20th Dec 2007 12:24
UBS AG (EPT)20 December 2007 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 19 DECEMBER 2007 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 8,826,323 0.40% 3,666,654 0.16%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,826,323 0.40% 3,666,654 0.16% (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 672 1478 pence SALE 235 1478 PURCHASE 1000 1479 PURCHASE 3819 1479 PURCHASE 1020 1479 SALE 13869 1481 SALE 366 1481 SALE 2980 1481 PURCHASE 4145 1481 PURCHASE 229 1481 PURCHASE 168 1481 PURCHASE 1000 1481 PURCHASE 500 1481 PURCHASE 168 1481 PURCHASE 2000 1481 SALE 1247 1482 SALE 727 1482 SALE 435 1482 SALE 96 1482 PURCHASE 660 1482 SALE 41 1482 SALE 34 1482 SALE 800 1482 SALE 849 1482 PURCHASE 2174 1482 PURCHASE 369 1482 PURCHASE 1339 1482 PURCHASE 1260 1482 PURCHASE 741 1482 PURCHASE 1014 1482 PURCHASE 594 1482 PURCHASE 771 1482 PURCHASE 168 1482 PURCHASE 511 1482 PURCHASE 1518 1483 SALE 4323 1483 SALE 1000 1483 PURCHASE 5200 1483 PURCHASE 8556 1483 SALE 116 1483 SALE 432 1483 SALE 10 1483 SALE 1664 1483 PURCHASE 2000 1483 PURCHASE 96 1483 SALE 547 1483 SALE 705 1483 SALE 552 1483 PURCHASE 709 1483 PURCHASE 709 1483 PURCHASE 2000 1483 SALE 1510 1483 PURCHASE 1000 1484 PURCHASE 600 1484 PURCHASE 800 1484 PURCHASE 1150 1484 PURCHASE 1655 1484 PURCHASE 1500 1484 SALE 2000 1484 SALE 163 1484 SALE 5000 1484 SALE 1575 1484 SALE 3947 1484 SALE 2791 1484 PURCHASE 1778 1484 PURCHASE 1000 1484 PURCHASE 6738 1484 SALE 6738 1484 SALE 2000 1484 PURCHASE 1000 1484 PURCHASE 443 1484 PURCHASE 797 1484 PURCHASE 2000 1484 PURCHASE 198 1484 SALE 900 1484 SALE 2000 1484 SALE 297 1484 SALE 251 1484 SALE 235 1484 PURCHASE 1000 1484 PURCHASE 1504 1484 SALE 629 1484 SALE 252 1484 SALE 1640 1484 PURCHASE 104 1484 PURCHASE 983 1484 PURCHASE 252 1484.5 SALE 2000 1485 SALE 1100 1485 SALE 900 1485 PURCHASE 400 1485 PURCHASE 1408 1485 PURCHASE 1000 1485 PURCHASE 1000 1485 PURCHASE 1400 1485 PURCHASE 1179 1485 PURCHASE 1000 1485 PURCHASE 1181 1485 SALE 1000 1485 SALE 629 1485 PURCHASE 3000 1485 SALE 1000 1485 PURCHASE 830 1485 PURCHASE 1500 1485 PURCHASE 758 1485 PURCHASE 2000 1485 PURCHASE 1000 1485 PURCHASE 1000 1485 PURCHASE 400 1485 PURCHASE 1000 1485 PURCHASE 4000 1485 SALE 500 1485 PURCHASE 880 1485 PURCHASE 780 1485 PURCHASE 1384 1485 PURCHASE 1518 1485 PURCHASE 822 1485 PURCHASE 751 1485 SALE 1100 1485 SALE 1207 1485 SALE 2093 1485 PURCHASE 759 1485 PURCHASE 635 1485 PURCHASE 46 1485 PURCHASE 1000 1485 PURCHASE 4500 1485 SALE 1000 1486 SALE 900 1486 SALE 593 1486 PURCHASE 901 1486 PURCHASE 1000 1486 PURCHASE 700 1486 PURCHASE 1000 1486 PURCHASE 1000 1486 PURCHASE 754 1486 PURCHASE 1500 1486 PURCHASE 400 1486 PURCHASE 400 1486 SALE 4512 1486 SALE 872 1486 SALE 1109 1486 PURCHASE 1513 1486 SALE 1000 1486 SALE 1000 1486 SALE 1000 1486 SALE 719 1486 PURCHASE 126 1486 PURCHASE 674 1486 SALE 646 1486 SALE 4509 1486 SALE 97 1486 SALE 1000 1486 SALE 882 1486 SALE 1424 1486 PURCHASE 1100 1486 PURCHASE 18 1486 PURCHASE 98 1486 PURCHASE 1500 1486 SALE 1000 1486 SALE 3 1487 SALE 750 1487 PURCHASE 630 1487 PURCHASE 600 1487 PURCHASE 800 1487 PURCHASE 1682 1487 PURCHASE 110 1487 PURCHASE 201 1487 PURCHASE 1599 1487 PURCHASE 1539 1487 SALE 916 1487 PURCHASE 651 1487 PURCHASE 700 1487 PURCHASE 200 1487 SALE 1000 1487 SALE 201 1487 PURCHASE 2138 1487 SALE 2100 1487 SALE 2000 1487 SALE 967 1487 SALE 2230 1487 SALE 700 1487 SALE 266 1487 SALE 1100 1487 SALE 1660 1487 PURCHASE 1245 1487 SALE 1000 1487 PURCHASE 666 1487 SALE 1000 1487 SALE 500 1487 SALE 800 1487 PURCHASE 1000 1487 PURCHASE 500 1487 SALE 1634 1487 PURCHASE 13 1487 PURCHASE 1527 1487 SALE 6724 1487 SALE 856 1487 SALE 567 1487 PURCHASE 4123 1487 SALE 1070 1487 PURCHASE 71 1487 PURCHASE 137 1487 PURCHASE 740 1487 SALE 1911 1487 PURCHASE 4579 1487 PURCHASE 347 1488 PURCHASE 1800 1488 PURCHASE 661 1488 PURCHASE 1459 1488 PURCHASE 624 1488 PURCHASE 1000 1488 PURCHASE 486 1488 SALE 1000 1488 PURCHASE 1075 1488 PURCHASE 603 1488 SALE 763 1488 PURCHASE 1597 1488 PURCHASE 500 1488 PURCHASE 1000 1488 PURCHASE 1000 1488 PURCHASE 1500 1488 PURCHASE 1121 1488 PURCHASE 174 1488 PURCHASE 430 1488 PURCHASE 807 1488 PURCHASE 974 1488 PURCHASE 773 1488 PURCHASE 1500 1488 PURCHASE 1706 1488 SALE 1500 1488 PURCHASE 1756 1488 PURCHASE 2051 1488 PURCHASE 1000 1488 PURCHASE 1702 1488 PURCHASE 1000 1488 SALE 486 1488 SALE 32 1488 SALE 37 1488 SALE 1178 1488 SALE 4011 1488 SALE 1000 1488 SALE 1000 1488 SALE 266 1488 SALE 1500 1488 SALE 800 1488 SALE 1100 1488 SALE 5029 1488 SALE 1000 1488 SALE 1200 1488 PURCHASE 800 1488 SALE 700 1488 SALE 1073 1488 SALE 1958 1488 PURCHASE 288 1488 PURCHASE 95 1488 PURCHASE 292 1488.5 PURCHASE 33 1488.5 PURCHASE 1880 1489 PURCHASE 238 1489 PURCHASE 1000 1489 SALE 1000 1489 SALE 1000 1489 SALE 1537 1489 SALE 1000 1489 PURCHASE 1491 1489 PURCHASE 181 1489 PURCHASE 1220 1489 PURCHASE 317 1489 SALE 1000 1489 SALE 500 1489 SALE 1615 1489 PURCHASE 4169 1489 PURCHASE 93 1489 PURCHASE 1000 1489 PURCHASE 991 1489 PURCHASE 1887 1489 PURCHASE 3617 1489 PURCHASE 4000 1489 PURCHASE 822 1489 PURCHASE 3679 1489 PURCHASE 2800 1489 PURCHASE 673 1489 PURCHASE 2000 1489 PURCHASE 800 1489 PURCHASE 600 1489 PURCHASE 1200 1489 SALE 1363 1489 SALE 2200 1489 SALE 941 1489 SALE 304 1489 SALE 204 1489 SALE 2000 1489 SALE 475 1489 SALE 1000 1489 SALE 1371 1489 PURCHASE 583 1490 PURCHASE 17 1490 PURCHASE 346 1490 PURCHASE 26 1490 PURCHASE 426 1490 PURCHASE 600 1490 PURCHASE 100 1490 PURCHASE 600 1490 PURCHASE 292 1490 PURCHASE 1515 1490 PURCHASE 1518 1490 PURCHASE 1000 1490 PURCHASE 1000 1490 SALE 6415 1490 SALE 296 1490 PURCHASE 1020 1490 SALE 3932 1490 PURCHASE 925 1490 PURCHASE 32 1490 PURCHASE 1250 1490 PURCHASE 926 1490 PURCHASE 1518 1490 PURCHASE 863 1490 PURCHASE 63 1490 PURCHASE 747 1490 PURCHASE 1000 1490 PURCHASE 2044 1490 SALE 2011 1490 SALE 1057 1490 PURCHASE 500 1490 PURCHASE 48 1490 PURCHASE 338 1490 PURCHASE 1000 1490 PURCHASE 1000 1490 SALE 1619 1490 PURCHASE 2122 1490 SALE 647 1490 SALE 828 1490 SALE 423 1490 SALE 600 1490 SALE 2038 1490 PURCHASE 392 1491 SALE 2100 1491 SALE 290 1491 SALE 279 1491 PURCHASE 1244 1491 PURCHASE 1000 1491 PURCHASE 1489 1491 PURCHASE 666 1491 SALE 96 1491 SALE 232 1491 SALE 1708 1491 SALE 100 1491 SALE 1200 1491 SALE 400 1491 SALE 1000 1491 SALE 1200 1491 SALE 1566 1491 SALE 1192 1491 SALE 1200 1491 SALE 1200 1491 SALE 508 1491 SALE 1200 1491 SALE 1200 1491 SALE 800 1491 SALE 200 1491 SALE 200 1491 SALE 1200 1491 SALE 1200 1491 SALE 600 1491 SALE 187 1491 SALE 1800 1491 SALE 800 1491 SALE 498 1491 PURCHASE 2000 1491 PURCHASE 516 1491 PURCHASE 1000 1491 SALE 600 1491 SALE 199 1491 SALE 223 1491 PURCHASE 2055 1491 PURCHASE 953 1491 SALE 6706 1491 PURCHASE 1800 1491 PURCHASE 1000 1491 PURCHASE 4461 1491 PURCHASE 671 1491 SALE 17 1491 PURCHASE 1800 1491 PURCHASE 6706 1491 PURCHASE 1560 1491 PURCHASE 1728 1491 PURCHASE 856 1491 PURCHASE 1800 1491 SALE 461 1492 SALE 461 1492 SALE 968 1492 PURCHASE 1007 1492 PURCHASE 96 1492 SALE 1000 1492 SALE 561 1492 SALE 356 1492 SALE 53 1492 PURCHASE 2000 1492 PURCHASE 543 1492 PURCHASE 451 1492 PURCHASE 451 1492 SALE 550 1492 SALE 1995 1492 SALE 2281 1492 SALE 170 1492 SALE 400 1492 SALE 400 1492 SALE 200 1492 SALE 400 1492 SALE 1874 1492 SALE 1408 1492 PURCHASE 318 1492 SALE 2061 1492 PURCHASE 2836 1492 PURCHASE 2335 1492 PURCHASE 537 1492 PURCHASE 289 1492 PURCHASE 523 1492 PURCHASE 2000 1492 SALE 599 1493 SALE 648 1493 SALE 2581 1493 SALE 1400 1493 PURCHASE 2030 1493 PURCHASE 662 1493 SALE 1977 1493 SALE 2000 1493 SALE 1644 1493 PURCHASE 3500 1493 PURCHASE 600 1493 PURCHASE 591 1493 PURCHASE 4000 1493 SALE 46 1493 PURCHASE 1816 1493 PURCHASE 215 1493 PURCHASE 59 1493 PURCHASE 500 1493 PURCHASE 1000 1493 PURCHASE 1000 1493 PURCHASE 536 1493 SALE 2331 1493 PURCHASE 5000 1493 SALE 912 1493 SALE 1368 1493 SALE 2200 1493 SALE 2385 1494 SALE 700 1494 SALE 2059 1494 SALE 1146 1494 SALE 280 1494 PURCHASE 1000 1494 SALE 1000 1494 PURCHASE 1100 1494 PURCHASE 1323 1494 PURCHASE 1557 1494 PURCHASE 1104 1494 SALE 471 1494 SALE 2307 1494 PURCHASE 1731 1494 SALE 418 1494 SALE 1467 1494 SALE 6693 1494 PURCHASE 359 1494 PURCHASE 291 1494 PURCHASE 292 1494.5 SALE 1384 1495 SALE 400 1495 SALE 1000 1495 SALE 600 1495 SALE 1000 1495 SALE 255 1495 PURCHASE 240 1495 PURCHASE 1598 1495 PURCHASE 1000 1495 SALE 719 1495 SALE 122 1495 SALE 220 1495 SALE 937 1495 SALE 692 1495 SALE 1240 1495 SALE 3727 1495 PURCHASE 302 1495 SALE 1000 1495 SALE 1018 1495 SALE 3674 1495 PURCHASE 6 1495 PURCHASE 1500 1495 PURCHASE 281 1495 PURCHASE 167 1495 SALE 4363 1495 SALE 18259 1495 PURCHASE 150 1495 SALE 700 1496 SALE 1474 1496 SALE 238 1496 SALE 431 1496 SALE 1500 1496 SALE 913 1496 SALE 500 1496 SALE 910 1496 PURCHASE 1439 1496 PURCHASE 675 1496 PURCHASE 786 1496 PURCHASE 403 1496 PURCHASE 1200 1496 PURCHASE 3495 1496 SALE 1025 1496 SALE 148 1497 SALE 1115 1497 SALE 155 1497 SALE 200 1497 PURCHASE 594 1497 PURCHASE 598 1497 PURCHASE 1100 1497 PURCHASE 949 1497 SALE 800 1498 SALE 6675 1498 SALE 1000 1498 SALE 200 1498 PURCHASE 691 1498 PURCHASE 1078 1498 PURCHASE 361 1498 PURCHASE 361 1498 PURCHASE 3670 1498 SALE 982 1498 SALE 1000 1498 SALE 900 1498 PURCHASE 385 1498 PURCHASE 611 1498 PURCHASE 171 1498 PURCHASE 15 1498 PURCHASE 224 1498 SALE 200 1498 SALE 1957 1498 PURCHASE 85000 1499 PURCHASE 2047 1499 PURCHASE 551 1499 PURCHASE 208 1499 PURCHASE 1551 1499 PURCHASE 228 1499 PURCHASE 228 1499 PURCHASE 40 1499 PURCHASE 1474 1499 PURCHASE 1256 1499 PURCHASE 600 1499 PURCHASE 4859 1499 SALE 120 1499 SALE 1100 1499 PURCHASE 45000 1499 PURCHASE 426 1499 PURCHASE 400 1499 SALE 2200 1499 PURCHASE 292 1499.5 PURCHASE 904 1500 SALE 1960 1500 PURCHASE 400 1500 SALE 2000 1500 PURCHASE 472 1500 PURCHASE 1000 1500 PURCHASE 1550 1500 PURCHASE 1000 1500 PURCHASE 1549 1500 PURCHASE 1000 1500 PURCHASE 1000 1500 SALE 1000 1500 SALE 915 1500 PURCHASE 961 1500 PURCHASE 250 1500 PURCHASE 1250 1500 PURCHASE 1000 1500 PURCHASE 500 1500 PURCHASE 1250 1500 PURCHASE 1000 1500 PURCHASE 1250 1500 PURCHASE 179 1500 PURCHASE 1000 1500 PURCHASE 179 1500 PURCHASE 1250 1500 SALE 950 1500 SALE 500 1500 SALE 1000 1500 SALE 128 1500 SALE 230 1500 PURCHASE 1000 1500 PURCHASE 752 1500 PURCHASE 1733 1501 PURCHASE 288 1501 PURCHASE 165 1501 PURCHASE 1548 1501 SALE 477 1501 SALE 173 1501 SALE 126 1501 SALE 1926 1501 SALE 1800 1501 SALE 1196 1501 SALE 1196 1501 PURCHASE 279 1501 PURCHASE 172 1501 PURCHASE 3800 1501 PURCHASE 292 1501 PURCHASE 273 1501 PURCHASE 1547 1501 PURCHASE 1773 1501 PURCHASE 730 1501 PURCHASE 170 1501 PURCHASE 2301 1501 SALE 867 1501 SALE 139 1501 SALE 1356 1501 SALE 435 1501 PURCHASE 1000 1501 SALE 3156 1501 SALE 1028 1501 PURCHASE 1098 1501 PURCHASE 110 1501 PURCHASE 4706 1501 PURCHASE 748 1501 PURCHASE 877 1501 PURCHASE 3264 1501 PURCHASE 1728 1501 PURCHASE 1670 1501 SALE 2725 1501 SALE 90 1501 SALE 83 1501 SALE 1630 1501 SALE 83 1501 SALE 689 1502 PURCHASE 670 1502 SALE 924 1502 SALE 1899 1502 SALE 281 1502 SALE 100 1502 SALE 4439 1502 PURCHASE 1547 1502 PURCHASE 266 1502 PURCHASE 476 1502 PURCHASE 1841 1502 SALE 1100 1502 SALE 83 1502 SALE 1073 1502 PURCHASE 366 1502 PURCHASE 3378 1502 SALE 5500 1502 SALE 1800 1502 PURCHASE 911 1502 PURCHASE 5746 1502 SALE 283 1502 SALE 257 1502 SALE 1364 1502 PURCHASE 271 1503 PURCHASE 200 1503 SALE 581 1503 SALE 121 1503 SALE 400 1503 SALE 1000 1503 SALE 675 1503 SALE 750 1503 SALE 980 1503 PURCHASE 170 1503 PURCHASE 1545 1503 PURCHASE 1100 1503 SALE 907 1504 PURCHASE 165 1504 PURCHASE 581 1504 SALE 1127 1504 SALE 1000 1504 SALE 1169 1504 SALE 914 1504 SALE 215 1504 SALE 3288 1504 SALE 1000 1504 SALE 1100 1504 SALE 1000 1504 SALE 1303 1504 PURCHASE 1544 1504 PURCHASE 1069 1504 SALE 273 1504 SALE 6648 1504 PURCHASE 1000 1504 SALE 311 1505 SALE 1596 1505 SALE 880 1505 SALE 196 1505 SALE 1000 1505 SALE 658 1505 SALE 374 1505 SALE 985 1505 SALE 1000 1505 PURCHASE 7571 1505 PURCHASE 885 1505 PURCHASE 1544 1505 PURCHASE 108 1505 PURCHASE 5000 1505 PURCHASE 2165 1505 PURCHASE 10072 1505 PURCHASE 655 1505 PURCHASE 6000 1505 PURCHASE 2200 1505 SALE 2587 1505 SALE 83 1505 PURCHASE 1244 1505 PURCHASE 125 1505 SALE 84 1505 SALE 2204 1505 SALE 234 1505 SALE 93 1505 SALE 238 1505 SALE 458 1505 SALE 586 1505 PURCHASE 1000 1506 SALE 924 1507 SALE 1757 1507 PURCHASE 1800 1508 TOTAL PURCHASES 592,179 TOTAL SALES 429,229 (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 20 DECEMBER 2007Contact 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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