UBS South Africa - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:2728M
UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited
22 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 21st 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 318,825 0.01% 693,498 0.03%

(2) Derivatives (other than options) - -

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

Total 318,825 0.01% 693,498 0.03%

(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 200 17751
Purchase 943 17751
Purchase 4587 17751
Purchase 9150 17751
Purchase 9150.00 17751.00
Purchase 6054.00 17751.00
Purchase 3096.00 17751.00
Purchase 3420.00 17751.00
Purchase 9150.00 17950.00
Purchase 9000.00 17969.00
Purchase 150.00 17970.00
Purchase 4267.00 17980.00
Purchase 946.00 17980.00
Purchase 3937.00 17980.00
Purchase 250.00 18250.00
Purchase 1.00 18250.00
Purchase 5025 18250
Purchase 3874 18250
Sale 52 17751
Sale 209 17850
Sale 208 17944
Sale 220 17987
Sale 189 17993
Sale 96 18020
Sale 220 18033
Sale 214 18200
Sale 208 18399
Sale 184 18475

Total Purchases 73,200

Total Sales 1,800

(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 22nd 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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