13th Feb 2008 11:47
UBS AG (EPT)13 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 12 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 9,320,099 0.42% 7,023,728 0.32%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,320,099 0.42% 7,023,728 0.32% (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 3500 1494 pence SALE 1400 1494 SALE 100 1494 PURCHASE 400 1494 PURCHASE 600 1494 PURCHASE 1200 1494 SALE 1900 1495 SALE 1300 1495 SALE 1200 1495 SALE 800 1495 SALE 700 1495 SALE 500 1495 SALE 500 1495 SALE 4 1495 PURCHASE 57 1495 PURCHASE 680 1495 PURCHASE 800 1495 PURCHASE 822 1495 PURCHASE 1078 1495 PURCHASE 1100 1495 PURCHASE 1263 1495 PURCHASE 1700 1495 PURCHASE 5000 1495 SALE 3528 1496 SALE 2007 1496 SALE 2000 1496 SALE 1840 1496 SALE 1600 1496 SALE 1500 1496 SALE 1300 1496 SALE 1201 1496 SALE 972 1496 SALE 900 1496 SALE 847 1496 SALE 800 1496 SALE 800 1496 SALE 600 1496 SALE 559 1496 SALE 500 1496 SALE 500 1496 SALE 380 1496 SALE 253 1496 SALE 28 1496 PURCHASE 38 1496 PURCHASE 400 1496 PURCHASE 762 1496 PURCHASE 785 1496 PURCHASE 809 1496 PURCHASE 900 1496 PURCHASE 1210 1496 PURCHASE 1520 1496 PURCHASE 1700 1496 PURCHASE 2000 1496 PURCHASE 2000 1496 PURCHASE 2000 1496 PURCHASE 2484 1496 SALE 4019 1497 SALE 4015 1497 SALE 3800 1497 SALE 1906 1497 SALE 1751 1497 SALE 1636 1497 SALE 1400 1497 SALE 1143 1497 SALE 1123 1497 SALE 1023 1497 SALE 900 1497 SALE 900 1497 SALE 777 1497 SALE 696 1497 SALE 641 1497 SALE 564 1497 SALE 530 1497 SALE 500 1497 SALE 500 1497 SALE 495 1497 PURCHASE 28 1497 PURCHASE 211 1497 PURCHASE 361 1497 PURCHASE 697 1497 PURCHASE 754 1497 PURCHASE 783 1497 PURCHASE 1400 1497 PURCHASE 1900 1497 PURCHASE 2660 1497 PURCHASE 9323 1497 SALE 2627 1498 SALE 1906 1498 SALE 1673 1498 SALE 600 1498 SALE 500 1498 SALE 400 1498 SALE 214 1498 SALE 94 1498 PURCHASE 49 1498 PURCHASE 51 1498 PURCHASE 173 1498 PURCHASE 600 1498 PURCHASE 600 1498 PURCHASE 700 1498 PURCHASE 746 1498 PURCHASE 750 1498 PURCHASE 827 1498 PURCHASE 850 1498 PURCHASE 1206 1498 PURCHASE 1553 1498 PURCHASE 1949 1498 PURCHASE 1977 1498 PURCHASE 2116 1498 PURCHASE 3713 1498 PURCHASE 3843 1498 SALE 7063 1499 SALE 5627 1499 SALE 2943 1499 SALE 2000 1499 SALE 1933 1499 SALE 1218 1499 SALE 1123 1499 SALE 1082 1499 SALE 800 1499 SALE 600 1499 SALE 500 1499 SALE 400 1499 SALE 400 1499 SALE 232 1499 SALE 145 1499 SALE 108 1499 SALE 37 1499 PURCHASE 82 1499 PURCHASE 114 1499 PURCHASE 230 1499 PURCHASE 231 1499 PURCHASE 281 1499 PURCHASE 397 1499 PURCHASE 416 1499 PURCHASE 462 1499 PURCHASE 518 1499 PURCHASE 648 1499 PURCHASE 650 1499 PURCHASE 786 1499 PURCHASE 800 1499 PURCHASE 815 1499 PURCHASE 908 1499 PURCHASE 908 1499 PURCHASE 1000 1499 PURCHASE 1077 1499 PURCHASE 1185 1499 SALE 10000 1500 SALE 8487 1500 SALE 3000 1500 SALE 2494 1500 SALE 2275 1500 SALE 2000 1500 SALE 2000 1500 SALE 1729 1500 SALE 1700 1500 SALE 1697 1500 SALE 1513 1500 SALE 900 1500 SALE 748 1500 SALE 500 1500 SALE 500 1500 SALE 431 1500 SALE 307 1500 SALE 164 1500 PURCHASE 35 1500 PURCHASE 182 1500 PURCHASE 203 1500 PURCHASE 262 1500 PURCHASE 589 1500 PURCHASE 648 1500 PURCHASE 650 1500 PURCHASE 650 1500 PURCHASE 708 1500 PURCHASE 771 1500 PURCHASE 800 1500 PURCHASE 1104 1500 PURCHASE 1111 1500 PURCHASE 3700 1500 SALE 3111 1501 SALE 2895 1501 SALE 2400 1501 SALE 2400 1501 SALE 2400 1501 SALE 2000 1501 SALE 1776 1501 SALE 1721 1501 SALE 1500 1501 SALE 1000 1501 SALE 611 1501 SALE 500 1501 SALE 500 1501 SALE 350 1501 SALE 289 1501 SALE 41 1501 PURCHASE 25 1501 PURCHASE 213 1501 PURCHASE 250 1501 PURCHASE 268 1501 PURCHASE 441 1501 PURCHASE 441 1501 PURCHASE 580 1501 PURCHASE 729 1501 PURCHASE 911 1501 PURCHASE 1187 1501 PURCHASE 1250 1501 PURCHASE 1500 1501 PURCHASE 1500 1501 PURCHASE 1900 1501 PURCHASE 2000 1501 PURCHASE 4000 1501 SALE 1800 1502 SALE 1530 1502 SALE 1000 1502 SALE 587 1502 SALE 500 1502 SALE 500 1502 SALE 430 1502 SALE 400 1502 SALE 313 1502 SALE 270 1502 PURCHASE 100 1502 PURCHASE 192 1502 PURCHASE 580 1502 PURCHASE 587 1502 PURCHASE 600 1502 PURCHASE 820 1502 PURCHASE 1000 1502 PURCHASE 1000 1502 PURCHASE 1168 1502 PURCHASE 1736 1502 PURCHASE 6958 1502 PURCHASE 9986 1502 SALE 1729 1503 SALE 756 1503 SALE 15 1503 PURCHASE 400 1503 PURCHASE 500 1503 PURCHASE 500 1503 PURCHASE 667 1503 PURCHASE 700 1503 PURCHASE 707 1503 PURCHASE 800 1503 PURCHASE 800 1503 PURCHASE 900 1503 PURCHASE 1000 1503 PURCHASE 1000 1503 PURCHASE 1000 1503 PURCHASE 1000 1503 PURCHASE 1000 1503 PURCHASE 1292 1503 PURCHASE 1324 1503 PURCHASE 1573 1503 PURCHASE 1700 1503 PURCHASE 1764 1503 PURCHASE 2383 1503 SALE 5000 1504 SALE 1100 1504 SALE 1067 1504 SALE 800 1504 SALE 689 1504 SALE 689 1504 SALE 400 1504 SALE 33 1504 PURCHASE 56 1504 PURCHASE 100 1504 PURCHASE 222 1504 PURCHASE 250 1504 PURCHASE 422 1504 PURCHASE 499 1504 PURCHASE 500 1504 PURCHASE 1000 1504 PURCHASE 1038 1504 PURCHASE 2579 1504 SALE 1254 1505 PURCHASE 600 1505 PURCHASE 1200 1505 PURCHASE 1300 1505 PURCHASE 2369 1505 SALE 8601 1506 SALE 3900 1506 SALE 2800 1506 SALE 1841 1506 SALE 1450 1506 SALE 1359 1506 SALE 944 1506 SALE 222 1506 SALE 150 1506 PURCHASE 440 1506 PURCHASE 749 1506 PURCHASE 803 1506 PURCHASE 1100 1506 PURCHASE 1348 1506 PURCHASE 2328 1506 PURCHASE 2475 1506 SALE 2648 1507 SALE 2097 1507 SALE 1088 1507 SALE 100 1507 PURCHASE 98 1507 PURCHASE 256 1507 PURCHASE 500 1507 PURCHASE 800 1507 PURCHASE 1000 1507 PURCHASE 1100 1507 PURCHASE 1900 1507 PURCHASE 2800 1507 SALE 4012 1508 SALE 3000 1508 SALE 2050 1508 SALE 1862 1508 SALE 1586 1508 SALE 1415 1508 SALE 1056 1508 SALE 931 1508 SALE 285 1508 SALE 144 1508 SALE 27 1508 PURCHASE 965 1508 PURCHASE 1000 1508 PURCHASE 7964 1508 SALE 4000 1509 SALE 3500 1509 SALE 2210 1509 SALE 1734 1509 SALE 1600 1509 SALE 1215 1509 SALE 1000 1509 SALE 800 1509 SALE 753 1509 SALE 190 1509 SALE 27 1509 PURCHASE 239 1509 PURCHASE 276 1509 PURCHASE 319 1509 PURCHASE 927 1509 PURCHASE 1384 1509 PURCHASE 1500 1509 PURCHASE 2000 1509 PURCHASE 2134 1509 PURCHASE 2225 1509 PURCHASE 3000 1509 SALE 3193 1510 SALE 3000 1510 SALE 2701 1510 SALE 1993 1510 SALE 1880 1510 SALE 1516 1510 SALE 1000 1510 SALE 780 1510 SALE 200 1510 SALE 169 1510 SALE 100 1510 PURCHASE 66 1510 PURCHASE 89 1510 PURCHASE 98 1510 PURCHASE 109 1510 PURCHASE 200 1510 PURCHASE 273 1510 PURCHASE 600 1510 PURCHASE 791 1510 PURCHASE 1000 1510 PURCHASE 1000 1510 PURCHASE 1100 1510 PURCHASE 1500 1510 PURCHASE 2082 1510 PURCHASE 3081 1510 SALE 3817 1511 SALE 2542 1511 SALE 2213 1511 SALE 2032 1511 SALE 1985 1511 SALE 1960 1511 SALE 1918 1511 SALE 1900 1511 SALE 1880 1511 SALE 1823 1511 SALE 1801 1511 SALE 1737 1511 SALE 1728 1511 SALE 1683 1511 SALE 1502 1511 SALE 1463 1511 SALE 1340 1511 SALE 1299 1511 SALE 1289 1511 SALE 1100 1511 SALE 1087 1511 SALE 830 1511 SALE 800 1511 SALE 800 1511 SALE 770 1511 SALE 680 1511 SALE 513 1511 SALE 500 1511 SALE 400 1511 SALE 400 1511 SALE 341 1511 SALE 337 1511 SALE 300 1511 SALE 300 1511 SALE 262 1511 SALE 166 1511 SALE 126 1511 SALE 101 1511 PURCHASE 100 1511 PURCHASE 623 1511 PURCHASE 623 1511 PURCHASE 684 1511 PURCHASE 897 1511 PURCHASE 993 1511 PURCHASE 1100 1511 PURCHASE 1100 1511 PURCHASE 1210 1511 PURCHASE 1494 1511 PURCHASE 1494 1511 PURCHASE 2267 1511 SALE 4498 1512 SALE 1626 1512 SALE 1486 1512 SALE 1135 1512 SALE 1000 1512 SALE 801 1512 PURCHASE 64 1512 PURCHASE 66 1512 PURCHASE 141 1512 PURCHASE 192 1512 PURCHASE 339 1512 PURCHASE 800 1512 PURCHASE 1000 1512 PURCHASE 1000 1512 PURCHASE 1000 1512 PURCHASE 1058 1512 PURCHASE 1099 1512 PURCHASE 1100 1512 PURCHASE 1170 1512 PURCHASE 1171 1512 PURCHASE 1234 1512 PURCHASE 1234 1512 PURCHASE 1234 1512 PURCHASE 1234 1512 PURCHASE 1429 1512 PURCHASE 1609 1512 PURCHASE 1626 1512 PURCHASE 2509 1512 PURCHASE 2872 1512 PURCHASE 2947 1512 PURCHASE 3000 1512 PURCHASE 3229 1512 SALE 3150 1513 SALE 2044 1513 SALE 1959 1513 SALE 1908 1513 SALE 1737 1513 SALE 1644 1513 SALE 800 1513 SALE 695 1513 SALE 516 1513 SALE 500 1513 SALE 400 1513 SALE 4 1513 PURCHASE 100 1513 PURCHASE 500 1513 PURCHASE 500 1513 PURCHASE 500 1513 PURCHASE 800 1513 PURCHASE 800 1513 PURCHASE 1000 1513 PURCHASE 2000 1513 PURCHASE 2564 1513 SALE 3000 1514 SALE 2000 1514 SALE 1720 1514 SALE 400 1514 PURCHASE 393 1514 PURCHASE 650 1514 PURCHASE 800 1514 PURCHASE 800 1514 PURCHASE 2945 1514 PURCHASE 3223 1514 SALE 1200 1515 SALE 992 1515 SALE 458 1515 SALE 303 1515 SALE 195 1515 SALE 141 1515 SALE 100 1515 PURCHASE 100 1515 PURCHASE 1000 1515 PURCHASE 1100 1515 PURCHASE 1200 1515 PURCHASE 2304 1515 SALE 1444 1516 SALE 746 1516 SALE 609 1516 PURCHASE 21 1516 PURCHASE 54 1516 PURCHASE 182 1516 PURCHASE 738 1516 PURCHASE 746 1516 PURCHASE 818 1516 SALE 2500 1517 SALE 1324 1517 SALE 500 1517 SALE 400 1517 PURCHASE 600 1517 PURCHASE 900 1517 SALE 9881 1518 SALE 600 1518 SALE 600 1518 PURCHASE 77 1518 PURCHASE 89 1518 PURCHASE 100 1518 PURCHASE 128 1518 PURCHASE 227 1518 PURCHASE 263 1518 PURCHASE 336 1518 PURCHASE 384 1518 PURCHASE 421 1518 PURCHASE 519 1518 PURCHASE 600 1518 PURCHASE 800 1518 PURCHASE 864 1518 PURCHASE 1099 1518 PURCHASE 2546 1518 SALE 1000 1519 SALE 901 1519 SALE 900 1519 SALE 800 1519 SALE 600 1519 SALE 500 1519 SALE 400 1519 SALE 199 1519 SALE 183 1519 SALE 133 1519 SALE 89 1519 SALE 49 1519 SALE 49 1519 PURCHASE 4 1519 PURCHASE 12 1519 PURCHASE 100 1519 PURCHASE 153 1519 PURCHASE 762 1519 PURCHASE 842 1519 PURCHASE 901 1519 PURCHASE 1000 1519 PURCHASE 1000 1519 PURCHASE 1100 1519 PURCHASE 1100 1519 PURCHASE 1200 1519 PURCHASE 1279 1519 PURCHASE 1288 1519 PURCHASE 1800 1519 PURCHASE 1876 1519 PURCHASE 2558 1519 PURCHASE 2610 1519 SALE 2400 1520 SALE 2000 1520 SALE 1170 1520 SALE 1132 1520 SALE 1069 1520 SALE 730 1520 SALE 700 1520 SALE 600 1520 SALE 272 1520 SALE 194 1520 SALE 165 1520 SALE 139 1520 SALE 129 1520 SALE 100 1520 PURCHASE 22 1520 PURCHASE 427 1520 PURCHASE 700 1520 PURCHASE 1078 1520 PURCHASE 2400 1520 PURCHASE 2566 1520 SALE 1258 1521 SALE 1100 1521 PURCHASE 600 1521 PURCHASE 663 1521 PURCHASE 772 1521 PURCHASE 1228 1521 PURCHASE 2400 1521 PURCHASE 2400 1521 PURCHASE 2400 1521 PURCHASE 2708 1521 PURCHASE 4000 1521 SALE 3271 1522 SALE 500 1522 SALE 183 1522 SALE 16 1522 PURCHASE 195 1522 PURCHASE 270 1522 PURCHASE 725 1522 PURCHASE 1700 1522 PURCHASE 1730 1522 PURCHASE 1850 1522 SALE 499 1523 SALE 453 1523 SALE 448 1523 PURCHASE 800 1523 PURCHASE 1000 1523 SALE 1059 1524 SALE 41 1524 PURCHASE 120 1524 PURCHASE 564 1524 PURCHASE 600 1524 PURCHASE 800 1524 PURCHASE 816 1524 SALE 2000 1525 SALE 2000 1525 SALE 700 1525 SALE 556 1525 SALE 342 1525 SALE 149 1525 SALE 140 1525 SALE 55 1525 PURCHASE 500 1525 PURCHASE 552 1525 PURCHASE 754 1525 PURCHASE 820 1525 PURCHASE 900 1525 PURCHASE 1027 1525 PURCHASE 1173 1525 PURCHASE 1428 1525 SALE 1915 1526 SALE 1753 1526 SALE 1600 1526 SALE 1200 1526 SALE 1200 1526 SALE 900 1526 SALE 800 1526 SALE 723 1526 SALE 600 1526 SALE 577 1526 SALE 552 1526 SALE 485 1526 SALE 263 1526 SALE 181 1526 SALE 120 1526 SALE 115 1526 SALE 97 1526 SALE 66 1526 PURCHASE 24 1526 PURCHASE 27 1526 PURCHASE 500 1526 PURCHASE 750 1526 PURCHASE 950 1526 PURCHASE 1000 1526 PURCHASE 1100 1526 PURCHASE 1300 1526 PURCHASE 1600 1526 PURCHASE 2000 1526 PURCHASE 2107 1526 PURCHASE 2400 1526 SALE 2463 1527 SALE 2274 1527 SALE 2000 1527 SALE 1672 1527 SALE 800 1527 SALE 689 1527 SALE 466 1527 SALE 437 1527 SALE 168 1527 SALE 45 1527 SALE 32 1527 SALE 26 1527 PURCHASE 22 1527 PURCHASE 34 1527 PURCHASE 131 1527 PURCHASE 255 1527 PURCHASE 276 1527 PURCHASE 624 1527 PURCHASE 866 1527 PURCHASE 1069 1527 PURCHASE 1200 1527 PURCHASE 1412 1527 PURCHASE 1568 1527 PURCHASE 2000 1527 PURCHASE 2900 1527 SALE 1968 1528 SALE 1500 1528 SALE 1000 1528 SALE 900 1528 SALE 800 1528 SALE 676 1528 SALE 500 1528 SALE 493 1528 SALE 332 1528 SALE 243 1528 SALE 49 1528 SALE 32 1528 PURCHASE 760 1528 PURCHASE 800 1528 PURCHASE 800 1528 PURCHASE 840 1528 PURCHASE 3413 1528 SALE 2698 1529 SALE 2000 1529 SALE 1580 1529 SALE 1100 1529 SALE 1100 1529 SALE 945 1529 SALE 500 1529 SALE 442 1529 SALE 355 1529 SALE 277 1529 SALE 223 1529 SALE 203 1529 SALE 75 1529 SALE 2 1529 PURCHASE 160 1529 PURCHASE 307 1529 PURCHASE 404 1529 PURCHASE 500 1529 PURCHASE 500 1529 PURCHASE 600 1529 PURCHASE 667 1529 PURCHASE 700 1529 PURCHASE 800 1529 PURCHASE 1048 1529 PURCHASE 1100 1529 PURCHASE 1100 1529 PURCHASE 1200 1529 PURCHASE 1300 1529 PURCHASE 1626 1529 PURCHASE 2000 1529 SALE 1700 1530 SALE 1294 1530 SALE 1000 1530 SALE 900 1530 SALE 800 1530 SALE 800 1530 SALE 700 1530 SALE 600 1530 SALE 406 1530 PURCHASE 100 1530 PURCHASE 100 1530 PURCHASE 300 1530 PURCHASE 374 1530 PURCHASE 500 1530 PURCHASE 700 1530 PURCHASE 800 1530 PURCHASE 826 1530 PURCHASE 1600 1530 PURCHASE 1600 1530 PURCHASE 2300 1530 SALE 2000 1531 SALE 1900 1531 SALE 1100 1531 SALE 899 1531 SALE 500 1531 SALE 464 1531 SALE 247 1531 SALE 1 1531 PURCHASE 100 1531 PURCHASE 600 1531 PURCHASE 1000 1531 PURCHASE 1000 1531 PURCHASE 1900 1531 SALE 1700 1532 SALE 614 1532 SALE 168 1532 SALE 118 1532 PURCHASE 700 1532 PURCHASE 1000 1532 PURCHASE 2400 1532 PURCHASE 3100 1532 SALE 5000 1533 SALE 1000 1533 SALE 700 1533 SALE 213 1533 PURCHASE 231 1533 PURCHASE 797 1533 PURCHASE 800 1533 PURCHASE 1103 1533 PURCHASE 1669 1533 PURCHASE 2200 1533 PURCHASE 2400 1533 SALE 2000 1534 SALE 1200 1534 SALE 1000 1534 PURCHASE 1 1534 PURCHASE 32 1534 PURCHASE 668 1534 PURCHASE 999 1534 PURCHASE 1200 1534 PURCHASE 1900 1534 PURCHASE 500 1535 PURCHASE 600 1535 PURCHASE 600 1535 PURCHASE 1100 1535 PURCHASE 1100 1535 SALE 780 1536 SALE 600 1536 SALE 136 1536 SALE 120 1536 SALE 50 1536 SALE 14 1536 PURCHASE 800 1536 PURCHASE 1936 1536 SALE 2100 1537 SALE 2007 1537 SALE 2000 1537 SALE 500 1537 SALE 50 1537 SALE 28 1537 PURCHASE 479 1537 PURCHASE 1521 1537 PURCHASE 2000 1537 PURCHASE 2000 1537 PURCHASE 3313 1537 SALE 2000 1538 SALE 2000 1538 SALE 2000 1538 SALE 331 1538 SALE 85 1538 SALE 2400 1539 SALE 1659 1539 SALE 1642 1539 SALE 1600 1539 SALE 1234 1539 SALE 1210 1539 SALE 1111 1539 SALE 679 1539 SALE 442 1539 SALE 421 1539 SALE 400 1539 SALE 282 1539 SALE 240 1539 SALE 195 1539 SALE 166 1539 SALE 152 1539 SALE 143 1539 SALE 114 1539 SALE 100 1539 SALE 100 1539 SALE 76 1539 SALE 56 1539 SALE 52 1539 SALE 49 1539 PURCHASE 951 1539 PURCHASE 1700 1539 SALE 2400 1540 SALE 2179 1540 SALE 2000 1540 SALE 1627 1540 SALE 1409 1540 SALE 1389 1540 SALE 1385 1540 SALE 1259 1540 SALE 1088 1540 SALE 1000 1540 SALE 846 1540 SALE 795 1540 SALE 654 1540 SALE 640 1540 SALE 600 1540 SALE 500 1540 SALE 412 1540 SALE 401 1540 SALE 297 1540 SALE 271 1540 SALE 267 1540 SALE 213 1540 SALE 192 1540 SALE 143 1540 SALE 89 1540 SALE 86 1540 SALE 79 1540 SALE 20 1540 PURCHASE 26 1540 PURCHASE 27 1540 PURCHASE 49 1540 PURCHASE 107 1540 PURCHASE 470 1540 PURCHASE 761 1540 PURCHASE 830 1540 PURCHASE 873 1540 PURCHASE 876 1540 PURCHASE 893 1540 PURCHASE 1100 1540 PURCHASE 1100 1540 PURCHASE 1214 1540 PURCHASE 1524 1540 PURCHASE 1574 1540 PURCHASE 1800 1540 PURCHASE 1851 1540 PURCHASE 2041 1540 PURCHASE 2400 1540 PURCHASE 2486 1540 SALE 2537 1541 SALE 2400 1541 SALE 1200 1541 SALE 1000 1541 SALE 500 1541 SALE 212 1541 SALE 169 1541 SALE 132 1541 SALE 126 1541 SALE 100 1541 SALE 48 1541 SALE 31 1541 PURCHASE 400 1541 PURCHASE 500 1541 PURCHASE 700 1541 PURCHASE 794 1541 PURCHASE 820 1541 PURCHASE 2675 1541 SALE 1999 1542 SALE 1581 1542 SALE 1127 1542 SALE 1019 1542 SALE 648 1542 SALE 506 1542 SALE 500 1542 SALE 500 1542 SALE 494 1542 SALE 89 1542 SALE 1 1542 PURCHASE 300 1542 PURCHASE 757 1542 PURCHASE 956 1542 PURCHASE 1000 1542 PURCHASE 1691 1542 PURCHASE 2000 1542 PURCHASE 4396 1542 SALE 4000 1543 SALE 4000 1543 SALE 2971 1543 SALE 2467 1543 SALE 2387 1543 SALE 1877 1543 SALE 1800 1543 SALE 1700 1543 SALE 1300 1543 SALE 1100 1543 SALE 914 1543 SALE 675 1543 SALE 242 1543 SALE 135 1543 SALE 87 1543 SALE 49 1543 SALE 43 1543 SALE 36 1543 SALE 10 1543 SALE 2 1543 PURCHASE 26 1543 PURCHASE 909 1543 PURCHASE 965 1543 PURCHASE 1300 1543 PURCHASE 1300 1543 PURCHASE 1300 1543 PURCHASE 1688 1543 PURCHASE 1700 1543 PURCHASE 1800 1543 PURCHASE 2045 1543 PURCHASE 2291 1543 PURCHASE 2400 1543 PURCHASE 3400 1543 SALE 1704 1544 SALE 1580 1544 SALE 1572 1544 SALE 1022 1544 SALE 1000 1544 SALE 1000 1544 SALE 1000 1544 SALE 800 1544 SALE 540 1544 SALE 500 1544 SALE 384 1544 SALE 60 1544 PURCHASE 1400 1544 SALE 2887 1545 SALE 2368 1545 SALE 1829 1545 SALE 1814 1545 SALE 1591 1545 SALE 1513 1545 SALE 1000 1545 SALE 1000 1545 SALE 850 1545 SALE 700 1545 SALE 653 1545 SALE 600 1545 SALE 551 1545 SALE 409 1545 SALE 282 1545 SALE 232 1545 SALE 201 1545 SALE 199 1545 SALE 182 1545 SALE 171 1545 SALE 47 1545 PURCHASE 41 1545 PURCHASE 175 1545 PURCHASE 442 1545 PURCHASE 621 1545 PURCHASE 780 1545 PURCHASE 880 1545 PURCHASE 958 1545 PURCHASE 1000 1545 PURCHASE 1000 1545 PURCHASE 1024 1545 PURCHASE 1100 1545 PURCHASE 1121 1545 PURCHASE 1145 1545 PURCHASE 1325 1545 PURCHASE 1384 1545 PURCHASE 1859 1545 SALE 2000 1546 SALE 902 1546 SALE 600 1546 SALE 179 1546 PURCHASE 200 1546 PURCHASE 600 1546 PURCHASE 1000 1546 SALE 7649 1547 SALE 2699 1547 SALE 2047 1547 SALE 1340 1547 PURCHASE 39 1547 PURCHASE 500 1547 PURCHASE 648 1547 PURCHASE 804 1547 PURCHASE 847 1547 PURCHASE 1114 1547 PURCHASE 1178 1547 PURCHASE 1818 1547 SALE 3200 1548 SALE 3200 1548 SALE 2733 1548 SALE 2697 1548 SALE 1656 1548 SALE 677 1548 SALE 500 1548 SALE 400 1548 SALE 385 1548 SALE 332 1548 SALE 100 1548 PURCHASE 12 1548 PURCHASE 100 1548 PURCHASE 261 1548 PURCHASE 323 1548 PURCHASE 500 1548 PURCHASE 600 1548 PURCHASE 600 1548 PURCHASE 600 1548 PURCHASE 677 1548 PURCHASE 700 1548 PURCHASE 700 1548 PURCHASE 734 1548 PURCHASE 990 1548 PURCHASE 1003 1548 PURCHASE 1100 1548 PURCHASE 1564 1548 PURCHASE 1763 1548 PURCHASE 1816 1548 PURCHASE 2000 1548 PURCHASE 2000 1548 PURCHASE 2699 1548 PURCHASE 3132 1548 PURCHASE 4993 1548 PURCHASE 7886 1548 SALE 2697 1549 SALE 1409 1549 SALE 1000 1549 SALE 812 1549 SALE 326 1549 SALE 262 1549 PURCHASE 72 1549 PURCHASE 400 1549 PURCHASE 600 1549 PURCHASE 1446 1549 PURCHASE 1500 1549 PURCHASE 1500 1549 PURCHASE 1664 1549 PURCHASE 2265 1549 PURCHASE 4000 1549 SALE 7494 1550 SALE 2300 1550 SALE 2200 1550 SALE 1200 1550 SALE 1001 1550 SALE 1000 1550 SALE 1000 1550 SALE 800 1550 SALE 791 1550 SALE 701 1550 SALE 648 1550 SALE 193 1550 SALE 193 1550 SALE 81 1550 PURCHASE 9 1550 PURCHASE 16 1550 PURCHASE 161 1550 PURCHASE 465 1550 PURCHASE 600 1550 PURCHASE 601 1550 PURCHASE 800 1550 PURCHASE 800 1550 PURCHASE 891 1550 PURCHASE 1000 1550 PURCHASE 1100 1550 PURCHASE 1200 1550 PURCHASE 1300 1550 PURCHASE 1600 1550 PURCHASE 3500 1550 PURCHASE 5000 1550 SALE 3186 1551 SALE 2400 1551 SALE 2300 1551 SALE 1500 1551 SALE 1500 1551 SALE 1200 1551 SALE 1000 1551 SALE 900 1551 SALE 800 1551 SALE 700 1551 SALE 600 1551 SALE 399 1551 SALE 210 1551 SALE 15 1551 PURCHASE 35 1551 PURCHASE 46 1551 PURCHASE 50 1551 PURCHASE 83 1551 PURCHASE 105 1551 PURCHASE 162 1551 PURCHASE 465 1551 PURCHASE 496 1551 PURCHASE 500 1551 PURCHASE 500 1551 PURCHASE 600 1551 PURCHASE 600 1551 PURCHASE 700 1551 PURCHASE 754 1551 PURCHASE 850 1551 PURCHASE 938 1551 PURCHASE 1012 1551 PURCHASE 1020 1551 PURCHASE 1400 1551 PURCHASE 1983 1551 PURCHASE 2000 1551 PURCHASE 2400 1551 SALE 3243 1552 SALE 2305 1552 SALE 2000 1552 SALE 1800 1552 SALE 1600 1552 SALE 1408 1552 SALE 1100 1552 SALE 1100 1552 SALE 1000 1552 SALE 1000 1552 SALE 1000 1552 SALE 400 1552 SALE 223 1552 SALE 100 1552 SALE 90 1552 PURCHASE 61 1552 PURCHASE 200 1552 PURCHASE 900 1552 PURCHASE 1000 1552 PURCHASE 1000 1552 SALE 2000 1553 SALE 1030 1553 SALE 25 1553 PURCHASE 7 1553 PURCHASE 228 1553 PURCHASE 345 1553 PURCHASE 465 1553 PURCHASE 1100 1553 PURCHASE 1100 1553 PURCHASE 1100 1553 PURCHASE 1100 1553 PURCHASE 1500 1553 PURCHASE 2678 1553 PURCHASE 2935 1553 PURCHASE 2400 1554 PURCHASE 228 1555 PURCHASE 228 1555 PURCHASE 280 1555 PURCHASE 300 1555 PURCHASE 300 1555 PURCHASE 455 1555 PURCHASE 3000 1555 PURCHASE 4215 1555 PURCHASE 5756 1555 PURCHASE 6000 1555 PURCHASE 6000 1555 PURCHASE 8039 1555 TOTAL PURCHASES 692,061 TOTAL SALES 685,901 (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 13 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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