16th Jan 2008 11:25
UBS AG (EPT)16 January 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 15 JANUARY 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 9,344,022 0.42% 3,863,777 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,344,022 0.42% 3,863,777 0.17% (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 12285 1484 pence SALE 6313 1484 SALE 4931 1484 SALE 4432 1484 SALE 2200 1484 SALE 360 1484 SALE 1000 1486 SALE 824 1487 PURCHASE 1676 1487 SALE 752 1488 SALE 360 1488 PURCHASE 2895 1488 PURCHASE 4525 1489 SALE 4650 1490 SALE 2205 1490 SALE 2032 1490 SALE 1558 1490 SALE 1105 1490 SALE 937 1490 SALE 534 1490 SALE 130 1490 SALE 100 1490 PURCHASE 200 1490 PURCHASE 200 1490 PURCHASE 563 1490 PURCHASE 1000 1490 PURCHASE 1008 1490 PURCHASE 2100 1490 PURCHASE 3238 1490 PURCHASE 3987 1490 SALE 2500 1491 SALE 1135 1491 SALE 500 1491 PURCHASE 77 1491 PURCHASE 364 1491 PURCHASE 573 1491 SALE 1178 1492 SALE 515 1492 PURCHASE 181 1492 SALE 3676 1493 SALE 3454 1493 SALE 3092 1493 SALE 2754 1493 SALE 2045 1493 SALE 1400 1493 SALE 646 1493 SALE 46 1493 SALE 46 1493 PURCHASE 169 1493 PURCHASE 3384 1493 SALE 3800 1494 SALE 1541 1494 SALE 1087 1494 SALE 724 1494 SALE 724 1494 SALE 475 1494 PURCHASE 66 1494 PURCHASE 1000 1494 PURCHASE 5312 1494 SALE 4796 1495 SALE 1846 1495 SALE 1002 1495 SALE 341 1495 SALE 249 1495 SALE 185 1495 SALE 57 1495 PURCHASE 569 1495 PURCHASE 1551 1495 SALE 5000 1496 SALE 2112 1496 SALE 1520 1496 SALE 1000 1496 SALE 945 1496 SALE 752 1496 SALE 500 1496 PURCHASE 400 1496 PURCHASE 400 1496 PURCHASE 500 1496 PURCHASE 800 1496 PURCHASE 1000 1496 PURCHASE 1500 1496 PURCHASE 1684 1496 PURCHASE 6574 1496 SALE 2500 1497 SALE 518 1497 SALE 168 1497 PURCHASE 103 1497 PURCHASE 181 1497 PURCHASE 200 1497 PURCHASE 200 1497 PURCHASE 200 1497 PURCHASE 276 1497 PURCHASE 511 1497 PURCHASE 758 1497 PURCHASE 949 1497 PURCHASE 1087 1497 PURCHASE 2303 1497 PURCHASE 2375 1497 PURCHASE 4253 1497 SALE 1000 1498 PURCHASE 377 1498 PURCHASE 400 1498 PURCHASE 982 1498 PURCHASE 1914 1498 SALE 1200 1499 SALE 1200 1499 SALE 831 1499 SALE 288 1499 SALE 269 1499 SALE 6856 1500 SALE 4770 1501 SALE 2200 1501 SALE 1530 1501 SALE 1440 1501 SALE 1126 1501 SALE 1100 1501 SALE 1074 1501 SALE 950 1501 SALE 10 1501 PURCHASE 73 1501 PURCHASE 84 1501 PURCHASE 100 1501 PURCHASE 400 1501 PURCHASE 400 1501 PURCHASE 699 1501 PURCHASE 855 1501 PURCHASE 1000 1501 PURCHASE 1100 1501 PURCHASE 1170 1501 PURCHASE 1530 1501 PURCHASE 1762 1501 PURCHASE 1812 1501 PURCHASE 2200 1501 PURCHASE 13008 1501 SALE 4100 1502 SALE 2000 1502 SALE 1000 1502 PURCHASE 74 1502 PURCHASE 500 1502 PURCHASE 500 1502 PURCHASE 900 1502 PURCHASE 1000 1502 PURCHASE 1602 1502 PURCHASE 1900 1502 PURCHASE 2000 1502 PURCHASE 2200 1502 SALE 1500 1503 PURCHASE 200 1503 PURCHASE 200 1503 PURCHASE 400 1503 PURCHASE 689 1503 PURCHASE 872 1503 PURCHASE 1300 1503 PURCHASE 1500 1503 PURCHASE 4000 1503 PURCHASE 4600 1503 PURCHASE 5411 1503 SALE 4800 1504 SALE 2289 1504 SALE 1595 1504 SALE 799 1504 SALE 201 1504 SALE 102 1504 PURCHASE 326 1504 PURCHASE 351 1504 PURCHASE 600 1504 PURCHASE 799 1504 PURCHASE 814 1504 PURCHASE 904 1504 SALE 2228 1505 SALE 1865 1505 PURCHASE 1617 1505 PURCHASE 100 1507 PURCHASE 1277 1507 PURCHASE 1593 1507 PURCHASE 183 1508 PURCHASE 500 1508 PURCHASE 853 1508 PURCHASE 1275 1508 PURCHASE 2808 1508 PURCHASE 555 1509 PURCHASE 4482 1509 SALE 2846 1510 SALE 2000 1510 SALE 1616 1510 SALE 1398 1510 SALE 1154 1510 SALE 508 1510 SALE 191 1510 PURCHASE 736 1510 SALE 1124 1511 SALE 558 1511 SALE 167 1511 PURCHASE 382 1511 PURCHASE 2679 1512 PURCHASE 170 1513 PURCHASE 500 1513 PURCHASE 578 1513 PURCHASE 710 1513 SALE 4500 1514 SALE 2525 1514 SALE 1000 1514 SALE 700 1514 SALE 648 1514 PURCHASE 65 1514 PURCHASE 638 1514 PURCHASE 773 1514 PURCHASE 982 1514 PURCHASE 1354 1514 PURCHASE 2232 1514 PURCHASE 2236 1514 PURCHASE 3352 1514 PURCHASE 3900 1514 SALE 1399 1515 SALE 1100 1515 SALE 350 1515 SALE 284 1515 SALE 280 1515 PURCHASE 100 1515 PURCHASE 100 1515 PURCHASE 200 1515 PURCHASE 474 1515 PURCHASE 1083 1515 PURCHASE 1190 1515 PURCHASE 2287 1515 SALE 3500 1516 SALE 2443 1516 SALE 1997 1516 SALE 1962 1516 SALE 1644 1516 SALE 780 1516 SALE 263 1516 PURCHASE 70 1516 PURCHASE 88 1516 PURCHASE 500 1516 PURCHASE 500 1516 PURCHASE 557 1516 PURCHASE 582 1516 PURCHASE 899 1516 PURCHASE 1157 1516 PURCHASE 1513 1516 PURCHASE 1729 1516 PURCHASE 1783 1516 PURCHASE 2618 1516 PURCHASE 2812 1516 PURCHASE 2944 1516 PURCHASE 5000 1516 SALE 6752 1517 SALE 3300 1517 SALE 2783 1517 SALE 1685 1517 SALE 1584 1517 SALE 1404 1517 SALE 1000 1517 SALE 830 1517 SALE 693 1517 SALE 600 1517 SALE 500 1517 SALE 181 1517 SALE 162 1517 SALE 47 1517 PURCHASE 164 1517 PURCHASE 200 1517 PURCHASE 205 1517 PURCHASE 319 1517 PURCHASE 420 1517 PURCHASE 421 1517 PURCHASE 487 1517 PURCHASE 500 1517 PURCHASE 760 1517 PURCHASE 762 1517 PURCHASE 873 1517 PURCHASE 879 1517 PURCHASE 974 1517 PURCHASE 1000 1517 PURCHASE 1130 1517 PURCHASE 1246 1517 PURCHASE 2114 1517 PURCHASE 2500 1517 SALE 4207 1518 SALE 2236 1518 SALE 1144 1518 SALE 860 1518 SALE 804 1518 SALE 481 1518 SALE 447 1518 SALE 161 1518 SALE 104 1518 PURCHASE 500 1518 PURCHASE 584 1518 PURCHASE 717 1518 PURCHASE 724 1518 PURCHASE 1584 1518 PURCHASE 3501 1518 PURCHASE 3658 1518 PURCHASE 3658 1518 SALE 5000 1519 SALE 2424 1519 SALE 1524 1519 SALE 1421 1519 SALE 1250 1519 SALE 928 1519 SALE 654 1519 SALE 500 1519 SALE 78 1519 PURCHASE 2500 1519 SALE 2096 1520 SALE 1284 1520 SALE 679 1520 SALE 636 1520 SALE 595 1520 SALE 421 1520 SALE 352 1520 SALE 345 1520 SALE 155 1520 SALE 98 1520 PURCHASE 3713 1520 SALE 1691 1521 PURCHASE 1124 1521 PURCHASE 2558 1521 SALE 864 1522 SALE 586 1522 PURCHASE 2362 1522 PURCHASE 2500 1522 SALE 2200 1523 SALE 2200 1523 SALE 2200 1523 SALE 1811 1523 SALE 1677 1523 SALE 1020 1523 SALE 1020 1523 SALE 1007 1523 SALE 531 1523 SALE 500 1523 SALE 166 1523 SALE 156 1523 PURCHASE 70 1523 PURCHASE 95 1523 PURCHASE 2090 1523 PURCHASE 3000 1523 SALE 1544 1524 SALE 1339 1524 SALE 1163 1524 SALE 800 1524 PURCHASE 3000 1524 SALE 500 1526 SALE 309 1526 SALE 288 1526 SALE 184 1526 SALE 49 1526 SALE 44 1526 SALE 1552 1527 SALE 1000 1527 SALE 516 1527 PURCHASE 3347 1527 SALE 1000 1528 SALE 853 1528 SALE 834 1528 PURCHASE 2722 1528 SALE 5000 1529 SALE 1633 1529 SALE 1086 1529 SALE 1000 1529 SALE 713 1529 SALE 600 1529 SALE 431 1529 SALE 97 1529 SALE 65 1529 PURCHASE 401 1529 PURCHASE 500 1529 PURCHASE 864 1529 SALE 1664 1530 SALE 1346 1530 SALE 1329 1530 SALE 1000 1530 SALE 1000 1530 SALE 842 1530 SALE 195 1530 SALE 44 1530 PURCHASE 43 1530 PURCHASE 144 1530 PURCHASE 393 1530 PURCHASE 499 1530 PURCHASE 499 1530 PURCHASE 500 1530 PURCHASE 813 1530 PURCHASE 1003 1530 PURCHASE 1043 1530 PURCHASE 1122 1530 PURCHASE 1199 1530 PURCHASE 2703 1530 SALE 739 1531 SALE 656 1531 PURCHASE 149 1531 PURCHASE 2236 1531 SALE 3330 1532 SALE 2375 1532 SALE 1779 1532 SALE 1744 1532 SALE 1057 1532 SALE 1053 1532 SALE 1000 1532 SALE 1000 1532 SALE 1000 1532 SALE 1000 1532 SALE 923 1532 SALE 247 1532 SALE 160 1532 SALE 137 1532 SALE 44 1532 SALE 44 1532 SALE 44 1532 SALE 6300 1533 SALE 6300 1533 SALE 5728 1533 SALE 5300 1533 SALE 4000 1533 SALE 3233 1533 SALE 2320 1533 SALE 2228 1533 SALE 1597 1533 SALE 1511 1533 SALE 1100 1533 SALE 800 1533 SALE 800 1533 SALE 766 1533 SALE 446 1533 SALE 430 1533 SALE 409 1533 SALE 372 1533 SALE 345 1533 SALE 245 1533 SALE 173 1533 SALE 140 1533 SALE 120 1533 SALE 106 1533 SALE 51 1533 PURCHASE 33 1533 PURCHASE 47 1533 PURCHASE 179 1533 PURCHASE 500 1533 PURCHASE 500 1533 PURCHASE 512 1533 PURCHASE 687 1533 PURCHASE 702 1533 PURCHASE 735 1533 PURCHASE 871 1533 PURCHASE 967 1533 PURCHASE 1376 1533 PURCHASE 1376 1533 PURCHASE 1500 1533 PURCHASE 1500 1533 PURCHASE 3842 1533 PURCHASE 5565 1533 PURCHASE 6300 1533 PURCHASE 6300 1533 SALE 4500 1534 SALE 4492 1534 SALE 3954 1534 SALE 3116 1534 SALE 2500 1534 SALE 1900 1534 SALE 1157 1534 SALE 800 1534 SALE 732 1534 SALE 343 1534 SALE 274 1534 SALE 274 1534 SALE 268 1534 SALE 208 1534 SALE 135 1534 SALE 52 1534 PURCHASE 40 1534 PURCHASE 158 1534 PURCHASE 241 1534 PURCHASE 400 1534 PURCHASE 494 1534 PURCHASE 593 1534 PURCHASE 800 1534 PURCHASE 1100 1534 PURCHASE 1365 1534 PURCHASE 1408 1534 PURCHASE 2297 1534 PURCHASE 2580 1534 PURCHASE 4492 1534 SALE 2311 1535 SALE 2222 1535 SALE 1975 1535 SALE 1725 1535 SALE 1443 1535 SALE 800 1535 SALE 800 1535 SALE 700 1535 SALE 699 1535 SALE 600 1535 SALE 438 1535 SALE 1 1535 PURCHASE 332 1535 PURCHASE 412 1535 PURCHASE 687 1535 PURCHASE 707 1535 PURCHASE 752 1535 PURCHASE 782 1535 PURCHASE 1052 1535 PURCHASE 1100 1535 PURCHASE 1146 1535 PURCHASE 1577 1535 PURCHASE 1968 1535 PURCHASE 2025 1535 PURCHASE 2322 1535 PURCHASE 2390 1535 PURCHASE 4000 1535 SALE 6300 1536 SALE 1763 1536 SALE 1530 1536 SALE 1057 1536 SALE 1006 1536 SALE 864 1536 SALE 857 1536 SALE 726 1536 SALE 420 1536 SALE 274 1536 SALE 162 1536 SALE 143 1536 SALE 47 1536 SALE 37 1536 PURCHASE 43 1536 PURCHASE 47 1536 PURCHASE 100 1536 PURCHASE 147 1536 PURCHASE 274 1536 PURCHASE 420 1536 PURCHASE 481 1536 PURCHASE 490 1536 PURCHASE 490 1536 PURCHASE 621 1536 PURCHASE 656 1536 PURCHASE 726 1536 PURCHASE 777 1536 PURCHASE 900 1536 PURCHASE 994 1536 PURCHASE 1006 1536 PURCHASE 1057 1536 PURCHASE 2000 1536 PURCHASE 3047 1536 SALE 4000 1537 SALE 949 1537 SALE 600 1537 PURCHASE 100 1537 PURCHASE 284 1537 PURCHASE 774 1537 PURCHASE 896 1537 PURCHASE 903 1537 PURCHASE 1136 1537 PURCHASE 1518 1537 PURCHASE 1804 1537 PURCHASE 2500 1537 SALE 3328 1538 SALE 2750 1538 SALE 2688 1538 SALE 2636 1538 SALE 2100 1538 SALE 1612 1538 SALE 1000 1538 SALE 900 1538 SALE 864 1538 SALE 710 1538 SALE 659 1538 SALE 559 1538 SALE 559 1538 SALE 304 1538 SALE 220 1538 SALE 139 1538 SALE 124 1538 SALE 36 1538 SALE 26 1538 PURCHASE 63 1538 PURCHASE 100 1538 PURCHASE 272 1538 PURCHASE 500 1538 PURCHASE 737 1538 PURCHASE 800 1538 PURCHASE 1122 1538 PURCHASE 1600 1538 PURCHASE 1700 1538 PURCHASE 2200 1538 PURCHASE 2385 1538 PURCHASE 3328 1538 SALE 1647 1539 SALE 1299 1539 SALE 500 1539 SALE 500 1539 SALE 201 1539 PURCHASE 102 1539 PURCHASE 200 1539 PURCHASE 300 1539 PURCHASE 398 1539 PURCHASE 500 1539 PURCHASE 799 1539 PURCHASE 1190 1539 PURCHASE 1202 1539 PURCHASE 1500 1539 PURCHASE 1500 1539 PURCHASE 2421 1539 PURCHASE 4000 1539 PURCHASE 4000 1539 PURCHASE 5717 1539 SALE 950 1540 SALE 885 1540 SALE 591 1540 SALE 447 1540 SALE 139 1540 SALE 112 1540 SALE 15 1540 PURCHASE 155 1540 PURCHASE 402 1540 PURCHASE 490 1540 PURCHASE 704 1540 PURCHASE 709 1540 PURCHASE 800 1540 PURCHASE 900 1540 PURCHASE 944 1540 PURCHASE 1200 1540 PURCHASE 1425 1540 PURCHASE 2500 1540 PURCHASE 2500 1540 PURCHASE 3807 1540 SALE 1800 1541 SALE 1800 1541 SALE 1705 1541 SALE 1497 1541 SALE 1200 1541 SALE 1146 1541 SALE 700 1541 SALE 596 1541 SALE 596 1541 SALE 193 1541 PURCHASE 44 1541 PURCHASE 100 1541 PURCHASE 319 1541 PURCHASE 434 1541 PURCHASE 1122 1541 PURCHASE 1126 1541 PURCHASE 1231 1541 PURCHASE 1366 1541 PURCHASE 1700 1541 PURCHASE 1800 1541 PURCHASE 2100 1541 PURCHASE 2500 1541 PURCHASE 5900 1541 SALE 4516 1542 SALE 3387 1542 SALE 2185 1542 SALE 1871 1542 SALE 1606 1542 SALE 1296 1542 SALE 1000 1542 SALE 600 1542 SALE 560 1542 SALE 498 1542 SALE 461 1542 SALE 293 1542 SALE 293 1542 SALE 211 1542 SALE 1 1542 PURCHASE 7 1542 PURCHASE 293 1542 PURCHASE 800 1542 PURCHASE 1033 1542 PURCHASE 1467 1542 PURCHASE 1500 1542 PURCHASE 1500 1542 PURCHASE 1500 1542 PURCHASE 1500 1542 SALE 4381 1543 SALE 4036 1543 SALE 2600 1543 SALE 2349 1543 SALE 2209 1543 SALE 1720 1543 SALE 1308 1543 SALE 1099 1543 SALE 1097 1543 SALE 1088 1543 SALE 1000 1543 SALE 1000 1543 SALE 1000 1543 SALE 1000 1543 SALE 1000 1543 SALE 1000 1543 SALE 975 1543 SALE 955 1543 SALE 920 1543 SALE 835 1543 SALE 816 1543 SALE 771 1543 SALE 730 1543 SALE 699 1543 SALE 644 1543 SALE 620 1543 SALE 619 1543 SALE 542 1543 SALE 504 1543 SALE 447 1543 SALE 436 1543 SALE 378 1543 SALE 365 1543 SALE 351 1543 SALE 318 1543 SALE 269 1543 SALE 234 1543 SALE 180 1543 SALE 176 1543 SALE 103 1543 SALE 93 1543 SALE 48 1543 SALE 36 1543 SALE 27 1543 SALE 21 1543 SALE 5 1543 PURCHASE 295 1543 PURCHASE 364 1543 PURCHASE 484 1543 PURCHASE 800 1543 PURCHASE 852 1543 PURCHASE 1046 1543 PURCHASE 1415 1543 PURCHASE 1953 1543 PURCHASE 3311 1543 PURCHASE 4036 1543 SALE 1067 1544 SALE 820 1544 SALE 686 1544 SALE 205 1544 SALE 132 1544 SALE 115 1544 PURCHASE 309 1544 PURCHASE 400 1544 PURCHASE 404 1544 PURCHASE 552 1544 PURCHASE 686 1544 PURCHASE 804 1544 PURCHASE 807 1544 PURCHASE 903 1544 PURCHASE 1287 1544 PURCHASE 1449 1544 PURCHASE 1463 1544 PURCHASE 1936 1544 PURCHASE 2300 1544 SALE 2063 1545 SALE 1229 1545 SALE 1125 1545 SALE 631 1545 SALE 519 1545 SALE 410 1545 SALE 281 1545 SALE 261 1545 SALE 208 1545 SALE 205 1545 SALE 165 1545 SALE 120 1545 SALE 111 1545 PURCHASE 149 1545 PURCHASE 292 1545 PURCHASE 300 1545 PURCHASE 500 1545 PURCHASE 851 1545 PURCHASE 1000 1545 PURCHASE 1056 1545 PURCHASE 1077 1545 PURCHASE 1285 1545 PURCHASE 1402 1545 PURCHASE 1500 1545 PURCHASE 2800 1545 PURCHASE 3408 1545 PURCHASE 3806 1545 PURCHASE 13303 1545 SALE 2152 1546 SALE 1138 1546 SALE 1006 1546 PURCHASE 45 1546 PURCHASE 163 1546 PURCHASE 314 1546 PURCHASE 355 1546 PURCHASE 400 1546 PURCHASE 793 1546 PURCHASE 1455 1546 PURCHASE 1758 1546 PURCHASE 1768 1546 PURCHASE 2589 1546 PURCHASE 2800 1546 PURCHASE 2800 1546 SALE 4294 1547 SALE 2194 1547 SALE 1948 1547 SALE 438 1547 SALE 179 1547 PURCHASE 493 1547 PURCHASE 772 1547 PURCHASE 829 1547 PURCHASE 876 1547 PURCHASE 926 1547 SALE 4000 1548 SALE 1388 1548 SALE 1331 1548 SALE 1000 1548 SALE 829 1548 SALE 815 1548 SALE 753 1548 SALE 500 1548 SALE 500 1548 PURCHASE 772 1548 PURCHASE 1400 1548 PURCHASE 6734 1548 SALE 3784 1549 SALE 3279 1549 SALE 500 1549 SALE 27 1549 PURCHASE 10 1549 PURCHASE 53 1549 PURCHASE 100 1549 PURCHASE 112 1549 PURCHASE 416 1549 PURCHASE 427 1549 PURCHASE 520 1549 PURCHASE 533 1549 PURCHASE 617 1549 PURCHASE 1127 1549 PURCHASE 1141 1549 PURCHASE 1927 1549 PURCHASE 3263 1549 SALE 1550 1550 SALE 1000 1550 PURCHASE 260 1550 PURCHASE 315 1550 PURCHASE 1205 1550 PURCHASE 1826 1550 PURCHASE 9677 1550 SALE 1994 1551 SALE 1134 1551 SALE 713 1551 SALE 145 1551 SALE 145 1551 PURCHASE 50 1551 PURCHASE 315 1551 PURCHASE 500 1551 PURCHASE 584 1551 PURCHASE 644 1551 PURCHASE 650 1551 PURCHASE 916 1551 PURCHASE 1500 1551 PURCHASE 1500 1551 SALE 619 1552 SALE 500 1552 SALE 100 1552 PURCHASE 4059 1552 SALE 2800 1553 SALE 1322 1553 SALE 1200 1553 SALE 1051 1553 SALE 1039 1553 SALE 800 1553 SALE 705 1553 SALE 537 1553 SALE 505 1553 SALE 458 1553 SALE 359 1553 SALE 181 1553 PURCHASE 68 1553 PURCHASE 252 1553 PURCHASE 800 1553 PURCHASE 1200 1553 PURCHASE 1452 1553 PURCHASE 1500 1553 PURCHASE 1870 1553 PURCHASE 2332 1553 SALE 2141 1554 SALE 1800 1554 SALE 1111 1554 SALE 1035 1554 SALE 960 1554 SALE 911 1554 SALE 860 1554 SALE 832 1554 SALE 402 1554 SALE 231 1554 SALE 222 1554 PURCHASE 911 1554 PURCHASE 1286 1554 SALE 3000 1555 SALE 2784 1555 SALE 1816 1555 SALE 1060 1555 SALE 1000 1555 SALE 362 1555 SALE 328 1555 SALE 191 1555 SALE 167 1555 SALE 120 1555 PURCHASE 141 1555 PURCHASE 362 1555 PURCHASE 594 1555 PURCHASE 1060 1555 PURCHASE 1148 1555 PURCHASE 1210 1555 PURCHASE 1314 1555 PURCHASE 1500 1555 PURCHASE 1816 1555 SALE 1700 1556 SALE 957 1556 PURCHASE 1847 1556 PURCHASE 2500 1556 PURCHASE 1017 1557 PURCHASE 1037 1557 PURCHASE 1127 1557 PURCHASE 1632 1557 SALE 1621 1558 SALE 729 1558 SALE 700 1558 PURCHASE 300 1558 PURCHASE 729 1558 PURCHASE 1621 1558 PURCHASE 964 1559 TOTAL PURCHASES 598,069 TOTAL SALES 596,977 (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 16 JANUARY 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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