21st Feb 2008 11:37
UBS AG (EPT)21 February 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 20 FEBRUARY 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 9,490,839 0.43% 7,265,100 0.33%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,490,839 0.43% 7,265,100 0.33% (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 880 1593 pence PURCHASE 644 1594 PURCHASE 1236 1594 PURCHASE 373 1595 PURCHASE 606 1595 PURCHASE 687 1595 PURCHASE 780 1595 PURCHASE 814 1595 PURCHASE 880 1595 PURCHASE 1000 1595 PURCHASE 1642 1595 PURCHASE 2478 1595 PURCHASE 2610 1595 SALE 5000 1596 SALE 2000 1596 SALE 1000 1596 SALE 880 1596 SALE 875 1596 SALE 849 1596 SALE 800 1596 SALE 195 1596 SALE 163 1596 SALE 6 1596 PURCHASE 308 1596 PURCHASE 600 1596 PURCHASE 710 1596 PURCHASE 2748 1596 SALE 4552 1597 SALE 3000 1597 SALE 1455 1597 SALE 1208 1597 SALE 1200 1597 SALE 1160 1597 SALE 1025 1597 SALE 1000 1597 SALE 1000 1597 SALE 880 1597 SALE 862 1597 SALE 400 1597 SALE 8 1597 PURCHASE 374 1597 PURCHASE 880 1597 PURCHASE 880 1597 PURCHASE 1000 1597 SALE 1983 1598 SALE 1267 1598 SALE 1000 1598 SALE 780 1598 SALE 500 1598 SALE 500 1598 SALE 248 1598 SALE 2 1598 PURCHASE 252 1598 PURCHASE 357 1598 PURCHASE 543 1598 PURCHASE 562 1598 PURCHASE 684 1598 PURCHASE 747 1598 PURCHASE 800 1598 PURCHASE 868 1598 PURCHASE 880 1598 PURCHASE 880 1598 PURCHASE 907 1598 PURCHASE 920 1598 PURCHASE 944 1598 PURCHASE 1000 1598 PURCHASE 1141 1598 PURCHASE 1295 1598 SALE 5142 1599 SALE 2874 1599 SALE 2071 1599 SALE 1452 1599 SALE 1069 1599 SALE 1000 1599 SALE 1000 1599 SALE 880 1599 SALE 600 1599 SALE 508 1599 SALE 500 1599 SALE 391 1599 SALE 156 1599 PURCHASE 360 1599 PURCHASE 366 1599 PURCHASE 406 1599 PURCHASE 537 1599 PURCHASE 800 1599 PURCHASE 880 1599 PURCHASE 880 1599 PURCHASE 1073 1599 PURCHASE 1085 1599 PURCHASE 2240 1599 SALE 4916 1600 SALE 1928 1600 SALE 1123 1600 SALE 500 1600 PURCHASE 197 1600 PURCHASE 221 1600 PURCHASE 500 1600 PURCHASE 534 1600 PURCHASE 640 1600 PURCHASE 710 1600 PURCHASE 747 1600 PURCHASE 792 1600 PURCHASE 880 1600 PURCHASE 894 1600 PURCHASE 912 1600 PURCHASE 959 1600 PURCHASE 1000 1600 PURCHASE 1037 1600 PURCHASE 2137 1600 PURCHASE 2348 1600 PURCHASE 4314 1600 PURCHASE 5200 1600 SALE 2500 1601 SALE 2500 1601 SALE 2500 1601 SALE 971 1601 SALE 880 1601 SALE 649 1601 SALE 163 1601 PURCHASE 880 1601 PURCHASE 880 1601 PURCHASE 880 1601 PURCHASE 880 1601 PURCHASE 1000 1601 PURCHASE 1000 1601 SALE 763 1602 SALE 637 1602 PURCHASE 528 1602 PURCHASE 637 1602 PURCHASE 670 1602 PURCHASE 880 1602 PURCHASE 500 1603 PURCHASE 982 1603 PURCHASE 133 1604 PURCHASE 239 1604 PURCHASE 360 1604 PURCHASE 459 1604 PURCHASE 494 1604 PURCHASE 500 1604 PURCHASE 500 1604 PURCHASE 540 1604 PURCHASE 1358 1604 PURCHASE 1616 1604 PURCHASE 1821 1604 PURCHASE 3705 1604 SALE 6885 1605 SALE 1768 1605 SALE 1712 1605 SALE 1553 1605 SALE 987 1605 SALE 956 1605 SALE 880 1605 SALE 31 1605 PURCHASE 130 1605 PURCHASE 744 1605 PURCHASE 1000 1605 PURCHASE 1000 1605 PURCHASE 1033 1605 PURCHASE 1858 1605 PURCHASE 3051 1605 SALE 4800 1606 SALE 4800 1606 SALE 2000 1606 SALE 1854 1606 SALE 709 1606 SALE 649 1606 SALE 146 1606 SALE 132 1606 SALE 129 1606 SALE 112 1606 SALE 42 1606 PURCHASE 100 1606 PURCHASE 359 1606 PURCHASE 800 1606 PURCHASE 800 1606 PURCHASE 880 1606 PURCHASE 880 1606 PURCHASE 951 1606 PURCHASE 1000 1606 PURCHASE 1000 1606 PURCHASE 3000 1606 PURCHASE 3083 1606 SALE 8056 1607 SALE 5297 1607 SALE 3522 1607 SALE 2758 1607 SALE 2500 1607 SALE 1600 1607 SALE 1399 1607 SALE 1000 1607 SALE 709 1607 SALE 678 1607 SALE 600 1607 SALE 500 1607 SALE 205 1607 SALE 177 1607 SALE 32 1607 SALE 7 1607 PURCHASE 296 1607 PURCHASE 503 1607 PURCHASE 778 1607 PURCHASE 954 1607 PURCHASE 1000 1607 PURCHASE 1330 1607 PURCHASE 1774 1607 PURCHASE 2025 1607 PURCHASE 2196 1607 PURCHASE 2329 1607 PURCHASE 3849 1607 SALE 1293 1608 SALE 1000 1608 SALE 705 1608 SALE 600 1608 SALE 395 1608 SALE 196 1608 SALE 185 1608 SALE 148 1608 SALE 113 1608 PURCHASE 465 1608 PURCHASE 591 1608 PURCHASE 962 1608 PURCHASE 1244 1608 PURCHASE 2282 1608 PURCHASE 2484 1608 SALE 3146 1609 SALE 2606 1609 SALE 1343 1609 SALE 880 1609 SALE 880 1609 SALE 425 1609 PURCHASE 49 1609 PURCHASE 77 1609 PURCHASE 134 1609 PURCHASE 219 1609 PURCHASE 236 1609 PURCHASE 246 1609 PURCHASE 337 1609 PURCHASE 775 1609 PURCHASE 815 1609 PURCHASE 880 1609 PURCHASE 916 1609 PURCHASE 1000 1609 PURCHASE 1086 1609 PURCHASE 1170 1609 PURCHASE 1205 1609 PURCHASE 1500 1609 PURCHASE 3000 1609 PURCHASE 3203 1609 PURCHASE 3835 1609 SALE 6650 1610 SALE 3000 1610 SALE 2983 1610 SALE 2352 1610 SALE 2000 1610 SALE 1755 1610 SALE 1601 1610 SALE 1443 1610 SALE 961 1610 SALE 880 1610 SALE 717 1610 SALE 274 1610 SALE 178 1610 SALE 168 1610 SALE 160 1610 SALE 158 1610 SALE 149 1610 SALE 50 1610 PURCHASE 188 1610 PURCHASE 635 1610 PURCHASE 1018 1610 PURCHASE 1185 1610 PURCHASE 1300 1610 PURCHASE 1920 1610 PURCHASE 2033 1610 PURCHASE 2848 1610 PURCHASE 6746 1610 SALE 3000 1611 SALE 2097 1611 SALE 2000 1611 SALE 1500 1611 SALE 1500 1611 SALE 1300 1611 SALE 1291 1611 SALE 1000 1611 SALE 880 1611 SALE 880 1611 SALE 830 1611 SALE 711 1611 SALE 600 1611 SALE 500 1611 SALE 474 1611 SALE 338 1611 SALE 203 1611 SALE 195 1611 SALE 178 1611 SALE 120 1611 PURCHASE 557 1611 PURCHASE 800 1611 PURCHASE 830 1611 PURCHASE 830 1611 PURCHASE 880 1611 PURCHASE 934 1611 PURCHASE 956 1611 PURCHASE 1051 1611 PURCHASE 2040 1611 PURCHASE 6249 1611 SALE 4000 1612 SALE 1946 1612 SALE 1837 1612 SALE 1500 1612 SALE 1442 1612 SALE 1171 1612 SALE 1000 1612 SALE 1000 1612 SALE 982 1612 SALE 880 1612 SALE 766 1612 SALE 740 1612 SALE 596 1612 SALE 500 1612 SALE 447 1612 SALE 364 1612 SALE 364 1612 SALE 355 1612 SALE 250 1612 SALE 208 1612 SALE 158 1612 SALE 142 1612 SALE 135 1612 SALE 125 1612 SALE 124 1612 SALE 118 1612 SALE 117 1612 SALE 17 1612 SALE 8 1612 PURCHASE 20 1612 PURCHASE 163 1612 PURCHASE 172 1612 PURCHASE 575 1612 PURCHASE 580 1612 PURCHASE 632 1612 PURCHASE 648 1612 PURCHASE 660 1612 PURCHASE 707 1612 PURCHASE 880 1612 PURCHASE 880 1612 PURCHASE 1000 1612 PURCHASE 1200 1612 PURCHASE 1463 1612 PURCHASE 2795 1612 PURCHASE 9305 1612 SALE 5198 1613 SALE 3906 1613 SALE 1829 1613 SALE 1600 1613 SALE 1374 1613 SALE 1052 1613 SALE 1000 1613 SALE 975 1613 SALE 904 1613 SALE 880 1613 SALE 872 1613 SALE 818 1613 SALE 742 1613 SALE 723 1613 SALE 716 1613 SALE 698 1613 SALE 661 1613 SALE 500 1613 SALE 432 1613 SALE 360 1613 SALE 218 1613 SALE 171 1613 SALE 124 1613 SALE 93 1613 SALE 77 1613 SALE 42 1613 SALE 42 1613 SALE 21 1613 SALE 20 1613 SALE 16 1613 SALE 11 1613 PURCHASE 43 1613 PURCHASE 45 1613 PURCHASE 87 1613 PURCHASE 96 1613 PURCHASE 124 1613 PURCHASE 315 1613 PURCHASE 400 1613 PURCHASE 451 1613 PURCHASE 558 1613 PURCHASE 880 1613 PURCHASE 890 1613 PURCHASE 928 1613 PURCHASE 1000 1613 PURCHASE 1000 1613 PURCHASE 1064 1613 PURCHASE 1159 1613 PURCHASE 1253 1613 PURCHASE 1291 1613 PURCHASE 1300 1613 PURCHASE 1466 1613 PURCHASE 1468 1613 PURCHASE 1500 1613 PURCHASE 1550 1613 PURCHASE 2197 1613 PURCHASE 2344 1613 PURCHASE 5000 1613 PURCHASE 7698 1613 SALE 9293 1614 SALE 2564 1614 SALE 2260 1614 SALE 1800 1614 SALE 1440 1614 SALE 1335 1614 SALE 1131 1614 SALE 1000 1614 SALE 1000 1614 SALE 1000 1614 SALE 880 1614 SALE 800 1614 SALE 780 1614 SALE 600 1614 SALE 516 1614 SALE 500 1614 SALE 400 1614 SALE 300 1614 SALE 233 1614 SALE 227 1614 SALE 183 1614 SALE 174 1614 PURCHASE 21 1614 PURCHASE 141 1614 PURCHASE 185 1614 PURCHASE 185 1614 PURCHASE 200 1614 PURCHASE 309 1614 PURCHASE 309 1614 PURCHASE 333 1614 PURCHASE 342 1614 PURCHASE 399 1614 PURCHASE 594 1614 PURCHASE 710 1614 PURCHASE 800 1614 PURCHASE 880 1614 PURCHASE 880 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1159 1614 PURCHASE 1231 1614 PURCHASE 1566 1614 PURCHASE 1961 1614 PURCHASE 2509 1614 PURCHASE 3372 1614 PURCHASE 3986 1614 PURCHASE 4035 1614 SALE 9287 1615 SALE 2676 1615 SALE 2628 1615 SALE 2529 1615 SALE 867 1615 SALE 800 1615 SALE 800 1615 SALE 800 1615 SALE 766 1615 SALE 723 1615 SALE 498 1615 SALE 400 1615 SALE 341 1615 SALE 326 1615 SALE 291 1615 SALE 291 1615 SALE 185 1615 SALE 150 1615 SALE 113 1615 SALE 3 1615 PURCHASE 111 1615 PURCHASE 114 1615 PURCHASE 238 1615 PURCHASE 300 1615 PURCHASE 378 1615 PURCHASE 500 1615 PURCHASE 500 1615 PURCHASE 650 1615 PURCHASE 720 1615 PURCHASE 767 1615 PURCHASE 800 1615 PURCHASE 1028 1615 PURCHASE 1049 1615 PURCHASE 1080 1615 PURCHASE 1099 1615 PURCHASE 1205 1615 PURCHASE 1205 1615 PURCHASE 1205 1615 PURCHASE 1205 1615 PURCHASE 1540 1615 PURCHASE 1860 1615 PURCHASE 1950 1615 PURCHASE 2135 1615 PURCHASE 2466 1615 PURCHASE 10686 1615.5552 SALE 2735 1616 SALE 1438 1616 SALE 1300 1616 SALE 880 1616 SALE 880 1616 SALE 880 1616 SALE 800 1616 SALE 800 1616 SALE 735 1616 SALE 724 1616 SALE 548 1616 SALE 465 1616 SALE 400 1616 SALE 399 1616 SALE 399 1616 SALE 385 1616 SALE 385 1616 SALE 300 1616 SALE 300 1616 SALE 229 1616 SALE 212 1616 SALE 182 1616 SALE 161 1616 SALE 120 1616 SALE 84 1616 SALE 24 1616 SALE 10 1616 PURCHASE 84 1616 PURCHASE 154 1616 PURCHASE 254 1616 PURCHASE 264 1616 PURCHASE 300 1616 PURCHASE 475 1616 PURCHASE 500 1616 PURCHASE 500 1616 PURCHASE 800 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1108 1616 PURCHASE 1200 1616 PURCHASE 1300 1616 PURCHASE 1302 1616 PURCHASE 1415 1616 PURCHASE 1597 1616 PURCHASE 1609 1616 PURCHASE 3375 1616 PURCHASE 5393 1616 SALE 5000 1617 SALE 3052 1617 SALE 2966 1617 SALE 2021 1617 SALE 2001 1617 SALE 1436 1617 SALE 1000 1617 SALE 880 1617 SALE 663 1617 SALE 529 1617 SALE 504 1617 SALE 500 1617 SALE 444 1617 SALE 371 1617 SALE 322 1617 SALE 321 1617 SALE 308 1617 SALE 281 1617 SALE 244 1617 SALE 244 1617 SALE 241 1617 SALE 212 1617 SALE 201 1617 SALE 185 1617 SALE 163 1617 SALE 163 1617 SALE 147 1617 SALE 135 1617 SALE 120 1617 SALE 8 1617 PURCHASE 200 1617 PURCHASE 201 1617 PURCHASE 880 1617 PURCHASE 1003 1617 PURCHASE 1104 1617 PURCHASE 1381 1617 PURCHASE 1426 1617 PURCHASE 2312 1617 PURCHASE 2441 1617 PURCHASE 3208 1617 PURCHASE 9276 1617 SALE 7467 1618 SALE 3000 1618 SALE 1476 1618 SALE 1000 1618 SALE 1000 1618 SALE 937 1618 SALE 511 1618 SALE 500 1618 SALE 446 1618 SALE 441 1618 SALE 92 1618 SALE 38 1618 PURCHASE 158 1618 PURCHASE 386 1618 PURCHASE 529 1618 PURCHASE 700 1618 PURCHASE 800 1618 PURCHASE 937 1618 PURCHASE 997 1618 PURCHASE 1200 1618 PURCHASE 1600 1618 PURCHASE 2755 1618 PURCHASE 3127 1618 SALE 2317 1619 SALE 2194 1619 SALE 1926 1619 SALE 1517 1619 SALE 1436 1619 SALE 1300 1619 SALE 1200 1619 SALE 1002 1619 SALE 1000 1619 SALE 990 1619 SALE 890 1619 SALE 853 1619 SALE 700 1619 SALE 500 1619 SALE 469 1619 SALE 311 1619 SALE 300 1619 SALE 298 1619 SALE 274 1619 SALE 242 1619 SALE 234 1619 SALE 185 1619 SALE 185 1619 SALE 103 1619 SALE 16 1619 SALE 9 1619 SALE 6 1619 PURCHASE 15 1619 PURCHASE 98 1619 PURCHASE 131 1619 PURCHASE 382 1619 PURCHASE 650 1619 PURCHASE 800 1619 PURCHASE 880 1619 PURCHASE 2000 1619 PURCHASE 4325 1619 PURCHASE 5000 1619 PURCHASE 5470 1619 PURCHASE 8882 1619 SALE 274 1619.5 SALE 118 1619.5 PURCHASE 118 1619.5 SALE 5428 1620 SALE 4432 1620 SALE 2359 1620 SALE 1773 1620 SALE 1434 1620 SALE 1000 1620 SALE 880 1620 SALE 808 1620 SALE 793 1620 SALE 648 1620 SALE 648 1620 SALE 418 1620 SALE 322 1620 SALE 303 1620 SALE 180 1620 PURCHASE 2 1620 PURCHASE 112 1620 PURCHASE 121 1620 PURCHASE 129 1620 PURCHASE 139 1620 PURCHASE 186 1620 PURCHASE 263 1620 PURCHASE 266 1620 PURCHASE 306 1620 PURCHASE 397 1620 PURCHASE 404 1620 PURCHASE 414 1620 PURCHASE 504 1620 PURCHASE 511 1620 PURCHASE 794 1620 PURCHASE 986 1620 PURCHASE 987 1620 PURCHASE 1000 1620 PURCHASE 1250 1620 PURCHASE 1250 1620 PURCHASE 1250 1620 PURCHASE 1300 1620 PURCHASE 1769 1620 PURCHASE 2012 1620 PURCHASE 2154 1620 PURCHASE 2507 1620 PURCHASE 3000 1620 PURCHASE 3118 1620 PURCHASE 7127 1620 PURCHASE 8245 1620 PURCHASE 10000 1620 SALE 5000 1621 SALE 4492 1621 SALE 3147 1621 SALE 2311 1621 SALE 1000 1621 SALE 880 1621 SALE 743 1621 SALE 570 1621 SALE 250 1621 SALE 208 1621 SALE 150 1621 SALE 124 1621 SALE 100 1621 PURCHASE 207 1621 PURCHASE 361 1621 PURCHASE 500 1621 PURCHASE 500 1621 PURCHASE 569 1621 PURCHASE 629 1621 PURCHASE 795 1621 PURCHASE 800 1621 PURCHASE 930 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 1012 1621 PURCHASE 1157 1621 PURCHASE 2837 1621 PURCHASE 2905 1621 PURCHASE 7120 1621 SALE 4000 1622 SALE 2366 1622 SALE 2144 1622 SALE 1957 1622 SALE 1479 1622 SALE 1014 1622 SALE 1000 1622 SALE 1000 1622 SALE 1000 1622 SALE 1000 1622 SALE 913 1622 SALE 806 1622 SALE 780 1622 SALE 700 1622 SALE 595 1622 SALE 419 1622 SALE 400 1622 SALE 300 1622 SALE 300 1622 SALE 184 1622 SALE 170 1622 SALE 6 1622 SALE 6 1622 SALE 5 1622 PURCHASE 586 1622 PURCHASE 700 1622 PURCHASE 800 1622 PURCHASE 1000 1622 PURCHASE 1064 1622 PURCHASE 2210 1622 SALE 4000 1623 SALE 3980 1623 SALE 3459 1623 SALE 3327 1623 SALE 2491 1623 SALE 1191 1623 SALE 1000 1623 SALE 1000 1623 SALE 995 1623 SALE 880 1623 SALE 800 1623 SALE 800 1623 SALE 780 1623 SALE 719 1623 SALE 600 1623 SALE 400 1623 SALE 400 1623 SALE 307 1623 SALE 300 1623 SALE 283 1623 SALE 191 1623 SALE 190 1623 SALE 185 1623 SALE 178 1623 SALE 167 1623 PURCHASE 700 1623 PURCHASE 810 1623 PURCHASE 859 1623 PURCHASE 1000 1623 PURCHASE 1500 1623 SALE 5195 1624 SALE 2227 1624 SALE 1282 1624 SALE 1000 1624 SALE 1000 1624 SALE 1000 1624 SALE 971 1624 SALE 800 1624 SALE 650 1624 SALE 648 1624 SALE 622 1624 SALE 600 1624 SALE 586 1624 SALE 370 1624 SALE 300 1624 SALE 184 1624 SALE 184 1624 SALE 184 1624 SALE 171 1624 SALE 121 1624 PURCHASE 20 1624 PURCHASE 24 1624 PURCHASE 158 1624 PURCHASE 300 1624 PURCHASE 374 1624 PURCHASE 397 1624 PURCHASE 477 1624 PURCHASE 512 1624 PURCHASE 525 1624 PURCHASE 663 1624 PURCHASE 675 1624 PURCHASE 700 1624 PURCHASE 837 1624 PURCHASE 880 1624 PURCHASE 1300 1624 SALE 9046 1625 SALE 1423 1625 SALE 1331 1625 SALE 1152 1625 SALE 1000 1625 SALE 1000 1625 SALE 800 1625 SALE 800 1625 SALE 600 1625 SALE 500 1625 SALE 500 1625 SALE 481 1625 SALE 184 1625 SALE 98 1625 PURCHASE 32 1625 PURCHASE 68 1625 PURCHASE 93 1625 PURCHASE 130 1625 PURCHASE 158 1625 PURCHASE 177 1625 PURCHASE 185 1625 PURCHASE 266 1625 PURCHASE 315 1625 PURCHASE 499 1625 PURCHASE 558 1625 PURCHASE 732 1625 PURCHASE 800 1625 PURCHASE 987 1625 PURCHASE 1000 1625 PURCHASE 1098 1625 PURCHASE 1100 1625 PURCHASE 1132 1625 PURCHASE 1354 1625 PURCHASE 1365 1625 PURCHASE 1748 1625 PURCHASE 2344 1625 PURCHASE 3000 1625 PURCHASE 3000 1625 PURCHASE 3000 1625 PURCHASE 3109 1625 SALE 3443 1626 SALE 2150 1626 SALE 1871 1626 SALE 1600 1626 SALE 1409 1626 SALE 1407 1626 SALE 1000 1626 SALE 1000 1626 SALE 1000 1626 SALE 1000 1626 SALE 1000 1626 SALE 1000 1626 SALE 1000 1626 SALE 967 1626 SALE 872 1626 SALE 800 1626 SALE 800 1626 SALE 500 1626 SALE 500 1626 SALE 400 1626 SALE 391 1626 SALE 329 1626 SALE 241 1626 SALE 223 1626 SALE 120 1626 SALE 5 1626 PURCHASE 227 1626 PURCHASE 335 1626 PURCHASE 500 1626 PURCHASE 635 1626 PURCHASE 940 1626 PURCHASE 997 1626 PURCHASE 1400 1626 PURCHASE 1500 1626 SALE 2377 1627 SALE 2000 1627 SALE 1503 1627 SALE 995 1627 SALE 767 1627 SALE 5 1627 PURCHASE 45 1627 PURCHASE 121 1627 PURCHASE 122 1627 PURCHASE 174 1627 PURCHASE 310 1627 PURCHASE 455 1627 PURCHASE 1322 1627 PURCHASE 2857 1627 PURCHASE 3915 1627 SALE 268 1627.5 SALE 4533 1628 SALE 2400 1628 SALE 2000 1628 SALE 1953 1628 SALE 1528 1628 SALE 1267 1628 SALE 1054 1628 SALE 1000 1628 SALE 1000 1628 SALE 1000 1628 SALE 935 1628 SALE 857 1628 SALE 797 1628 SALE 679 1628 SALE 648 1628 SALE 605 1628 SALE 498 1628 SALE 488 1628 SALE 200 1628 SALE 178 1628 SALE 172 1628 SALE 164 1628 SALE 135 1628 SALE 120 1628 SALE 117 1628 SALE 70 1628 SALE 69 1628 SALE 49 1628 SALE 44 1628 SALE 43 1628 SALE 17 1628 SALE 6 1628 PURCHASE 1 1628 PURCHASE 66 1628 PURCHASE 134 1628 PURCHASE 142 1628 PURCHASE 157 1628 PURCHASE 162 1628 PURCHASE 164 1628 PURCHASE 242 1628 PURCHASE 288 1628 PURCHASE 312 1628 PURCHASE 416 1628 PURCHASE 500 1628 PURCHASE 500 1628 PURCHASE 500 1628 PURCHASE 500 1628 PURCHASE 500 1628 PURCHASE 577 1628 PURCHASE 720 1628 PURCHASE 838 1628 PURCHASE 876 1628 PURCHASE 945 1628 PURCHASE 952 1628 PURCHASE 1000 1628 PURCHASE 1121 1628 PURCHASE 1169 1628 PURCHASE 1294 1628 SALE 479 1628.5 SALE 1500 1629 SALE 900 1629 SALE 700 1629 SALE 600 1629 SALE 329 1629 SALE 223 1629 SALE 202 1629 SALE 148 1629 SALE 54 1629 SALE 43 1629 SALE 17 1629 PURCHASE 1 1629 PURCHASE 48 1629 PURCHASE 146 1629 PURCHASE 156 1629 PURCHASE 170 1629 PURCHASE 178 1629 PURCHASE 201 1629 PURCHASE 434 1629 PURCHASE 500 1629 PURCHASE 529 1629 PURCHASE 577 1629 PURCHASE 600 1629 PURCHASE 700 1629 PURCHASE 719 1629 PURCHASE 789 1629 PURCHASE 900 1629 PURCHASE 900 1629 PURCHASE 915 1629 PURCHASE 1000 1629 PURCHASE 1100 1629 PURCHASE 1500 1629 PURCHASE 1584 1629 PURCHASE 1644 1629 PURCHASE 2041 1629 PURCHASE 2175 1629 PURCHASE 2371 1629 PURCHASE 2400 1629 SALE 2600 1630 SALE 2000 1630 SALE 1970 1630 SALE 1180 1630 SALE 1000 1630 SALE 800 1630 SALE 800 1630 SALE 600 1630 SALE 600 1630 SALE 600 1630 SALE 533 1630 SALE 500 1630 SALE 313 1630 SALE 185 1630 SALE 164 1630 SALE 130 1630 SALE 116 1630 SALE 30 1630 SALE 5 1630 PURCHASE 11 1630 PURCHASE 13 1630 PURCHASE 38 1630 PURCHASE 47 1630 PURCHASE 130 1630 PURCHASE 155 1630 PURCHASE 238 1630 PURCHASE 257 1630 PURCHASE 280 1630 PURCHASE 300 1630 PURCHASE 350 1630 PURCHASE 364 1630 PURCHASE 420 1630 PURCHASE 424 1630 PURCHASE 476 1630 PURCHASE 480 1630 PURCHASE 500 1630 PURCHASE 533 1630 PURCHASE 539 1630 PURCHASE 649 1630 PURCHASE 926 1630 PURCHASE 1000 1630 PURCHASE 1067 1630 PURCHASE 1100 1630 PURCHASE 1336 1630 PURCHASE 1400 1630 PURCHASE 1800 1630 PURCHASE 2184 1630 PURCHASE 2500 1630 PURCHASE 3063 1630 PURCHASE 3087 1630 PURCHASE 3931 1630 PURCHASE 7310 1630 SALE 2700 1631 SALE 2639 1631 SALE 2088 1631 SALE 1828 1631 SALE 1352 1631 SALE 1200 1631 SALE 1000 1631 SALE 1000 1631 SALE 900 1631 SALE 800 1631 SALE 600 1631 SALE 500 1631 SALE 460 1631 SALE 400 1631 SALE 180 1631 SALE 166 1631 SALE 117 1631 SALE 48 1631 SALE 42 1631 SALE 31 1631 SALE 6 1631 SALE 6 1631 PURCHASE 72 1631 PURCHASE 82 1631 PURCHASE 159 1631 PURCHASE 178 1631 PURCHASE 306 1631 PURCHASE 500 1631 PURCHASE 523 1631 PURCHASE 541 1631 PURCHASE 600 1631 PURCHASE 618 1631 PURCHASE 749 1631 PURCHASE 800 1631 PURCHASE 900 1631 PURCHASE 927 1631 PURCHASE 1020 1631 PURCHASE 1100 1631 PURCHASE 1200 1631 PURCHASE 1228 1631 PURCHASE 1300 1631 PURCHASE 1351 1631 PURCHASE 1352 1631 PURCHASE 1500 1631 PURCHASE 1935 1631 SALE 5011 1632 SALE 2088 1632 SALE 1800 1632 SALE 1775 1632 SALE 1125 1632 SALE 1097 1632 SALE 910 1632 SALE 902 1632 SALE 767 1632 SALE 729 1632 SALE 598 1632 SALE 500 1632 SALE 203 1632 SALE 186 1632 SALE 100 1632 SALE 6 1632 PURCHASE 242 1632 PURCHASE 245 1632 PURCHASE 316 1632 PURCHASE 435 1632 PURCHASE 581 1632 PURCHASE 644 1632 PURCHASE 700 1632 PURCHASE 911 1632 PURCHASE 1624 1632 PURCHASE 2335 1632 SALE 5007 1633 SALE 2209 1633 SALE 1400 1633 SALE 1000 1633 SALE 930 1633 SALE 550 1633 SALE 400 1633 SALE 365 1633 SALE 179 1633 SALE 156 1633 SALE 121 1633 SALE 5 1633 PURCHASE 402 1633 PURCHASE 1000 1633 PURCHASE 1400 1633 PURCHASE 1560 1633 PURCHASE 1631 1633 PURCHASE 2166 1633 SALE 2400 1634 PURCHASE 45 1634 PURCHASE 51 1634 PURCHASE 84 1634 PURCHASE 139 1634 PURCHASE 176 1634 PURCHASE 247 1634 PURCHASE 340 1634 PURCHASE 500 1634 PURCHASE 624 1634 PURCHASE 916 1634 PURCHASE 1060 1634 PURCHASE 1479 1634 PURCHASE 1776 1634 PURCHASE 2400 1634 PURCHASE 2600 1634 SALE 4500 1635 SALE 3800 1635 SALE 3460 1635 SALE 2068 1635 SALE 1900 1635 SALE 940 1635 SALE 900 1635 SALE 500 1635 SALE 400 1635 SALE 200 1635 SALE 149 1635 SALE 51 1635 SALE 43 1635 SALE 27 1635 SALE 5 1635 PURCHASE 2 1635 PURCHASE 691 1635 PURCHASE 788 1635 PURCHASE 798 1635 PURCHASE 857 1635 PURCHASE 900 1635 PURCHASE 1043 1635 PURCHASE 1301 1635 SALE 4811 1636 SALE 1291 1636 SALE 896 1636 SALE 600 1636 SALE 500 1636 PURCHASE 50 1636 PURCHASE 335 1636 PURCHASE 399 1636 PURCHASE 600 1636 PURCHASE 800 1636 PURCHASE 800 1636 PURCHASE 1250 1636 PURCHASE 1948 1636 PURCHASE 2945 1636 SALE 1877 1637 SALE 1400 1637 SALE 1000 1637 SALE 928 1637 SALE 800 1637 PURCHASE 800 1637 PURCHASE 1400 1637 PURCHASE 50 1638 PURCHASE 400 1638 PURCHASE 600 1638 PURCHASE 650 1638 PURCHASE 700 1638 PURCHASE 1100 1638 SALE 2395 1639 TOTAL PURCHASES 681,262 TOTAL SALES 662,469 (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 21 FEBRUARY 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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