12th Dec 2007 11:57
UBS AG (EPT)12 December 2007 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 11 DECEMBER 2007 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 8,745,582 0.39% 3,690,053 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,745,582 0.39% 3,690,053 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) SALE 3384 1651 pence SALE 2200 1651 SALE 750 1651 SALE 750 1651 PURCHASE 500 1651 PURCHASE 750 1651 PURCHASE 750 1651 PURCHASE 750 1651 PURCHASE 750 1651 PURCHASE 992 1651 PURCHASE 1804 1651 PURCHASE 2478 1651 SALE 1231 1652 SALE 1084 1652 SALE 692 1652 SALE 481 1652 SALE 319 1652 SALE 167 1652 SALE 152 1652 PURCHASE 500 1652 PURCHASE 596 1652 PURCHASE 1000 1652 PURCHASE 1100 1652 PURCHASE 1500 1652 PURCHASE 1500 1652 PURCHASE 1500 1652 PURCHASE 1782 1652 PURCHASE 2000 1652 SALE 1481 1653 SALE 757 1653 SALE 510 1653 SALE 100 1653 PURCHASE 95 1653 PURCHASE 98 1653 PURCHASE 174 1653 PURCHASE 183 1653 PURCHASE 264 1653 PURCHASE 280 1653 PURCHASE 300 1653 PURCHASE 300 1653 PURCHASE 385 1653 PURCHASE 434 1653 PURCHASE 480 1653 PURCHASE 499 1653 PURCHASE 500 1653 PURCHASE 505 1653 PURCHASE 677 1653 PURCHASE 750 1653 PURCHASE 800 1653 PURCHASE 1000 1653 PURCHASE 1100 1653 PURCHASE 1100 1653 PURCHASE 1158 1653 PURCHASE 1200 1653 PURCHASE 1500 1653 PURCHASE 1500 1653 PURCHASE 1632 1653 PURCHASE 1966 1653 PURCHASE 2000 1653 PURCHASE 3586 1653 SALE 5475 1654 SALE 960 1654 SALE 398 1654 SALE 172 1654 PURCHASE 224 1654 PURCHASE 229 1654 PURCHASE 237 1654 PURCHASE 272 1654 PURCHASE 391 1654 PURCHASE 400 1654 PURCHASE 400 1654 PURCHASE 466 1654 PURCHASE 700 1654 PURCHASE 750 1654 PURCHASE 750 1654 PURCHASE 800 1654 PURCHASE 800 1654 PURCHASE 1000 1654 PURCHASE 1000 1654 PURCHASE 1938 1654 PURCHASE 2643 1654 SALE 2754 1655 SALE 1889 1655 SALE 1503 1655 SALE 1000 1655 SALE 884 1655 SALE 750 1655 SALE 461 1655 SALE 152 1655 SALE 128 1655 PURCHASE 493 1655 PURCHASE 545 1655 PURCHASE 713 1655 PURCHASE 750 1655 PURCHASE 790 1655 PURCHASE 834 1655 PURCHASE 1000 1655 PURCHASE 1000 1655 PURCHASE 1021 1655 PURCHASE 1100 1655 PURCHASE 1500 1655 PURCHASE 1503 1655 PURCHASE 1606 1655 PURCHASE 1800 1655 PURCHASE 2383 1655 PURCHASE 2500 1655 SALE 2500 1656 SALE 2477 1656 SALE 1220 1656 SALE 1200 1656 SALE 1100 1656 SALE 1051 1656 SALE 930 1656 SALE 894 1656 SALE 703 1656 SALE 600 1656 SALE 500 1656 SALE 500 1656 SALE 491 1656 SALE 483 1656 SALE 470 1656 SALE 377 1656 SALE 303 1656 SALE 178 1656 SALE 125 1656 PURCHASE 171 1656 PURCHASE 418 1656 PURCHASE 456 1656 PURCHASE 500 1656 PURCHASE 500 1656 PURCHASE 554 1656 PURCHASE 558 1656 PURCHASE 602 1656 PURCHASE 750 1656 PURCHASE 800 1656 PURCHASE 834 1656 PURCHASE 1000 1656 PURCHASE 1000 1656 PURCHASE 1000 1656 PURCHASE 1080 1656 PURCHASE 1459 1656 PURCHASE 2484 1656 PURCHASE 2629 1656 SALE 4901 1657 SALE 3322 1657 SALE 3176 1657 SALE 3000 1657 SALE 1837 1657 SALE 1000 1657 SALE 1000 1657 SALE 1000 1657 SALE 930 1657 SALE 925 1657 SALE 819 1657 SALE 800 1657 SALE 794 1657 SALE 750 1657 SALE 687 1657 SALE 687 1657 SALE 500 1657 SALE 443 1657 SALE 341 1657 SALE 145 1657 SALE 133 1657 SALE 117 1657 PURCHASE 33 1657 PURCHASE 108 1657 PURCHASE 206 1657 PURCHASE 227 1657 PURCHASE 266 1657 PURCHASE 300 1657 PURCHASE 452 1657 PURCHASE 459 1657 PURCHASE 673 1657 PURCHASE 680 1657 PURCHASE 798 1657 PURCHASE 812 1657 PURCHASE 1358 1657 PURCHASE 1402 1657 PURCHASE 1964 1657 PURCHASE 2200 1657 SALE 2500 1658 SALE 1800 1658 SALE 1601 1658 SALE 1100 1658 SALE 1047 1658 SALE 1000 1658 SALE 1000 1658 SALE 900 1658 SALE 791 1658 SALE 750 1658 SALE 750 1658 SALE 630 1658 SALE 500 1658 SALE 385 1658 SALE 300 1658 PURCHASE 2 1658 PURCHASE 6 1658 PURCHASE 17 1658 PURCHASE 39 1658 PURCHASE 74 1658 PURCHASE 168 1658 PURCHASE 300 1658 PURCHASE 302 1658 PURCHASE 425 1658 PURCHASE 459 1658 PURCHASE 677 1658 PURCHASE 750 1658 PURCHASE 930 1658 PURCHASE 974 1658 PURCHASE 1350 1658 PURCHASE 1426 1658 PURCHASE 1800 1658 PURCHASE 2006 1658 SALE 3590 1659 SALE 866 1659 SALE 840 1659 SALE 750 1659 SALE 750 1659 SALE 580 1659 SALE 526 1659 SALE 300 1659 SALE 169 1659 SALE 104 1659 SALE 88 1659 PURCHASE 348 1659 PURCHASE 350 1659 PURCHASE 382 1659 PURCHASE 1000 1659 PURCHASE 1164 1659 PURCHASE 1200 1659 PURCHASE 2193 1659 SALE 50100 1660 SALE 1788 1660 SALE 1472 1660 SALE 1140 1660 SALE 1111 1660 SALE 1045 1660 SALE 1000 1660 SALE 901 1660 SALE 891 1660 SALE 755 1660 SALE 750 1660 SALE 750 1660 SALE 750 1660 SALE 750 1660 SALE 680 1660 SALE 621 1660 SALE 582 1660 SALE 548 1660 SALE 532 1660 SALE 500 1660 SALE 482 1660 SALE 379 1660 SALE 209 1660 SALE 183 1660 SALE 100 1660 SALE 83 1660 SALE 70 1660 PURCHASE 145 1660 PURCHASE 145 1660 PURCHASE 256 1660 PURCHASE 282 1660 PURCHASE 513 1660 PURCHASE 513 1660 PURCHASE 567 1660 PURCHASE 648 1660 PURCHASE 664 1660 PURCHASE 676 1660 PURCHASE 679 1660 PURCHASE 700 1660 PURCHASE 725 1660 PURCHASE 750 1660 PURCHASE 750 1660 PURCHASE 1400 1660 PURCHASE 1500 1660 PURCHASE 1952 1660 PURCHASE 2344 1660 SALE 2021 1661 SALE 1349 1661 SALE 1078 1661 SALE 1058 1661 SALE 893 1661 SALE 750 1661 SALE 750 1661 SALE 638 1661 SALE 558 1661 SALE 500 1661 SALE 465 1661 SALE 380 1661 SALE 228 1661 PURCHASE 53 1661 PURCHASE 191 1661 PURCHASE 221 1661 PURCHASE 312 1661 PURCHASE 412 1661 PURCHASE 570 1661 PURCHASE 570 1661 PURCHASE 570 1661 PURCHASE 609 1661 PURCHASE 610 1661 PURCHASE 618 1661 PURCHASE 741 1661 PURCHASE 750 1661 PURCHASE 750 1661 PURCHASE 1100 1661 PURCHASE 1200 1661 PURCHASE 1499 1661 PURCHASE 1500 1661 PURCHASE 1655 1661 SALE 4658 1662 SALE 2151 1662 SALE 1700 1662 SALE 1500 1662 SALE 1350 1662 SALE 1234 1662 SALE 1000 1662 SALE 1000 1662 SALE 1000 1662 SALE 1000 1662 SALE 871 1662 SALE 832 1662 SALE 815 1662 SALE 800 1662 SALE 606 1662 SALE 550 1662 SALE 500 1662 SALE 500 1662 SALE 500 1662 SALE 409 1662 SALE 391 1662 SALE 380 1662 SALE 380 1662 SALE 380 1662 SALE 350 1662 SALE 98 1662 SALE 12 1662 PURCHASE 357 1662 PURCHASE 751 1662 PURCHASE 751 1662 PURCHASE 774 1662 PURCHASE 800 1662 PURCHASE 1301 1662 PURCHASE 1800 1662 SALE 3400 1663 SALE 2920 1663 SALE 1642 1663 SALE 1366 1663 SALE 1068 1663 SALE 858 1663 SALE 750 1663 SALE 750 1663 SALE 750 1663 SALE 731 1663 SALE 614 1663 SALE 358 1663 SALE 188 1663 SALE 42 1663 PURCHASE 509 1663 PURCHASE 544 1663 PURCHASE 594 1663 PURCHASE 1000 1663 PURCHASE 1146 1663 PURCHASE 1797 1663 PURCHASE 2000 1663 SALE 6009 1664 SALE 2869 1664 SALE 2267 1664 SALE 1800 1664 SALE 1000 1664 SALE 934 1664 SALE 820 1664 SALE 750 1664 SALE 750 1664 SALE 588 1664 SALE 526 1664 SALE 327 1664 SALE 212 1664 SALE 188 1664 SALE 147 1664 SALE 146 1664 PURCHASE 116 1664 PURCHASE 236 1664 PURCHASE 288 1664 PURCHASE 500 1664 PURCHASE 634 1664 PURCHASE 1240 1664 PURCHASE 3000 1664 PURCHASE 3896 1664 SALE 5000 1665 SALE 2230 1665 SALE 1855 1665 SALE 1612 1665 SALE 1500 1665 SALE 1311 1665 SALE 1000 1665 SALE 789 1665 SALE 750 1665 SALE 750 1665 SALE 750 1665 SALE 600 1665 SALE 500 1665 SALE 500 1665 SALE 500 1665 SALE 307 1665 SALE 170 1665 SALE 102 1665 SALE 93 1665 SALE 93 1665 PURCHASE 20 1665 PURCHASE 22 1665 PURCHASE 46 1665 PURCHASE 86 1665 PURCHASE 200 1665 PURCHASE 234 1665 PURCHASE 318 1665 PURCHASE 327 1665 PURCHASE 500 1665 PURCHASE 516 1665 PURCHASE 625 1665 PURCHASE 691 1665 PURCHASE 751 1665 PURCHASE 800 1665 PURCHASE 887 1665 PURCHASE 887 1665 PURCHASE 1000 1665 PURCHASE 1000 1665 PURCHASE 1000 1665 PURCHASE 1000 1665 PURCHASE 1000 1665 PURCHASE 1000 1665 PURCHASE 1100 1665 PURCHASE 1100 1665 PURCHASE 1600 1665 PURCHASE 1790 1665 PURCHASE 2230 1665 PURCHASE 3000 1665 PURCHASE 3106 1665 PURCHASE 3312 1665 PURCHASE 3398 1665 PURCHASE 4174 1665 PURCHASE 8229 1665 SALE 3427 1666 SALE 2570 1666 SALE 1800 1666 SALE 1670 1666 SALE 1346 1666 SALE 1100 1666 SALE 1000 1666 SALE 800 1666 SALE 750 1666 SALE 750 1666 SALE 749 1666 SALE 600 1666 SALE 541 1666 SALE 500 1666 SALE 270 1666 SALE 229 1666 SALE 183 1666 PURCHASE 234 1666 PURCHASE 271 1666 PURCHASE 300 1666 PURCHASE 315 1666 PURCHASE 568 1666 PURCHASE 600 1666 PURCHASE 720 1666 PURCHASE 1000 1666 PURCHASE 1263 1666 PURCHASE 1737 1666 PURCHASE 1800 1666 PURCHASE 1901 1666 PURCHASE 3655 1666 SALE 1855 1667 SALE 1246 1667 SALE 1177 1667 SALE 750 1667 SALE 250 1667 SALE 124 1667 PURCHASE 173 1667 PURCHASE 200 1667 PURCHASE 228 1667 PURCHASE 452 1667 PURCHASE 500 1667 PURCHASE 662 1667 PURCHASE 778 1667 PURCHASE 900 1667 PURCHASE 1000 1667 PURCHASE 1000 1667 PURCHASE 1040 1667 PURCHASE 1066 1667 PURCHASE 2100 1667 PURCHASE 2138 1667 PURCHASE 2384 1667 PURCHASE 3035 1667 PURCHASE 6166 1667 SALE 4400 1668 SALE 2915 1668 SALE 2437 1668 SALE 2171 1668 SALE 2000 1668 SALE 1949 1668 SALE 1935 1668 SALE 1930 1668 SALE 1889 1668 SALE 1729 1668 SALE 1689 1668 SALE 1625 1668 SALE 1600 1668 SALE 1600 1668 SALE 1600 1668 SALE 1563 1668 SALE 1384 1668 SALE 1287 1668 SALE 1245 1668 SALE 1200 1668 SALE 1179 1668 SALE 1172 1668 SALE 1125 1668 SALE 1081 1668 SALE 1078 1668 SALE 1076 1668 SALE 1000 1668 SALE 1000 1668 SALE 992 1668 SALE 975 1668 SALE 880 1668 SALE 878 1668 SALE 877 1668 SALE 848 1668 SALE 831 1668 SALE 796 1668 SALE 752 1668 SALE 658 1668 SALE 618 1668 SALE 500 1668 SALE 500 1668 SALE 401 1668 SALE 400 1668 SALE 400 1668 SALE 342 1668 SALE 313 1668 SALE 246 1668 SALE 224 1668 SALE 148 1668 SALE 142 1668 SALE 132 1668 SALE 95 1668 SALE 94 1668 SALE 93 1668 PURCHASE 132 1668 PURCHASE 270 1668 PURCHASE 401 1668 PURCHASE 419 1668 PURCHASE 476 1668 PURCHASE 500 1668 PURCHASE 540 1668 PURCHASE 906 1668 PURCHASE 1300 1668 PURCHASE 1728 1668 PURCHASE 1800 1668 PURCHASE 1889 1668 PURCHASE 2000 1668 PURCHASE 3070 1668 PURCHASE 3116 1668 SALE 3519 1668.5 SALE 2012 1668.5 SALE 2012 1668.5 SALE 1765 1668.5 SALE 3320 1669 SALE 2652 1669 SALE 2535 1669 SALE 2259 1669 SALE 2182 1669 SALE 1835 1669 SALE 1800 1669 SALE 1800 1669 SALE 1600 1669 SALE 1580 1669 SALE 1500 1669 SALE 1423 1669 SALE 1326 1669 SALE 1319 1669 SALE 1300 1669 SALE 1278 1669 SALE 1200 1669 SALE 1100 1669 SALE 1000 1669 SALE 1000 1669 SALE 1000 1669 SALE 1000 1669 SALE 1000 1669 SALE 976 1669 SALE 969 1669 SALE 920 1669 SALE 900 1669 SALE 800 1669 SALE 760 1669 SALE 615 1669 SALE 551 1669 SALE 500 1669 SALE 434 1669 SALE 421 1669 SALE 420 1669 SALE 384 1669 SALE 377 1669 SALE 295 1669 SALE 260 1669 SALE 254 1669 SALE 203 1669 SALE 183 1669 SALE 167 1669 SALE 167 1669 SALE 158 1669 SALE 152 1669 SALE 148 1669 SALE 109 1669 SALE 109 1669 SALE 95 1669 SALE 87 1669 SALE 75 1669 SALE 53 1669 PURCHASE 188 1669 PURCHASE 282 1669 PURCHASE 288 1669 PURCHASE 768 1669 PURCHASE 906 1669 PURCHASE 938 1669 PURCHASE 1089 1669 PURCHASE 1300 1669 PURCHASE 1654 1669 PURCHASE 1817 1669 PURCHASE 1857 1669 PURCHASE 2544 1669 SALE 5595 1669.5 SALE 3987 1669.5 SALE 3982 1669.5 SALE 2915 1669.5 SALE 1130 1669.5 SALE 3832 1670 SALE 2926 1670 SALE 2808 1670 SALE 2640 1670 SALE 2192 1670 SALE 1977 1670 SALE 1888 1670 SALE 1812 1670 SALE 1732 1670 SALE 1716 1670 SALE 1600 1670 SALE 1100 1670 SALE 1000 1670 SALE 1000 1670 SALE 1000 1670 SALE 949 1670 SALE 946 1670 SALE 700 1670 SALE 618 1670 SALE 616 1670 SALE 600 1670 SALE 481 1670 SALE 469 1670 SALE 374 1670 SALE 289 1670 SALE 288 1670 SALE 251 1670 SALE 185 1670 SALE 169 1670 SALE 155 1670 SALE 145 1670 SALE 24 1670 PURCHASE 365 1670 PURCHASE 439 1670 PURCHASE 440 1670 PURCHASE 522 1670 PURCHASE 531 1670 PURCHASE 667 1670 PURCHASE 894 1670 PURCHASE 936 1670 PURCHASE 951 1670 PURCHASE 1000 1670 PURCHASE 1351 1670 PURCHASE 1716 1670 PURCHASE 2000 1670 PURCHASE 2358 1670 SALE 3100 1671 SALE 2226 1671 SALE 2011 1671 SALE 1871 1671 SALE 1750 1671 SALE 1600 1671 SALE 1600 1671 SALE 1206 1671 SALE 811 1671 SALE 346 1671 SALE 300 1671 SALE 17 1671 PURCHASE 132 1671 PURCHASE 360 1671 PURCHASE 380 1671 PURCHASE 486 1671 PURCHASE 577 1671 PURCHASE 600 1671 PURCHASE 800 1671 PURCHASE 1042 1671 PURCHASE 1259 1671 PURCHASE 1400 1671 PURCHASE 2082 1671 PURCHASE 2327 1671 PURCHASE 2381 1671 PURCHASE 2500 1671 PURCHASE 2722 1671 SALE 4285 1672 SALE 4131 1672 SALE 2969 1672 SALE 2856 1672 SALE 2700 1672 SALE 2500 1672 SALE 2183 1672 SALE 1114 1672 SALE 1100 1672 SALE 1000 1672 SALE 300 1672 SALE 300 1672 SALE 91 1672 SALE 40 1672 PURCHASE 30 1672 PURCHASE 303 1672 PURCHASE 394 1672 PURCHASE 500 1672 PURCHASE 500 1672 PURCHASE 520 1672 PURCHASE 754 1672 PURCHASE 878 1672 PURCHASE 1205 1672 SALE 1091 1673 SALE 800 1673 SALE 400 1673 PURCHASE 283 1673 PURCHASE 500 1673 PURCHASE 505 1673 PURCHASE 521 1673 PURCHASE 1000 1673 PURCHASE 1678 1673 SALE 1907 1674 SALE 868 1674 PURCHASE 1772 1674 SALE 3931 1675 SALE 3410 1675 SALE 1240 1675 PURCHASE 2700 1675 PURCHASE 4557 1675 SALE 1778 1676 SALE 1692 1676 SALE 1000 1676 SALE 1000 1676 SALE 800 1676 SALE 272 1676 SALE 99 1676 PURCHASE 300 1676 PURCHASE 400 1676 PURCHASE 706 1676 PURCHASE 800 1676 PURCHASE 1000 1676 PURCHASE 1000 1676 PURCHASE 1100 1676 PURCHASE 1100 1676 PURCHASE 3375 1676 SALE 2546 1677 SALE 1000 1677 SALE 500 1677 PURCHASE 141 1677 PURCHASE 352 1677 PURCHASE 489 1677 PURCHASE 500 1677 PURCHASE 517 1677 PURCHASE 590 1677 PURCHASE 1768 1677 SALE 873 1678 PURCHASE 500 1678 SALE 400 1679 SALE 400 1679 PURCHASE 357 1679 SALE 3272 1680 SALE 2018 1680 SALE 400 1680 SALE 126 1680 PURCHASE 180 1680 PURCHASE 340 1680 PURCHASE 1161 1680 SALE 3241 1681 SALE 678 1681 SALE 500 1681 SALE 179 1681 PURCHASE 980 1682 SALE 2947 1683 SALE 2605 1683 SALE 1000 1683 SALE 922 1683 SALE 662 1683 SALE 338 1683 PURCHASE 132 1683 PURCHASE 377 1683 PURCHASE 496 1683 PURCHASE 1000 1683 SALE 2984 1684 SALE 2510 1684 SALE 2012 1684 SALE 1334 1684 SALE 113 1684 PURCHASE 410 1684 PURCHASE 410 1684 SALE 298 1685 PURCHASE 45 1685 PURCHASE 200 1685 PURCHASE 279 1685 PURCHASE 449 1685 PURCHASE 469 1685 PURCHASE 1000 1685 PURCHASE 1200 1685 SALE 5592 1686 SALE 2363 1686 SALE 1877 1686 SALE 500 1686 PURCHASE 162 1686 PURCHASE 223 1686 PURCHASE 800 1686 PURCHASE 987 1686 SALE 1719 1687 SALE 1000 1687 PURCHASE 803 1687 PURCHASE 2611 1687 PURCHASE 2611 1687 SALE 1229 1688 PURCHASE 2000 1688 SALE 785 1689 PURCHASE 500 1689 PURCHASE 1500 1690 SALE 500 1691 SALE 473 1691 PURCHASE 208 1691 PURCHASE 167 1692 PURCHASE 292 1692 PURCHASE 305 1692 PURCHASE 382 1692 PURCHASE 480 1692 PURCHASE 500 1692 PURCHASE 1850 1692 PURCHASE 2440 1692 PURCHASE 300 1693 PURCHASE 360 1693 PURCHASE 1455 1693 PURCHASE 2872 1693 SALE 2236 1694 SALE 2110 1694 SALE 1745 1694 SALE 1371 1694 SALE 1000 1694 SALE 707 1694 PURCHASE 340 1694 PURCHASE 340 1694 PURCHASE 1500 1694 PURCHASE 1770 1695 PURCHASE 5899 1695 SALE 1707 1696 SALE 1585 1696 SALE 941 1697 SALE 500 1697 SALE 449 1697 SALE 400 1697 PURCHASE 449 1697 PURCHASE 989 1697 SALE 2878 1698 SALE 970 1698 SALE 574 1698 SALE 493 1698 SALE 3012 1699 SALE 2071 1699 SALE 1361 1699 SALE 800 1699 PURCHASE 114 1699 PURCHASE 400 1699 PURCHASE 800 1699 PURCHASE 1500 1699 PURCHASE 400 1700 PURCHASE 1046 1700 PURCHASE 1200 1700 PURCHASE 2500 1700 SALE 1095 1701 PURCHASE 1100 1705 SALE 888 1709 SALE 261 1709 SALE 239 1709 SALE 175 1709 TOTAL PURCHASES 413,914 TOTAL SALES 594,389 (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 12 DECEMBER 2007Contact 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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