7th Jan 2008 11:54
UBS AG (EPT)07 January 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 04 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 9,017,430 0.40% 3,373,648 0.15%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,017,430 0.40% 3,373,648 0.15% (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 4057 1530 pence SALE 1945 1530 SALE 1218 1530 SALE 1091 1530 SALE 610 1530 SALE 559 1530 SALE 200 1530 SALE 57 1530 PURCHASE 172 1531 PURCHASE 1359 1531 PURCHASE 2762 1531 PURCHASE 3551 1531 PURCHASE 5000 1531 SALE 2200 1532 SALE 2000 1532 SALE 498 1532 SALE 151 1532 SALE 47 1532 SALE 35 1532 PURCHASE 3236 1532 PURCHASE 3291 1532 SALE 4117 1533 SALE 3163 1533 SALE 2900 1533 SALE 1197 1533 SALE 1137 1533 PURCHASE 115 1533 PURCHASE 200 1533 PURCHASE 200 1533 PURCHASE 889 1533 PURCHASE 1372 1533 PURCHASE 1520 1533 PURCHASE 1571 1533 PURCHASE 3282 1533 PURCHASE 4952 1533 PURCHASE 6523 1533 SALE 3204 1534 SALE 2200 1534 SALE 2200 1534 SALE 1404 1534 SALE 912 1534 SALE 835 1534 SALE 600 1534 SALE 391 1534 SALE 4028 1535 SALE 3902 1535 SALE 1949 1535 SALE 1853 1535 SALE 700 1535 SALE 401 1535 SALE 347 1535 SALE 284 1535 SALE 52 1535 PURCHASE 43 1535 PURCHASE 52 1535 PURCHASE 1374 1535 PURCHASE 2980 1535 SALE 6510 1536 SALE 2052 1536 SALE 2000 1536 SALE 1800 1536 SALE 1630 1536 SALE 1368 1536 SALE 1222 1536 SALE 1000 1536 SALE 912 1536 SALE 693 1536 SALE 324 1536 SALE 228 1536 SALE 228 1536 SALE 160 1536 SALE 70 1536 PURCHASE 324 1536 PURCHASE 1215 1536 SALE 2711 1537 SALE 1244 1537 SALE 1100 1537 SALE 850 1537 SALE 741 1537 SALE 740 1537 SALE 700 1537 SALE 660 1537 SALE 481 1537 SALE 200 1537 SALE 179 1537 SALE 67 1537 PURCHASE 84 1537 PURCHASE 136 1537 PURCHASE 187 1537 PURCHASE 221 1537 PURCHASE 343 1537 PURCHASE 665 1537 PURCHASE 740 1537 PURCHASE 1594 1537 PURCHASE 3549 1537 PURCHASE 3973 1537 PURCHASE 5000 1537 PURCHASE 5863 1537 SALE 6043 1538 SALE 2529 1538 SALE 2170 1538 SALE 2091 1538 SALE 2000 1538 SALE 1701 1538 SALE 1218 1538 SALE 1126 1538 SALE 900 1538 SALE 478 1538 SALE 394 1538 SALE 300 1538 SALE 257 1538 SALE 171 1538 SALE 47 1538 PURCHASE 85 1538 PURCHASE 158 1538 PURCHASE 359 1538 PURCHASE 385 1538 PURCHASE 760 1538 PURCHASE 906 1538 PURCHASE 5540 1538 PURCHASE 6043 1538 SALE 4127 1539 SALE 2400 1539 SALE 2200 1539 SALE 1984 1539 SALE 1400 1539 SALE 1047 1539 SALE 800 1539 SALE 600 1539 SALE 153 1539 PURCHASE 174 1539 PURCHASE 426 1539 PURCHASE 433 1539 PURCHASE 860 1539 PURCHASE 2053 1539 PURCHASE 2500 1539 PURCHASE 3200 1539 PURCHASE 3900 1539 PURCHASE 4182 1539 SALE 5267 1540 SALE 4000 1540 SALE 3946 1540 SALE 2000 1540 SALE 1347 1540 SALE 1291 1540 SALE 1218 1540 SALE 1000 1540 SALE 669 1540 SALE 115 1540 PURCHASE 52 1540 PURCHASE 84 1540 PURCHASE 217 1540 PURCHASE 257 1540 PURCHASE 301 1540 PURCHASE 351 1540 PURCHASE 351 1540 PURCHASE 640 1540 PURCHASE 643 1540 PURCHASE 717 1540 PURCHASE 831 1540 PURCHASE 1000 1540 PURCHASE 1029 1540 PURCHASE 1097 1540 PURCHASE 1276 1540 PURCHASE 1277 1540 PURCHASE 2056 1540 PURCHASE 2069 1540 PURCHASE 2069 1540 PURCHASE 2069 1540 PURCHASE 2200 1540 PURCHASE 2452 1540 PURCHASE 3000 1540 PURCHASE 4000 1540 PURCHASE 4331 1540 PURCHASE 4876 1540 PURCHASE 5048 1540 PURCHASE 5300 1540 SALE 5922 1541 SALE 2228 1541 SALE 1124 1541 SALE 1000 1541 SALE 1000 1541 SALE 800 1541 SALE 500 1541 PURCHASE 2 1541 PURCHASE 65 1541 PURCHASE 84 1541 PURCHASE 186 1541 PURCHASE 212 1541 PURCHASE 216 1541 PURCHASE 355 1541 PURCHASE 372 1541 PURCHASE 1000 1541 PURCHASE 1107 1541 PURCHASE 3335 1541 PURCHASE 3738 1541 SALE 6485 1542 SALE 6485 1542 SALE 4190 1542 SALE 2700 1542 SALE 1528 1542 SALE 1218 1542 SALE 1163 1542 SALE 537 1542 SALE 515 1542 SALE 500 1542 PURCHASE 1212 1542 PURCHASE 1528 1542 PURCHASE 1656 1542 PURCHASE 4144 1542 PURCHASE 14719 1542 SALE 2428 1543 SALE 2028 1543 SALE 1000 1543 SALE 900 1543 SALE 785 1543 SALE 634 1543 PURCHASE 508 1543 PURCHASE 1000 1543 PURCHASE 1396 1543 SALE 1200 1544 SALE 1200 1544 SALE 724 1544 SALE 500 1544 SALE 324 1544 SALE 200 1544 PURCHASE 2043 1544 PURCHASE 3000 1544 PURCHASE 4397 1544 PURCHASE 1156 1545 PURCHASE 5316 1545 SALE 2200 1546 SALE 1756 1546 SALE 1000 1546 SALE 912 1546 SALE 400 1546 SALE 319 1546 SALE 32 1546 PURCHASE 911 1546 SALE 2680 1547 SALE 1500 1547 SALE 1218 1547 SALE 1153 1547 SALE 1116 1547 SALE 988 1547 SALE 560 1547 SALE 295 1547 SALE 178 1547 SALE 161 1547 SALE 112 1547 SALE 102 1547 SALE 54 1547 SALE 47 1547 PURCHASE 49 1547 PURCHASE 401 1547 PURCHASE 3108 1547 SALE 2100 1549 SALE 1782 1549 SALE 1000 1549 SALE 1000 1549 SALE 691 1549 SALE 309 1549 SALE 200 1549 SALE 200 1549 PURCHASE 60 1549 PURCHASE 72 1549 PURCHASE 165 1549 PURCHASE 331 1549 PURCHASE 331 1549 PURCHASE 331 1549 PURCHASE 331 1549 PURCHASE 91 1551 PURCHASE 208 1551 PURCHASE 324 1551 PURCHASE 366 1551 PURCHASE 832 1551 SALE 1280 1552 SALE 1000 1552 SALE 1000 1552 SALE 400 1552 SALE 200 1552 SALE 200 1552 SALE 200 1552 SALE 200 1552 SALE 1 1552 SALE 1 1552 SALE 1 1552 SALE 1091 1553 SALE 800 1553 SALE 645 1553 PURCHASE 200 1553 PURCHASE 200 1553 PURCHASE 800 1553 PURCHASE 1000 1554 PURCHASE 19 1555 PURCHASE 115 1555 PURCHASE 200 1555 PURCHASE 200 1555 PURCHASE 269 1555 PURCHASE 320 1555 PURCHASE 342 1555 PURCHASE 461 1555 PURCHASE 1094 1555 PURCHASE 1556 1555 PURCHASE 4287 1555 PURCHASE 5000 1555 PURCHASE 97 1556 PURCHASE 97 1556 PURCHASE 97 1556 PURCHASE 97 1556 PURCHASE 103 1556 PURCHASE 118 1556 PURCHASE 159 1556 PURCHASE 159 1556 PURCHASE 231 1556 PURCHASE 256 1556 PURCHASE 389 1556 PURCHASE 389 1556 PURCHASE 474 1556 PURCHASE 1800 1556 PURCHASE 3642 1556 SALE 5200 1557 SALE 4100 1557 SALE 3000 1557 SALE 2344 1557 SALE 2300 1557 SALE 1828 1557 SALE 1400 1557 SALE 1200 1557 SALE 977 1557 SALE 872 1557 SALE 797 1557 SALE 700 1557 SALE 699 1557 SALE 500 1557 SALE 356 1557 SALE 241 1557 SALE 241 1557 SALE 240 1557 SALE 142 1557 PURCHASE 893 1557 PURCHASE 2380 1557 PURCHASE 2463 1557 SALE 2020 1558 SALE 1420 1558 SALE 1137 1558 SALE 1000 1558 SALE 1000 1558 SALE 1000 1558 SALE 900 1558 SALE 776 1558 SALE 700 1558 SALE 700 1558 SALE 700 1558 SALE 649 1558 SALE 590 1558 SALE 500 1558 SALE 214 1558 SALE 180 1558 SALE 166 1558 SALE 163 1558 SALE 51 1558 SALE 24 1558 SALE 10 1558 SALE 3 1558 PURCHASE 67 1558 PURCHASE 100 1558 PURCHASE 200 1558 PURCHASE 600 1558 PURCHASE 800 1558 PURCHASE 1200 1558 PURCHASE 1900 1558 PURCHASE 2100 1558 PURCHASE 3500 1558 SALE 4400 1559 SALE 2722 1559 SALE 2700 1559 SALE 1569 1559 SALE 1297 1559 SALE 1200 1559 SALE 1000 1559 SALE 1000 1559 SALE 1000 1559 SALE 789 1559 SALE 400 1559 SALE 218 1559 SALE 192 1559 SALE 192 1559 SALE 96 1559 SALE 64 1559 SALE 64 1559 SALE 44 1559 SALE 11 1559 SALE 4 1559 PURCHASE 56 1559 PURCHASE 109 1559 PURCHASE 200 1559 PURCHASE 276 1559 PURCHASE 789 1559 PURCHASE 800 1559 PURCHASE 857 1559 PURCHASE 1200 1559 PURCHASE 1297 1559 PURCHASE 2803 1559 PURCHASE 3387 1559 PURCHASE 4300 1559 PURCHASE 4511 1559 PURCHASE 5000 1559 SALE 5332 1560 SALE 4740 1560 SALE 3500 1560 SALE 1856 1560 SALE 1800 1560 SALE 1470 1560 SALE 1470 1560 SALE 1354 1560 SALE 1155 1560 SALE 1000 1560 SALE 1000 1560 SALE 800 1560 SALE 533 1560 SALE 403 1560 SALE 267 1560 SALE 245 1560 SALE 160 1560 SALE 119 1560 SALE 82 1560 SALE 55 1560 SALE 44 1560 SALE 31 1560 SALE 25 1560 PURCHASE 46 1560 PURCHASE 48 1560 PURCHASE 65 1560 PURCHASE 178 1560 PURCHASE 237 1560 PURCHASE 1000 1560 PURCHASE 1200 1560 PURCHASE 1252 1560 PURCHASE 1354 1560 PURCHASE 1379 1560 PURCHASE 1800 1560 PURCHASE 3000 1560 PURCHASE 4846 1560 SALE 2220 1561 SALE 1485 1561 SALE 1407 1561 SALE 1400 1561 SALE 1263 1561 SALE 1108 1561 SALE 1000 1561 SALE 999 1561 SALE 800 1561 SALE 300 1561 SALE 23 1561 PURCHASE 54 1561 PURCHASE 114 1561 PURCHASE 197 1561 PURCHASE 229 1561 PURCHASE 287 1561 PURCHASE 329 1561 PURCHASE 404 1561 PURCHASE 498 1561 PURCHASE 748 1561 PURCHASE 800 1561 PURCHASE 800 1561 PURCHASE 871 1561 PURCHASE 1400 1561 PURCHASE 2200 1561 PURCHASE 2269 1561 PURCHASE 2425 1561 PURCHASE 2839 1561 PURCHASE 3000 1561 PURCHASE 3000 1561 PURCHASE 3000 1561 PURCHASE 3267 1561 PURCHASE 3875 1561 SALE 5500 1562 SALE 4331 1562 SALE 2383 1562 SALE 2200 1562 SALE 1495 1562 SALE 1356 1562 SALE 1100 1562 SALE 1000 1562 SALE 869 1562 SALE 693 1562 SALE 198 1562 SALE 146 1562 SALE 144 1562 SALE 131 1562 SALE 107 1562 PURCHASE 66 1562 PURCHASE 180 1562 PURCHASE 238 1562 PURCHASE 240 1562 PURCHASE 332 1562 PURCHASE 363 1562 PURCHASE 425 1562 PURCHASE 675 1562 PURCHASE 700 1562 PURCHASE 732 1562 PURCHASE 754 1562 PURCHASE 1000 1562 PURCHASE 1192 1562 PURCHASE 1650 1562 PURCHASE 1687 1562 PURCHASE 1700 1562 PURCHASE 1781 1562 PURCHASE 4468 1562 PURCHASE 5500 1562 SALE 9073 1563 SALE 4000 1563 SALE 3500 1563 SALE 762 1563 SALE 500 1563 PURCHASE 32 1563 PURCHASE 40 1563 PURCHASE 1428 1563 PURCHASE 1500 1563 PURCHASE 2800 1563 SALE 2568 1564 SALE 2303 1564 SALE 1000 1564 SALE 945 1564 SALE 816 1564 SALE 816 1564 SALE 629 1564 SALE 600 1564 SALE 595 1564 PURCHASE 800 1564 SALE 13125 1565 SALE 6389 1565 SALE 1556 1565 SALE 517 1565 SALE 496 1565 SALE 419 1565 SALE 197 1565 SALE 147 1565 SALE 33 1565 SALE 6389 1566 SALE 6052 1566 SALE 48 1566 PURCHASE 126 1566 PURCHASE 142 1566 PURCHASE 428 1566 PURCHASE 958 1566 PURCHASE 1000 1566 PURCHASE 1200 1566 PURCHASE 2000 1566 PURCHASE 2465 1566 PURCHASE 2800 1566 PURCHASE 3500 1566 PURCHASE 593 1567 PURCHASE 836 1567 PURCHASE 982 1567 PURCHASE 322 1568 PURCHASE 1535 1568 PURCHASE 1547 1568 PURCHASE 2651 1568 SALE 1849 1569 PURCHASE 1300 1569 PURCHASE 1900 1569 PURCHASE 3097 1569 SALE 6369 1570 SALE 2588 1570 SALE 500 1570 SALE 500 1570 PURCHASE 1768 1570 SALE 889 1571 PURCHASE 504 1571 PURCHASE 1177 1571 PURCHASE 1272 1571 PURCHASE 1666 1571 SALE 900 1572 SALE 887 1572 PURCHASE 52 1572 PURCHASE 500 1572 PURCHASE 559 1572 PURCHASE 1248 1572 PURCHASE 1587 1572 SALE 6290 1573 SALE 5000 1573 SALE 500 1573 SALE 87 1573 SALE 10 1573 PURCHASE 44 1573 PURCHASE 61 1573 PURCHASE 190 1573 PURCHASE 394 1573 PURCHASE 2292 1573 PURCHASE 2800 1573 PURCHASE 9106 1573 PURCHASE 647 1574 PURCHASE 53 1575 PURCHASE 366 1575 PURCHASE 405 1575 PURCHASE 489 1575 PURCHASE 500 1575 PURCHASE 505 1575 PURCHASE 511 1575 PURCHASE 575 1575 PURCHASE 575 1575 SALE 2900 1576 PURCHASE 472 1576 PURCHASE 643 1576 PURCHASE 877 1576 PURCHASE 2300 1576 PURCHASE 501 1577 PURCHASE 800 1577 PURCHASE 1025 1577 PURCHASE 2200 1577 PURCHASE 3100 1577 PURCHASE 3333 1577 PURCHASE 143 1578 PURCHASE 482 1578 PURCHASE 514 1578 PURCHASE 570 1578 PURCHASE 1706 1579 PURCHASE 2488 1579 SALE 6077 1580 SALE 4152 1580 SALE 500 1580 SALE 500 1581 PURCHASE 55 1581 PURCHASE 333 1581 PURCHASE 416 1581 PURCHASE 500 1581 PURCHASE 500 1581 PURCHASE 1467 1581 PURCHASE 2904 1581 SALE 4200 1582 SALE 3345 1582 SALE 280 1582 SALE 27 1582 PURCHASE 23 1582 PURCHASE 176 1582 PURCHASE 280 1582 PURCHASE 600 1582 PURCHASE 777 1582 PURCHASE 1460 1582 PURCHASE 1770 1582 PURCHASE 2284 1582 PURCHASE 4200 1582 PURCHASE 47 1583 PURCHASE 231 1583 SALE 3290 1584 SALE 10 1584 PURCHASE 100 1587 PURCHASE 173 1587 PURCHASE 400 1587 PURCHASE 487 1587 PURCHASE 2500 1587 PURCHASE 6200 1587 PURCHASE 160 1589 PURCHASE 162 1589 PURCHASE 228 1590 PURCHASE 322 1590 PURCHASE 456 1590 PURCHASE 461 1590 PURCHASE 1534 1590 PURCHASE 2200 1590 PURCHASE 4747 1590 SALE 610 1591 SALE 360 1591 SALE 99 1591 PURCHASE 1771 1591 PURCHASE 2424 1591 PURCHASE 90000 1593 PURCHASE 564 1594 PURCHASE 183 1595 PURCHASE 513 1595 PURCHASE 916 1595 PURCHASE 2722 1595 SALE 2800 1596 SALE 1500 1596 PURCHASE 156 1596 PURCHASE 164 1596 PURCHASE 172 1596 PURCHASE 177 1596 PURCHASE 203 1596 PURCHASE 203 1596 PURCHASE 500 1596 PURCHASE 790 1596 PURCHASE 800 1596 PURCHASE 804 1596 PURCHASE 1200 1596 PURCHASE 1220 1596 SALE 2643 1597 SALE 1637 1597 SALE 544 1597 SALE 430 1597 SALE 221 1597 PURCHASE 340 1597 PURCHASE 1000 1597 PURCHASE 2600 1597 SALE 6257 1598 PURCHASE 765 1598 PURCHASE 35 1599 PURCHASE 657 1599 PURCHASE 1115 1599 PURCHASE 2212 1599 PURCHASE 2722 1599 SALE 6259 1600 SALE 41 1600 PURCHASE 716 1600 PURCHASE 2000 1600 PURCHASE 2370 1600 PURCHASE 4561 1600 SALE 2937 1601 SALE 801 1601 SALE 763 1601 SALE 344 1601 PURCHASE 43 1601 PURCHASE 53 1601 PURCHASE 718 1601 PURCHASE 1440 1601 PURCHASE 1566 1601 PURCHASE 2316 1601 SALE 2848 1602 SALE 2403 1602 SALE 1633 1602 SALE 412 1602 PURCHASE 200 1602 PURCHASE 305 1602 PURCHASE 442 1602 PURCHASE 500 1602 PURCHASE 666 1602 PURCHASE 692 1602 PURCHASE 714 1602 PURCHASE 933 1602 PURCHASE 2646 1602 PURCHASE 3258 1602 PURCHASE 3340 1602 PURCHASE 6242 1602 PURCHASE 12830 1602 SALE 5000 1603 SALE 5000 1603 SALE 4462 1603 SALE 3816 1603 SALE 3479 1603 SALE 1800 1603 SALE 1200 1603 SALE 1073 1603 SALE 851 1603 SALE 72 1603 PURCHASE 55 1603 PURCHASE 291 1603 PURCHASE 350 1603 PURCHASE 478 1603 PURCHASE 751 1603 PURCHASE 800 1603 PURCHASE 932 1603 PURCHASE 1527 1603 PURCHASE 1892 1603 PURCHASE 1912 1603 PURCHASE 2022 1603 PURCHASE 2615 1603 PURCHASE 3500 1603 PURCHASE 4000 1603 SALE 428 1604 PURCHASE 300 1604 PURCHASE 518 1604 PURCHASE 600 1604 PURCHASE 1721 1604 PURCHASE 2423 1604 SALE 3000 1605 SALE 1941 1605 SALE 688 1605 SALE 463 1605 PURCHASE 742 1605 PURCHASE 1625 1605 SALE 6226 1606 SALE 4140 1606 SALE 3985 1606 SALE 1800 1606 SALE 515 1606 SALE 4900 1607 SALE 2722 1607 SALE 2000 1607 SALE 1900 1607 SALE 1700 1607 SALE 1644 1607 SALE 1400 1607 SALE 1400 1607 SALE 1111 1607 SALE 1100 1607 SALE 918 1607 SALE 842 1607 SALE 398 1607 SALE 186 1607 SALE 186 1607 SALE 182 1607 SALE 8 1607 PURCHASE 44 1607 PURCHASE 53 1607 PURCHASE 388 1607 PURCHASE 418 1607 PURCHASE 577 1607 PURCHASE 667 1607 PURCHASE 689 1607 PURCHASE 696 1607 PURCHASE 999 1607 PURCHASE 1000 1607 PURCHASE 1200 1607 PURCHASE 1400 1607 PURCHASE 1542 1607 PURCHASE 1591 1607 PURCHASE 1927 1607 PURCHASE 2266 1607 PURCHASE 3334 1607 PURCHASE 4900 1607 PURCHASE 18 1608 PURCHASE 174 1608 PURCHASE 616 1608 PURCHASE 634 1608 PURCHASE 919 1608 PURCHASE 1412 1608 PURCHASE 1438 1608 PURCHASE 2000 1608 PURCHASE 2722 1608 PURCHASE 3773 1608 PURCHASE 4212 1608 PURCHASE 800 1609 PURCHASE 1000 1609 PURCHASE 1000 1609 PURCHASE 1000 1609 PURCHASE 3000 1609 SALE 5872 1610 SALE 1320 1610 SALE 1280 1610 SALE 1100 1610 SALE 608 1610 SALE 600 1610 PURCHASE 727 1610 PURCHASE 900 1610 PURCHASE 1000 1610 PURCHASE 1000 1610 PURCHASE 1684 1610 PURCHASE 2800 1610 SALE 5607 1611 SALE 1260 1611 SALE 600 1611 PURCHASE 760 1611 SALE 3300 1612 SALE 2800 1612 PURCHASE 57 1612 PURCHASE 159 1612 PURCHASE 628 1612 PURCHASE 1518 1612 PURCHASE 2941 1612 PURCHASE 4000 1612 SALE 6199 1613 SALE 3025 1613 PURCHASE 30 1613 PURCHASE 157 1613 PURCHASE 513 1613 PURCHASE 1000 1613 SALE 2354 1614 SALE 2300 1614 SALE 2089 1614 SALE 1600 1614 SALE 1346 1614 SALE 1000 1614 SALE 500 1614 SALE 362 1614 SALE 362 1614 SALE 237 1614 SALE 181 1614 SALE 125 1614 SALE 95 1614 SALE 90 1614 PURCHASE 328 1614 PURCHASE 600 1614 PURCHASE 2089 1614 PURCHASE 5972 1614 PURCHASE 6300 1614 SALE 1300 1615 SALE 700 1615 SALE 1537 1616 SALE 765 1616 SALE 191 1616 SALE 104 1616 SALE 35 1616 SALE 1800 1617 SALE 1640 1617 SALE 1100 1617 SALE 1061 1617 SALE 522 1617 SALE 39 1617 PURCHASE 1100 1617 SALE 7600 1618 SALE 700 1618 SALE 461 1618 SALE 39 1618 SALE 1000 1620 SALE 800 1620 SALE 325 1620 PURCHASE 1529 1620 PURCHASE 380 1621 PURCHASE 434 1621 PURCHASE 500 1621 PURCHASE 1070 1621 PURCHASE 4390 1621 PURCHASE 5230 1621 PURCHASE 500 1622 PURCHASE 559 1622 PURCHASE 1100 1622 PURCHASE 1953 1622 PURCHASE 5000 1622 PURCHASE 5000 1622 PURCHASE 800 1623 PURCHASE 3000 1623 SALE 1376 1624 SALE 1000 1624 SALE 900 1624 PURCHASE 36 1624 PURCHASE 822 1624 PURCHASE 1392 1624 PURCHASE 1578 1624 PURCHASE 2572 1624 SALE 6153 1625 SALE 500 1626 SALE 900 1627 PURCHASE 1559 1627 PURCHASE 2000 1627 PURCHASE 4641 1627 PURCHASE 127 1628 PURCHASE 615 1628 PURCHASE 734 1628 PURCHASE 824 1628 PURCHASE 882 1628 SALE 1950 1629 SALE 900 1629 SALE 815 1629 SALE 185 1629 SALE 50 1629 PURCHASE 900 1629 SALE 5163 1630 SALE 3857 1630 SALE 2887 1630 SALE 1756 1630 SALE 1000 1630 SALE 971 1630 SALE 683 1630 PURCHASE 504 1630 PURCHASE 722 1630 PURCHASE 866 1630 PURCHASE 1811 1630 SALE 2315 1631 SALE 485 1631 SALE 338 1631 PURCHASE 589 1631 PURCHASE 440 1632 PURCHASE 2200 1632 SALE 1800 1633 PURCHASE 42 1633 PURCHASE 49 1633 PURCHASE 478 1633 PURCHASE 812 1633 SALE 2728 1634 PURCHASE 1190 1634 PURCHASE 1677 1634 PURCHASE 1970 1634 PURCHASE 3500 1634 SALE 4722 1635 SALE 330 1635 PURCHASE 367 1635 PURCHASE 1000 1635 PURCHASE 2237 1635 SALE 3000 1636 SALE 1037 1636 SALE 913 1636 SALE 900 1636 SALE 310 1636 SALE 184 1636 PURCHASE 130 1636 PURCHASE 671 1636 PURCHASE 936 1636 PURCHASE 1010 1636 PURCHASE 1010 1636 PURCHASE 1863 1636 SALE 2800 1637 SALE 2447 1637 SALE 2280 1637 SALE 1500 1637 SALE 1302 1637 SALE 939 1637 SALE 913 1637 SALE 754 1637 SALE 550 1637 SALE 270 1637 SALE 113 1637 SALE 35 1637 PURCHASE 173 1637 PURCHASE 523 1637 PURCHASE 1061 1637 SALE 3198 1638 SALE 3000 1638 SALE 3000 1638 SALE 2967 1638 SALE 2927 1638 SALE 2704 1638 SALE 2636 1638 SALE 2453 1638 SALE 2162 1638 SALE 2093 1638 SALE 2000 1638 SALE 1769 1638 SALE 1658 1638 SALE 1552 1638 SALE 1545 1638 SALE 1448 1638 SALE 1429 1638 SALE 1390 1638 SALE 1347 1638 SALE 1308 1638 SALE 1142 1638 SALE 1051 1638 SALE 800 1638 SALE 537 1638 SALE 529 1638 SALE 511 1638 SALE 510 1638 SALE 500 1638 SALE 402 1638 SALE 142 1638 SALE 131 1638 SALE 33 1638 PURCHASE 314 1638 PURCHASE 609 1638 PURCHASE 1513 1638 PURCHASE 2248 1638 PURCHASE 2489 1638 PURCHASE 6105 1638 SALE 3000 1639 SALE 3000 1639 SALE 3000 1639 SALE 3000 1639 SALE 3000 1639 SALE 3000 1639 SALE 3000 1639 SALE 2422 1639 SALE 2380 1639 SALE 2369 1639 SALE 2367 1639 SALE 2317 1639 SALE 2170 1639 SALE 2097 1639 SALE 2000 1639 SALE 1729 1639 SALE 1673 1639 SALE 1639 1639 SALE 1622 1639 SALE 1551 1639 SALE 1423 1639 SALE 1361 1639 SALE 1356 1639 SALE 1293 1639 SALE 1233 1639 SALE 1151 1639 SALE 1109 1639 SALE 1107 1639 SALE 1068 1639 SALE 1066 1639 SALE 1041 1639 SALE 1032 1639 SALE 1000 1639 SALE 941 1639 SALE 939 1639 SALE 880 1639 SALE 830 1639 SALE 828 1639 SALE 793 1639 SALE 514 1639 SALE 500 1639 SALE 427 1639 SALE 386 1639 SALE 351 1639 SALE 264 1639 SALE 123 1639 SALE 55 1639 SALE 45 1639 SALE 38 1639 PURCHASE 91 1639 PURCHASE 128 1639 PURCHASE 186 1639 PURCHASE 278 1639 PURCHASE 315 1639 PURCHASE 329 1639 PURCHASE 386 1639 PURCHASE 505 1639 PURCHASE 1150 1639 PURCHASE 1665 1639 PURCHASE 1669 1639 PURCHASE 2380 1639 PURCHASE 3050 1639 PURCHASE 3244 1639 SALE 6187 1640 SALE 4961 1640 SALE 2664 1640 SALE 2397 1640 SALE 2228 1640 SALE 2200 1640 SALE 2143 1640 SALE 2054 1640 SALE 2000 1640 SALE 1750 1640 SALE 1613 1640 SALE 1578 1640 SALE 1389 1640 SALE 1358 1640 SALE 1014 1640 SALE 1000 1640 SALE 988 1640 SALE 975 1640 SALE 774 1640 SALE 702 1640 SALE 624 1640 SALE 616 1640 SALE 591 1640 SALE 576 1640 SALE 547 1640 SALE 542 1640 SALE 516 1640 SALE 447 1640 SALE 444 1640 SALE 385 1640 SALE 306 1640 SALE 281 1640 SALE 105 1640 SALE 74 1640 PURCHASE 359 1640 PURCHASE 1091 1640 PURCHASE 1184 1640 PURCHASE 1764 1640 PURCHASE 1987 1640 PURCHASE 2438 1640 PURCHASE 2519 1640 PURCHASE 2631 1640 PURCHASE 2747 1640 PURCHASE 3500 1640 SALE 4000 1641 SALE 2625 1641 SALE 2254 1641 SALE 1758 1641 SALE 1624 1641 SALE 1607 1641 SALE 1583 1641 SALE 1359 1641 SALE 1322 1641 SALE 1318 1641 SALE 1143 1641 SALE 1109 1641 SALE 1000 1641 SALE 986 1641 SALE 938 1641 SALE 878 1641 SALE 739 1641 SALE 712 1641 SALE 700 1641 SALE 589 1641 SALE 500 1641 SALE 412 1641 SALE 331 1641 PURCHASE 53 1641 PURCHASE 444 1641 PURCHASE 513 1641 PURCHASE 567 1641 PURCHASE 897 1641 PURCHASE 1000 1641 PURCHASE 1000 1641 PURCHASE 3046 1641 SALE 1367 1642 SALE 1259 1642 SALE 1068 1642 SALE 1068 1642 SALE 1000 1642 SALE 1000 1642 SALE 963 1642 SALE 942 1642 SALE 629 1642 PURCHASE 311 1642 PURCHASE 347 1642 PURCHASE 500 1642 PURCHASE 591 1642 PURCHASE 700 1642 PURCHASE 852 1642 PURCHASE 1000 1642 PURCHASE 1000 1642 SALE 4581 1643 SALE 2994 1643 SALE 2732 1643 SALE 2338 1643 SALE 2144 1643 SALE 2000 1643 SALE 1821 1643 SALE 1712 1643 SALE 1519 1643 SALE 1488 1643 SALE 1487 1643 SALE 1404 1643 SALE 1000 1643 SALE 977 1643 SALE 939 1643 SALE 283 1643 SALE 212 1643 SALE 117 1643 SALE 61 1643 PURCHASE 578 1643 PURCHASE 650 1643 PURCHASE 810 1643 PURCHASE 3000 1643 PURCHASE 3502 1643 SALE 2706 1644 SALE 2447 1644 SALE 2271 1644 SALE 2201 1644 SALE 1787 1644 SALE 1606 1644 SALE 1585 1644 SALE 1434 1644 SALE 1300 1644 SALE 1290 1644 SALE 1200 1644 SALE 1000 1644 SALE 1000 1644 SALE 861 1644 SALE 700 1644 SALE 519 1644 SALE 223 1644 SALE 200 1644 SALE 183 1644 SALE 176 1644 PURCHASE 296 1644 PURCHASE 418 1644 PURCHASE 449 1644 PURCHASE 462 1644 PURCHASE 1000 1644 PURCHASE 1193 1644 PURCHASE 1500 1644 PURCHASE 1844 1644 PURCHASE 3041 1644 PURCHASE 3812 1644 PURCHASE 4762 1644 PURCHASE 6082 1644 SALE 2527 1645 SALE 2000 1645 SALE 1631 1645 SALE 1211 1645 SALE 1000 1645 SALE 800 1645 SALE 740 1645 PURCHASE 518 1645 PURCHASE 557 1645 PURCHASE 669 1645 PURCHASE 671 1645 PURCHASE 942 1645 PURCHASE 1363 1645 PURCHASE 1962 1645 SALE 1415 1646 SALE 3299 1647 SALE 1907 1647 SALE 1857 1647 PURCHASE 966 1647 SALE 991 1648 TOTAL PURCHASES 934,246 TOTAL SALES 974,503 (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 07 JANUARY 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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