17th Apr 2008 11:17
UBS AG (EPT)17 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 16 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 8,929,289 0.40% 4,245,071 0.19%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,929,289 0.40% 4,245,071 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) PURCHASE 50000 1740.7334 pence PURCHASE 50000 1753.3629 PURCHASE 100000 1770.0124 PURCHASE 1237 1787 PURCHASE 648 1788 PURCHASE 650 1788 SALE 1359 1791 SALE 300 1791 SALE 200 1791 PURCHASE 414 1792 PURCHASE 585 1792 PURCHASE 3730 1792 SALE 2334 1793 SALE 2289 1793 SALE 66 1793 SALE 1234 1794 SALE 47 1794 PURCHASE 37 1794 PURCHASE 47 1794 PURCHASE 538 1794 PURCHASE 648 1794 PURCHASE 726 1794 PURCHASE 762 1794 PURCHASE 1000 1794 PURCHASE 3737 1794 SALE 1192 1795 SALE 22 1795 PURCHASE 309 1795 PURCHASE 575 1795 PURCHASE 677 1795 SALE 4068 1796 SALE 3636 1796 SALE 2708 1796 SALE 1300 1796 SALE 1250 1796 SALE 473 1796 PURCHASE 875 1796 PURCHASE 1080 1796 SALE 1700 1797 SALE 208 1797 SALE 73 1797 PURCHASE 115 1797 PURCHASE 311 1797 PURCHASE 608 1797 PURCHASE 1274 1797 SALE 1000 1798 SALE 1000 1798 SALE 760 1798 PURCHASE 7 1798 PURCHASE 84 1798 PURCHASE 227 1798 PURCHASE 315 1798 PURCHASE 585 1798 PURCHASE 1114 1798 SALE 5709 1799 SALE 1200 1799 PURCHASE 7 1799 PURCHASE 350 1799 PURCHASE 706 1799 PURCHASE 850 1799 PURCHASE 894 1799 PURCHASE 1100 1799 SALE 5555 1800 PURCHASE 311 1800 PURCHASE 500 1800 SALE 200000 1800.3786 SALE 2500 1801 SALE 2220 1801 SALE 1000 1801 SALE 932 1801 PURCHASE 89 1801 PURCHASE 110 1801 PURCHASE 231 1801 PURCHASE 241 1801 PURCHASE 299 1801 PURCHASE 410 1801 PURCHASE 683 1801 PURCHASE 706 1801 PURCHASE 5000 1801 SALE 100000 1801.046 PURCHASE 270 1802 PURCHASE 730 1802 PURCHASE 800 1802 PURCHASE 1170 1802 SALE 2664 1804 SALE 916 1804 SALE 75 1804 PURCHASE 225 1804 PURCHASE 600 1804 SALE 5000 1805 SALE 2214 1805 SALE 1045 1805 SALE 900 1805 SALE 698 1805 SALE 7 1805 PURCHASE 83 1805 PURCHASE 227 1805 PURCHASE 904 1805 SALE 496 1806 SALE 200 1806 SALE 5000 1807 PURCHASE 500 1809 SALE 858 1810 PURCHASE 175 1810 PURCHASE 854 1810 SALE 992 1811 SALE 3362 1814 SALE 638 1814 SALE 638 1814 SALE 2232 1816 SALE 606 1817 PURCHASE 7 1818 PURCHASE 100 1820 PURCHASE 5491 1821 SALE 375 1832 PURCHASE 245 1833 PURCHASE 564 1833 PURCHASE 650 1833 PURCHASE 400 1834 PURCHASE 6 1839 PURCHASE 627 1839 PURCHASE 854 1839 PURCHASE 532 1841 SALE 1549 1842 SALE 916 1842 SALE 58 1843 SALE 2799 1845 SALE 1901 1846 SALE 555 1846 SALE 473 1846 PURCHASE 5 1852 PURCHASE 11272 1865 PURCHASE 13279 1865 TOTAL PURCHASES 275,972 TOTAL SALES 383,502 (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 17 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:
BHP Group