28th Dec 2007 11:12
UBS AG (EPT)28 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 27 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 8,732,514 0.39% 3,727,180 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,732,514 0.39% 3,727,180 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) PURCHASE 1866 1557 pence PURCHASE 377 1557 PURCHASE 139 1557 SALE 1000 1558 SALE 67 1558 SALE 574 1558 SALE 29 1558 SALE 560 1558 SALE 574 1559 PURCHASE 139 1559 PURCHASE 352 1559 PURCHASE 321 1559 PURCHASE 318 1560 PURCHASE 170 1560 PURCHASE 139 1560 PURCHASE 2200 1560 SALE 162 1561 SALE 218 1561 SALE 2220 1561 SALE 2220 1561 SALE 1220 1561 SALE 1600 1561 SALE 965 1561 SALE 2023 1561 PURCHASE 359 1561 PURCHASE 3341 1561 SALE 443 1561 SALE 458 1562 SALE 560 1562 PURCHASE 2608 1562 PURCHASE 500 1562 SALE 938 1562 SALE 160 1562 PURCHASE 1333 1563 SALE 700 1563 SALE 1500 1563 SALE 100 1563 SALE 3937 1563 SALE 1073 1563 SALE 1073 1563 PURCHASE 1885 1563 PURCHASE 1290 1563 SALE 458 1563 PURCHASE 240 1563 SALE 5000 1563 SALE 112 1563 SALE 100 1564 SALE 500 1564 SALE 200 1564 SALE 531 1564 SALE 236 1564 SALE 993 1564 PURCHASE 139 1564 PURCHASE 924 1564 SALE 1100 1564 PURCHASE 684 1564 PURCHASE 1564 1564 PURCHASE 700 1564 SALE 1000 1565 SALE 485 1565 SALE 137 1565 PURCHASE 2832 1565 PURCHASE 200 1565 PURCHASE 300 1565 SALE 1079 1565 SALE 26 1565 PURCHASE 494 1565 SALE 1000 1565 PURCHASE 1000 1565 PURCHASE 1000 1565 PURCHASE 700 1565 PURCHASE 621 1565 PURCHASE 218 1565 PURCHASE 201 1565 SALE 87 1565 SALE 2800 1565 SALE 548 1565 SALE 945 1565 SALE 326 1565 SALE 800 1565 PURCHASE 781 1565 PURCHASE 81 1565 PURCHASE 1818 1565 PURCHASE 1722 1565 PURCHASE 371 1565 SALE 1000 1565 PURCHASE 237 1565 PURCHASE 373 1565 PURCHASE 300 1565 PURCHASE 701 1565 PURCHASE 237 1565 PURCHASE 100 1565 PURCHASE 440 1565 PURCHASE 1977 1565 PURCHASE 466 1565 SALE 1143 1565 SALE 560 1565 SALE 300 1565 SALE 408 1565 PURCHASE 1000 1565 PURCHASE 379 1565 PURCHASE 1400 1565 SALE 2600 1566 PURCHASE 1022 1566 SALE 200 1566 SALE 727 1566 SALE 900 1566 PURCHASE 295 1566 PURCHASE 1448 1566 PURCHASE 3000 1566 PURCHASE 290 1566 PURCHASE 404 1566 PURCHASE 1385 1566 PURCHASE 479 1566 PURCHASE 700 1566 PURCHASE 200 1566 PURCHASE 800 1566 PURCHASE 1000 1566 PURCHASE 326 1566 SALE 469 1566 SALE 800 1566 SALE 1587 1566 SALE 1354 1566 PURCHASE 3910 1566 PURCHASE 1000 1566 SALE 507 1566 SALE 294 1566 SALE 135 1566 SALE 980 1566 SALE 455 1566 SALE 1641 1566 SALE 557 1566 SALE 735 1566 PURCHASE 1000 1566 PURCHASE 800 1567 PURCHASE 1000 1567 SALE 83 1567 PURCHASE 526 1567 PURCHASE 100 1567 SALE 1200 1567 SALE 1306 1567 SALE 1111 1567 SALE 1425 1567 PURCHASE 2000 1567 SALE 200 1567 SALE 2200 1567 SALE 1000 1567 SALE 95 1567 PURCHASE 1804 1567 SALE 591 1567 PURCHASE 995 1568 PURCHASE 79 1568 PURCHASE 100 1568 PURCHASE 758 1568 PURCHASE 3829 1568 SALE 888 1568 SALE 972 1568 SALE 383 1568 SALE 1500 1568 PURCHASE 986 1569 PURCHASE 2031 1569 PURCHASE 6373 1569 SALE 220 1569 PURCHASE 525 1569 SALE 389 1569 SALE 1610 1569 SALE 934 1569 PURCHASE 71 1569 PURCHASE 1000 1569 PURCHASE 710 1569 SALE 297 1570 SALE 600 1570 PURCHASE 377 1570 SALE 677 1570 SALE 100 1570 SALE 2303 1570 PURCHASE 103 1570 PURCHASE 969 1570 PURCHASE 1478 1570 PURCHASE 201 1570 PURCHASE 203 1570 PURCHASE 2480 1570 PURCHASE 526 1570 PURCHASE 1258 1570 PURCHASE 1134 1570 SALE 800 1571 SALE 1000 1571 SALE 822 1571 SALE 236 1571 SALE 1000 1571 SALE 458 1571 PURCHASE 161 1571 PURCHASE 1120 1571 PURCHASE 475 1571 SALE 700 1571 SALE 695 1571 SALE 200 1571 SALE 876 1571 SALE 2800 1571 SALE 200 1571 PURCHASE 1850 1571 PURCHASE 333 1572 PURCHASE 197 1572 PURCHASE 1327 1572 PURCHASE 1000 1572 PURCHASE 2156 1572 SALE 584 1572 PURCHASE 500 1572 PURCHASE 424 1572 PURCHASE 800 1572 PURCHASE 100 1572 SALE 693 1572 PURCHASE 673 1572 SALE 700 1572 SALE 500 1572 SALE 500 1572 SALE 98 1572 SALE 658 1572 PURCHASE 2800 1572 SALE 1000 1572 SALE 583 1572 SALE 3528 1572 SALE 485 1572 SALE 765 1572 SALE 675 1572 SALE 645 1573 SALE 355 1573 PURCHASE 207 1573 PURCHASE 315 1573 SALE 1042 1573 PURCHASE 107 1573 PURCHASE 354 1573 PURCHASE 362 1573 PURCHASE 511 1573 PURCHASE 1844 1573 PURCHASE 476 1573 PURCHASE 1348 1573 PURCHASE 441 1573 PURCHASE 577 1573 SALE 998 1573 SALE 1000 1573 SALE 1000 1573 SALE 1480 1573 SALE 200 1573 SALE 900 1573 SALE 631 1573 PURCHASE 1000 1573 SALE 458 1573 SALE 829 1573 SALE 524 1573 SALE 637 1573 SALE 57 1574 SALE 5000 1574 PURCHASE 166 1574 PURCHASE 108 1574 PURCHASE 1000 1574 PURCHASE 1211 1574 PURCHASE 1325 1574 PURCHASE 845 1574 PURCHASE 400 1574 PURCHASE 403 1574 PURCHASE 620 1574 PURCHASE 453 1574 SALE 330 1574 SALE 1364 1574 SALE 666 1574 SALE 700 1574 SALE 977 1574 SALE 300 1574 SALE 300 1574 SALE 1511 1574 SALE 1497 1574 SALE 900 1574 SALE 534 1574 SALE 490 1574 SALE 300 1574 SALE 500 1574 SALE 498 1574 SALE 700 1574 SALE 501 1574 PURCHASE 298 1574 PURCHASE 3211 1574 PURCHASE 1251 1575 PURCHASE 2141 1575 SALE 2222 1575 SALE 1256 1575 PURCHASE 367 1575 PURCHASE 716 1575 PURCHASE 200 1575 PURCHASE 330 1575 PURCHASE 502 1575 PURCHASE 135 1575 PURCHASE 121 1575 PURCHASE 161 1575 PURCHASE 651 1575 PURCHASE 1622 1575 PURCHASE 2153 1575 PURCHASE 1479 1575 PURCHASE 2789 1575 PURCHASE 285 1575 PURCHASE 359 1575 SALE 519 1575 SALE 1443 1575 SALE 77 1575 PURCHASE 777 1575 PURCHASE 200 1575 SALE 146 1575.5 SALE 700 1576 SALE 100 1576 SALE 4000 1576 SALE 6345 1576 PURCHASE 402 1576 PURCHASE 500 1576 PURCHASE 900 1576 PURCHASE 200 1576 SALE 610 1576 SALE 480 1576 SALE 480 1576 SALE 730 1576 SALE 700 1576 SALE 722 1576 SALE 600 1576 SALE 336 1576 SALE 600 1576 SALE 3478 1576 PURCHASE 160 1576 PURCHASE 382 1576 PURCHASE 449 1576 PURCHASE 892 1576 SALE 1300 1576 SALE 192 1576 SALE 1200 1576 SALE 1200 1576 PURCHASE 687 1576 PURCHASE 222 1576 PURCHASE 83 1576 PURCHASE 620 1576 SALE 700 1576 SALE 200 1576 SALE 700 1576 SALE 435 1576 SALE 200 1576 SALE 800 1576 SALE 519 1576 SALE 1000 1576 PURCHASE 745 1576 PURCHASE 1600 1576 PURCHASE 1332 1576 PURCHASE 200 1576 PURCHASE 448 1576 PURCHASE 532 1576 PURCHASE 200 1576 PURCHASE 3143 1577 PURCHASE 88 1577 PURCHASE 100 1577 PURCHASE 1616 1577 PURCHASE 123 1577 SALE 1500 1577 PURCHASE 942 1577 PURCHASE 200 1577 PURCHASE 700 1577 PURCHASE 6074 1577 PURCHASE 267 1577 SALE 700 1578 SALE 664 1578 PURCHASE 934 1578 PURCHASE 1596 1578 SALE 89 1578 SALE 40 1578 PURCHASE 2924 1578 PURCHASE 2324 1578 PURCHASE 786 1578 PURCHASE 786 1578 SALE 357 1578 PURCHASE 400 1578 SALE 47 1578 SALE 800 1578 SALE 300 1578 SALE 800 1578 SALE 700 1578 SALE 1991 1578 SALE 205 1578 SALE 600 1578 SALE 662 1578 SALE 630 1578 SALE 400 1578 SALE 967 1578 PURCHASE 2310 1578 PURCHASE 500 1578 PURCHASE 276 1578 PURCHASE 165 1578 PURCHASE 160 1578 PURCHASE 1461 1578 SALE 691 1579 SALE 6333 1579 PURCHASE 1200 1579 PURCHASE 211 1579 SALE 500 1579 SALE 542 1579 SALE 2513 1579 SALE 1000 1579 SALE 3405 1579 SALE 559 1579 PURCHASE 1858 1579 SALE 458 1579 SALE 47 1580 SALE 524 1580 PURCHASE 491 1580 PURCHASE 400 1580 SALE 2777 1580 SALE 629 1580 SALE 800 1580 SALE 800 1580 PURCHASE 6329 1580 SALE 92 1580 SALE 500 1580 PURCHASE 500 1580 PURCHASE 171 1580 PURCHASE 500 1580 PURCHASE 100 1580 PURCHASE 2667 1580 PURCHASE 745 1580 PURCHASE 331 1580 PURCHASE 265 1580 PURCHASE 554 1580 PURCHASE 1000 1580 PURCHASE 161 1580 PURCHASE 700 1580 PURCHASE 154 1581 PURCHASE 500 1581 PURCHASE 57 1581 PURCHASE 447 1581 PURCHASE 300 1581 PURCHASE 5256 1581 PURCHASE 1515 1581 SALE 877 1581 SALE 349 1581 PURCHASE 2857 1581 SALE 3840 1581 SALE 1100 1581 PURCHASE 438 1581 PURCHASE 148 1581 PURCHASE 321 1581 PURCHASE 640 1581 PURCHASE 2673 1581 SALE 759 1581 SALE 632 1581 SALE 800 1581 SALE 800 1581 PURCHASE 1511 1582 PURCHASE 805 1582 PURCHASE 259 1582 PURCHASE 912 1582 PURCHASE 39 1582 PURCHASE 447 1582 PURCHASE 800 1582 PURCHASE 95 1582 PURCHASE 120 1582 PURCHASE 200 1582 SALE 400 1582 SALE 800 1582 PURCHASE 895 1582 SALE 700 1582 SALE 394 1582 SALE 1000 1582 SALE 708 1582 PURCHASE 500 1582 PURCHASE 133 1582 PURCHASE 534 1582 PURCHASE 10 1582 PURCHASE 53 1582 PURCHASE 234 1582 PURCHASE 603 1582 PURCHASE 100 1582 PURCHASE 4650 1582 PURCHASE 1846 1582 PURCHASE 1168 1582 SALE 830 1582 SALE 200 1582 SALE 900 1582 SALE 1394 1582 PURCHASE 4000 1582 PURCHASE 170 1582 PURCHASE 248 1582 PURCHASE 5676 1582 PURCHASE 645 1582 SALE 1325 1582 SALE 2000 1582 SALE 724 1582 SALE 600 1582 SALE 600 1582 PURCHASE 151 1583 PURCHASE 425 1583 PURCHASE 1549 1583 PURCHASE 310 1583 PURCHASE 1154 1583 PURCHASE 3026 1583 PURCHASE 1259 1583 SALE 650 1583 SALE 700 1583 SALE 1015 1583 SALE 1868 1583 SALE 900 1583 SALE 1000 1583 SALE 517 1583 SALE 750 1583 SALE 77 1583 SALE 2210 1583 PURCHASE 2254 1583 PURCHASE 242 1583 PURCHASE 312 1583 SALE 700 1583 SALE 81 1583 SALE 507 1583 SALE 913 1583 SALE 772 1583 SALE 2978 1583 SALE 800 1583 SALE 800 1583 SALE 458 1583.5 PURCHASE 552 1584 PURCHASE 82 1584 PURCHASE 213 1584 PURCHASE 611 1584 PURCHASE 1224 1584 PURCHASE 765 1584 SALE 362 1584 PURCHASE 233 1584 PURCHASE 59 1584 PURCHASE 196 1584 PURCHASE 72 1584 PURCHASE 524 1584 PURCHASE 383 1584 PURCHASE 1133 1584 PURCHASE 56 1584 PURCHASE 2000 1584 PURCHASE 309 1584 SALE 472 1584 SALE 889 1584 PURCHASE 686 1584 SALE 2036 1584 PURCHASE 1028 1584 PURCHASE 218 1584 PURCHASE 132 1584 PURCHASE 1301 1584 PURCHASE 2341 1585 SALE 700 1585 SALE 1200 1585 SALE 800 1585 SALE 4000 1585 SALE 4000 1585 PURCHASE 184 1585 PURCHASE 2685 1585 PURCHASE 1000 1585 PURCHASE 451 1585 PURCHASE 282 1585 SALE 1000 1585 PURCHASE 1185 1586 SALE 936 1586 SALE 800 1586 SALE 185 1586 PURCHASE 1271 1586 PURCHASE 357 1586 PURCHASE 126 1586 PURCHASE 306 1586 PURCHASE 1389 1586 PURCHASE 3670 1586 PURCHASE 912 1586 PURCHASE 28 1586 SALE 1000 1586 SALE 432 1586 SALE 500 1586 PURCHASE 205 1586 PURCHASE 689 1586 PURCHASE 126 1586 PURCHASE 700 1586 PURCHASE 735 1587 SALE 1205 1587 SALE 363 1587 SALE 412 1587 SALE 705 1587 SALE 1286 1587 SALE 1205 1587 SALE 236 1587 SALE 946 1587 SALE 700 1587 SALE 203 1587 SALE 500 1587 SALE 893 1587 SALE 1500 1587 SALE 2800 1587 SALE 3501 1587 PURCHASE 1000 1587 PURCHASE 311 1587 PURCHASE 500 1587 PURCHASE 700 1587 SALE 405 1588 SALE 1331 1588 PURCHASE 1133 1588 SALE 900 1588 SALE 556 1588 SALE 4000 1588 PURCHASE 844 1588 PURCHASE 111 1588 PURCHASE 151 1588 SALE 2144 1588 SALE 608 1588 SALE 1196 1588 SALE 1869 1588 SALE 1350 1588 SALE 915 1588 SALE 900 1588 SALE 900 1588 SALE 363 1588 PURCHASE 1254 1589 SALE 800 1589 PURCHASE 3335 1589 SALE 1288 1589 SALE 1160 1589 SALE 700 1589 SALE 2922 1589 SALE 111 1589 SALE 700 1589 SALE 700 1589 PURCHASE 176 1589 PURCHASE 500 1589 PURCHASE 355 1589 PURCHASE 2890 1589 PURCHASE 1519 1590 SALE 681 1590 SALE 1010 1590 PURCHASE 1000 1590 PURCHASE 690 1590 PURCHASE 4000 1590 SALE 600 1590 PURCHASE 1800 1590 SALE 3464 1591 TOTAL PURCHASES 300,890 TOTAL SALES 303,033 (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 28 DECEMBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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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