3rd Dec 2007 11:45
UBS AG (EPT)03 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 30 NOVEMBER 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 9,252,760 0.41% 3,489,604 0.15%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,252,760 0.41% 3,489,604 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 1292 1598 pence SALE 496 1598 SALE 5239 1599 SALE 3488 1599 SALE 1014 1599 SALE 921 1599 SALE 816 1599 SALE 492 1599 SALE 450 1599 SALE 429 1599 SALE 162 1599 PURCHASE 115 1599 PURCHASE 29 1600 PURCHASE 128 1600 PURCHASE 258 1600 PURCHASE 307 1600 PURCHASE 500 1600 PURCHASE 500 1600 PURCHASE 1000 1600 PURCHASE 1000 1600 PURCHASE 1000 1600 PURCHASE 1000 1600 PURCHASE 1226 1600 PURCHASE 1500 1600 SALE 750 1601 PURCHASE 421 1601 PURCHASE 1000 1601 PURCHASE 1500 1601 PURCHASE 323 1602 PURCHASE 500 1602 PURCHASE 1000 1602 PURCHASE 1000 1602 PURCHASE 1902 1602 PURCHASE 4818 1602 SALE 3472 1603 SALE 2766 1603 SALE 2000 1603 SALE 1250 1603 SALE 500 1603 PURCHASE 9 1603 PURCHASE 266 1603 PURCHASE 500 1603 PURCHASE 1115 1603 PURCHASE 1579 1603 SALE 3288 1604 SALE 2022 1604 SALE 1250 1604 SALE 800 1604 SALE 469 1604 SALE 203 1604 SALE 178 1604 PURCHASE 2834 1604 PURCHASE 3000 1604 PURCHASE 3400 1604 SALE 2487 1605 SALE 1233 1605 SALE 1233 1605 SALE 1160 1605 SALE 962 1605 SALE 750 1605 PURCHASE 300 1605 PURCHASE 500 1605 PURCHASE 1000 1605 PURCHASE 1000 1605 PURCHASE 1000 1605 PURCHASE 1000 1605 PURCHASE 3473 1605 SALE 500 1606 SALE 404 1606 PURCHASE 278 1606 PURCHASE 1000 1606 SALE 2375 1607 SALE 427 1607 PURCHASE 870 1607 PURCHASE 1595 1607 PURCHASE 2233 1607 PURCHASE 8832 1607 SALE 2100 1608 PURCHASE 128 1608 PURCHASE 500 1608 PURCHASE 658 1608 PURCHASE 750 1608 PURCHASE 933 1608 SALE 691 1609 PURCHASE 8516 1609 SALE 2500 1610 SALE 2500 1610 SALE 2241 1610 SALE 1470 1610 SALE 517 1610 SALE 145 1610 PURCHASE 500 1610 PURCHASE 500 1610 PURCHASE 500 1610 PURCHASE 1700 1610 SALE 3015 1611 SALE 2551 1611 SALE 2192 1611 SALE 1000 1611 SALE 850 1611 PURCHASE 41 1611 PURCHASE 41 1611 PURCHASE 41 1611 PURCHASE 41 1611 PURCHASE 142 1611 PURCHASE 236 1611 PURCHASE 500 1611 PURCHASE 500 1611 PURCHASE 672 1611 PURCHASE 672 1611 PURCHASE 675 1611 PURCHASE 676 1611 PURCHASE 1194 1611 PURCHASE 1800 1611 PURCHASE 3275 1611 SALE 1817 1612 SALE 1582 1612 SALE 1521 1612 SALE 860 1612 SALE 832 1612 SALE 820 1612 SALE 346 1612 SALE 229 1612 PURCHASE 141 1612 PURCHASE 146 1612 PURCHASE 251 1612 PURCHASE 500 1612 PURCHASE 503 1612 PURCHASE 729 1612 PURCHASE 777 1612 PURCHASE 843 1612 PURCHASE 984 1612 PURCHASE 1482 1612 PURCHASE 1517 1612 PURCHASE 1654 1612 PURCHASE 1815 1612 PURCHASE 3067 1612 PURCHASE 3067 1612 SALE 2505 1613 SALE 1646 1613 SALE 1103 1613 SALE 900 1613 SALE 810 1613 SALE 800 1613 SALE 500 1613 SALE 310 1613 SALE 200 1613 SALE 138 1613 SALE 138 1613 SALE 22 1613 PURCHASE 20 1613 PURCHASE 71 1613 PURCHASE 134 1613 PURCHASE 134 1613 PURCHASE 502 1613 PURCHASE 571 1613 PURCHASE 658 1613 PURCHASE 1000 1613 PURCHASE 1175 1613 PURCHASE 1226 1613 PURCHASE 1980 1613 SALE 6361 1614 SALE 4264 1614 SALE 3329 1614 SALE 3000 1614 SALE 2122 1614 SALE 1923 1614 SALE 1748 1614 SALE 1700 1614 SALE 1654 1614 SALE 1538 1614 SALE 1250 1614 SALE 1246 1614 SALE 1000 1614 SALE 900 1614 SALE 858 1614 SALE 681 1614 SALE 472 1614 SALE 419 1614 SALE 357 1614 SALE 299 1614 SALE 86 1614 SALE 60 1614 SALE 26 1614 PURCHASE 100 1614 PURCHASE 500 1614 PURCHASE 592 1614 PURCHASE 838 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1033 1614 PURCHASE 1469 1614 PURCHASE 1509 1614 PURCHASE 6195 1614 SALE 2823 1615 SALE 2514 1615 SALE 2500 1615 SALE 2373 1615 SALE 2138 1615 SALE 2008 1615 SALE 2000 1615 SALE 940 1615 SALE 770 1615 SALE 262 1615 SALE 250 1615 SALE 84 1615 PURCHASE 153 1615 PURCHASE 480 1615 PURCHASE 690 1615 PURCHASE 1000 1615 PURCHASE 1000 1615 PURCHASE 1121 1615 PURCHASE 1214 1615 PURCHASE 1425 1615 PURCHASE 1853 1615 PURCHASE 1894 1615 PURCHASE 2319 1615 PURCHASE 4936 1615 PURCHASE 6191 1615 SALE 8474 1616 SALE 5000 1616 SALE 4229 1616 SALE 3385 1616 SALE 2200 1616 SALE 2033 1616 SALE 2000 1616 SALE 1955 1616 SALE 1866 1616 SALE 1583 1616 SALE 1575 1616 SALE 1380 1616 SALE 1311 1616 SALE 1200 1616 SALE 1006 1616 SALE 1000 1616 SALE 1000 1616 SALE 800 1616 SALE 666 1616 SALE 546 1616 SALE 389 1616 SALE 371 1616 SALE 104 1616 PURCHASE 41 1616 PURCHASE 42 1616 PURCHASE 61 1616 PURCHASE 100 1616 PURCHASE 227 1616 PURCHASE 416 1616 PURCHASE 418 1616 PURCHASE 462 1616 PURCHASE 478 1616 PURCHASE 500 1616 PURCHASE 748 1616 PURCHASE 800 1616 PURCHASE 959 1616 PURCHASE 963 1616 PURCHASE 971 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1100 1616 PURCHASE 1582 1616 PURCHASE 1626 1616 PURCHASE 1866 1616 PURCHASE 2263 1616 PURCHASE 2334 1616 PURCHASE 2938 1616 PURCHASE 4062 1616 PURCHASE 6188 1616 SALE 4385 1617 SALE 4059 1617 SALE 3441 1617 SALE 3334 1617 SALE 2213 1617 SALE 2068 1617 SALE 1951 1617 SALE 1866 1617 SALE 1835 1617 SALE 1809 1617 SALE 1769 1617 SALE 1516 1617 SALE 1500 1617 SALE 1500 1617 SALE 1286 1617 SALE 1260 1617 SALE 1000 1617 SALE 1000 1617 SALE 844 1617 SALE 720 1617 SALE 500 1617 SALE 451 1617 SALE 451 1617 SALE 391 1617 SALE 329 1617 SALE 281 1617 SALE 274 1617 SALE 228 1617 SALE 228 1617 SALE 228 1617 SALE 228 1617 SALE 110 1617 SALE 55 1617 PURCHASE 19 1617 PURCHASE 41 1617 PURCHASE 88 1617 PURCHASE 100 1617 PURCHASE 400 1617 PURCHASE 400 1617 PURCHASE 412 1617 PURCHASE 473 1617 PURCHASE 473 1617 PURCHASE 480 1617 PURCHASE 500 1617 PURCHASE 658 1617 PURCHASE 672 1617 PURCHASE 750 1617 PURCHASE 774 1617 PURCHASE 789 1617 PURCHASE 1000 1617 PURCHASE 1024 1617 PURCHASE 1161 1617 PURCHASE 1668 1617 PURCHASE 1721 1617 PURCHASE 1843 1617 PURCHASE 2187 1617 PURCHASE 3800 1617 PURCHASE 3812 1617 PURCHASE 834 1617.5 SALE 2211 1618 SALE 1895 1618 SALE 1578 1618 SALE 1400 1618 SALE 1363 1618 SALE 1317 1618 SALE 1208 1618 SALE 872 1618 SALE 684 1618 SALE 655 1618 SALE 600 1618 SALE 554 1618 SALE 500 1618 SALE 500 1618 SALE 498 1618 SALE 456 1618 SALE 228 1618 SALE 228 1618 SALE 156 1618 PURCHASE 147 1618 PURCHASE 247 1618 PURCHASE 400 1618 PURCHASE 500 1618 PURCHASE 557 1618 PURCHASE 750 1618 PURCHASE 750 1618 PURCHASE 1000 1618 PURCHASE 1000 1618 PURCHASE 1000 1618 PURCHASE 1000 1618 PURCHASE 1018 1618 PURCHASE 1087 1618 PURCHASE 1570 1618 PURCHASE 1851 1618 PURCHASE 2111 1618 PURCHASE 6180 1618 PURCHASE 6180 1618 SALE 6176 1619 SALE 6176 1619 SALE 5505 1619 SALE 3186 1619 SALE 3000 1619 SALE 2889 1619 SALE 2863 1619 SALE 2713 1619 SALE 2698 1619 SALE 2208 1619 SALE 2165 1619 SALE 2055 1619 SALE 1879 1619 SALE 1599 1619 SALE 1536 1619 SALE 1500 1619 SALE 1274 1619 SALE 1200 1619 SALE 1182 1619 SALE 1093 1619 SALE 1000 1619 SALE 968 1619 SALE 953 1619 SALE 904 1619 SALE 858 1619 SALE 750 1619 SALE 671 1619 SALE 633 1619 SALE 575 1619 SALE 422 1619 SALE 418 1619 SALE 382 1619 SALE 343 1619 SALE 205 1619 SALE 197 1619 SALE 137 1619 SALE 51 1619 SALE 45 1619 PURCHASE 51 1619 PURCHASE 117 1619 PURCHASE 190 1619 PURCHASE 281 1619 PURCHASE 300 1619 PURCHASE 300 1619 PURCHASE 369 1619 PURCHASE 400 1619 PURCHASE 424 1619 PURCHASE 428 1619 PURCHASE 479 1619 PURCHASE 500 1619 PURCHASE 563 1619 PURCHASE 614 1619 PURCHASE 737 1619 PURCHASE 749 1619 PURCHASE 856 1619 PURCHASE 970 1619 PURCHASE 977 1619 PURCHASE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 1433 1619 PURCHASE 1500 1619 PURCHASE 1826 1619 PURCHASE 1902 1619 PURCHASE 2141 1619 PURCHASE 2357 1619 PURCHASE 2484 1619 PURCHASE 3082 1619 PURCHASE 3654 1619 PURCHASE 3865 1619 SALE 3930 1620 SALE 2500 1620 SALE 2208 1620 SALE 2208 1620 SALE 2030 1620 SALE 1858 1620 SALE 1602 1620 SALE 1600 1620 SALE 1374 1620 SALE 1298 1620 SALE 1250 1620 SALE 1230 1620 SALE 1169 1620 SALE 1127 1620 SALE 1121 1620 SALE 1113 1620 SALE 1042 1620 SALE 1000 1620 SALE 1000 1620 SALE 985 1620 SALE 900 1620 SALE 743 1620 SALE 655 1620 SALE 522 1620 SALE 500 1620 SALE 480 1620 SALE 281 1620 SALE 204 1620 SALE 186 1620 SALE 161 1620 SALE 133 1620 PURCHASE 8 1620 PURCHASE 61 1620 PURCHASE 134 1620 PURCHASE 144 1620 PURCHASE 161 1620 PURCHASE 166 1620 PURCHASE 178 1620 PURCHASE 224 1620 PURCHASE 224 1620 PURCHASE 224 1620 PURCHASE 224 1620 PURCHASE 224 1620 PURCHASE 260 1620 PURCHASE 279 1620 PURCHASE 280 1620 PURCHASE 317 1620 PURCHASE 440 1620 PURCHASE 442 1620 PURCHASE 446 1620 PURCHASE 461 1620 PURCHASE 489 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 652 1620 PURCHASE 658 1620 PURCHASE 674 1620 PURCHASE 746 1620 PURCHASE 800 1620 PURCHASE 800 1620 PURCHASE 824 1620 PURCHASE 900 1620 PURCHASE 900 1620 PURCHASE 914 1620 PURCHASE 1000 1620 PURCHASE 1000 1620 PURCHASE 1163 1620 PURCHASE 1171 1620 PURCHASE 1180 1620 PURCHASE 1276 1620 PURCHASE 1357 1620 PURCHASE 1375 1620 PURCHASE 1600 1620 PURCHASE 1602 1620 PURCHASE 1800 1620 PURCHASE 2518 1620 PURCHASE 2825 1620 PURCHASE 2896 1620 PURCHASE 2962 1620 PURCHASE 3210 1620 PURCHASE 3592 1620 PURCHASE 4076 1620 PURCHASE 7283 1620 PURCHASE 780 1620.5 SALE 2403 1621 SALE 2216 1621 SALE 2066 1621 SALE 1805 1621 SALE 1758 1621 SALE 1654 1621 SALE 1441 1621 SALE 1200 1621 SALE 1100 1621 SALE 1000 1621 SALE 1000 1621 SALE 1000 1621 SALE 958 1621 SALE 951 1621 SALE 845 1621 SALE 750 1621 SALE 718 1621 SALE 700 1621 SALE 700 1621 SALE 644 1621 SALE 615 1621 SALE 474 1621 SALE 374 1621 SALE 300 1621 SALE 300 1621 SALE 230 1621 SALE 185 1621 SALE 184 1621 SALE 166 1621 SALE 152 1621 SALE 131 1621 SALE 118 1621 PURCHASE 8 1621 PURCHASE 81 1621 PURCHASE 92 1621 PURCHASE 166 1621 PURCHASE 200 1621 PURCHASE 201 1621 PURCHASE 262 1621 PURCHASE 300 1621 PURCHASE 396 1621 PURCHASE 419 1621 PURCHASE 454 1621 PURCHASE 500 1621 PURCHASE 698 1621 PURCHASE 795 1621 PURCHASE 796 1621 PURCHASE 878 1621 PURCHASE 881 1621 PURCHASE 900 1621 PURCHASE 941 1621 PURCHASE 941 1621 PURCHASE 964 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 1073 1621 PURCHASE 1073 1621 PURCHASE 1095 1621 PURCHASE 1100 1621 PURCHASE 1266 1621 PURCHASE 1670 1621 PURCHASE 1682 1621 PURCHASE 1866 1621 PURCHASE 1866 1621 PURCHASE 1919 1621 PURCHASE 1980 1621 PURCHASE 2081 1621 PURCHASE 2146 1621 PURCHASE 2328 1621 PURCHASE 2492 1621 PURCHASE 2552 1621 PURCHASE 3064 1621 PURCHASE 4000 1621 PURCHASE 4430 1621 PURCHASE 4903 1621 PURCHASE 4934 1621 PURCHASE 5000 1621 PURCHASE 6169 1621 PURCHASE 6169 1621 SALE 6165 1622 SALE 5008 1622 SALE 5000 1622 SALE 4623 1622 SALE 3870 1622 SALE 2700 1622 SALE 2699 1622 SALE 2157 1622 SALE 1542 1622 SALE 596 1622 SALE 581 1622 SALE 561 1622 SALE 467 1622 SALE 207 1622 PURCHASE 500 1622 PURCHASE 565 1622 PURCHASE 827 1622 PURCHASE 1459 1622 PURCHASE 4546 1622 PURCHASE 4819 1622 SALE 5226 1623 SALE 2914 1623 SALE 2303 1623 SALE 1800 1623 SALE 1684 1623 SALE 1574 1623 SALE 1500 1623 SALE 1447 1623 SALE 1424 1623 SALE 1228 1623 SALE 1000 1623 SALE 1000 1623 SALE 849 1623 SALE 769 1623 SALE 750 1623 SALE 528 1623 SALE 522 1623 SALE 398 1623 SALE 336 1623 SALE 162 1623 SALE 52 1623 PURCHASE 83 1623 PURCHASE 121 1623 PURCHASE 150 1623 PURCHASE 354 1623 PURCHASE 355 1623 PURCHASE 376 1623 PURCHASE 431 1623 PURCHASE 484 1623 PURCHASE 497 1623 PURCHASE 500 1623 PURCHASE 500 1623 PURCHASE 500 1623 PURCHASE 721 1623 PURCHASE 781 1623 PURCHASE 1000 1623 PURCHASE 1000 1623 PURCHASE 1200 1623 PURCHASE 1297 1623 PURCHASE 1605 1623 PURCHASE 1924 1623 PURCHASE 1942 1623 PURCHASE 2162 1623 PURCHASE 2379 1623 PURCHASE 2438 1623 PURCHASE 3204 1623 PURCHASE 3300 1623 PURCHASE 3453 1623 PURCHASE 3706 1623 PURCHASE 3867 1623 SALE 3908 1624 SALE 3028 1624 SALE 2595 1624 SALE 2591 1624 SALE 2262 1624 SALE 2000 1624 SALE 1875 1624 SALE 1489 1624 SALE 1462 1624 SALE 1368 1624 SALE 1286 1624 SALE 1216 1624 SALE 1185 1624 SALE 1040 1624 SALE 1033 1624 SALE 1000 1624 SALE 1000 1624 SALE 862 1624 SALE 848 1624 SALE 845 1624 SALE 843 1624 SALE 812 1624 SALE 800 1624 SALE 790 1624 SALE 750 1624 SALE 750 1624 SALE 598 1624 SALE 521 1624 SALE 500 1624 SALE 500 1624 SALE 457 1624 SALE 394 1624 SALE 350 1624 SALE 324 1624 SALE 228 1624 SALE 200 1624 SALE 180 1624 SALE 176 1624 SALE 131 1624 SALE 100 1624 SALE 92 1624 SALE 15 1624 PURCHASE 108 1624 PURCHASE 300 1624 PURCHASE 326 1624 PURCHASE 387 1624 PURCHASE 500 1624 PURCHASE 500 1624 PURCHASE 500 1624 PURCHASE 540 1624 PURCHASE 698 1624 PURCHASE 790 1624 PURCHASE 796 1624 PURCHASE 909 1624 PURCHASE 931 1624 PURCHASE 1036 1624 PURCHASE 1080 1624 PURCHASE 1230 1624 PURCHASE 2014 1624 PURCHASE 2426 1624 PURCHASE 2802 1624 PURCHASE 3619 1624 SALE 4779 1625 SALE 2776 1625 SALE 2199 1625 SALE 1924 1625 SALE 1831 1625 SALE 1598 1625 SALE 1567 1625 SALE 1013 1625 SALE 985 1625 SALE 952 1625 SALE 782 1625 SALE 767 1625 SALE 709 1625 SALE 601 1625 SALE 500 1625 SALE 500 1625 SALE 500 1625 SALE 495 1625 SALE 322 1625 SALE 187 1625 SALE 180 1625 SALE 20 1625 PURCHASE 74 1625 PURCHASE 78 1625 PURCHASE 82 1625 PURCHASE 161 1625 PURCHASE 186 1625 PURCHASE 220 1625 PURCHASE 245 1625 PURCHASE 254 1625 PURCHASE 273 1625 PURCHASE 322 1625 PURCHASE 342 1625 PURCHASE 480 1625 PURCHASE 500 1625 PURCHASE 500 1625 PURCHASE 500 1625 PURCHASE 598 1625 PURCHASE 623 1625 PURCHASE 628 1625 PURCHASE 800 1625 PURCHASE 950 1625 PURCHASE 962 1625 PURCHASE 980 1625 PURCHASE 1000 1625 PURCHASE 1253 1625 PURCHASE 1256 1625 PURCHASE 1800 1625 PURCHASE 1925 1625 PURCHASE 2232 1625 PURCHASE 2333 1625 PURCHASE 2470 1625 PURCHASE 3088 1625 PURCHASE 3880 1625 PURCHASE 6153 1625 PURCHASE 6153 1625 SALE 2515 1626 SALE 2211 1626 SALE 1993 1626 SALE 1500 1626 SALE 1470 1626 SALE 820 1626 PURCHASE 50 1626 PURCHASE 313 1626 PURCHASE 442 1626 PURCHASE 500 1626 PURCHASE 1019 1626 PURCHASE 1797 1626 PURCHASE 3000 1626 PURCHASE 4303 1626 PURCHASE 61 1626.5 SALE 4300 1627 SALE 2216 1627 SALE 1361 1627 SALE 1000 1627 SALE 995 1627 SALE 800 1627 SALE 500 1627 SALE 500 1627 SALE 166 1627 SALE 89 1627 SALE 61 1627 PURCHASE 58 1627 PURCHASE 411 1627 PURCHASE 592 1627 PURCHASE 1000 1627 PURCHASE 1200 1627 PURCHASE 1800 1627 PURCHASE 1886 1627 PURCHASE 11 1627.5 PURCHASE 64 1627.5 SALE 2361 1628 SALE 2154 1628 SALE 2000 1628 SALE 2000 1628 SALE 1833 1628 SALE 1828 1628 SALE 1156 1628 SALE 980 1628 SALE 899 1628 SALE 848 1628 SALE 842 1628 SALE 539 1628 SALE 500 1628 SALE 467 1628 SALE 447 1628 SALE 411 1628 SALE 313 1628 SALE 237 1628 SALE 185 1628 PURCHASE 11 1628 PURCHASE 17 1628 PURCHASE 29 1628 PURCHASE 165 1628 PURCHASE 200 1628 PURCHASE 258 1628 PURCHASE 500 1628 PURCHASE 500 1628 PURCHASE 523 1628 PURCHASE 864 1628 PURCHASE 1000 1628 PURCHASE 1000 1628 PURCHASE 1672 1628 PURCHASE 1900 1628 PURCHASE 2076 1628 PURCHASE 2500 1628 PURCHASE 2759 1628 PURCHASE 4123 1628 PURCHASE 30 1628.5 PURCHASE 46 1628.5 SALE 1245 1629 SALE 1245 1629 SALE 1129 1629 SALE 1000 1629 SALE 800 1629 SALE 500 1629 SALE 500 1629 SALE 445 1629 PURCHASE 54 1629 PURCHASE 75 1629 PURCHASE 100 1629 PURCHASE 397 1629 PURCHASE 460 1629 PURCHASE 610 1629 PURCHASE 749 1629 PURCHASE 750 1629 PURCHASE 750 1629 PURCHASE 785 1629 PURCHASE 882 1629 PURCHASE 1402 1629 PURCHASE 10 1629.5 PURCHASE 29 1629.5 PURCHASE 1209 1629.5 PURCHASE 1902 1629.5 SALE 6134 1630 SALE 2640 1630 SALE 2465 1630 SALE 2203 1630 SALE 1427 1630 SALE 806 1630 SALE 796 1630 SALE 457 1630 SALE 385 1630 SALE 118 1630 SALE 85 1630 SALE 14 1630 PURCHASE 7 1630 PURCHASE 13 1630 PURCHASE 100 1630 PURCHASE 136 1630 PURCHASE 251 1630 PURCHASE 341 1630 PURCHASE 456 1630 PURCHASE 477 1630 PURCHASE 490 1630 PURCHASE 492 1630 PURCHASE 500 1630 PURCHASE 500 1630 PURCHASE 500 1630 PURCHASE 500 1630 PURCHASE 500 1630 PURCHASE 500 1630 PURCHASE 521 1630 PURCHASE 576 1630 PURCHASE 620 1630 PURCHASE 756 1630 PURCHASE 800 1630 PURCHASE 893 1630 PURCHASE 893 1630 PURCHASE 948 1630 PURCHASE 967 1630 PURCHASE 1041 1630 PURCHASE 2047 1630 PURCHASE 2500 1630 PURCHASE 2971 1630 PURCHASE 5148 1630 PURCHASE 13 1630.5 PURCHASE 90 1630.5 SALE 2300 1631 SALE 2297 1631 SALE 1628 1631 SALE 1162 1631 SALE 1125 1631 SALE 1064 1631 SALE 579 1631 SALE 500 1631 PURCHASE 11 1631 PURCHASE 12 1631 PURCHASE 22 1631 PURCHASE 61 1631 PURCHASE 103 1631 PURCHASE 167 1631 PURCHASE 167 1631 PURCHASE 180 1631 PURCHASE 200 1631 PURCHASE 209 1631 PURCHASE 238 1631 PURCHASE 259 1631 PURCHASE 281 1631 PURCHASE 300 1631 PURCHASE 300 1631 PURCHASE 300 1631 PURCHASE 500 1631 PURCHASE 500 1631 PURCHASE 500 1631 PURCHASE 500 1631 PURCHASE 500 1631 PURCHASE 500 1631 PURCHASE 511 1631 PURCHASE 529 1631 PURCHASE 532 1631 PURCHASE 774 1631 PURCHASE 800 1631 PURCHASE 800 1631 PURCHASE 835 1631 PURCHASE 838 1631 PURCHASE 867 1631 PURCHASE 1000 1631 PURCHASE 1249 1631 PURCHASE 2224 1631 SALE 5000 1632 SALE 4686 1632 SALE 3078 1632 SALE 2800 1632 SALE 2500 1632 SALE 2404 1632 SALE 1441 1632 SALE 1255 1632 SALE 1183 1632 SALE 134 1632 SALE 132 1632 SALE 103 1632 SALE 49 1632 SALE 49 1632 PURCHASE 9 1632 PURCHASE 29 1632 PURCHASE 44 1632 PURCHASE 102 1632 PURCHASE 200 1632 PURCHASE 277 1632 PURCHASE 471 1632 PURCHASE 513 1632 PURCHASE 623 1632 PURCHASE 2279 1632 PURCHASE 3848 1632 PURCHASE 5706 1632 PURCHASE 6127 1632 PURCHASE 95 1632.5 SALE 2316 1633 SALE 2298 1633 SALE 975 1633 SALE 944 1633 SALE 792 1633 SALE 726 1633 SALE 400 1633 SALE 104 1633 PURCHASE 11 1633 PURCHASE 61 1633 PURCHASE 149 1633 PURCHASE 521 1633 PURCHASE 686 1633 PURCHASE 775 1633 PURCHASE 866 1633 PURCHASE 867 1633 PURCHASE 2053 1633 SALE 5119 1634 SALE 3280 1634 SALE 2817 1634 SALE 2772 1634 SALE 2465 1634 SALE 1800 1634 SALE 1733 1634 SALE 1549 1634 SALE 1500 1634 SALE 1018 1634 SALE 1000 1634 SALE 1000 1634 SALE 933 1634 SALE 844 1634 SALE 844 1634 SALE 800 1634 SALE 800 1634 SALE 787 1634 SALE 747 1634 SALE 729 1634 SALE 680 1634 SALE 600 1634 SALE 500 1634 SALE 446 1634 SALE 413 1634 SALE 29 1634 PURCHASE 29 1634 PURCHASE 200 1634 PURCHASE 231 1634 PURCHASE 317 1634 PURCHASE 500 1634 PURCHASE 500 1634 PURCHASE 500 1634 PURCHASE 749 1634 PURCHASE 800 1634 PURCHASE 800 1634 PURCHASE 800 1634 PURCHASE 1000 1634 PURCHASE 1000 1634 PURCHASE 1572 1634 PURCHASE 1941 1634 PURCHASE 3600 1634 PURCHASE 3795 1634 PURCHASE 70 1634.5 SALE 2000 1635 SALE 1653 1635 SALE 1000 1635 SALE 1000 1635 SALE 800 1635 SALE 500 1635 PURCHASE 65 1635 PURCHASE 89 1635 PURCHASE 156 1635 PURCHASE 271 1635 PURCHASE 300 1635 PURCHASE 377 1635 PURCHASE 393 1635 PURCHASE 549 1635 PURCHASE 930 1635 PURCHASE 931 1635 PURCHASE 1155 1635 PURCHASE 1305 1635 PURCHASE 2586 1635 PURCHASE 2976 1635 PURCHASE 3881 1635 PURCHASE 6116 1635 SALE 2796 1636 SALE 2755 1636 SALE 2675 1636 SALE 1472 1636 SALE 1062 1636 SALE 700 1636 SALE 657 1636 SALE 500 1636 SALE 500 1636 SALE 28 1636 PURCHASE 86 1636 PURCHASE 89 1636 PURCHASE 100 1636 PURCHASE 128 1636 PURCHASE 271 1636 PURCHASE 354 1636 PURCHASE 367 1636 PURCHASE 460 1636 PURCHASE 500 1636 PURCHASE 500 1636 PURCHASE 700 1636 PURCHASE 736 1636 PURCHASE 906 1636 PURCHASE 946 1636 PURCHASE 958 1636 PURCHASE 994 1636 PURCHASE 1082 1636 PURCHASE 1200 1636 PURCHASE 1200 1636 PURCHASE 1200 1636 PURCHASE 2383 1636 SALE 2407 1637 SALE 1808 1637 SALE 1500 1637 SALE 1161 1637 SALE 579 1637 SALE 387 1637 SALE 301 1637 PURCHASE 29 1637 PURCHASE 469 1637 PURCHASE 486 1637 PURCHASE 491 1637 PURCHASE 875 1637 PURCHASE 1919 1637 PURCHASE 3500 1637 PURCHASE 5453 1637 SALE 3134 1638 SALE 2238 1638 SALE 1974 1638 SALE 1420 1638 SALE 1237 1638 SALE 1000 1638 SALE 851 1638 SALE 790 1638 SALE 616 1638 SALE 418 1638 SALE 402 1638 SALE 379 1638 SALE 378 1638 SALE 285 1638 SALE 263 1638 SALE 154 1638 SALE 133 1638 SALE 78 1638 PURCHASE 326 1638 PURCHASE 418 1638 PURCHASE 500 1638 PURCHASE 500 1638 PURCHASE 500 1638 PURCHASE 500 1638 PURCHASE 500 1638 PURCHASE 500 1638 PURCHASE 500 1638 PURCHASE 744 1638 PURCHASE 1249 1638 PURCHASE 1644 1638 PURCHASE 3307 1638 SALE 1000 1639 SALE 1000 1639 SALE 894 1639 SALE 838 1639 SALE 502 1639 SALE 424 1639 SALE 281 1639 SALE 169 1639 PURCHASE 282 1639 PURCHASE 293 1639 PURCHASE 436 1639 PURCHASE 477 1639 PURCHASE 500 1639 PURCHASE 666 1639 PURCHASE 800 1639 PURCHASE 908 1639 PURCHASE 959 1639 PURCHASE 1000 1639 PURCHASE 1000 1639 PURCHASE 2778 1639 SALE 2880 1640 SALE 1949 1640 SALE 1000 1640 SALE 968 1640 SALE 444 1640 SALE 130 1640 PURCHASE 35 1640 PURCHASE 451 1640 PURCHASE 563 1640 PURCHASE 690 1640 PURCHASE 839 1640 PURCHASE 956 1640 PURCHASE 1235 1640 PURCHASE 1269 1640 PURCHASE 1874 1640 PURCHASE 2500 1640 SALE 2629 1641 SALE 1000 1641 SALE 1000 1641 SALE 1000 1641 SALE 809 1641 SALE 518 1641 SALE 498 1641 SALE 469 1641 SALE 353 1641 SALE 222 1641 PURCHASE 60 1641 PURCHASE 60 1641 PURCHASE 100 1641 PURCHASE 100 1641 PURCHASE 141 1641 PURCHASE 200 1641 PURCHASE 200 1641 PURCHASE 200 1641 PURCHASE 300 1641 PURCHASE 458 1641 PURCHASE 489 1641 PURCHASE 500 1641 PURCHASE 556 1641 PURCHASE 612 1641 PURCHASE 900 1641 PURCHASE 1000 1641 PURCHASE 1058 1641 PURCHASE 1200 1641 PURCHASE 1200 1641 PURCHASE 1248 1641 PURCHASE 1500 1641 PURCHASE 1509 1641 PURCHASE 2422 1641 PURCHASE 1861 1641.5 SALE 1000 1642 SALE 955 1642 SALE 531 1642 PURCHASE 11 1642 PURCHASE 1087 1642 SALE 2585 1643 SALE 2071 1643 SALE 1500 1643 SALE 604 1643 SALE 556 1643 SALE 4181 1644 SALE 1770 1644 SALE 1770 1644 SALE 500 1644 TOTAL PURCHASES 768,081 TOTAL SALES 729,471 (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 3 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:
BHP Group