28th Mar 2008 11:36
UBS AG (EPT)28 March 2008 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 27 MARCH 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 8,594,945 0.39% 3,780,300 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,594,945 0.39% 3,780,300 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) PURCHASE 400 1455 pence PURCHASE 581 1455 SALE 4000 1458 SALE 2400 1458 SALE 1601 1458 SALE 1000 1458 PURCHASE 500 1458 PURCHASE 500 1458 PURCHASE 550 1458 PURCHASE 1796 1458 SALE 1911 1459 SALE 696 1459 SALE 500 1459 SALE 137 1459 SALE 51 1459 SALE 9 1459 PURCHASE 827 1459 PURCHASE 1817 1459 PURCHASE 1000 1460 PURCHASE 1044 1460 PURCHASE 1500 1460 PURCHASE 1537 1460 PURCHASE 3941 1460 PURCHASE 4600 1460 SALE 152 1460.5 SALE 2000 1461 SALE 1400 1461 SALE 1300 1461 SALE 450 1461 SALE 413 1461 SALE 150 1461 PURCHASE 500 1461 PURCHASE 827 1461 PURCHASE 894 1461 PURCHASE 1000 1461 PURCHASE 1619 1461 PURCHASE 2029 1461 PURCHASE 10513 1461 SALE 4914 1462 SALE 2334 1462 SALE 954 1462 SALE 946 1462 SALE 856 1462 SALE 600 1462 SALE 183 1462 SALE 174 1462 SALE 133 1462 SALE 88 1462 PURCHASE 600 1462 PURCHASE 827 1462 PURCHASE 1000 1462 PURCHASE 1300 1462 PURCHASE 1610 1462 PURCHASE 1900 1462 SALE 4562 1463 SALE 2900 1463 SALE 1151 1463 SALE 1100 1463 SALE 816 1463 SALE 500 1463 SALE 55 1463 SALE 49 1463 SALE 38 1463 PURCHASE 136 1463 PURCHASE 400 1463 PURCHASE 500 1463 PURCHASE 600 1463 PURCHASE 643 1463 PURCHASE 900 1463 PURCHASE 1800 1463 PURCHASE 1800 1463 PURCHASE 1864 1463 PURCHASE 9760 1463 SALE 3042 1464 SALE 1875 1464 SALE 1864 1464 SALE 1142 1464 SALE 540 1464 SALE 136 1464 SALE 125 1464 SALE 58 1464 PURCHASE 1 1464 PURCHASE 206 1464 PURCHASE 500 1464 PURCHASE 999 1464 PURCHASE 1119 1464 PURCHASE 1694 1464 SALE 1634 1465 SALE 1500 1465 SALE 658 1465 SALE 300 1465 PURCHASE 9 1465 PURCHASE 600 1465 PURCHASE 691 1465 PURCHASE 2400 1465 SALE 1807 1466 SALE 1659 1466 SALE 800 1466 SALE 679 1466 SALE 188 1466 SALE 137 1466 SALE 100 1466 SALE 51 1466 PURCHASE 100 1466 PURCHASE 500 1466 PURCHASE 500 1466 PURCHASE 500 1466 PURCHASE 800 1466 PURCHASE 1500 1466 PURCHASE 2525 1466 SALE 3179 1467 SALE 2623 1467 SALE 1780 1467 SALE 1500 1467 SALE 827 1467 SALE 827 1467 SALE 679 1467 SALE 568 1467 SALE 500 1467 SALE 412 1467 SALE 375 1467 SALE 304 1467 SALE 239 1467 SALE 209 1467 SALE 186 1467 SALE 145 1467 SALE 112 1467 PURCHASE 205 1467 PURCHASE 497 1467 PURCHASE 500 1467 PURCHASE 595 1467 PURCHASE 678 1467 SALE 2000 1468 PURCHASE 26 1468 PURCHASE 3000 1468 SALE 6807 1469 SALE 1833 1469 PURCHASE 400 1469 PURCHASE 1313 1469 PURCHASE 1750 1469 PURCHASE 3590 1469 SALE 1933 1470 SALE 773 1470 PURCHASE 564 1470 PURCHASE 564 1470 PURCHASE 752 1470 PURCHASE 1000 1470 PURCHASE 1200 1470 PURCHASE 2727 1470 SALE 3840 1471 SALE 1450 1471 SALE 140 1471 SALE 76 1471 PURCHASE 370 1471 PURCHASE 800 1471 PURCHASE 3910 1471 PURCHASE 1375 1472 SALE 2000 1473 SALE 1740 1473 SALE 1557 1473 SALE 1030 1473 SALE 96 1473 SALE 84 1473 SALE 66 1473 PURCHASE 1600 1473 PURCHASE 5523 1473 SALE 456 1474 SALE 173 1474 PURCHASE 491 1474 PURCHASE 940 1474 SALE 1694 1475 SALE 1651 1475 SALE 1601 1475 SALE 1000 1476 SALE 887 1476 SALE 865 1476 SALE 789 1476 SALE 689 1476 SALE 559 1476 SALE 545 1476 SALE 451 1476 SALE 432 1476 SALE 322 1476 SALE 134 1476 SALE 126 1476 SALE 102 1476 PURCHASE 424 1476 PURCHASE 545 1476 SALE 1733 1477 SALE 1660 1477 SALE 1559 1477 SALE 1555 1477 SALE 1529 1477 SALE 827 1477 SALE 650 1477 SALE 220 1477 SALE 156 1477 PURCHASE 1 1477 PURCHASE 105 1477 PURCHASE 120 1477 PURCHASE 230 1477 PURCHASE 531 1477 PURCHASE 548 1477 PURCHASE 800 1477 PURCHASE 897 1477 PURCHASE 1214 1477 PURCHASE 1279 1477 PURCHASE 1509 1477 PURCHASE 2221 1477 PURCHASE 3379 1477 SALE 1835 1478 SALE 1787 1478 SALE 1741 1478 SALE 1711 1478 SALE 1220 1478 SALE 1105 1478 SALE 1000 1478 SALE 444 1478 SALE 358 1478 SALE 278 1478 SALE 225 1478 SALE 153 1478 PURCHASE 198 1478 SALE 1787 1478.5 SALE 342 1478.5 SALE 168 1478.5 SALE 1988 1479 SALE 1832 1479 SALE 1000 1479 SALE 719 1479 SALE 541 1479 SALE 5310 1480 SALE 983 1480 SALE 513 1480 SALE 4 1480 SALE 1582 1481 SALE 1461 1481 SALE 711 1481 SALE 321 1481 PURCHASE 270 1481 PURCHASE 1000 1481 PURCHASE 1635 1481 PURCHASE 65470 1481.09 SALE 1467 1481.5 SALE 58 1481.5 SALE 1618 1482 SALE 825 1482 SALE 652 1482 SALE 255 1482 SALE 198 1482 SALE 9 1482 SALE 1798 1483 SALE 1740 1483 SALE 1608 1483 SALE 1608 1483 SALE 1597 1483 SALE 1561 1483 SALE 1501 1483 SALE 1231 1483 SALE 1223 1483 SALE 1171 1483 SALE 564 1483 SALE 357 1483 SALE 310 1483 SALE 171 1483 SALE 126 1483 SALE 46 1483 SALE 1809 1484 SALE 1221 1484 SALE 896 1484 SALE 343 1484 SALE 1957 1485 SALE 165 1485 SALE 1767 1486 SALE 1652 1486 SALE 1607 1486 SALE 1561 1486 SALE 1535 1486 SALE 1509 1486 SALE 1000 1486 SALE 916 1486 SALE 848 1486 SALE 317 1486 SALE 269 1486 PURCHASE 766 1486 PURCHASE 1000 1486 SALE 4536 1487 SALE 1499 1487 SALE 502 1487 TOTAL PURCHASES 196,771 TOTAL SALES 199,795 (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 28 MARCH 2008Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name 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:
BHP Group