13th Dec 2007 11:59
UBS AG (EPT)13 December 2007 FORM 38.5(b) 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 AG London BranchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the 0.5 USD Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 12 DECEMBER 2007 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 8,688,216 0.39% 3,685,548 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,688,216 0.39% 3,685,548 0.17% (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 thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) SALE 367 1617 pence SALE 1138 1617 PURCHASE 458 1620 PURCHASE 648 1622 PURCHASE 517 1623 PURCHASE 1111 1623 PURCHASE 389 1623 PURCHASE 1111 1623 SALE 2098 1623 SALE 447 1624 SALE 1035 1624 SALE 2500 1624 SALE 3657 1624 PURCHASE 1720 1624 PURCHASE 1000 1624 PURCHASE 750 1625 PURCHASE 178 1625 SALE 2500 1625 PURCHASE 473 1625 PURCHASE 527 1625 PURCHASE 283 1625 PURCHASE 221 1625 PURCHASE 567 1625 PURCHASE 187 1625 PURCHASE 564 1625 PURCHASE 750 1625 SALE 432 1626 PURCHASE 1131 1626 PURCHASE 417 1626 PURCHASE 1379 1626 PURCHASE 1100 1626 PURCHASE 560 1626 PURCHASE 560 1626 PURCHASE 640 1626 PURCHASE 601 1626 PURCHASE 1025 1626 PURCHASE 1369 1626 PURCHASE 407 1626 SALE 1500 1626 PURCHASE 500 1627 PURCHASE 239 1627 PURCHASE 491 1627 PURCHASE 54 1627 PURCHASE 257 1627 PURCHASE 276 1627 PURCHASE 184 1627 PURCHASE 1000 1627 PURCHASE 170 1627 PURCHASE 600 1627 PURCHASE 250 1627 SALE 1513 1627 PURCHASE 522 1627 PURCHASE 124 1627 SALE 1302 1628 SALE 548 1628 SALE 518 1628 SALE 3821 1628 SALE 2321 1628 PURCHASE 904 1628 PURCHASE 750 1628 PURCHASE 1600 1628 PURCHASE 62 1628 PURCHASE 225 1628 PURCHASE 545 1628 PURCHASE 2000 1628 PURCHASE 714 1628 PURCHASE 13 1628 PURCHASE 129 1628 PURCHASE 124 1628 PURCHASE 164 1628 PURCHASE 1080 1628 SALE 1419 1628 SALE 777 1628 SALE 6138 1629 SALE 1037 1629 PURCHASE 1800 1629 PURCHASE 273 1629 PURCHASE 300 1629 PURCHASE 4560 1629 PURCHASE 800 1629 PURCHASE 221 1629 PURCHASE 1000 1629 PURCHASE 1000 1629 PURCHASE 397 1629 PURCHASE 1731 1629 PURCHASE 1091 1629 PURCHASE 553 1629 SALE 1000 1629 PURCHASE 995 1629 PURCHASE 302 1629 PURCHASE 433 1629 PURCHASE 1825 1629 PURCHASE 355 1629 PURCHASE 174 1629 PURCHASE 923 1629 PURCHASE 1250 1629 PURCHASE 3000 1629 PURCHASE 140 1629 PURCHASE 307 1629 PURCHASE 539 1629 PURCHASE 539 1629 PURCHASE 224 1629 PURCHASE 1412 1629 PURCHASE 191 1629 PURCHASE 242 1629 PURCHASE 33 1629 PURCHASE 761 1629 PURCHASE 597 1629 SALE 1800 1629 SALE 1000 1629 PURCHASE 5185 1630 PURCHASE 454 1630 PURCHASE 9361 1630 PURCHASE 2443 1630 SALE 929 1630 SALE 656 1630 SALE 1100 1630 PURCHASE 1562 1630 SALE 2300 1630 SALE 1200 1630 SALE 79 1630 SALE 721 1630 SALE 1779 1630 SALE 262 1630 PURCHASE 22 1630 SALE 2132 1630 SALE 1085 1630 SALE 500 1630 SALE 2351 1630 SALE 500 1630 SALE 273 1630 SALE 750 1630 SALE 3000 1630 SALE 1756 1630 SALE 941 1630 SALE 13 1630 SALE 2744 1630 SALE 129 1630 SALE 371 1630 SALE 2581 1630 PURCHASE 841 1630 PURCHASE 400 1630 PURCHASE 396 1630 SALE 924 1630 SALE 500 1630 SALE 603 1630 SALE 705 1630 SALE 468 1630 SALE 996 1630 SALE 500 1630 SALE 1562 1630 SALE 1000 1630 SALE 307 1630 PURCHASE 300 1631 PURCHASE 2521 1631 PURCHASE 4449 1631 SALE 96 1631 SALE 100 1631 PURCHASE 700 1631 PURCHASE 1100 1631 SALE 852 1631 SALE 298 1631 PURCHASE 45 1631 PURCHASE 399 1631 PURCHASE 147 1631 SALE 146 1631 SALE 954 1631 SALE 46 1631 SALE 1354 1631 PURCHASE 1354 1631 PURCHASE 291 1631 PURCHASE 800 1631 PURCHASE 1150 1631 PURCHASE 798 1631 PURCHASE 9451 1631 SALE 1708 1631 PURCHASE 428 1631 PURCHASE 445 1631 PURCHASE 1000 1631 SALE 1300 1631 PURCHASE 32 1631 PURCHASE 295 1631 PURCHASE 409 1631 PURCHASE 497 1631 SALE 575 1631 PURCHASE 857 1631 PURCHASE 124 1631 PURCHASE 197 1631 PURCHASE 309 1631 PURCHASE 299 1631 SALE 1210 1631 SALE 657 1631 SALE 2981 1631 SALE 1957 1631 SALE 2732 1631 SALE 500 1631 SALE 800 1631 SALE 2013 1631 SALE 902 1631 PURCHASE 3359 1631 SALE 541 1631 PURCHASE 1427 1631 PURCHASE 2587 1631 PURCHASE 1100 1631 PURCHASE 958 1631 SALE 5883 1632 PURCHASE 436 1632 PURCHASE 422 1632 SALE 9437 1632 SALE 563 1632 SALE 563 1632 SALE 1632 1632 SALE 4443 1632 PURCHASE 2122 1632 PURCHASE 1848 1632 SALE 882 1632 PURCHASE 618 1632 PURCHASE 846 1632 PURCHASE 3202 1632 PURCHASE 1641 1632 PURCHASE 618 1632 SALE 1800 1632 SALE 800 1632 PURCHASE 443 1632 PURCHASE 387 1632 SALE 1000 1632 PURCHASE 1000 1632 SALE 710 1633 PURCHASE 2212 1633 PURCHASE 491 1633 PURCHASE 2159 1633 SALE 1496 1633 SALE 97 1633 PURCHASE 1100 1633 PURCHASE 2531 1633 PURCHASE 800 1633 PURCHASE 2000 1633 PURCHASE 500 1633 PURCHASE 3447 1633 PURCHASE 30000 1633 SALE 30000 1633 PURCHASE 1000 1633 PURCHASE 35 1633 PURCHASE 147 1633 SALE 548 1633 PURCHASE 689 1633 PURCHASE 1500 1633 PURCHASE 61 1633 PURCHASE 575 1633 SALE 318 1633 SALE 265 1633 SALE 2000 1633 PURCHASE 2002 1633 SALE 1000 1633 PURCHASE 606 1633 SALE 970 1634 PURCHASE 5000 1634 SALE 2500 1634 SALE 10492 1634 SALE 1227 1634 SALE 2075 1634 SALE 279 1634 SALE 100 1634 SALE 3675 1634 SALE 25 1634 PURCHASE 69 1634 PURCHASE 500 1634 PURCHASE 1000 1634 SALE 312 1634 SALE 1000 1634 PURCHASE 569 1634 PURCHASE 289 1634 PURCHASE 400 1634 PURCHASE 798 1634 SALE 728 1634 SALE 5860 1634 SALE 669 1634 SALE 1500 1634 SALE 498 1634 SALE 500 1634 SALE 1580 1634 SALE 1376 1634 SALE 352 1634 SALE 1950 1634 SALE 500 1634 PURCHASE 524 1634 SALE 2900 1635 SALE 3892 1635 SALE 3309 1635 SALE 1165 1635 PURCHASE 500 1635 PURCHASE 6000 1635 SALE 6000 1635 SALE 100 1635 PURCHASE 1696 1635 SALE 1198 1635 PURCHASE 463 1635 PURCHASE 500 1635 PURCHASE 1000 1635 PURCHASE 1000 1635 PURCHASE 418 1635 PURCHASE 2107 1635 SALE 218 1635 SALE 509 1635 SALE 500 1635 PURCHASE 1908 1636 SALE 385 1636 PURCHASE 579 1636 SALE 813 1636 SALE 129 1636 SALE 100 1636 SALE 500 1636 PURCHASE 140 1636 PURCHASE 600 1636 SALE 1000 1636 PURCHASE 404 1636 PURCHASE 1500 1636 PURCHASE 52 1636 PURCHASE 44 1636 PURCHASE 1594 1636 SALE 540 1636 PURCHASE 2778 1636 PURCHASE 280 1636 PURCHASE 900 1636 PURCHASE 5292 1636 PURCHASE 411 1636 PURCHASE 563 1636 PURCHASE 6690 1636 PURCHASE 2044 1636 SALE 1800 1636 PURCHASE 806 1636 PURCHASE 700 1636 PURCHASE 1540 1636 PURCHASE 220 1636 PURCHASE 168 1636 SALE 1000 1636 SALE 1000 1636 SALE 1000 1636 PURCHASE 726 1637 PURCHASE 6108 1637 PURCHASE 1900 1637 PURCHASE 1717 1637 PURCHASE 411 1637 SALE 514 1637 SALE 505 1637 PURCHASE 1300 1637 PURCHASE 1100 1637 SALE 2452 1637 SALE 248 1637 PURCHASE 1000 1637 SALE 1000 1637 SALE 527 1637 SALE 500 1637 SALE 100 1637 SALE 493 1637 SALE 457 1637 SALE 107 1637 PURCHASE 1000 1638 SALE 2321 1638 SALE 2069 1638 SALE 843 1638 PURCHASE 3500 1638 PURCHASE 1000 1638 SALE 17 1638 SALE 1983 1638 SALE 1200 1638 PURCHASE 457 1638 PURCHASE 167 1638 PURCHASE 258 1638 PURCHASE 111 1638 PURCHASE 3000 1638 SALE 3300 1639 PURCHASE 1000 1639 PURCHASE 500 1639 SALE 108 1639 SALE 884 1639 SALE 2008 1639 PURCHASE 652 1639 SALE 662 1639 SALE 2600 1639 PURCHASE 2600 1639 SALE 2366 1639 SALE 1100 1639 SALE 500 1639 SALE 1000 1639 SALE 1554 1639 SALE 3202 1639 SALE 633 1639 SALE 479 1639 SALE 466 1639 SALE 451 1639 SALE 370 1639 SALE 500 1639 PURCHASE 517 1639 PURCHASE 284 1639 PURCHASE 700 1640 PURCHASE 1163 1640 PURCHASE 996 1640 PURCHASE 415 1640 PURCHASE 235 1640 PURCHASE 172 1640 PURCHASE 496 1640 PURCHASE 32 1640 PURCHASE 1435 1640 PURCHASE 33 1640 PURCHASE 1000 1640 PURCHASE 530 1640 PURCHASE 437 1640 PURCHASE 387 1640 PURCHASE 120 1640 PURCHASE 1423 1640 PURCHASE 33 1640 PURCHASE 613 1640 PURCHASE 999 1640 PURCHASE 217 1640 PURCHASE 369 1640 PURCHASE 2332 1640 PURCHASE 2400 1640 PURCHASE 24 1640 PURCHASE 1276 1640 SALE 948 1640 PURCHASE 198 1640 PURCHASE 502 1640 SALE 168 1640 SALE 4316 1640 SALE 100 1640 PURCHASE 283 1640 PURCHASE 1000 1640 PURCHASE 500 1640 SALE 310 1640 SALE 3090 1640 PURCHASE 900 1641 PURCHASE 2000 1641 PURCHASE 2900 1641 SALE 700 1641 PURCHASE 900 1641 PURCHASE 919 1641 PURCHASE 800 1641 SALE 100 1641 SALE 1671 1641 PURCHASE 2586 1641 SALE 269 1641 SALE 510 1641 SALE 153 1641 SALE 2800 1641 SALE 500 1641 PURCHASE 294 1642 PURCHASE 3 1642 SALE 801 1642 PURCHASE 600 1642 SALE 101 1642 SALE 1000 1642 SALE 998 1642 SALE 308 1642 SALE 265 1642 SALE 225 1642 SALE 83 1642 SALE 100 1642 SALE 1500 1642 SALE 653 1642 SALE 1000 1642 SALE 1221 1642 SALE 407 1642 PURCHASE 4168 1642 PURCHASE 500 1643 PURCHASE 800 1643 PURCHASE 859 1643 SALE 300 1643 SALE 1375 1643 SALE 2000 1643 SALE 500 1643 PURCHASE 104 1643 PURCHASE 500 1643 SALE 500 1643 PURCHASE 400 1643 PURCHASE 600 1643 SALE 600 1643 SALE 2970 1643 SALE 1000 1643 SALE 1000 1643 PURCHASE 4073 1643 PURCHASE 1700 1643 SALE 1700 1643 SALE 550 1643 SALE 500 1643 SALE 209 1643 PURCHASE 1989 1643 PURCHASE 11 1643 PURCHASE 60000 1643 SALE 1287 1644 PURCHASE 800 1645 PURCHASE 500 1645 SALE 183 1645 SALE 2500 1645 SALE 100 1645 SALE 2452 1645 SALE 930 1645 SALE 1000 1645 SALE 618 1645 SALE 337 1646 SALE 500 1646 PURCHASE 700 1646 PURCHASE 770 1646 SALE 1478 1646 SALE 1020 1646 SALE 3101 1646 SALE 476 1646 PURCHASE 359 1647 SALE 300 1647 SALE 1000 1647 PURCHASE 1000 1647 SALE 5000 1647 SALE 5800 1647 PURCHASE 2016 1647 PURCHASE 2100 1648 SALE 2100 1648 SALE 346 1648 SALE 2 1648 SALE 752 1648 PURCHASE 752 1648 PURCHASE 1827 1648 PURCHASE 66 1648 PURCHASE 472 1648 PURCHASE 1000 1649 PURCHASE 800 1649 SALE 100 1649 SALE 3421 1649 PURCHASE 2300 1649 PURCHASE 1000 1649 SALE 2300 1649 SALE 415 1649 PURCHASE 346 1649 PURCHASE 346 1649 PURCHASE 2095 1649 PURCHASE 700 1649 PURCHASE 1360 1649 SALE 1000 1649 SALE 1085 1649 PURCHASE 900 1650 SALE 1729 1650 SALE 2098 1650 SALE 2049 1650 PURCHASE 1500 1650 PURCHASE 1000 1650 PURCHASE 1200 1650 PURCHASE 882 1650 PURCHASE 407 1650 PURCHASE 1500 1650 SALE 1000 1650 SALE 500 1650 SALE 6060 1650 PURCHASE 1100 1651 PURCHASE 1600 1651 PURCHASE 500 1651 PURCHASE 2093 1651 SALE 138 1651 SALE 294 1651 PURCHASE 1560 1651 PURCHASE 751 1651 SALE 1389 1651 SALE 1076 1651 PURCHASE 979 1651 PURCHASE 2300 1651 PURCHASE 2300 1651 SALE 702 1652 SALE 229 1652 PURCHASE 1000 1652 PURCHASE 1554 1652 PURCHASE 813 1652 PURCHASE 582 1652 PURCHASE 182 1652 SALE 3975 1652 SALE 500 1653 SALE 2878 1653 PURCHASE 217 1653 PURCHASE 3017 1653 SALE 6049 1653 PURCHASE 445 1653 PURCHASE 344 1653 PURCHASE 2013 1653 PURCHASE 1964 1653 PURCHASE 155 1653 SALE 65 1653 SALE 1000 1653 PURCHASE 500 1654 PURCHASE 600 1654 PURCHASE 936 1654 SALE 2250 1654 SALE 250 1654 SALE 14 1654 SALE 2686 1654 SALE 931 1654 PURCHASE 1940 1654 SALE 950 1654 SALE 598 1654 SALE 722 1654 SALE 371 1654 SALE 4011 1654 SALE 1673 1654 PURCHASE 1500 1654 PURCHASE 1000 1654 PURCHASE 1000 1654 PURCHASE 1000 1654 PURCHASE 1187 1654 PURCHASE 592 1654 PURCHASE 1230 1654 PURCHASE 488 1654 PURCHASE 814 1654 PURCHASE 1230 1654 PURCHASE 456 1654 PURCHASE 1230 1654 PURCHASE 1230 1654 SALE 4410 1654 PURCHASE 156 1655 SALE 285 1655 SALE 1715 1655 SALE 2169 1655 PURCHASE 113 1655 PURCHASE 813 1655 PURCHASE 248 1655 PURCHASE 41 1655 SALE 590 1655 PURCHASE 148 1655 PURCHASE 564 1655 SALE 771 1655 SALE 3443 1655 SALE 786 1655 SALE 5000 1655 PURCHASE 1024 1655 PURCHASE 400 1655 PURCHASE 217 1656 SALE 234 1656 PURCHASE 6114 1656 PURCHASE 186 1656 PURCHASE 785 1656 PURCHASE 515 1656 PURCHASE 1600 1656 PURCHASE 1446 1656 PURCHASE 54 1656 PURCHASE 914 1656 PURCHASE 86 1656 PURCHASE 1000 1656 SALE 894 1656 SALE 2639 1656 PURCHASE 4200 1656 PURCHASE 1087 1656 PURCHASE 411 1656 SALE 1458 1656 PURCHASE 700 1656 PURCHASE 5000 1656 PURCHASE 176 1656 PURCHASE 1717 1656 PURCHASE 1300 1656 PURCHASE 338 1656 SALE 466 1657 PURCHASE 800 1657 PURCHASE 426 1657 PURCHASE 860 1657 PURCHASE 203 1657 SALE 1530 1657 SALE 5917 1657 SALE 1500 1657 PURCHASE 44 1657 SALE 1607 1657 PURCHASE 438 1657 PURCHASE 40 1657 PURCHASE 146 1657 PURCHASE 1156 1657 PURCHASE 2300 1657 PURCHASE 3200 1657 PURCHASE 1883 1657 PURCHASE 783 1658 PURCHASE 156 1658 SALE 2811 1658 SALE 1000 1658 SALE 1483 1658 PURCHASE 4645 1658 PURCHASE 378 1658 PURCHASE 8031 1658 PURCHASE 1950 1659 PURCHASE 50 1659 PURCHASE 1200 1659 PURCHASE 1100 1659 PURCHASE 200 1659 PURCHASE 1000 1659 PURCHASE 165 1659 SALE 340 1659 SALE 1131 1659 SALE 3620 1659 SALE 500 1659 SALE 500 1659 SALE 1903 1659 SALE 1100 1659 SALE 2614 1659 SALE 1671 1659 SALE 996 1659 PURCHASE 6027 1659 PURCHASE 12 1659 PURCHASE 102 1659 PURCHASE 456 1659 PURCHASE 1113 1659 SALE 862 1659 PURCHASE 487 1659 PURCHASE 2500 1659 SALE 30582 1659.335 PURCHASE 30582 1659.335 SALE 1281 1660 SALE 60 1660 PURCHASE 2171 1660 SALE 2260 1660 SALE 1000 1660 SALE 428 1660 SALE 1555 1660 SALE 5080 1660 PURCHASE 2594 1660 PURCHASE 858 1660 SALE 1000 1660 SALE 200 1660 SALE 685 1660 SALE 2297 1660 SALE 1200 1660 SALE 2820 1660 SALE 1000 1660 SALE 529 1660 SALE 1951 1660 SALE 3438 1660 SALE 2138 1660 SALE 2182 1660 PURCHASE 1907 1660 SALE 500 1660 SALE 941 1660 SALE 284 1660 SALE 1915 1660 SALE 60000 1660.5 PURCHASE 317 1661 PURCHASE 1200 1661 PURCHASE 583 1661 PURCHASE 800 1661 PURCHASE 2500 1661 SALE 48 1661 SALE 2047 1661 PURCHASE 554 1661 PURCHASE 1000 1661 PURCHASE 1511 1661 PURCHASE 1828 1661 PURCHASE 2356 1661 PURCHASE 1820 1661 PURCHASE 500 1661 PURCHASE 1530 1661 PURCHASE 485 1661 PURCHASE 200 1661 PURCHASE 1100 1661 PURCHASE 1014 1661 PURCHASE 504 1661 PURCHASE 510 1661 PURCHASE 1600 1662 SALE 1443 1662 SALE 999 1662 SALE 1785 1662 SALE 1567 1662 SALE 1923 1662 SALE 1200 1662 SALE 446 1662 SALE 3036 1662 SALE 500 1662 SALE 500 1662 SALE 964 1662 SALE 173 1662 SALE 750 1662 SALE 425 1662 SALE 310 1662 SALE 1000 1662 SALE 168 1662 SALE 1059 1662 PURCHASE 1068 1662 SALE 969 1662 SALE 260 1662 PURCHASE 2000 1662 SALE 1843 1663 SALE 1000 1663 SALE 1000 1663 SALE 1200 1663 SALE 500 1663 SALE 2260 1663 SALE 1035 1663 SALE 2332 1663 PURCHASE 1885 1664 SALE 1000 1664 PURCHASE 1382 1664 PURCHASE 1829 1664 PURCHASE 1330 1664 PURCHASE 680 1664 PURCHASE 2740 1664 PURCHASE 2665 1664 PURCHASE 480 1664 PURCHASE 3 1664 SALE 1456 1664 SALE 617 1664 SALE 367 1664 SALE 1166 1664 SALE 583 1664 SALE 3130 1664 PURCHASE 94 1664 PURCHASE 906 1664 PURCHASE 50 1664 PURCHASE 1812 1664 SALE 2000 1664 SALE 1000 1664 SALE 602 1664 SALE 2842 1664 SALE 1117 1664 PURCHASE 1500 1665 PURCHASE 1500 1665 SALE 5388 1665 SALE 1830 1665 SALE 86 1665 SALE 168 1665 SALE 150 1665 PURCHASE 6006 1665 PURCHASE 142 1665 PURCHASE 79 1665 PURCHASE 310 1665 PURCHASE 560 1665 PURCHASE 800 1665 PURCHASE 1455 1665 PURCHASE 244 1666 PURCHASE 868 1666 PURCHASE 697 1666 PURCHASE 1660 1666 SALE 6002 1666 SALE 817 1666 SALE 1500 1666 SALE 304 1666 SALE 3095 1666 SALE 4803 1666 SALE 1042 1666 SALE 6002 1666 SALE 3000 1666 SALE 182 1666 SALE 724 1666 SALE 3355 1666 SALE 2647 1666 SALE 1896 1667 PURCHASE 54 1667 PURCHASE 1000 1667 PURCHASE 919 1667 SALE 2327 1667 SALE 1885 1667 PURCHASE 429 1667 PURCHASE 226 1667 PURCHASE 1613 1667 PURCHASE 160 1667 PURCHASE 147 1667 PURCHASE 2529 1667 PURCHASE 915 1667 PURCHASE 417 1667 PURCHASE 429 1667 PURCHASE 910 1667 PURCHASE 377 1667 SALE 2800 1667 PURCHASE 4744 1667 PURCHASE 1100 1667 PURCHASE 154 1667 PURCHASE 639 1667 PURCHASE 510 1667 PURCHASE 4849 1667 PURCHASE 2400 1667 PURCHASE 1448 1667 PURCHASE 2000 1667 PURCHASE 150 1667 SALE 1516 1667 SALE 1516 1667 PURCHASE 2500 1667 PURCHASE 3498 1667 SALE 2086 1668 SALE 8376 1668 SALE 119 1668 PURCHASE 80 1668 PURCHASE 200 1668 SALE 1725 1669 PURCHASE 1200 1670 PURCHASE 2000 1670 PURCHASE 783 1670 PURCHASE 600 1670 PURCHASE 789 1670 PURCHASE 789 1670 PURCHASE 1000 1670 SALE 1620 1670 PURCHASE 30597 1670 SALE 4269 1670 SALE 300 1670 SALE 2846 1670 SALE 300 1670 SALE 280 1670 SALE 300 1670 SALE 3208 1670 SALE 2847 1670 SALE 2462 1670 SALE 2000 1670 SALE 10000 1670 SALE 20888 1670 SALE 300 1670 SALE 50000 1670 PURCHASE 50000 1670 PURCHASE 100 1671 PURCHASE 960 1671 SALE 102 1671 SALE 2554 1671 SALE 594 1671 SALE 1082 1671 SALE 566 1671 SALE 1601 1671 PURCHASE 693 1671 PURCHASE 173 1671 PURCHASE 371 1671 PURCHASE 1869 1671 PURCHASE 186 1671 PURCHASE 1197 1673 PURCHASE 2500 1673 SALE 1100 1673 SALE 1 1673 SALE 36 1674 SALE 173 1674 SALE 570 1674 SALE 4619 1674 SALE 304 1674 TOTAL PURCHASES 744,075 TOTAL SALES 796,936 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities Price per unitCFD (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 Optionname,e.g. selling, securities price American, date money paid/call purchasing, to which the European received peroption varying etc option etc. unit (Note relates 4) (Note 6) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unitoption (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 13 DECEMBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton PLC BHP Billiton LTDNature 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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