30th Apr 2008 11:15
UBS AG (EPT)30 April 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 29 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 8,883,288 0.40% 4,211,345 0.19%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,883,288 0.40% 4,211,345 0.19% (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 500 1810 pence SALE 134 1810 SALE 1100 1811 SALE 696 1811 PURCHASE 400 1811 PURCHASE 234 1814 PURCHASE 556 1814 PURCHASE 700 1814 PURCHASE 1200 1814 PURCHASE 2408 1814 SALE 1000 1815 SALE 700 1815 SALE 11 1815 PURCHASE 38 1815 PURCHASE 738 1815 SALE 15 1815.5 PURCHASE 15 1815.5 SALE 500 1816 SALE 374 1816 SALE 226 1816 SALE 146 1816 PURCHASE 400 1816 PURCHASE 400 1816 PURCHASE 502 1816 PURCHASE 800 1816 SALE 50 1816.5 SALE 2044 1817 SALE 857 1817 SALE 737 1817 SALE 520 1817 SALE 427 1817 SALE 243 1817 SALE 189 1817 SALE 184 1817 PURCHASE 200 1817 PURCHASE 242 1817 PURCHASE 400 1817 PURCHASE 984 1817 PURCHASE 2904 1817 PURCHASE 27 1817.5 SALE 3187 1818 SALE 775 1818 SALE 572 1818 SALE 554 1818 SALE 400 1818 SALE 74 1818 PURCHASE 41 1818 PURCHASE 110 1818 PURCHASE 284 1818 PURCHASE 800 1818 PURCHASE 800 1818 PURCHASE 916 1818 PURCHASE 26 1818.5 SALE 739 1819 SALE 700 1819 SALE 300 1819 SALE 1 1819 PURCHASE 37 1819 PURCHASE 200 1819 PURCHASE 400 1819 PURCHASE 500 1819 PURCHASE 800 1819 PURCHASE 900 1819 PURCHASE 1000 1819 SALE 20 1819.5 PURCHASE 28 1819.5 SALE 1756 1820 PURCHASE 700 1820 SALE 700 1821 SALE 647 1821 PURCHASE 31 1821 SALE 611 1822 PURCHASE 37 1822 PURCHASE 3486 1822 PURCHASE 240 1823 PURCHASE 500 1823 PURCHASE 586 1823 SALE 1155 1824 SALE 7 1824 PURCHASE 130 1824 PURCHASE 170 1824 PURCHASE 170 1824 PURCHASE 399 1824 PURCHASE 100 1825 PURCHASE 759 1826 SALE 4994 1827 SALE 1100 1828 SALE 759 1828 SALE 678 1828 SALE 512 1828 SALE 500 1828 SALE 500 1828 SALE 400 1828 SALE 211 1828 SALE 200 1828 SALE 41 1828 PURCHASE 300 1828 PURCHASE 2129 1828 SALE 800 1829 SALE 700 1829 PURCHASE 700 1829 PURCHASE 1269 1829 SALE 720 1830 SALE 500 1830 SALE 251 1830 PURCHASE 200 1830 PURCHASE 400 1830 PURCHASE 600 1830 PURCHASE 648 1830 PURCHASE 900 1830 PURCHASE 2672 1830 PURCHASE 25 1830.5 SALE 827 1831 SALE 800 1831 SALE 700 1831 SALE 700 1831 SALE 564 1831 SALE 500 1831 SALE 500 1831 SALE 500 1831 SALE 500 1831 SALE 400 1831 PURCHASE 113 1831 PURCHASE 120 1831 PURCHASE 317 1831 PURCHASE 783 1831 SALE 146 1831.5 PURCHASE 30 1831.5 SALE 1289 1832 SALE 800 1832 SALE 700 1832 SALE 564 1832 SALE 233 1832 SALE 885 1833 SALE 613 1833 SALE 585 1833 SALE 530 1833 SALE 500 1833 SALE 343 1833 SALE 272 1833 SALE 219 1833 SALE 86 1833 PURCHASE 200 1833 PURCHASE 600 1833 PURCHASE 641 1833 SALE 600 1834 PURCHASE 700 1834 PURCHASE 1213 1835 PURCHASE 99 1835.5 PURCHASE 1 1836 PURCHASE 1 1836 PURCHASE 1 1836 PURCHASE 1 1836 PURCHASE 1 1836 PURCHASE 1 1836 PURCHASE 1 1836 PURCHASE 1 1836 PURCHASE 1 1836 PURCHASE 1 1836 PURCHASE 1 1836 PURCHASE 1 1836 PURCHASE 1 1836 PURCHASE 187 1836 PURCHASE 300 1836 PURCHASE 568 1836 PURCHASE 666 1836 PURCHASE 999 1836 PURCHASE 1397 1836 PURCHASE 3 1837 PURCHASE 397 1837 PURCHASE 400 1837 PURCHASE 548 1837 PURCHASE 800 1837 PURCHASE 1061 1837 PURCHASE 1200 1837 PURCHASE 3412 1837 PURCHASE 5412 1837 SALE 700 1838 PURCHASE 105 1838 SALE 600 1839 SALE 100 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 1 1839 PURCHASE 136 1839 PURCHASE 285 1839 SALE 700 1840 SALE 691 1840 SALE 530 1840 SALE 9 1840 SALE 1700 1841 SALE 1481 1841 SALE 667 1841 PURCHASE 52 1841 PURCHASE 75 1841 PURCHASE 259 1841 PURCHASE 330 1841 PURCHASE 600 1841 PURCHASE 1800 1841 PURCHASE 2363 1841 SALE 1100 1842 SALE 900 1842 SALE 800 1842 SALE 600 1842 SALE 300 1842 SALE 146 1842 SALE 136 1842 SALE 75 1842 PURCHASE 40 1842 PURCHASE 54 1842 PURCHASE 110 1842 PURCHASE 158 1842 PURCHASE 278 1842 PURCHASE 392 1842 PURCHASE 400 1842 PURCHASE 500 1842 PURCHASE 500 1842 PURCHASE 800 1842 PURCHASE 1154 1842 SALE 2097 1843 SALE 1211 1843 SALE 900 1843 SALE 280 1843 SALE 84 1843 PURCHASE 40 1843 PURCHASE 94 1843 PURCHASE 107 1843 PURCHASE 112 1843 PURCHASE 138 1843 PURCHASE 158 1843 PURCHASE 494 1843 PURCHASE 494 1843 PURCHASE 680 1843 PURCHASE 853 1843 PURCHASE 1000 1843 PURCHASE 1300 1843 PURCHASE 1526 1843 SALE 1300 1844 SALE 1250 1844 SALE 645 1844 SALE 450 1844 SALE 255 1844 SALE 100 1844 PURCHASE 105 1844 SALE 1500 1845 SALE 1100 1845 SALE 722 1845 SALE 130 1845 SALE 48 1845 PURCHASE 144 1845 PURCHASE 600 1845 PURCHASE 800 1845 PURCHASE 1100 1845 PURCHASE 1356 1845 PURCHASE 1556 1845 SALE 316 1846 SALE 284 1846 PURCHASE 168 1846 PURCHASE 700 1846 PURCHASE 1000 1846 SALE 200 1847 PURCHASE 790 1847 PURCHASE 810 1847 TOTAL PURCHASES 85,851 TOTAL SALES 74,180 (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 30 APRIL 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:
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