UBS Securities LLC - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:8561L
UBS Securities LLC
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 Securities LLC

Company dealt in BHP Billiton PLC
(ISIN US05545E2090)

Class of relevant security to which the
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Ordinary shares dealt in ADR form
ADR (1 ADR = 2 Ords)

Date of dealing 14 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 185068 Ords -
(equivalent
to 92534
ADRs)

(2) Derivatives (other than - - - -
options)

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

Total 185068 Ords -
(equivalent
to 92534
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

Buy/Sell Number of Trade Price (USD)
securities
B 5600 61.213
B 5600 60.97
B 1768 60.976
B 40 61
S 1432 60.91
S 40 61
S 240 61.637
S 336 61.259
Total Buys 13008
Total Sells 2048

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities Price per unit
CFD (Note 6) (Note 4)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option
name,e.g. selling, securities price American, date money paid/
call purchasing, to which the European received per
option varying etc option etc. unit (Note
relates 4)
(Note 6)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit
option (Note 4)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable)
(Note 7)

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.

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

Date of disclosure 15 JANUARY 2008
Contact name Richard Mulcahy
Telephone number 203 719 0467
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton
Nature of connection (Note 9) Connected Adviser

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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