29th Jan 2008 14:52
UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited29 January 2008 This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement reference 3641Mreleased at 11:32 on 23 January 2008. Amendment made to section 3(a). All otherinformation remains unchanged. 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 South Africa (Pty) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD ordinary Date of dealing 22nd January 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 304,739 0.01% 695,837 0.03% (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 304,739 0.01% 695,837 0.03% (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 than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total - - (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details N/A - 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/ Number of Price per unitSale securities (Note 4) Purchase 8927 17179.00Purchase 4303 17180.00Purchase 4303 17180.00Purchase 252 17225.00Purchase 292 17250.00Purchase 4000 17250.00Purchase 11227 17275.00Purchase 4576 17275.00Purchase 1000 17299.00Purchase 289 17300.00Purchase 211 17300.00Purchase 5000 17300.00Purchase 9356 17300.00Purchase 9662 17300.00Purchase 4858 17368.00Purchase 8000 17368.00Purchase 3550 17368.00Purchase 4592 17368.00Purchase 9000 17368.00Purchase 6500 17400.00Purchase 200 17400.00Purchase 5000 17400.00Purchase 5000 17400.00Purchase 7000 17400.00Purchase 4000 17400.00Purchase 15000 17400.00Purchase 17300 17400.00Purchase 7000 17450.00Purchase 1982 17450.00Purchase 100 17450.00Purchase 8000 17450.00Purchase 2857 17450.00Purchase 5000 17450.00Purchase 3438 17450.00Purchase 9799 17450.00Purchase 2000 17450.00Purchase 2824 17450.00Purchase 7000 17450.00Purchase 15087 17450.00Purchase 3771 17450.00Purchase 1093 17480.00Purchase 48907 17500.00Purchase 2000 17699.00Purchase 400 17700.00Purchase 5000 17700.00Purchase 5000 17700.00Purchase 5000 17700.00Purchase 5000 17700.00Purchase 5000 17700.00Purchase 5300 17700.00Purchase 10000 17700.00Purchase 7300 17700.00Purchase 150 16531.00Purchase 9000 16531.00Purchase 9000 16650.00Purchase 130 16650.00Purchase 20 16650.00Purchase 4264 17153.00Purchase 4886 17153.00Purchase 7 17181.00Purchase 3200 17181.00Purchase 63 17181.00Purchase 4880 17181.00Purchase 1000 17181.00Purchase 2666 17255.00Purchase 1960 17255.00Purchase 4524 17255.00Purchase 3000 17260.00Purchase 6150 17260.00Purchase 27 17400.00Purchase 2000 17400.00Purchase 2000 17400.00Purchase 4920 17400.00Purchase 200 17400.00Purchase 3 17400.00Purchase 2800 17401.00Purchase 6350 17401.00Purchase 1026 17402.00Purchase 1577 17402.00Purchase 4000 17402.00Purchase 547 17402.00Purchase 2000 17402.00Purchase 8650 17421.00Purchase 500 17421.00Purchase 9150 17451.00Purchase 5000 17546.00Purchase 4150 17546.00Purchase 7600 17549.00Purchase 1550 17549.00Purchase 5000 17550.00Purchase 1944 17550.00Purchase 2206 17550.00Purchase 251 17570.00Purchase 7899 17571.00Purchase 1000 17571.00Purchase 9150 17610.00Purchase 1000 17700.00Purchase 1242 17700.00Purchase 4000 17700.00Purchase 2508 17700.00Purchase 400 17700.00Purchase 9000 17800.00Purchase 150 17800.00Purchase 1600 17899.00Purchase 1260 17899.00Purchase 27 17899.00Purchase 6263 17899.00Purchase 9150 17950.00Purchase 2951 17999.00Purchase 199 18000.00Purchase 6000 18000.00Purchase 9150 18027.00Sale 3519 16508.00Sale 4000 16508.00Sale 1226 16672.00Sale 963 16672.00Sale 1012 16699.00Sale 2037 16699.00Sale 551 16749.00Sale 1951 16749.00Sale 1619 16749.00Sale 708 16749.00Sale 2000 16749.00Sale 1470 16749.00Sale 1360 16749.00Sale 1360 16750.00Sale 1156 16750.00Sale 872 16756.00Sale 872 16756.00Sale 924 16756.00Sale 843 16756.00Sale 1033 16756.00Sale 1642 16756.00Sale 269 16756.00Sale 840 16756.00Sale 1030 16756.00Sale 877 16756.00Sale 162 16756.00Sale 25704 16780.00Sale 5729 17170.00Sale 535 17180.00Sale 10000 17190.00Sale 2000 17200.00Sale 2000 17200.00Sale 1757 17200.00Sale 2000 17200.00Sale 2000 17200.00Sale 6332 17200.00Sale 833 17200.00Sale 9988 17210.00Sale 3000 17213.00Sale 973 17230.00Sale 12 17230.00Sale 1000 17230.00Sale 167 17230.00Sale 1000 17230.00Sale 1000 17230.00Sale 988 17230.00Sale 1000 17230.00Sale 833 17230.00Sale 8000 17300.00Sale 6950 17300.00Sale 5827 17300.00Sale 5000 17300.00Sale 1720 17300.00Sale 19356 17330.00Sale 456 17175.00Sale 900 17175.00Sale 1873 17175.00Sale 5000 17175.00Sale 10000 17175.00Sale 3000 17175.00Sale 3028 17175.00Sale 2743 17175.00Sale 3000 17175.00Sale 1000 17175.00Sale 3000 17175.00Sale 3000 17175.00Sale 3000 17175.00Sale 5000 17175.00Sale 5000 17175.00Sale 5502 17200.00Sale 1140 17200.00Sale 300 17200.00Sale 450 17200.00Sale 5506 17200.00Sale 500 17300.00Sale 3500 17310.00Sale 200 17400.00Sale 17300 17400.00Sale 9000 17410.00Sale 8000 17450.00Sale 6883 17450.00Sale 100 17450.00Sale 4000 17450.00Sale 3000 17450.00Sale 10000 17450.00Sale 5867 17450.00Sale 137 17450.00Sale 7000 17450.00Sale 8000 17450.00Sale 8000 17450.00Sale 10000 17450.00Sale 500 17450.00Sale 6229 17450.00Sale 9971 17450.00Sale 9150 17451.00Sale 9172 17451.00Sale 50 17451.00Sale 9306 17451.00Sale 3000 17460.00Sale 500 17460.00Sale 300 17461.00Sale 500 17490.00Sale 8863 17501.00Sale 8278 16900.00Sale 872 16900.00Sale 9356 17200.00Sale 9356 17300.00Sale 500 17342.00Sale 200 17342.00Sale 500 17342.00Sale 400 17342.00Sale 2012 17342.00Sale 4000 17342.00Sale 500 17342.00Sale 1244 17342.00Sale 4631 17390.00Sale 4725 17390.00Sale 2594 17475.00Sale 6762 17475.00Sale 16841 17612.00 Total Purchases 523,556 Total Sales 454,697 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD - - - - (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) - - - - - - - (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) - - - (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) - - - 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 23nd January 2008 Contact name MICHAEL SOLARIN Telephone number 0027 11 322 7860 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC AND BHP BILLITON LIMITED Nature of connection (Note 9) CONNECTED ADVISOR 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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