26th Feb 2008 11:46
UBS AG (EPT)26 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 25 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 9,481,108 0.43% 7,267,881 0.33%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,481,108 0.43% 7,267,881 0.33% (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 2000 1605 pence SALE 1900 1605 SALE 1000 1605 SALE 1100 1607 SALE 1000 1607 SALE 800 1607 SALE 638 1607 SALE 500 1607 SALE 300 1607 SALE 62 1607 PURCHASE 103 1607 PURCHASE 771 1607 PURCHASE 800 1607 PURCHASE 800 1607 PURCHASE 800 1607 PURCHASE 1000 1607 PURCHASE 1000 1607 PURCHASE 1000 1607 SALE 1300 1608 SALE 900 1608 PURCHASE 500 1608 PURCHASE 500 1608 PURCHASE 1700 1608 PURCHASE 1900 1608 SALE 1327 1609 SALE 1000 1609 PURCHASE 187 1609 PURCHASE 313 1609 PURCHASE 474 1609 PURCHASE 600 1609 PURCHASE 673 1609 PURCHASE 953 1609 PURCHASE 1000 1609 PURCHASE 1600 1609 PURCHASE 2766 1609 SALE 2500 1610 SALE 2500 1610 SALE 1800 1610 SALE 1700 1610 SALE 1130 1610 SALE 1057 1610 SALE 900 1610 SALE 880 1610 SALE 794 1610 SALE 756 1610 SALE 400 1610 SALE 399 1610 SALE 394 1610 SALE 300 1610 SALE 294 1610 SALE 44 1610 SALE 27 1610 SALE 12 1610 SALE 6 1610 SALE 1 1610 PURCHASE 209 1610 PURCHASE 1173 1610 PURCHASE 1200 1610 PURCHASE 1413 1610 PURCHASE 2373 1610 PURCHASE 2633 1610 SALE 2443 1611 SALE 2400 1611 SALE 1400 1611 SALE 1000 1611 SALE 1000 1611 SALE 969 1611 SALE 700 1611 SALE 681 1611 SALE 669 1611 SALE 600 1611 SALE 431 1611 SALE 400 1611 SALE 400 1611 SALE 400 1611 SALE 400 1611 SALE 281 1611 PURCHASE 310 1611 PURCHASE 386 1611 PURCHASE 400 1611 PURCHASE 572 1611 PURCHASE 800 1611 PURCHASE 800 1611 PURCHASE 800 1611 PURCHASE 1000 1611 PURCHASE 1100 1611 PURCHASE 1200 1611 PURCHASE 1200 1611 SALE 4000 1612 SALE 2000 1612 SALE 1899 1612 SALE 1436 1612 SALE 1200 1612 SALE 1000 1612 SALE 700 1612 PURCHASE 1 1612 PURCHASE 78 1612 PURCHASE 94 1612 PURCHASE 405 1612 PURCHASE 500 1612 PURCHASE 500 1612 PURCHASE 767 1612 PURCHASE 800 1612 PURCHASE 1042 1612 PURCHASE 1100 1612 PURCHASE 1399 1612 PURCHASE 1628 1612 SALE 2060 1613 SALE 1324 1613 SALE 899 1613 SALE 400 1613 PURCHASE 115 1613 PURCHASE 141 1613 PURCHASE 250 1613 PURCHASE 344 1613 PURCHASE 397 1613 PURCHASE 600 1613 PURCHASE 600 1613 PURCHASE 659 1613 PURCHASE 1173 1613 PURCHASE 1200 1613 PURCHASE 2300 1613 PURCHASE 4000 1613 PURCHASE 4699 1613 SALE 6352 1614 SALE 2000 1614 SALE 1700 1614 SALE 1498 1614 SALE 1300 1614 SALE 1000 1614 SALE 1000 1614 SALE 1000 1614 SALE 1000 1614 SALE 1000 1614 SALE 1000 1614 SALE 1000 1614 SALE 1000 1614 SALE 912 1614 SALE 900 1614 SALE 800 1614 SALE 684 1614 SALE 678 1614 SALE 617 1614 SALE 536 1614 SALE 500 1614 SALE 500 1614 SALE 500 1614 SALE 478 1614 SALE 387 1614 SALE 380 1614 SALE 264 1614 SALE 228 1614 SALE 142 1614 SALE 97 1614 PURCHASE 1 1614 PURCHASE 9 1614 PURCHASE 22 1614 PURCHASE 88 1614 PURCHASE 100 1614 PURCHASE 100 1614 PURCHASE 135 1614 PURCHASE 241 1614 PURCHASE 302 1614 PURCHASE 331 1614 PURCHASE 536 1614 PURCHASE 599 1614 PURCHASE 600 1614 PURCHASE 649 1614 PURCHASE 671 1614 PURCHASE 678 1614 PURCHASE 702 1614 PURCHASE 880 1614 PURCHASE 898 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1007 1614 PURCHASE 1069 1614 PURCHASE 1091 1614 PURCHASE 1100 1614 PURCHASE 2300 1614 SALE 4000 1615 SALE 3488 1615 SALE 3100 1615 SALE 3000 1615 SALE 2399 1615 SALE 2180 1615 SALE 1800 1615 SALE 1431 1615 SALE 1300 1615 SALE 1250 1615 SALE 1200 1615 SALE 1175 1615 SALE 1150 1615 SALE 1008 1615 SALE 1000 1615 SALE 1000 1615 SALE 1000 1615 SALE 1000 1615 SALE 800 1615 SALE 800 1615 SALE 750 1615 SALE 720 1615 SALE 700 1615 SALE 585 1615 SALE 533 1615 SALE 500 1615 SALE 478 1615 SALE 473 1615 SALE 418 1615 SALE 297 1615 SALE 199 1615 SALE 158 1615 SALE 92 1615 SALE 92 1615 SALE 60 1615 SALE 58 1615 PURCHASE 109 1615 PURCHASE 113 1615 PURCHASE 125 1615 PURCHASE 183 1615 PURCHASE 185 1615 PURCHASE 200 1615 PURCHASE 300 1615 PURCHASE 487 1615 PURCHASE 500 1615 PURCHASE 500 1615 PURCHASE 500 1615 PURCHASE 500 1615 PURCHASE 500 1615 PURCHASE 600 1615 PURCHASE 612 1615 PURCHASE 655 1615 PURCHASE 720 1615 PURCHASE 750 1615 PURCHASE 800 1615 PURCHASE 805 1615 PURCHASE 880 1615 PURCHASE 1152 1615 PURCHASE 1177 1615 PURCHASE 1248 1615 PURCHASE 2000 1615 PURCHASE 2423 1615 PURCHASE 2800 1615 PURCHASE 3200 1615 SALE 2000 1616 SALE 2000 1616 SALE 1731 1616 SALE 1700 1616 SALE 1495 1616 SALE 1400 1616 SALE 1208 1616 SALE 1200 1616 SALE 1100 1616 SALE 1057 1616 SALE 1000 1616 SALE 1000 1616 SALE 1000 1616 SALE 1000 1616 SALE 853 1616 SALE 800 1616 SALE 800 1616 SALE 702 1616 SALE 650 1616 SALE 500 1616 SALE 500 1616 SALE 418 1616 SALE 43 1616 SALE 1 1616 PURCHASE 162 1616 PURCHASE 200 1616 PURCHASE 200 1616 PURCHASE 206 1616 PURCHASE 235 1616 PURCHASE 400 1616 PURCHASE 460 1616 PURCHASE 500 1616 PURCHASE 500 1616 PURCHASE 500 1616 PURCHASE 500 1616 PURCHASE 540 1616 PURCHASE 600 1616 PURCHASE 652 1616 PURCHASE 700 1616 PURCHASE 750 1616 PURCHASE 809 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1047 1616 PURCHASE 1200 1616 PURCHASE 1800 1616 PURCHASE 1900 1616 PURCHASE 2000 1616 PURCHASE 2564 1616 PURCHASE 2568 1616 PURCHASE 3000 1616 PURCHASE 5001 1616 PURCHASE 6630 1616 SALE 2200 1617 SALE 1642 1617 SALE 1200 1617 SALE 1200 1617 SALE 1000 1617 SALE 1000 1617 SALE 800 1617 SALE 500 1617 SALE 487 1617 SALE 446 1617 SALE 163 1617 SALE 99 1617 SALE 81 1617 SALE 78 1617 SALE 8 1617 PURCHASE 1 1617 PURCHASE 23 1617 PURCHASE 28 1617 PURCHASE 76 1617 PURCHASE 164 1617 PURCHASE 300 1617 PURCHASE 418 1617 PURCHASE 781 1617 PURCHASE 800 1617 PURCHASE 827 1617 PURCHASE 900 1617 PURCHASE 977 1617 PURCHASE 1000 1617 PURCHASE 1000 1617 PURCHASE 1000 1617 PURCHASE 1000 1617 PURCHASE 1000 1617 PURCHASE 1177 1617 PURCHASE 1424 1617 PURCHASE 1538 1617 PURCHASE 1568 1617 PURCHASE 2423 1617 PURCHASE 2464 1617 PURCHASE 2710 1617 PURCHASE 3000 1617 PURCHASE 4000 1617 SALE 4315 1618 SALE 2500 1618 SALE 2476 1618 SALE 2000 1618 SALE 2000 1618 SALE 2000 1618 SALE 2000 1618 SALE 2000 1618 SALE 1895 1618 SALE 1876 1618 SALE 1600 1618 SALE 1400 1618 SALE 1300 1618 SALE 1200 1618 SALE 1000 1618 SALE 1000 1618 SALE 1000 1618 SALE 1000 1618 SALE 933 1618 SALE 895 1618 SALE 882 1618 SALE 882 1618 SALE 800 1618 SALE 700 1618 SALE 573 1618 SALE 500 1618 SALE 336 1618 SALE 302 1618 SALE 298 1618 SALE 228 1618 SALE 228 1618 SALE 217 1618 SALE 165 1618 SALE 164 1618 SALE 155 1618 SALE 130 1618 SALE 120 1618 SALE 44 1618 SALE 11 1618 PURCHASE 46 1618 PURCHASE 140 1618 PURCHASE 142 1618 PURCHASE 185 1618 PURCHASE 201 1618 PURCHASE 268 1618 PURCHASE 309 1618 PURCHASE 360 1618 PURCHASE 500 1618 PURCHASE 500 1618 PURCHASE 584 1618 PURCHASE 632 1618 PURCHASE 700 1618 PURCHASE 800 1618 PURCHASE 800 1618 PURCHASE 854 1618 PURCHASE 921 1618 PURCHASE 929 1618 PURCHASE 1000 1618 PURCHASE 1000 1618 PURCHASE 1000 1618 PURCHASE 1000 1618 PURCHASE 1102 1618 PURCHASE 1255 1618 PURCHASE 1304 1618 PURCHASE 1400 1618 PURCHASE 1400 1618 PURCHASE 2000 1618 SALE 5250 1619 SALE 3643 1619 SALE 1546 1619 SALE 1300 1619 SALE 1000 1619 SALE 1000 1619 SALE 1000 1619 SALE 1000 1619 SALE 1000 1619 SALE 1000 1619 SALE 700 1619 SALE 650 1619 SALE 648 1619 SALE 648 1619 SALE 500 1619 SALE 200 1619 SALE 179 1619 SALE 174 1619 SALE 116 1619 PURCHASE 24 1619 PURCHASE 60 1619 PURCHASE 66 1619 PURCHASE 89 1619 PURCHASE 105 1619 PURCHASE 163 1619 PURCHASE 248 1619 PURCHASE 276 1619 PURCHASE 311 1619 PURCHASE 400 1619 PURCHASE 500 1619 PURCHASE 500 1619 PURCHASE 564 1619 PURCHASE 648 1619 PURCHASE 737 1619 PURCHASE 800 1619 PURCHASE 800 1619 PURCHASE 800 1619 PURCHASE 880 1619 PURCHASE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 1500 1619 PURCHASE 1500 1619 PURCHASE 2000 1619 PURCHASE 2540 1619 PURCHASE 2713 1619 PURCHASE 2912 1619 PURCHASE 4000 1619 PURCHASE 4000 1619 PURCHASE 4739 1619 PURCHASE 4764 1619 SALE 5586 1620 SALE 2719 1620 SALE 2500 1620 SALE 1936 1620 SALE 1895 1620 SALE 1829 1620 SALE 1720 1620 SALE 1600 1620 SALE 1500 1620 SALE 1285 1620 SALE 1200 1620 SALE 1200 1620 SALE 1000 1620 SALE 1000 1620 SALE 975 1620 SALE 880 1620 SALE 854 1620 SALE 740 1620 SALE 715 1620 SALE 700 1620 SALE 657 1620 SALE 581 1620 SALE 521 1620 SALE 500 1620 SALE 500 1620 SALE 500 1620 SALE 500 1620 SALE 500 1620 SALE 373 1620 SALE 371 1620 SALE 250 1620 SALE 236 1620 SALE 200 1620 SALE 162 1620 SALE 161 1620 SALE 127 1620 PURCHASE 50 1620 PURCHASE 122 1620 PURCHASE 258 1620 PURCHASE 378 1620 PURCHASE 460 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 564 1620 PURCHASE 635 1620 PURCHASE 676 1620 PURCHASE 700 1620 PURCHASE 750 1620 PURCHASE 1000 1620 PURCHASE 1300 1620 PURCHASE 1700 1620 PURCHASE 4000 1620 SALE 3716 1621 SALE 2281 1621 SALE 2038 1621 SALE 1668 1621 SALE 1601 1621 SALE 1557 1621 SALE 1557 1621 SALE 1200 1621 SALE 1200 1621 SALE 1200 1621 SALE 1000 1621 SALE 1000 1621 SALE 1000 1621 SALE 1000 1621 SALE 1000 1621 SALE 600 1621 SALE 520 1621 SALE 500 1621 SALE 500 1621 SALE 376 1621 SALE 269 1621 SALE 1 1621 SALE 1 1621 PURCHASE 29 1621 PURCHASE 70 1621 PURCHASE 300 1621 PURCHASE 300 1621 PURCHASE 314 1621 PURCHASE 386 1621 PURCHASE 407 1621 PURCHASE 500 1621 PURCHASE 500 1621 PURCHASE 500 1621 PURCHASE 546 1621 PURCHASE 551 1621 PURCHASE 700 1621 PURCHASE 711 1621 PURCHASE 981 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 1071 1621 PURCHASE 1105 1621 PURCHASE 1855 1621 PURCHASE 3551 1621 PURCHASE 4000 1621 SALE 4665 1622 SALE 3717 1622 SALE 2750 1622 SALE 2283 1622 SALE 1910 1622 SALE 1699 1622 SALE 1600 1622 SALE 1400 1622 SALE 1197 1622 SALE 1155 1622 SALE 1000 1622 SALE 998 1622 SALE 900 1622 SALE 864 1622 SALE 794 1622 SALE 747 1622 SALE 582 1622 SALE 500 1622 SALE 500 1622 SALE 500 1622 SALE 459 1622 SALE 375 1622 SALE 358 1622 SALE 254 1622 SALE 159 1622 SALE 142 1622 SALE 106 1622 SALE 100 1622 SALE 53 1622 PURCHASE 27 1622 PURCHASE 42 1622 PURCHASE 47 1622 PURCHASE 53 1622 PURCHASE 100 1622 PURCHASE 110 1622 PURCHASE 181 1622 PURCHASE 200 1622 PURCHASE 245 1622 PURCHASE 250 1622 PURCHASE 252 1622 PURCHASE 276 1622 PURCHASE 300 1622 PURCHASE 335 1622 PURCHASE 388 1622 PURCHASE 400 1622 PURCHASE 400 1622 PURCHASE 500 1622 PURCHASE 500 1622 PURCHASE 500 1622 PURCHASE 500 1622 PURCHASE 500 1622 PURCHASE 500 1622 PURCHASE 648 1622 PURCHASE 700 1622 PURCHASE 800 1622 PURCHASE 800 1622 PURCHASE 800 1622 PURCHASE 860 1622 PURCHASE 900 1622 PURCHASE 987 1622 PURCHASE 1000 1622 PURCHASE 1000 1622 PURCHASE 1000 1622 PURCHASE 1000 1622 PURCHASE 1000 1622 PURCHASE 1100 1622 PURCHASE 1100 1622 PURCHASE 1119 1622 PURCHASE 1200 1622 PURCHASE 1300 1622 PURCHASE 1400 1622 PURCHASE 1526 1622 PURCHASE 1600 1622 PURCHASE 2000 1622 PURCHASE 4000 1622 SALE 4000 1623 SALE 3927 1623 SALE 2135 1623 SALE 1927 1623 SALE 1748 1623 SALE 1706 1623 SALE 1300 1623 SALE 1025 1623 SALE 900 1623 SALE 871 1623 SALE 800 1623 SALE 700 1623 SALE 618 1623 SALE 610 1623 SALE 500 1623 SALE 500 1623 SALE 262 1623 SALE 180 1623 SALE 176 1623 SALE 158 1623 SALE 131 1623 SALE 42 1623 PURCHASE 1 1623 PURCHASE 26 1623 PURCHASE 45 1623 PURCHASE 105 1623 PURCHASE 105 1623 PURCHASE 122 1623 PURCHASE 174 1623 PURCHASE 198 1623 PURCHASE 200 1623 PURCHASE 202 1623 PURCHASE 272 1623 PURCHASE 288 1623 PURCHASE 363 1623 PURCHASE 400 1623 PURCHASE 454 1623 PURCHASE 498 1623 PURCHASE 500 1623 PURCHASE 880 1623 PURCHASE 956 1623 PURCHASE 1007 1623 PURCHASE 1079 1623 PURCHASE 1111 1623 PURCHASE 1200 1623 PURCHASE 1200 1623 PURCHASE 1400 1623 PURCHASE 1800 1623 PURCHASE 2839 1623 PURCHASE 2985 1623 SALE 6796 1624 SALE 5383 1624 SALE 4138 1624 SALE 3161 1624 SALE 2824 1624 SALE 2544 1624 SALE 2394 1624 SALE 1600 1624 SALE 1600 1624 SALE 1466 1624 SALE 1300 1624 SALE 1100 1624 SALE 1000 1624 SALE 1000 1624 SALE 900 1624 SALE 880 1624 SALE 800 1624 SALE 800 1624 SALE 729 1624 SALE 710 1624 SALE 660 1624 SALE 653 1624 SALE 440 1624 SALE 401 1624 SALE 252 1624 SALE 235 1624 SALE 220 1624 SALE 180 1624 SALE 164 1624 SALE 47 1624 SALE 42 1624 SALE 42 1624 PURCHASE 73 1624 PURCHASE 193 1624 PURCHASE 300 1624 PURCHASE 320 1624 PURCHASE 400 1624 PURCHASE 500 1624 PURCHASE 612 1624 PURCHASE 800 1624 PURCHASE 800 1624 PURCHASE 840 1624 PURCHASE 900 1624 PURCHASE 900 1624 PURCHASE 1100 1624 PURCHASE 1600 1624 PURCHASE 1600 1624 PURCHASE 1600 1624 PURCHASE 1740 1624 PURCHASE 3049 1624 PURCHASE 4000 1624 PURCHASE 5000 1624 PURCHASE 9236 1624 SALE 5988 1625 SALE 3667 1625 SALE 3128 1625 SALE 2795 1625 SALE 1895 1625 SALE 1600 1625 SALE 1571 1625 SALE 1424 1625 SALE 1200 1625 SALE 1200 1625 SALE 1072 1625 SALE 1000 1625 SALE 800 1625 SALE 793 1625 SALE 700 1625 SALE 700 1625 SALE 700 1625 SALE 600 1625 SALE 600 1625 SALE 600 1625 SALE 569 1625 SALE 468 1625 SALE 456 1625 SALE 441 1625 SALE 207 1625 SALE 200 1625 SALE 165 1625 SALE 159 1625 SALE 129 1625 SALE 107 1625 SALE 75 1625 SALE 59 1625 SALE 25 1625 PURCHASE 7 1625 PURCHASE 16 1625 PURCHASE 58 1625 PURCHASE 100 1625 PURCHASE 100 1625 PURCHASE 105 1625 PURCHASE 105 1625 PURCHASE 179 1625 PURCHASE 204 1625 PURCHASE 248 1625 PURCHASE 400 1625 PURCHASE 500 1625 PURCHASE 500 1625 PURCHASE 558 1625 PURCHASE 587 1625 PURCHASE 600 1625 PURCHASE 700 1625 PURCHASE 707 1625 PURCHASE 784 1625 PURCHASE 792 1625 PURCHASE 793 1625 PURCHASE 800 1625 PURCHASE 803 1625 PURCHASE 914 1625 PURCHASE 942 1625 PURCHASE 1000 1625 PURCHASE 1000 1625 PURCHASE 1000 1625 PURCHASE 1000 1625 PURCHASE 1266 1625 PURCHASE 1300 1625 PURCHASE 1575 1625 PURCHASE 1800 1625 PURCHASE 1822 1625 PURCHASE 1872 1625 PURCHASE 2000 1625 PURCHASE 2264 1625 PURCHASE 2442 1625 PURCHASE 3430 1625 SALE 2693 1626 SALE 2400 1626 SALE 1900 1626 SALE 1500 1626 SALE 1453 1626 SALE 1442 1626 SALE 1329 1626 SALE 1300 1626 SALE 1200 1626 SALE 1078 1626 SALE 1021 1626 SALE 1000 1626 SALE 1000 1626 SALE 900 1626 SALE 890 1626 SALE 865 1626 SALE 659 1626 SALE 596 1626 SALE 522 1626 SALE 432 1626 SALE 430 1626 SALE 344 1626 SALE 300 1626 SALE 231 1626 SALE 217 1626 SALE 200 1626 SALE 177 1626 SALE 158 1626 SALE 146 1626 SALE 110 1626 SALE 49 1626 SALE 46 1626 SALE 46 1626 SALE 40 1626 SALE 10 1626 SALE 4 1626 PURCHASE 1 1626 PURCHASE 19 1626 PURCHASE 28 1626 PURCHASE 31 1626 PURCHASE 123 1626 PURCHASE 129 1626 PURCHASE 198 1626 PURCHASE 300 1626 PURCHASE 307 1626 PURCHASE 340 1626 PURCHASE 343 1626 PURCHASE 364 1626 PURCHASE 639 1626 PURCHASE 699 1626 PURCHASE 900 1626 PURCHASE 900 1626 PURCHASE 955 1626 PURCHASE 1000 1626 PURCHASE 1200 1626 PURCHASE 1365 1626 PURCHASE 1600 1626 PURCHASE 1800 1626 PURCHASE 1900 1626 PURCHASE 2000 1626 PURCHASE 2036 1626 PURCHASE 2500 1626 PURCHASE 3300 1626 PURCHASE 3300 1626 PURCHASE 3300 1626 PURCHASE 3440 1626 PURCHASE 4000 1626 PURCHASE 9628 1626 PURCHASE 11330 1626 SALE 25000 1627 SALE 7857 1627 SALE 6864 1627 SALE 4000 1627 SALE 3975 1627 SALE 2258 1627 SALE 2000 1627 SALE 2000 1627 SALE 1624 1627 SALE 1300 1627 SALE 1300 1627 SALE 1100 1627 SALE 1000 1627 SALE 1000 1627 SALE 1000 1627 SALE 962 1627 SALE 778 1627 SALE 700 1627 SALE 700 1627 SALE 500 1627 SALE 500 1627 SALE 341 1627 SALE 206 1627 SALE 122 1627 SALE 75 1627 SALE 46 1627 SALE 39 1627 SALE 5 1627 SALE 3 1627 PURCHASE 60 1627 PURCHASE 96 1627 PURCHASE 122 1627 PURCHASE 176 1627 PURCHASE 180 1627 PURCHASE 184 1627 PURCHASE 184 1627 PURCHASE 193 1627 PURCHASE 200 1627 PURCHASE 244 1627 PURCHASE 320 1627 PURCHASE 500 1627 PURCHASE 500 1627 PURCHASE 500 1627 PURCHASE 535 1627 PURCHASE 582 1627 PURCHASE 600 1627 PURCHASE 600 1627 PURCHASE 600 1627 PURCHASE 627 1627 PURCHASE 700 1627 PURCHASE 828 1627 PURCHASE 965 1627 PURCHASE 1000 1627 PURCHASE 1000 1627 PURCHASE 1000 1627 PURCHASE 1000 1627 PURCHASE 1051 1627 PURCHASE 1100 1627 PURCHASE 1100 1627 PURCHASE 1200 1627 PURCHASE 1278 1627 PURCHASE 1300 1627 PURCHASE 1300 1627 PURCHASE 1422 1627 PURCHASE 1596 1627 PURCHASE 2000 1627 SALE 3880 1628 SALE 3151 1628 SALE 3000 1628 SALE 1700 1628 SALE 1600 1628 SALE 1323 1628 SALE 1000 1628 SALE 700 1628 SALE 495 1628 SALE 236 1628 SALE 167 1628 SALE 158 1628 SALE 131 1628 SALE 42 1628 PURCHASE 67 1628 PURCHASE 109 1628 PURCHASE 110 1628 PURCHASE 214 1628 PURCHASE 310 1628 PURCHASE 400 1628 PURCHASE 691 1628 PURCHASE 800 1628 PURCHASE 1000 1628 PURCHASE 1100 1628 PURCHASE 1200 1628 PURCHASE 1590 1628 PURCHASE 3000 1628 PURCHASE 3048 1628 PURCHASE 4000 1628 SALE 2717 1629 SALE 1300 1629 SALE 1176 1629 SALE 1000 1629 SALE 1000 1629 SALE 800 1629 SALE 800 1629 SALE 541 1629 SALE 530 1629 SALE 500 1629 SALE 500 1629 SALE 240 1629 SALE 184 1629 SALE 99 1629 PURCHASE 205 1629 PURCHASE 392 1629 PURCHASE 500 1629 PURCHASE 505 1629 PURCHASE 1195 1629 PURCHASE 1400 1629 SALE 2073 1630 SALE 1565 1630 SALE 800 1630 SALE 800 1630 SALE 737 1630 SALE 724 1630 SALE 647 1630 SALE 645 1630 SALE 489 1630 SALE 470 1630 SALE 197 1630 SALE 180 1630 SALE 143 1630 PURCHASE 19 1630 PURCHASE 89 1630 PURCHASE 211 1630 PURCHASE 500 1630 PURCHASE 500 1630 PURCHASE 553 1630 PURCHASE 600 1630 PURCHASE 1005 1630 PURCHASE 1100 1630 PURCHASE 1481 1630 SALE 4800 1631 SALE 1100 1631 SALE 1038 1631 SALE 976 1631 SALE 702 1631 SALE 700 1631 SALE 698 1631 SALE 608 1631 SALE 552 1631 SALE 516 1631 SALE 500 1631 SALE 500 1631 SALE 79 1631 SALE 45 1631 PURCHASE 68 1631 PURCHASE 600 1631 PURCHASE 700 1631 PURCHASE 880 1631 PURCHASE 1000 1631 PURCHASE 1000 1631 PURCHASE 1503 1631 PURCHASE 2590 1631 SALE 2400 1632 SALE 1604 1632 SALE 676 1632 SALE 659 1632 SALE 552 1632 SALE 400 1632 SALE 96 1632 SALE 42 1632 PURCHASE 52 1632 PURCHASE 420 1632 PURCHASE 700 1632 PURCHASE 705 1632 PURCHASE 1100 1632 PURCHASE 1528 1632 SALE 1567 1633 SALE 366 1633 SALE 160 1633 SALE 100 1633 PURCHASE 4 1633 PURCHASE 116 1633 PURCHASE 519 1633 PURCHASE 712 1633 PURCHASE 800 1633 PURCHASE 800 1633 PURCHASE 800 1633 PURCHASE 933 1633 PURCHASE 1000 1633 PURCHASE 2400 1633 PURCHASE 2600 1633 SALE 1228 1634 SALE 210 1634 SALE 126 1634 SALE 72 1634 SALE 64 1634 PURCHASE 43 1634 PURCHASE 359 1634 PURCHASE 545 1634 PURCHASE 557 1634 PURCHASE 800 1634 PURCHASE 880 1634 SALE 880 1635 SALE 800 1635 SALE 794 1635 SALE 555 1635 SALE 500 1635 PURCHASE 450 1635 PURCHASE 471 1635 PURCHASE 500 1635 PURCHASE 755 1635 PURCHASE 792 1635 SALE 523 1636 SALE 415 1636 SALE 72 1636 PURCHASE 700 1636 PURCHASE 880 1636 PURCHASE 1800 1636 SALE 1124 1637 SALE 1094 1637 SALE 519 1637 SALE 500 1637 SALE 499 1637 SALE 410 1637 SALE 305 1637 SALE 160 1637 PURCHASE 800 1637 SALE 4955 1638 SALE 933 1638 SALE 765 1638 PURCHASE 28 1638 PURCHASE 67 1638 PURCHASE 800 1638 PURCHASE 829 1638 PURCHASE 1144 1638 PURCHASE 2028 1638 PURCHASE 4409 1638 PURCHASE 5361 1638 SALE 9331 1639 SALE 2036 1639 SALE 550 1639 SALE 500 1639 SALE 477 1639 SALE 42 1639 SALE 26 1639 PURCHASE 500 1639 PURCHASE 600 1639 PURCHASE 3000 1639 PURCHASE 4779 1639 SALE 800 1640 PURCHASE 72 1640 PURCHASE 500 1640 PURCHASE 800 1640 PURCHASE 880 1640 SALE 1266 1641 SALE 880 1641 SALE 251 1641 PURCHASE 301 1641 PURCHASE 800 1641 PURCHASE 880 1641 PURCHASE 988 1641 SALE 880 1642 PURCHASE 530 1642 PURCHASE 728 1642 PURCHASE 1276 1642 SALE 1194 1643 SALE 674 1643 SALE 4797 1645 TOTAL PURCHASES 597,664 TOTAL SALES 622,522 (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 26 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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