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 relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.

N/A

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO

Date of disclosure 15th 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 at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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