UBS South Africa - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:0527S
UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited
10 April 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 9th April 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 282,318 471,860
0.01% 0.02%

(2) Derivatives (other than options) - -

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

Total 282,318 471,860
0.01% 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 sales

Purchase/Sale Number of Price per unit
securities (Note 4)
B 55 27039
B 1545 27040
B 500 27100
B 970 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 990 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 990 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 990 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 990 27100
B 990 27100
B 990 27100
B 990 27100
B 170 27100
B 990 27100
B 873 27100
B 990 27100
B 1000 27100
B 990 27100
B 1000 27100
B 990 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 990 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 990 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 990 27100
B 1000 27100
B 1000 27100
B 990 27100
B 5000 27100
B 2637 27100
B 5136 27100
B 5000 27100
B 747 27100
B 1948 27100
B 2000 27100
B 8380 27100
B 7995 27100
B 10000 27100
B 5000 27100
B 442 27100
B 3352 27100
B 1265 27188
B 8095 27190
B 10000 27250
B 2022 27250
B 2000 27250
B 50000 27268
B 400 27276
B 1212 27276
B 2000 27288
B 100 27290
B 6000 27290
B 2676 27299
B 4629 27300
B 6600 27300
B 955 27330
B 200 27330
B 6054 27330
B 2900 27330
B 2000 27330
B 1000 27330
B 2514 27330
S 300 27002
S 300 27003
S 1000 27003
S 2378 27251
S 27622 27300
S 1600 27300
S 15000 27300
S 5000 27301
S 96217 27380
S 500 27380
S 110 27380
S 2000 26500
S 2000 26500
S 305 26500
S 1000 26500
S 1926 26500
S 2000 26500
S 74 26500
S 695 26500
S 2000 26500
S 1498 26500
S 2000 26500
S 2000 26500
S 2000 26500
S 502 26500

Total Purchases 214,222

Total Sales 170,027

(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 10th April 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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