5th Mar 2008 11:06
UBS AG (EPT)05 March 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 4 MARCH 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 9,454,382 0.43% 5,968,191 0.27%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,454,382 0.43% 5,968,191 0.27% (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 743 1607 pence SALE 2201 1609 SALE 1587 1609 SALE 1400 1609 SALE 1379 1609 SALE 1000 1609 SALE 1000 1609 SALE 925 1609 SALE 658 1609 SALE 500 1609 PURCHASE 500 1609 PURCHASE 1167 1609 SALE 2500 1610 SALE 2500 1610 SALE 2500 1610 SALE 2500 1610 SALE 1514 1610 SALE 1482 1610 SALE 1408 1610 SALE 1000 1610 SALE 803 1610 SALE 230 1610 PURCHASE 63 1610 PURCHASE 605 1610 PURCHASE 1227 1610 PURCHASE 1500 1610 PURCHASE 1500 1610 PURCHASE 2000 1610 PURCHASE 7253 1610 PURCHASE 12766 1610 SALE 3125 1611 SALE 1800 1611 SALE 1333 1611 SALE 800 1611 SALE 466 1611 SALE 156 1611 PURCHASE 1920 1611 SALE 2469 1612 SALE 1585 1612 SALE 1247 1612 SALE 1202 1612 SALE 864 1612 SALE 755 1612 PURCHASE 115 1612 PURCHASE 192 1612 PURCHASE 609 1612 PURCHASE 828 1612 PURCHASE 919 1612 PURCHASE 987 1612 PURCHASE 1054 1612 PURCHASE 1088 1612 PURCHASE 1200 1612 PURCHASE 1327 1612 PURCHASE 1328 1612 PURCHASE 1500 1612 PURCHASE 2000 1612 PURCHASE 5000 1612 PURCHASE 9305 1612 PURCHASE 6 1612.5 PURCHASE 2 1613 PURCHASE 12 1613 PURCHASE 16 1613 PURCHASE 23 1613 PURCHASE 900 1613 PURCHASE 1600 1613 PURCHASE 1800 1613 PURCHASE 2000 1613 PURCHASE 68 1614 PURCHASE 500 1614 PURCHASE 500 1614 PURCHASE 1080 1614 PURCHASE 1367 1614 PURCHASE 3409 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1615 PURCHASE 3372 1615 PURCHASE 4816 1615 PURCHASE 7866 1615 PURCHASE 200 1616 SALE 2105 1617 SALE 2000 1617 SALE 3600 1618 SALE 1548 1618 SALE 1351 1618 SALE 1000 1618 SALE 1000 1618 PURCHASE 500 1618 PURCHASE 800 1618 SALE 5400 1619 SALE 5000 1619 SALE 3441 1619 SALE 773 1619 SALE 700 1619 PURCHASE 495 1619 PURCHASE 500 1619 PURCHASE 650 1619 PURCHASE 860 1619 PURCHASE 1085 1619 PURCHASE 1400 1619 PURCHASE 2000 1619 PURCHASE 2000 1619 PURCHASE 2700 1619 PURCHASE 8886 1619 PURCHASE 74 1619.5 SALE 3000 1620 SALE 3000 1620 SALE 1200 1620 SALE 1000 1620 SALE 1000 1620 SALE 246 1620 SALE 200 1620 SALE 109 1620 SALE 100 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 700 1620 PURCHASE 770 1620 PURCHASE 1030 1620 PURCHASE 1500 1620 PURCHASE 2000 1620 PURCHASE 3655 1620 PURCHASE 3806 1620 PURCHASE 5667 1620 SALE 13956 1621 SALE 1200 1621 SALE 665 1621 SALE 564 1621 SALE 8 1621 PURCHASE 34 1621 PURCHASE 100 1621 PURCHASE 893 1621 PURCHASE 897 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 1200 1621 PURCHASE 1967 1621 PURCHASE 4219 1621 SALE 6165 1622 SALE 4060 1622 SALE 1447 1622 SALE 1000 1622 SALE 857 1622 SALE 246 1622 SALE 200 1622 PURCHASE 122 1622 PURCHASE 359 1622 PURCHASE 830 1622 PURCHASE 880 1622 PURCHASE 924 1622 PURCHASE 1109 1622 PURCHASE 3000 1622 SALE 2099 1623 SALE 1530 1623 SALE 880 1623 SALE 671 1623 SALE 648 1623 SALE 607 1623 SALE 200 1623 PURCHASE 100 1623 PURCHASE 100 1623 PURCHASE 1722 1623 PURCHASE 2516 1623 PURCHASE 5901 1623 SALE 3000 1624 SALE 2204 1624 SALE 1200 1624 SALE 114 1624 PURCHASE 100 1624 PURCHASE 232 1624 PURCHASE 500 1624 PURCHASE 937 1624 PURCHASE 980 1624 SALE 5000 1625 SALE 5000 1625 SALE 4000 1625 SALE 2701 1625 SALE 2672 1625 SALE 1934 1625 SALE 1536 1625 SALE 1500 1625 SALE 1096 1625 SALE 1000 1625 SALE 880 1625 SALE 860 1625 SALE 771 1625 SALE 651 1625 SALE 571 1625 SALE 186 1625 PURCHASE 300 1625 PURCHASE 398 1625 PURCHASE 400 1625 PURCHASE 462 1625 PURCHASE 829 1625 PURCHASE 1000 1625 PURCHASE 1098 1625 PURCHASE 1262 1625 PURCHASE 5194 1625 PURCHASE 6153 1625 PURCHASE 33 1625.5 SALE 1933 1626 SALE 1845 1626 SALE 1800 1626 SALE 1694 1626 SALE 1683 1626 SALE 1500 1626 SALE 1485 1626 SALE 1318 1626 SALE 1000 1626 SALE 1000 1626 SALE 900 1626 SALE 786 1626 SALE 613 1626 SALE 553 1626 SALE 545 1626 SALE 300 1626 SALE 221 1626 SALE 182 1626 SALE 99 1626 SALE 60 1626 PURCHASE 319 1626 PURCHASE 401 1626 PURCHASE 666 1626 PURCHASE 785 1626 PURCHASE 1095 1626 PURCHASE 1099 1626 PURCHASE 1230 1626 PURCHASE 2122 1626 PURCHASE 2159 1626 PURCHASE 2822 1626 PURCHASE 4395 1626 PURCHASE 5356 1626 PURCHASE 58 1626.5 PURCHASE 847 1626.5 SALE 4000 1627 SALE 2461 1627 SALE 2000 1627 SALE 1977 1627 SALE 1200 1627 SALE 1000 1627 SALE 955 1627 SALE 896 1627 SALE 841 1627 SALE 802 1627 SALE 762 1627 SALE 700 1627 SALE 151 1627 SALE 111 1627 PURCHASE 63 1627 PURCHASE 252 1627 PURCHASE 301 1627 PURCHASE 492 1627 PURCHASE 500 1627 PURCHASE 619 1627 PURCHASE 718 1627 PURCHASE 755 1627 PURCHASE 766 1627 PURCHASE 880 1627 PURCHASE 890 1627 PURCHASE 900 1627 PURCHASE 918 1627 PURCHASE 955 1627 PURCHASE 976 1627 PURCHASE 1046 1627 PURCHASE 1200 1627 PURCHASE 1200 1627 PURCHASE 1297 1627 PURCHASE 1460 1627 PURCHASE 1464 1627 PURCHASE 1500 1627 PURCHASE 1561 1627 PURCHASE 1725 1627 PURCHASE 2000 1627 PURCHASE 2700 1627 PURCHASE 100000 1627 SALE 5000 1628 SALE 3111 1628 SALE 1904 1628 SALE 1868 1628 SALE 1496 1628 SALE 1126 1628 SALE 1013 1628 SALE 945 1628 SALE 285 1628 SALE 268 1628 SALE 245 1628 SALE 245 1628 SALE 245 1628 SALE 131 1628 SALE 100 1628 SALE 80 1628 PURCHASE 100 1628 PURCHASE 200 1628 PURCHASE 235 1628 PURCHASE 400 1628 PURCHASE 400 1628 PURCHASE 500 1628 PURCHASE 609 1628 PURCHASE 714 1628 PURCHASE 802 1628 PURCHASE 822 1628 PURCHASE 1400 1628 PURCHASE 2000 1628 PURCHASE 2264 1628 PURCHASE 2315 1628 PURCHASE 2365 1628 PURCHASE 2883 1628 PURCHASE 3300 1628 PURCHASE 3895 1628 PURCHASE 50000 1628 SALE 4192 1629 SALE 3000 1629 SALE 2331 1629 SALE 2000 1629 SALE 2000 1629 SALE 2000 1629 SALE 1758 1629 SALE 1440 1629 SALE 1000 1629 SALE 880 1629 SALE 650 1629 SALE 500 1629 SALE 306 1629 SALE 245 1629 PURCHASE 79 1629 PURCHASE 225 1629 PURCHASE 306 1629 PURCHASE 329 1629 PURCHASE 374 1629 PURCHASE 400 1629 PURCHASE 800 1629 PURCHASE 875 1629 PURCHASE 898 1629 PURCHASE 900 1629 PURCHASE 1200 1629 PURCHASE 1307 1629 PURCHASE 1366 1629 PURCHASE 1588 1629 PURCHASE 2847 1629 PURCHASE 3115 1629 SALE 3400 1630 SALE 3309 1630 SALE 2111 1630 SALE 2000 1630 SALE 2000 1630 SALE 1757 1630 SALE 1200 1630 SALE 1200 1630 SALE 1000 1630 SALE 601 1630 SALE 507 1630 SALE 500 1630 SALE 469 1630 SALE 400 1630 SALE 300 1630 SALE 194 1630 SALE 118 1630 SALE 50 1630 PURCHASE 200 1630 PURCHASE 200 1630 PURCHASE 400 1630 PURCHASE 500 1630 PURCHASE 519 1630 PURCHASE 528 1630 PURCHASE 600 1630 PURCHASE 908 1630 PURCHASE 1042 1630 PURCHASE 1202 1630 PURCHASE 1391 1630 PURCHASE 1744 1630 PURCHASE 2000 1630 PURCHASE 2089 1630 PURCHASE 2344 1630 PURCHASE 2400 1630 PURCHASE 2560 1630 PURCHASE 2730 1630 PURCHASE 4000 1630 PURCHASE 4100 1630 PURCHASE 4472 1630 SALE 7874 1631 SALE 6131 1631 SALE 3817 1631 SALE 3065 1631 SALE 2000 1631 SALE 1868 1631 SALE 1800 1631 SALE 1686 1631 SALE 1595 1631 SALE 1500 1631 SALE 1158 1631 SALE 1000 1631 SALE 1000 1631 SALE 1000 1631 SALE 860 1631 SALE 821 1631 SALE 800 1631 SALE 776 1631 SALE 600 1631 SALE 600 1631 SALE 256 1631 SALE 169 1631 SALE 145 1631 SALE 109 1631 SALE 53 1631 PURCHASE 8 1631 PURCHASE 45 1631 PURCHASE 46 1631 PURCHASE 100 1631 PURCHASE 153 1631 PURCHASE 171 1631 PURCHASE 290 1631 PURCHASE 381 1631 PURCHASE 500 1631 PURCHASE 570 1631 PURCHASE 570 1631 PURCHASE 600 1631 PURCHASE 700 1631 PURCHASE 736 1631 PURCHASE 848 1631 PURCHASE 875 1631 PURCHASE 875 1631 PURCHASE 900 1631 PURCHASE 900 1631 PURCHASE 900 1631 PURCHASE 1000 1631 PURCHASE 1000 1631 PURCHASE 1006 1631 PURCHASE 1200 1631 PURCHASE 1230 1631 PURCHASE 1460 1631 PURCHASE 1700 1631 PURCHASE 1750 1631 PURCHASE 2151 1631 PURCHASE 2554 1631 PURCHASE 3000 1631 PURCHASE 3355 1631 PURCHASE 4922 1631 SALE 6879 1632 SALE 6127 1632 SALE 3475 1632 SALE 3000 1632 SALE 2400 1632 SALE 1820 1632 SALE 1378 1632 SALE 1346 1632 SALE 1200 1632 SALE 1076 1632 SALE 1000 1632 SALE 880 1632 SALE 800 1632 SALE 600 1632 SALE 575 1632 SALE 570 1632 SALE 401 1632 SALE 209 1632 SALE 200 1632 SALE 193 1632 SALE 24 1632 PURCHASE 100 1632 PURCHASE 174 1632 PURCHASE 361 1632 PURCHASE 500 1632 PURCHASE 500 1632 PURCHASE 600 1632 PURCHASE 600 1632 PURCHASE 600 1632 PURCHASE 600 1632 PURCHASE 601 1632 PURCHASE 636 1632 PURCHASE 770 1632 PURCHASE 800 1632 PURCHASE 800 1632 PURCHASE 800 1632 PURCHASE 830 1632 PURCHASE 855 1632 PURCHASE 860 1632 PURCHASE 880 1632 PURCHASE 1084 1632 PURCHASE 1198 1632 PURCHASE 1200 1632 PURCHASE 1200 1632 PURCHASE 1200 1632 PURCHASE 1200 1632 PURCHASE 1466 1632 PURCHASE 1500 1632 PURCHASE 1555 1632 PURCHASE 1600 1632 PURCHASE 1675 1632 PURCHASE 2000 1632 PURCHASE 2000 1632 PURCHASE 2040 1632 PURCHASE 2432 1632 PURCHASE 2500 1632 PURCHASE 3006 1632 PURCHASE 4000 1632 SALE 1930 1632.1362 SALE 3400 1633 SALE 3122 1633 SALE 3000 1633 SALE 2508 1633 SALE 1800 1633 SALE 1750 1633 SALE 1750 1633 SALE 1678 1633 SALE 1447 1633 SALE 1200 1633 SALE 1173 1633 SALE 1173 1633 SALE 1100 1633 SALE 1080 1633 SALE 1008 1633 SALE 960 1633 SALE 900 1633 SALE 880 1633 SALE 880 1633 SALE 872 1633 SALE 864 1633 SALE 734 1633 SALE 732 1633 SALE 700 1633 SALE 650 1633 SALE 648 1633 SALE 648 1633 SALE 570 1633 SALE 570 1633 SALE 400 1633 SALE 351 1633 SALE 319 1633 SALE 277 1633 SALE 232 1633 SALE 200 1633 SALE 148 1633 SALE 100 1633 SALE 100 1633 SALE 100 1633 SALE 1 1633 PURCHASE 1 1633 PURCHASE 200 1633 PURCHASE 209 1633 PURCHASE 244 1633 PURCHASE 411 1633 PURCHASE 526 1633 PURCHASE 839 1633 PURCHASE 910 1633 PURCHASE 976 1633 PURCHASE 1011 1633 PURCHASE 1200 1633 PURCHASE 1621 1633 PURCHASE 1960 1633 PURCHASE 2000 1633 PURCHASE 2063 1633 PURCHASE 2289 1633 PURCHASE 2727 1633 PURCHASE 3014 1633 PURCHASE 3361 1633 PURCHASE 3796 1633 PURCHASE 6292 1633 PURCHASE 50000 1633 SALE 5739 1634 SALE 2690 1634 SALE 2433 1634 SALE 1800 1634 SALE 1750 1634 SALE 1700 1634 SALE 1516 1634 SALE 1500 1634 SALE 1209 1634 SALE 1170 1634 SALE 1000 1634 SALE 996 1634 SALE 900 1634 SALE 900 1634 SALE 880 1634 SALE 880 1634 SALE 600 1634 SALE 570 1634 SALE 328 1634 SALE 312 1634 SALE 247 1634 SALE 244 1634 SALE 203 1634 SALE 194 1634 SALE 188 1634 SALE 133 1634 SALE 41 1634 SALE 40 1634 PURCHASE 173 1634 PURCHASE 183 1634 PURCHASE 275 1634 PURCHASE 503 1634 PURCHASE 812 1634 PURCHASE 900 1634 PURCHASE 942 1634 PURCHASE 1000 1634 PURCHASE 1200 1634 PURCHASE 1200 1634 PURCHASE 1379 1634 PURCHASE 1496 1634 PURCHASE 2272 1634 PURCHASE 3400 1634 PURCHASE 94 1634.5 PURCHASE 112 1634.5 PURCHASE 424 1634.5 PURCHASE 493 1634.5 SALE 6000 1635 SALE 4000 1635 SALE 2885 1635 SALE 2215 1635 SALE 2137 1635 SALE 1800 1635 SALE 1280 1635 SALE 1200 1635 SALE 1095 1635 SALE 1000 1635 SALE 1000 1635 SALE 1000 1635 SALE 1000 1635 SALE 785 1635 SALE 645 1635 SALE 200 1635 SALE 188 1635 SALE 8 1635 PURCHASE 8 1635 PURCHASE 100 1635 PURCHASE 100 1635 PURCHASE 102 1635 PURCHASE 177 1635 PURCHASE 188 1635 PURCHASE 190 1635 PURCHASE 200 1635 PURCHASE 338 1635 PURCHASE 370 1635 PURCHASE 462 1635 PURCHASE 500 1635 PURCHASE 570 1635 PURCHASE 570 1635 PURCHASE 570 1635 PURCHASE 675 1635 PURCHASE 748 1635 PURCHASE 749 1635 PURCHASE 753 1635 PURCHASE 792 1635 PURCHASE 902 1635 PURCHASE 1000 1635 PURCHASE 1200 1635 PURCHASE 1500 1635 PURCHASE 2000 1635 PURCHASE 3500 1635 PURCHASE 50000 1635 SALE 2245 1636 SALE 2000 1636 SALE 2000 1636 SALE 1444 1636 SALE 1200 1636 SALE 1000 1636 SALE 830 1636 SALE 657 1636 SALE 370 1636 SALE 244 1636 SALE 244 1636 PURCHASE 64 1636 PURCHASE 97 1636 PURCHASE 124 1636 PURCHASE 225 1636 PURCHASE 325 1636 PURCHASE 344 1636 PURCHASE 360 1636 PURCHASE 476 1636 PURCHASE 500 1636 PURCHASE 540 1636 PURCHASE 600 1636 PURCHASE 640 1636 PURCHASE 700 1636 PURCHASE 806 1636 PURCHASE 860 1636 PURCHASE 900 1636 PURCHASE 1000 1636 PURCHASE 1000 1636 PURCHASE 1002 1636 PURCHASE 1100 1636 PURCHASE 1200 1636 PURCHASE 1205 1636 PURCHASE 1453 1636 PURCHASE 2000 1636 PURCHASE 2000 1636 PURCHASE 2454 1636 PURCHASE 2486 1636 PURCHASE 2920 1636 PURCHASE 3679 1636 PURCHASE 6596 1636 PURCHASE 50000 1636.32 SALE 5000 1637 SALE 1750 1637 SALE 1600 1637 SALE 1466 1637 SALE 1375 1637 SALE 1276 1637 SALE 1200 1637 SALE 1000 1637 SALE 880 1637 SALE 745 1637 SALE 613 1637 SALE 400 1637 SALE 205 1637 SALE 180 1637 PURCHASE 227 1637 PURCHASE 244 1637 PURCHASE 284 1637 PURCHASE 474 1637 PURCHASE 564 1637 PURCHASE 888 1637 PURCHASE 900 1637 PURCHASE 943 1637 PURCHASE 973 1637 PURCHASE 1100 1637 PURCHASE 1173 1637 PURCHASE 1200 1637 PURCHASE 1717 1637 PURCHASE 2076 1637 PURCHASE 2471 1637 PURCHASE 2500 1637 PURCHASE 3400 1637 PURCHASE 125 1637.5 PURCHASE 308 1637.5 SALE 3592 1638 SALE 2433 1638 SALE 400 1638 SALE 243 1638 SALE 159 1638 SALE 51 1638 SALE 26 1638 PURCHASE 24 1638 PURCHASE 100 1638 PURCHASE 100 1638 PURCHASE 244 1638 PURCHASE 263 1638 PURCHASE 500 1638 PURCHASE 650 1638 PURCHASE 659 1638 PURCHASE 800 1638 PURCHASE 880 1638 PURCHASE 938 1638 PURCHASE 1000 1638 PURCHASE 1000 1638 PURCHASE 1000 1638 PURCHASE 1173 1638 PURCHASE 1200 1638 PURCHASE 1750 1638 PURCHASE 2500 1638 PURCHASE 2801 1638 PURCHASE 3081 1638 PURCHASE 4000 1638 SALE 3215 1639 SALE 3000 1639 SALE 2137 1639 SALE 1460 1639 SALE 1000 1639 SALE 1000 1639 SALE 564 1639 PURCHASE 500 1639 PURCHASE 500 1639 PURCHASE 560 1639 PURCHASE 614 1639 PURCHASE 615 1639 PURCHASE 716 1639 PURCHASE 1500 1639 PURCHASE 3419 1639 PURCHASE 50000 1639.32 PURCHASE 776 1639.5 SALE 4000 1640 SALE 3449 1640 SALE 2213 1640 SALE 2000 1640 SALE 2000 1640 SALE 1330 1640 SALE 1000 1640 SALE 564 1640 SALE 564 1640 SALE 137 1640 PURCHASE 500 1640 PURCHASE 1022 1640 PURCHASE 1500 1640 SALE 4000 1641 SALE 2000 1641 SALE 1660 1641 SALE 1576 1641 SALE 1524 1641 SALE 1524 1641 SALE 1000 1641 SALE 1000 1641 SALE 715 1641 SALE 700 1641 SALE 570 1641 SALE 564 1641 SALE 564 1641 SALE 500 1641 SALE 500 1641 SALE 96 1641 PURCHASE 325 1641 PURCHASE 403 1641 PURCHASE 500 1641 PURCHASE 1070 1641 PURCHASE 1200 1641 PURCHASE 2582 1641 PURCHASE 2650 1641 PURCHASE 309 1641.5 SALE 3588 1642 SALE 3400 1642 SALE 2000 1642 SALE 2000 1642 SALE 1930 1642 SALE 1412 1642 SALE 1052 1642 SALE 1000 1642 SALE 1000 1642 SALE 700 1642 SALE 539 1642 SALE 182 1642 SALE 150 1642 PURCHASE 181 1642 PURCHASE 300 1642 PURCHASE 573 1642 PURCHASE 708 1642 PURCHASE 800 1642 PURCHASE 1100 1642 PURCHASE 2750 1642 PURCHASE 4000 1642 SALE 5849 1643 SALE 5046 1643 SALE 4037 1643 SALE 1900 1643 SALE 1225 1643 SALE 1000 1643 SALE 1000 1643 SALE 1000 1643 SALE 188 1643 SALE 188 1643 SALE 82 1643 PURCHASE 309 1643 PURCHASE 500 1643 PURCHASE 500 1643 PURCHASE 500 1643 PURCHASE 564 1643 PURCHASE 564 1643 PURCHASE 613 1643 PURCHASE 620 1643 PURCHASE 680 1643 PURCHASE 688 1643 PURCHASE 907 1643 PURCHASE 1000 1643 PURCHASE 1100 1643 PURCHASE 1133 1643 PURCHASE 1500 1643 PURCHASE 2000 1643 PURCHASE 2181 1643 PURCHASE 4458 1643 SALE 5000 1644 SALE 3547 1644 SALE 1500 1644 SALE 1000 1644 SALE 996 1644 SALE 564 1644 SALE 202 1644 SALE 125 1644 PURCHASE 89 1644 PURCHASE 115 1644 PURCHASE 213 1644 PURCHASE 268 1644 PURCHASE 738 1644 PURCHASE 800 1644 PURCHASE 870 1644 PURCHASE 1000 1644 PURCHASE 1000 1644 PURCHASE 1000 1644 PURCHASE 1300 1644 PURCHASE 1506 1644 PURCHASE 1590 1644 PURCHASE 1855 1644 PURCHASE 3000 1644 PURCHASE 3400 1644 PURCHASE 5436 1644 PURCHASE 7534 1644 SALE 6454 1645 SALE 4000 1645 SALE 1975 1645 SALE 1000 1645 SALE 621 1645 PURCHASE 423 1645 PURCHASE 502 1645 PURCHASE 1104 1645 PURCHASE 1570 1645 SALE 4105 1646 SALE 1970 1646 SALE 1058 1646 SALE 393 1646 SALE 237 1646 SALE 117 1646 PURCHASE 100 1646 PURCHASE 466 1646 PURCHASE 564 1646 PURCHASE 641 1646 PURCHASE 657 1646 PURCHASE 883 1646 PURCHASE 1000 1646 PURCHASE 1323 1646 PURCHASE 1328 1646 PURCHASE 1431 1646 PURCHASE 3400 1646 SALE 2244 1647 SALE 2156 1647 SALE 1070 1647 SALE 1000 1647 SALE 1000 1647 SALE 964 1647 SALE 112 1647 PURCHASE 100 1647 PURCHASE 300 1647 PURCHASE 564 1647 PURCHASE 564 1647 PURCHASE 640 1647 PURCHASE 644 1647 PURCHASE 705 1647 PURCHASE 750 1647 PURCHASE 824 1647 PURCHASE 1000 1647 PURCHASE 1006 1647 PURCHASE 1431 1647 PURCHASE 2000 1647 PURCHASE 150000 1647.4 SALE 2634 1648 SALE 2016 1648 SALE 1716 1648 SALE 1418 1648 SALE 700 1648 SALE 500 1648 SALE 188 1648 PURCHASE 500 1648 PURCHASE 835 1648 PURCHASE 900 1648 PURCHASE 1200 1648 PURCHASE 2000 1648 PURCHASE 2121 1648 SALE 1396 1649 SALE 1000 1649 SALE 996 1649 SALE 880 1649 SALE 100 1649 PURCHASE 1756 1649 PURCHASE 2512 1649 SALE 2718 1650 SALE 1696 1650 SALE 1681 1650 SALE 911 1650 SALE 860 1650 PURCHASE 606 1650 PURCHASE 700 1650 PURCHASE 856 1650 PURCHASE 1125 1651 SALE 3604 1652 SALE 573 1652 SALE 564 1652 SALE 2354 1653 SALE 2266 1653 SALE 1200 1653 SALE 1000 1653 SALE 1000 1653 SALE 860 1653 SALE 600 1653 PURCHASE 860 1653 SALE 3378 1654 SALE 2684 1654 SALE 2684 1654 SALE 650 1654 PURCHASE 1000 1654 PURCHASE 50000 1654.6 PURCHASE 271 1655 PURCHASE 500 1655 PURCHASE 700 1655 TOTAL PURCHASES 1,220,239 TOTAL SALES 642,445 (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 5 MARCH 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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