18th Mar 2008 13:01
UBS AG (EPT)18 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 17 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 8,586,530 0.39% 5,301,411 0.24%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,586,530 0.39% 5,301,411 0.24% (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 15997 1465 pence SALE 216 1465 SALE 1358 1477 PURCHASE 880 1480 SALE 1858 1482 PURCHASE 1277 1483 SALE 522 1483 SALE 270 1483 PURCHASE 3308 1486 PURCHASE 827 1487 PURCHASE 250 1487 PURCHASE 173 1487 PURCHASE 680 1487 SALE 724 1487 PURCHASE 750 1487 PURCHASE 668 1487 PURCHASE 2967 1488 SALE 2500 1488 PURCHASE 825 1488 PURCHASE 132 1488 SALE 1000 1488 SALE 541 1488 SALE 973 1488 PURCHASE 286 1489 PURCHASE 219 1489 SALE 903 1489 SALE 1343 1489 SALE 2200 1489 SALE 1101 1489 SALE 2318 1489 SALE 1115 1489 SALE 2281 1489 PURCHASE 2746 1489 SALE 1300 1490 SALE 2132 1490 PURCHASE 45 1490 PURCHASE 105 1490 SALE 736 1490 SALE 1000 1490 SALE 1200 1490 PURCHASE 1034 1490 PURCHASE 2826 1490 SALE 2334 1490 SALE 27 1490 PURCHASE 1063 1491 PURCHASE 43 1491 PURCHASE 1472 1491 PURCHASE 54 1491 PURCHASE 282 1491 PURCHASE 1210 1491 PURCHASE 9485 1491 PURCHASE 575 1491 PURCHASE 575 1491 PURCHASE 43 1491 PURCHASE 2110 1491 PURCHASE 1544 1491 PURCHASE 1133 1491 PURCHASE 1544 1491 PURCHASE 3029 1491 PURCHASE 43 1491 PURCHASE 911 1491 SALE 2093 1491 PURCHASE 825 1491 PURCHASE 2954 1491 PURCHASE 804 1491 PURCHASE 269 1491 PURCHASE 1757 1491 PURCHASE 129 1491 SALE 3402 1491 SALE 1200 1491 PURCHASE 2700 1492 SALE 2950 1492 PURCHASE 100 1492 PURCHASE 275 1492 PURCHASE 1599 1492 PURCHASE 2481 1492 PURCHASE 111 1493 PURCHASE 827 1493 PURCHASE 100 1493 PURCHASE 3076 1493 PURCHASE 2478 1493 PURCHASE 1561 1493 PURCHASE 155 1493 PURCHASE 180 1493 PURCHASE 196 1493 PURCHASE 880 1494 PURCHASE 880 1494 PURCHASE 827 1494 PURCHASE 1561 1494 PURCHASE 643 1494 PURCHASE 922 1494 PURCHASE 3308 1494 PURCHASE 1522 1494 PURCHASE 138 1494 PURCHASE 1691 1494 PURCHASE 636 1494 PURCHASE 587 1494 PURCHASE 615 1494 SALE 256 1494 PURCHASE 1304 1494 PURCHASE 610 1494 SALE 4333 1494 SALE 2200 1495 PURCHASE 1297 1495 SALE 2874 1495 SALE 3289 1495 SALE 6744 1495 PURCHASE 1390 1495 PURCHASE 3470 1495 PURCHASE 75 1495 PURCHASE 201 1495 SALE 3995 1496 SALE 3697 1496 SALE 2421 1496 SALE 5306 1496 SALE 267 1496 SALE 267 1496 SALE 267 1496 SALE 333 1496 SALE 840 1496 SALE 1733 1496 PURCHASE 791 1496 SALE 800 1496 SALE 7 1496 SALE 500 1496 SALE 573 1496 SALE 986 1496 SALE 2140 1496 SALE 800 1496 SALE 1200 1496 PURCHASE 600 1496 PURCHASE 43 1496 PURCHASE 236 1496 PURCHASE 400 1496 PURCHASE 1437 1496 PURCHASE 354 1497 PURCHASE 1140 1497 PURCHASE 43 1497 SALE 352 1497 SALE 800 1497 SALE 1686 1497 SALE 405 1497 SALE 840 1497 PURCHASE 500 1497 PURCHASE 3011 1497 PURCHASE 390 1497 PURCHASE 408 1497 PURCHASE 1500 1497 PURCHASE 827 1497 PURCHASE 1000 1497 PURCHASE 1200 1497 PURCHASE 600 1497 PURCHASE 3000 1497 PURCHASE 932 1497 PURCHASE 2124 1497 PURCHASE 370 1497 PURCHASE 156 1497 PURCHASE 732 1497 PURCHASE 248 1497 SALE 1100 1497 SALE 1897 1498 SALE 549 1498 SALE 171 1498 SALE 2157 1498 SALE 500 1498 SALE 313 1498 SALE 371 1498 PURCHASE 2416 1498 PURCHASE 118 1498 PURCHASE 40 1498 SALE 1360 1498 PURCHASE 1425 1499 SALE 648 1499 SALE 1106 1499 SALE 746 1499 SALE 1939 1499 PURCHASE 1318 1499 PURCHASE 141 1499 PURCHASE 346 1499 PURCHASE 1000 1499 SALE 2400 1499 SALE 1685 1500 SALE 40 1500 PURCHASE 1241 1500 PURCHASE 300 1500 SALE 227 1500 SALE 991 1500 PURCHASE 37 1500 PURCHASE 43 1500 PURCHASE 562 1500 PURCHASE 665 1500 PURCHASE 1573 1500 PURCHASE 430 1500 SALE 2148 1500 SALE 889 1500 PURCHASE 535 1500 SALE 827 1501 SALE 2227 1501 SALE 1000 1501 PURCHASE 130 1501 PURCHASE 44 1501 SALE 74 1501 SALE 1216 1501 SALE 890 1501 PURCHASE 700 1501 PURCHASE 112 1501 PURCHASE 549 1501 SALE 722 1501 SALE 1377 1501 SALE 2700 1501 PURCHASE 157 1502 PURCHASE 1000 1502 PURCHASE 42 1502 PURCHASE 100 1502 SALE 4113 1502 PURCHASE 5000 1503 PURCHASE 1767 1503 PURCHASE 825 1503 SALE 4815 1503 PURCHASE 1200 1503 SALE 563 1504 SALE 1423 1504 SALE 799 1504 PURCHASE 1572 1504 PURCHASE 43 1504 SALE 4655 1504 PURCHASE 3864 1505 SALE 2656 1505 SALE 1700 1505 SALE 1 1505 PURCHASE 4220 1505 SALE 1750 1506 SALE 1343 1506 SALE 3084 1506 PURCHASE 3520 1506 PURCHASE 3120 1506 PURCHASE 518 1506 PURCHASE 17 1506 PURCHASE 1086 1506 PURCHASE 6059 1506 SALE 4249 1507 SALE 1043 1507 SALE 1343 1507 PURCHASE 1330 1507 SALE 420 1508 PURCHASE 3566 1508 PURCHASE 500 1508 PURCHASE 216 1508 PURCHASE 19 1508 PURCHASE 800 1508 PURCHASE 325 1508 PURCHASE 900 1508 PURCHASE 1321 1508 SALE 2231 1508 PURCHASE 1076 1508 PURCHASE 43 1508 PURCHASE 1545 1508 PURCHASE 700 1508 PURCHASE 500 1508 PURCHASE 879 1508 PURCHASE 877 1508 PURCHASE 145 1508 PURCHASE 500 1508 PURCHASE 43 1508 PURCHASE 2055 1508 PURCHASE 2457 1508 PURCHASE 1500 1509 PURCHASE 331 1509 SALE 334 1509 SALE 699 1509 SALE 224 1509 PURCHASE 2502 1509 PURCHASE 111 1509 PURCHASE 43 1509 PURCHASE 1449 1509 PURCHASE 140 1509 SALE 2712 1509 SALE 3717 1509 SALE 1627 1509 SALE 4999 1509 SALE 96 1509 SALE 2435 1510 SALE 605 1510 SALE 1343 1510 PURCHASE 825 1510 SALE 3171 1510 PURCHASE 11 1510 PURCHASE 1558 1510 SALE 564 1510 PURCHASE 55 1510 PURCHASE 3000 1510 PURCHASE 281 1510 PURCHASE 79 1510 PURCHASE 1795 1510 PURCHASE 1304 1510 PURCHASE 548 1510 PURCHASE 648 1510 SALE 6622 1510 SALE 435 1510 SALE 2214 1510 SALE 212 1510 SALE 933 1511 SALE 265 1511 SALE 2000 1511 SALE 250 1511 PURCHASE 1044 1511 SALE 1032 1511 SALE 3350 1511 SALE 865 1511 PURCHASE 60 1512 PURCHASE 322 1512 PURCHASE 1410 1512 PURCHASE 43 1512 SALE 1265 1512 PURCHASE 2000 1512 PURCHASE 2428 1512 PURCHASE 3308 1512 PURCHASE 1145 1512 PURCHASE 308 1512 PURCHASE 2 1512 PURCHASE 345 1512 SALE 1343 1513 SALE 581 1513 SALE 782 1513 PURCHASE 1000 1513 PURCHASE 398 1513 PURCHASE 1650 1513 PURCHASE 1546 1513 SALE 2692 1513 SALE 2045 1513 PURCHASE 564 1513 SALE 90 1514 SALE 353 1514 SALE 258 1514 SALE 95 1514 SALE 399 1514 SALE 505 1514 SALE 553 1514 SALE 2000 1514 SALE 1430 1514 PURCHASE 945 1514 PURCHASE 435 1514 PURCHASE 564 1514 PURCHASE 564 1514 PURCHASE 3784 1514 PURCHASE 1836 1514 PURCHASE 1386 1514 PURCHASE 646 1514 PURCHASE 655 1514 SALE 931 1514 SALE 3308 1514 SALE 500 1514 SALE 2282 1514 SALE 2335 1515 SALE 351 1515 SALE 700 1515 PURCHASE 700 1515 PURCHASE 2000 1515 PURCHASE 1000 1515 PURCHASE 337 1515 SALE 489 1515 SALE 1928 1515 SALE 559 1515 SALE 553 1515 PURCHASE 1247 1515 PURCHASE 130 1515 PURCHASE 1179 1515 SALE 2280 1515 SALE 6600 1515 SALE 1242 1515 SALE 5346 1515 PURCHASE 769 1515 PURCHASE 46 1515 PURCHASE 368 1515 SALE 1231 1515 PURCHASE 316 1515 PURCHASE 861 1515 PURCHASE 220 1515 PURCHASE 43 1515 SALE 2256 1515 PURCHASE 3439 1515 PURCHASE 1100 1515 PURCHASE 2000 1515 PURCHASE 894 1516 SALE 1218 1516 SALE 2833 1516 SALE 564 1516 SALE 223 1516 SALE 1748 1516 SALE 1032 1516 PURCHASE 1000 1516 PURCHASE 3600 1516 PURCHASE 4694 1516 PURCHASE 600 1516 PURCHASE 724 1516 SALE 557 1516 SALE 2278 1516 PURCHASE 600 1516 PURCHASE 200 1516 SALE 4322 1516 PURCHASE 2301 1516 PURCHASE 1612 1516 PURCHASE 43 1516 SALE 13 1517 SALE 570 1517 SALE 1694 1517 SALE 263 1517 SALE 329 1517 SALE 114 1517 SALE 1000 1517 SALE 2000 1517 SALE 1300 1517 SALE 758 1517 SALE 42 1517 PURCHASE 5312 1517 PURCHASE 1943 1517 PURCHASE 7493 1517 PURCHASE 3308 1517 PURCHASE 1923 1517 PURCHASE 825 1517 SALE 550 1517 SALE 1202 1517 SALE 161 1517 SALE 537 1517 SALE 160 1517 SALE 582 1517 PURCHASE 1480 1517 PURCHASE 5000 1517 PURCHASE 43 1517 PURCHASE 43 1517 SALE 1343 1518 SALE 1100 1518 SALE 1200 1518 SALE 676 1518 SALE 635 1518 SALE 637 1518 SALE 1000 1518 SALE 1000 1518 SALE 900 1518 SALE 53 1518 SALE 647 1518 SALE 1200 1518 SALE 1 1518 SALE 100 1518 SALE 2087 1518 SALE 1000 1518 SALE 2700 1518 SALE 700 1518 SALE 1127 1518 PURCHASE 7298 1518 SALE 1153 1518 SALE 180 1518 PURCHASE 564 1518 PURCHASE 414 1518 PURCHASE 785 1518 PURCHASE 845 1518 PURCHASE 560 1518 PURCHASE 924 1518 PURCHASE 1565 1518 PURCHASE 825 1518 PURCHASE 1500 1518 PURCHASE 304 1518 PURCHASE 564 1518 SALE 140 1518 SALE 1600 1518 SALE 140 1518 SALE 2261 1518 SALE 1381 1518 SALE 400 1518 SALE 201 1518 SALE 3132 1518 PURCHASE 84 1518 PURCHASE 55 1518 PURCHASE 180 1518 PURCHASE 500 1518 SALE 1888 1519 SALE 512 1519 SALE 2828 1519 PURCHASE 50 1519 PURCHASE 1850 1519 PURCHASE 500 1519 PURCHASE 1800 1519 PURCHASE 100 1519 PURCHASE 1900 1519 PURCHASE 1742 1519 PURCHASE 258 1519 SALE 122 1519 SALE 978 1519 PURCHASE 1900 1519 PURCHASE 2000 1519 SALE 2000 1519 PURCHASE 1900 1519 SALE 1900 1519 PURCHASE 838 1519 SALE 262 1519 SALE 838 1519 SALE 9735 1519 SALE 6502 1519 SALE 648 1519 SALE 3420 1519 SALE 3537 1519 SALE 2862 1519 SALE 237 1519 PURCHASE 568 1519 PURCHASE 150 1519 PURCHASE 4 1519 PURCHASE 43 1519 PURCHASE 1735 1519 PURCHASE 18 1519 PURCHASE 44 1519 PURCHASE 2000 1519 SALE 51 1520 SALE 1149 1520 SALE 1000 1520 PURCHASE 54 1520 PURCHASE 771 1520 PURCHASE 975 1520 PURCHASE 1000 1520 PURCHASE 2402 1520 SALE 207 1520 SALE 250 1520 SALE 250 1520 PURCHASE 808 1520 SALE 132 1520 SALE 1288 1520 SALE 48 1520 PURCHASE 2000 1520 PURCHASE 2400 1520 PURCHASE 1000 1520 PURCHASE 998 1520 SALE 262 1520 SALE 1000 1520 SALE 138 1520 SALE 447 1520 SALE 213 1520 SALE 4665 1520 SALE 168 1520 SALE 1275 1520 SALE 725 1520 SALE 900 1520 SALE 500 1520 SALE 1928 1520 SALE 385 1520 SALE 184 1520 SALE 1000 1520 SALE 900 1520 PURCHASE 1449 1520 PURCHASE 300 1520 PURCHASE 1000 1520 SALE 1256 1520 SALE 904 1520 SALE 4418 1520 SALE 574 1520 SALE 1614 1520 SALE 846 1520 SALE 612 1520 SALE 167 1520 SALE 792 1520 SALE 3225 1520 PURCHASE 4857 1520 PURCHASE 2068 1520 PURCHASE 100 1520 PURCHASE 2800 1520 PURCHASE 689 1520 SALE 1413 1520 SALE 1000 1520 PURCHASE 252 1520 PURCHASE 445 1520 PURCHASE 564 1520 SALE 3696 1521 PURCHASE 400 1521 PURCHASE 100 1521 SALE 1000 1521 SALE 1200 1521 SALE 500 1521 SALE 1807 1521 SALE 2481 1521 SALE 770 1521 PURCHASE 3 1521 PURCHASE 500 1521 PURCHASE 1035 1521 PURCHASE 1213 1521 PURCHASE 687 1521 PURCHASE 2400 1521 PURCHASE 2400 1521 PURCHASE 184 1521 PURCHASE 100 1521 PURCHASE 157 1521 PURCHASE 543 1521 PURCHASE 1500 1521 PURCHASE 2400 1521 SALE 2312 1521 PURCHASE 1300 1521 PURCHASE 350 1521 PURCHASE 350 1521 SALE 1928 1521 SALE 372 1521 PURCHASE 3000 1521 PURCHASE 6861 1521 PURCHASE 1088 1521 PURCHASE 134 1521 PURCHASE 1800 1521 PURCHASE 1928 1521 PURCHASE 500 1521 PURCHASE 500 1521 SALE 88 1521 SALE 888 1521 SALE 251 1521 SALE 752 1521 SALE 969 1521 SALE 219 1521 SALE 467 1521 SALE 686 1521 SALE 1598 1521 SALE 292 1521 PURCHASE 644 1521 PURCHASE 1600 1521 PURCHASE 440 1521 PURCHASE 190 1521 PURCHASE 321 1521 PURCHASE 139 1521 SALE 2448 1521 PURCHASE 1664 1521 PURCHASE 1394 1521 PURCHASE 646 1521 PURCHASE 1000 1521 SALE 2006 1521 SALE 1124 1521 SALE 214 1521 PURCHASE 500 1521 PURCHASE 1000 1521 PURCHASE 2700 1521 PURCHASE 100 1521 SALE 182 1521 SALE 4186 1522 SALE 1343 1522 PURCHASE 391 1522 PURCHASE 1609 1522 SALE 1255 1522 SALE 100 1522 PURCHASE 1000 1522 PURCHASE 920 1522 PURCHASE 920 1522 PURCHASE 352 1522 PURCHASE 196 1522 PURCHASE 196 1522 PURCHASE 336 1522 SALE 1000 1522 PURCHASE 520 1522 PURCHASE 1380 1522 PURCHASE 1000 1522 PURCHASE 100 1522 PURCHASE 1100 1522 PURCHASE 1000 1522 SALE 1000 1522 SALE 900 1522 SALE 3751 1522 SALE 238 1522 SALE 11 1522 SALE 196 1522 SALE 1449 1522 SALE 193 1522 PURCHASE 1326 1522 PURCHASE 1468 1522 PURCHASE 3707 1522 SALE 1915 1522 SALE 47 1522 PURCHASE 2000 1522 PURCHASE 3000 1522 SALE 1283 1522 SALE 568 1522 SALE 2170 1522 SALE 1000 1522 PURCHASE 1601 1522 PURCHASE 3916 1522 PURCHASE 2000 1522 PURCHASE 749 1522 PURCHASE 1515 1522 PURCHASE 1880 1522 PURCHASE 572 1522 PURCHASE 500 1522 PURCHASE 100 1522 SALE 1928 1522 SALE 743 1522 SALE 516 1522 SALE 2000 1522 SALE 2458 1522 PURCHASE 271 1522 PURCHASE 301 1522 SALE 1851 1522 SALE 1000 1523 SALE 4 1523 SALE 131 1523 SALE 1000 1523 PURCHASE 1439 1523 SALE 1098 1523 PURCHASE 100 1523 PURCHASE 1000 1523 SALE 600 1523 SALE 201 1523 PURCHASE 714 1523 PURCHASE 1500 1523 PURCHASE 1000 1523 PURCHASE 964 1523 PURCHASE 420 1523 PURCHASE 321 1523 PURCHASE 1760 1523 PURCHASE 996 1523 PURCHASE 1397 1523 PURCHASE 100 1523 PURCHASE 564 1523 PURCHASE 569 1523 SALE 902 1523 SALE 422 1523 PURCHASE 1000 1523 PURCHASE 480 1523 PURCHASE 532 1523 PURCHASE 750 1523 SALE 720 1523 SALE 845 1523 PURCHASE 46 1523 PURCHASE 135 1523 PURCHASE 696 1523 SALE 2546 1524 PURCHASE 800 1524 SALE 800 1524 PURCHASE 920 1524 PURCHASE 920 1524 PURCHASE 700 1524 SALE 700 1524 PURCHASE 1390 1524 PURCHASE 1928 1524 PURCHASE 1297 1524 PURCHASE 1516 1524 PURCHASE 5400 1524 PURCHASE 677 1524 PURCHASE 484 1524 SALE 1502 1524 SALE 194 1524 SALE 162 1524 SALE 286 1524 SALE 600 1524 PURCHASE 564 1524 SALE 817 1524 PURCHASE 367 1524 PURCHASE 2113 1524 PURCHASE 1839 1524 PURCHASE 643 1524 PURCHASE 418 1524 PURCHASE 1374 1524 PURCHASE 561 1524 PURCHASE 4719 1524 PURCHASE 465 1524 PURCHASE 3239 1524 SALE 781 1524 SALE 192 1524 PURCHASE 582 1524 PURCHASE 3571 1524 PURCHASE 262 1524 PURCHASE 2587 1524 SALE 82 1524 SALE 1986 1524 SALE 3308 1524 SALE 1891 1524 PURCHASE 100 1524 PURCHASE 5000 1524 PURCHASE 300 1524 PURCHASE 1750 1524 SALE 750 1524 SALE 1466 1524 SALE 520 1524 SALE 492 1524 SALE 575 1524 PURCHASE 2009 1525 SALE 667 1525 SALE 140 1525 SALE 1285 1525 SALE 334 1525 PURCHASE 604 1525 SALE 262 1525 SALE 338 1525 PURCHASE 1889 1525 PURCHASE 1000 1525 PURCHASE 11 1525 SALE 2400 1525 SALE 1894 1525 PURCHASE 600 1525 SALE 100 1525 PURCHASE 4600 1525 PURCHASE 327 1525 PURCHASE 2379 1525 PURCHASE 4178 1525 PURCHASE 385 1525 SALE 380 1525 PURCHASE 1573 1525 PURCHASE 420 1525 PURCHASE 493 1525 PURCHASE 924 1525 PURCHASE 420 1525 SALE 45 1525 SALE 46 1525 SALE 428 1525 SALE 960 1525 SALE 563 1525 SALE 1114 1525 PURCHASE 5222 1526 PURCHASE 5570 1526 PURCHASE 2462 1526 PURCHASE 6553 1526 PURCHASE 2476 1526 PURCHASE 4923 1526 PURCHASE 4761 1526 SALE 1760 1526 SALE 2000 1526 SALE 1000 1526 PURCHASE 2000 1526 SALE 1000 1526 SALE 2025 1526 PURCHASE 4882 1526 PURCHASE 118 1526 PURCHASE 1000 1526 PURCHASE 1000 1526 PURCHASE 212 1526 PURCHASE 620 1526 PURCHASE 564 1526 PURCHASE 197 1526 PURCHASE 1000 1526 PURCHASE 647 1526 PURCHASE 827 1526 PURCHASE 1928 1526 SALE 575 1526 SALE 800 1526 SALE 570 1526 PURCHASE 3145 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 SALE 51 1527 SALE 584 1527 PURCHASE 1234 1527 PURCHASE 261 1527 PURCHASE 909 1527 SALE 371 1527 SALE 228 1527 SALE 1533 1527 SALE 217 1527 SALE 6548 1527 PURCHASE 1000 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 SALE 4077 1527 PURCHASE 3032 1527 PURCHASE 4045 1527 PURCHASE 1578 1527 PURCHASE 800 1527 PURCHASE 628 1528 PURCHASE 1902 1528 PURCHASE 561 1528 SALE 885 1528 SALE 6544 1528 PURCHASE 1320 1528 SALE 2304 1528 SALE 2421 1528 SALE 261 1528 SALE 900 1529 SALE 2000 1529 PURCHASE 770 1529 PURCHASE 30 1529 PURCHASE 2000 1529 PURCHASE 1000 1529 SALE 1619 1529 SALE 199 1529 SALE 172 1529 SALE 1573 1529 PURCHASE 2897 1529 PURCHASE 1000 1529 PURCHASE 771 1529 PURCHASE 100 1529 PURCHASE 1000 1529 SALE 1022 1530 SALE 3808 1530 SALE 2929 1530 SALE 261 1530 PURCHASE 1065 1530 PURCHASE 463 1530 PURCHASE 300 1530 PURCHASE 100 1530 SALE 1782 1531 PURCHASE 600 1531 PURCHASE 648 1531 PURCHASE 652 1531 SALE 900 1531 PURCHASE 900 1531 SALE 1050 1531 PURCHASE 127 1531 PURCHASE 2575 1531 SALE 2108 1531 SALE 245 1532 SALE 827 1532 SALE 1660 1532 SALE 827 1532 SALE 938 1532 SALE 3058 1532 SALE 2382 1532 SALE 261 1532 PURCHASE 79 1532 SALE 261 1532 SALE 261 1532 SALE 326 1532 SALE 286 1533 SALE 827 1533 SALE 800 1533 SALE 1660 1533 SALE 1660 1533 SALE 800 1533 PURCHASE 2540 1533 PURCHASE 100 1533 PURCHASE 200 1533 PURCHASE 100 1533 PURCHASE 849 1533 SALE 247 1533 SALE 2625 1533 PURCHASE 993 1533 SALE 1250 1534 PURCHASE 827 1534 SALE 3535 1534 SALE 260 1534 SALE 260 1534 SALE 325 1534 SALE 1205 1535 SALE 1205 1535 SALE 844 1535 SALE 1205 1535 PURCHASE 1030 1535 SALE 1205 1535 SALE 600 1535 PURCHASE 1500 1535 SALE 2000 1536 PURCHASE 1512 1536 SALE 1660 1537 SALE 1614 1537 SALE 2661 1537 SALE 1000 1537 SALE 1800 1537 SALE 889 1537 SALE 351 1537 PURCHASE 3799 1537 PURCHASE 600 1537 PURCHASE 1660 1538 PURCHASE 648 1538 PURCHASE 880 1538 PURCHASE 2722 1538 SALE 8829 1538 SALE 1800 1538 SALE 4000 1538 SALE 964 1538 PURCHASE 432 1538 SALE 5140 1538 PURCHASE 4249 1539 PURCHASE 1412 1539 PURCHASE 1800 1539 PURCHASE 600 1539 SALE 500 1540 SALE 4701 1540 SALE 2948 1542 SALE 213 1542 SALE 259 1543 TOTAL PURCHASES 625,567 TOTAL SALES 617,979 (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 18 MARCH 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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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