8th Jan 2008 11:25
UBS AG (EPT)08 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 07 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 9,019,035 0.40% 3,358,279 0.15%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,019,035 0.40% 3,358,279 0.15% (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 398 1467 pence PURCHASE 7 1468 PURCHASE 962 1468 PURCHASE 912 1469 PURCHASE 1198 1469 PURCHASE 5523 1469 SALE 3093 1470 SALE 467 1470 SALE 350 1470 SALE 1100 1471 SALE 659 1471 SALE 350 1471 SALE 225 1471 SALE 2523 1472 SALE 763 1472 SALE 517 1472 SALE 460 1472 SALE 350 1472 PURCHASE 683 1472 SALE 1562 1473 PURCHASE 643 1473 PURCHASE 901 1473 PURCHASE 1306 1473 SALE 2200 1474 SALE 1198 1474 SALE 657 1474 SALE 365 1474 SALE 357 1474 SALE 350 1474 PURCHASE 162 1474 PURCHASE 740 1474 PURCHASE 929 1474 PURCHASE 1198 1474 PURCHASE 6784 1474 SALE 6944 1475 SALE 3686 1475 SALE 2044 1475 SALE 1087 1475 SALE 535 1475 SALE 471 1475 SALE 357 1475 SALE 350 1475 SALE 350 1475 PURCHASE 100 1475 PURCHASE 100 1475 PURCHASE 140 1475 PURCHASE 2000 1475 PURCHASE 4599 1475 SALE 1380 1476 SALE 350 1476 SALE 267 1476 SALE 230 1476 SALE 230 1476 SALE 230 1476 SALE 230 1476 PURCHASE 508 1476 PURCHASE 1484 1476 SALE 2800 1477 SALE 1445 1477 SALE 1000 1477 SALE 404 1477 SALE 200 1477 PURCHASE 5000 1477 SALE 1185 1478 SALE 354 1478 PURCHASE 588 1478 PURCHASE 2303 1478 SALE 3785 1479 SALE 1147 1479 SALE 1000 1479 SALE 1000 1479 SALE 357 1479 SALE 350 1479 SALE 350 1479 SALE 350 1479 SALE 137 1479 SALE 88 1479 PURCHASE 827 1479 PURCHASE 886 1479 PURCHASE 1017 1479 PURCHASE 2605 1479 SALE 3843 1480 SALE 525 1480 SALE 350 1480 SALE 83 1480 SALE 1680 1481 SALE 1559 1481 SALE 524 1481 SALE 350 1481 SALE 350 1481 PURCHASE 202 1481 PURCHASE 1414 1481 SALE 3086 1482 SALE 1984 1482 SALE 979 1482 SALE 350 1482 SALE 8562 1483 PURCHASE 149 1483 PURCHASE 1207 1483 PURCHASE 2588 1483 SALE 350 1484 PURCHASE 1738 1484 PURCHASE 5000 1484 SALE 350 1485 PURCHASE 1100 1485 SALE 2120 1486 SALE 2040 1486 SALE 2031 1486 SALE 1880 1486 SALE 1145 1486 SALE 1120 1486 SALE 895 1486 SALE 435 1486 SALE 357 1486 SALE 240 1486 SALE 89 1486 PURCHASE 2864 1486 SALE 1134 1488 PURCHASE 750 1488 PURCHASE 1817 1488 PURCHASE 5000 1488 SALE 926 1489 SALE 3000 1490 SALE 1379 1490 SALE 1251 1490 SALE 1113 1490 SALE 1000 1490 PURCHASE 766 1490 SALE 2907 1491 SALE 700 1491 SALE 300 1491 PURCHASE 1554 1491 PURCHASE 3446 1491 PURCHASE 3516 1491 PURCHASE 19605 1491 SALE 2500 1492 SALE 2000 1492 SALE 1937 1492 SALE 1153 1492 PURCHASE 90 1492 PURCHASE 504 1492 PURCHASE 701 1492 PURCHASE 1566 1492 PURCHASE 1597 1492 PURCHASE 2200 1492 SALE 2446 1493 SALE 1000 1493 PURCHASE 615 1493 PURCHASE 615 1493 PURCHASE 2000 1493 SALE 4145 1494 SALE 1615 1494 SALE 452 1494 PURCHASE 200 1494 PURCHASE 234 1494 PURCHASE 833 1494 PURCHASE 972 1494 PURCHASE 1100 1494 PURCHASE 1536 1494 SALE 637 1495 PURCHASE 1200 1495 PURCHASE 2300 1495 PURCHASE 5000 1495 SALE 4880 1496 SALE 2758 1496 SALE 1671 1496 SALE 1100 1496 SALE 200 1496 SALE 133 1496 SALE 66 1496 SALE 14 1496 SALE 5068 1497 SALE 3782 1497 SALE 2500 1497 SALE 2500 1497 SALE 2300 1497 SALE 1924 1497 SALE 1924 1497 SALE 1700 1497 SALE 1638 1497 SALE 1385 1497 SALE 200 1497 PURCHASE 2341 1497 PURCHASE 2950 1497 SALE 626 1498 SALE 524 1498 SALE 357 1498 PURCHASE 2667 1498 SALE 511 1500 SALE 156 1500 PURCHASE 222 1501 PURCHASE 274 1501 PURCHASE 600 1501 PURCHASE 849 1501 PURCHASE 2746 1501 PURCHASE 2758 1503 PURCHASE 165 1504 PURCHASE 840 1504 PURCHASE 2085 1504 PURCHASE 3278 1504 SALE 4429 1505 SALE 2280 1505 SALE 1000 1505 PURCHASE 173 1507 PURCHASE 211 1507 PURCHASE 485 1507 PURCHASE 516 1507 PURCHASE 539 1507 PURCHASE 66 1508 PURCHASE 754 1508 PURCHASE 1670 1508 SALE 1300 1509 SALE 1067 1509 SALE 443 1509 SALE 230 1509 SALE 230 1509 SALE 29 1509 SALE 1000 1510 SALE 201 1510 SALE 167 1510 PURCHASE 500 1510 PURCHASE 1546 1514 PURCHASE 2760 1514 PURCHASE 3540 1514 PURCHASE 6605 1514 SALE 6502 1515 SALE 3000 1515 SALE 2760 1515 SALE 797 1515 SALE 690 1515 SALE 274 1515 PURCHASE 251 1515 PURCHASE 1149 1515 PURCHASE 1354 1515 PURCHASE 2087 1515 PURCHASE 2257 1515 PURCHASE 2500 1515 PURCHASE 6600 1515 SALE 3895 1516 SALE 3799 1516 SALE 3000 1516 SALE 2411 1516 SALE 2108 1516 SALE 881 1516 SALE 700 1516 SALE 658 1516 SALE 551 1516 PURCHASE 58 1516 PURCHASE 69 1516 PURCHASE 131 1516 PURCHASE 131 1516 PURCHASE 131 1516 PURCHASE 180 1516 PURCHASE 188 1516 PURCHASE 319 1516 PURCHASE 320 1516 PURCHASE 586 1516 PURCHASE 635 1516 PURCHASE 780 1516 PURCHASE 870 1516 PURCHASE 956 1516 PURCHASE 1277 1516 PURCHASE 1600 1516 PURCHASE 1641 1516 PURCHASE 1797 1516 PURCHASE 2417 1516 SALE 5000 1517 SALE 2511 1517 PURCHASE 552 1517 PURCHASE 687 1517 PURCHASE 900 1517 PURCHASE 2200 1517 PURCHASE 3000 1517 SALE 4699 1518 SALE 3609 1518 PURCHASE 76 1518 PURCHASE 800 1518 PURCHASE 824 1518 PURCHASE 954 1518 PURCHASE 1127 1518 SALE 1761 1519 SALE 1235 1519 SALE 1133 1519 SALE 594 1519 PURCHASE 800 1519 PURCHASE 2900 1519 SALE 2129 1520 SALE 2000 1520 SALE 708 1520 SALE 589 1520 SALE 563 1520 SALE 546 1520 SALE 60 1521 PURCHASE 976 1522 SALE 2884 1523 SALE 2706 1523 SALE 932 1523 SALE 650 1523 PURCHASE 146 1523 PURCHASE 473 1523 PURCHASE 728 1523 PURCHASE 865 1523 PURCHASE 894 1523 PURCHASE 1000 1523 PURCHASE 1689 1523 PURCHASE 2188 1523 PURCHASE 2278 1523 SALE 3500 1524 SALE 1002 1524 PURCHASE 56 1524 PURCHASE 241 1524 PURCHASE 732 1524 PURCHASE 767 1524 PURCHASE 1102 1524 PURCHASE 2874 1524 SALE 4433 1525 SALE 2467 1525 SALE 2333 1525 SALE 567 1525 PURCHASE 3 1525 PURCHASE 154 1525 PURCHASE 177 1525 PURCHASE 241 1525 PURCHASE 241 1525 PURCHASE 474 1525 PURCHASE 516 1525 PURCHASE 660 1525 PURCHASE 900 1525 PURCHASE 2432 1525 PURCHASE 6403 1525 SALE 6000 1526 SALE 1004 1526 SALE 933 1526 PURCHASE 143 1526 PURCHASE 159 1526 PURCHASE 170 1526 PURCHASE 181 1526 PURCHASE 241 1526 PURCHASE 472 1526 PURCHASE 500 1526 PURCHASE 656 1526 PURCHASE 757 1526 PURCHASE 804 1526 PURCHASE 899 1526 PURCHASE 903 1526 PURCHASE 940 1526 PURCHASE 1700 1526 PURCHASE 1929 1526 SALE 5000 1527 SALE 4099 1527 SALE 1811 1527 SALE 1326 1527 SALE 123 1527 PURCHASE 111 1527 PURCHASE 6189 1527 SALE 3050 1528 SALE 1789 1528 SALE 1416 1528 SALE 1285 1528 SALE 500 1528 PURCHASE 23 1528 PURCHASE 96 1528 PURCHASE 196 1528 PURCHASE 800 1528 PURCHASE 904 1528 PURCHASE 1200 1528 PURCHASE 1800 1528 PURCHASE 3050 1528 PURCHASE 3154 1528 SALE 500 1529 PURCHASE 612 1529 SALE 759 1530 PURCHASE 823 1530 PURCHASE 1100 1530 PURCHASE 1352 1530 PURCHASE 6535 1530 SALE 4570 1531 SALE 2262 1531 PURCHASE 241 1531 PURCHASE 441 1531 PURCHASE 900 1531 SALE 2600 1532 SALE 2585 1532 SALE 1674 1532 SALE 1522 1532 SALE 442 1532 SALE 428 1532 SALE 358 1532 PURCHASE 100 1532 PURCHASE 2800 1532 SALE 5000 1533 SALE 2572 1533 SALE 2572 1533 SALE 2396 1533 SALE 1994 1533 SALE 1357 1533 SALE 497 1533 PURCHASE 241 1533 PURCHASE 498 1533 PURCHASE 682 1533 SALE 1576 1534 SALE 1481 1534 SALE 980 1534 SALE 910 1534 SALE 774 1534 SALE 704 1534 SALE 701 1534 SALE 675 1534 SALE 625 1534 SALE 604 1534 SALE 560 1534 SALE 481 1534 SALE 393 1534 PURCHASE 29 1534 PURCHASE 72 1534 PURCHASE 122 1534 PURCHASE 146 1534 PURCHASE 150 1534 PURCHASE 185 1534 PURCHASE 213 1534 PURCHASE 399 1534 PURCHASE 488 1534 PURCHASE 545 1534 PURCHASE 784 1534 PURCHASE 970 1534 PURCHASE 1174 1534 PURCHASE 1883 1534 PURCHASE 1988 1534 PURCHASE 2053 1534 PURCHASE 2404 1534 PURCHASE 2512 1534 PURCHASE 3401 1534 PURCHASE 4325 1534 SALE 4078 1535 SALE 3993 1535 SALE 3830 1535 SALE 3250 1535 SALE 3100 1535 SALE 2200 1535 SALE 2185 1535 SALE 2018 1535 SALE 1984 1535 SALE 1777 1535 SALE 1500 1535 SALE 1323 1535 SALE 1243 1535 SALE 1186 1535 SALE 1000 1535 SALE 988 1535 SALE 956 1535 SALE 727 1535 SALE 704 1535 SALE 675 1535 SALE 643 1535 SALE 500 1535 SALE 371 1535 SALE 1 1535 PURCHASE 354 1535 PURCHASE 390 1535 PURCHASE 490 1535 PURCHASE 642 1535 PURCHASE 704 1535 PURCHASE 906 1535 PURCHASE 920 1535 PURCHASE 1728 1535 PURCHASE 2100 1535 PURCHASE 2637 1535 PURCHASE 3438 1535 PURCHASE 6514 1535 SALE 5712 1536 SALE 3012 1536 SALE 2250 1536 SALE 2150 1536 SALE 1434 1536 SALE 1000 1536 SALE 952 1536 SALE 826 1536 SALE 684 1536 PURCHASE 7 1536 PURCHASE 48 1536 PURCHASE 63 1536 PURCHASE 94 1536 PURCHASE 129 1536 PURCHASE 130 1536 PURCHASE 141 1536 PURCHASE 167 1536 PURCHASE 201 1536 PURCHASE 233 1536 PURCHASE 255 1536 PURCHASE 314 1536 PURCHASE 480 1536 PURCHASE 508 1536 PURCHASE 524 1536 PURCHASE 662 1536 PURCHASE 709 1536 PURCHASE 716 1536 PURCHASE 724 1536 PURCHASE 728 1536 PURCHASE 809 1536 PURCHASE 895 1536 PURCHASE 950 1536 PURCHASE 1000 1536 PURCHASE 1394 1536 PURCHASE 2278 1536 PURCHASE 2580 1536 PURCHASE 3321 1536 PURCHASE 3930 1536 PURCHASE 7600 1536 SALE 6506 1537 SALE 2266 1537 SALE 1317 1537 SALE 600 1537 PURCHASE 500 1537 PURCHASE 546 1537 PURCHASE 560 1537 PURCHASE 600 1537 PURCHASE 700 1537 PURCHASE 838 1537 PURCHASE 900 1537 PURCHASE 1154 1537 PURCHASE 1973 1537 PURCHASE 2500 1537 PURCHASE 3677 1537 PURCHASE 4437 1537 SALE 617 1538 PURCHASE 414 1538 PURCHASE 500 1538 PURCHASE 684 1538 PURCHASE 958 1538 PURCHASE 1000 1538 PURCHASE 1505 1538 PURCHASE 2424 1538 PURCHASE 4996 1538 SALE 5998 1539 SALE 3613 1539 SALE 655 1539 SALE 637 1539 SALE 499 1539 PURCHASE 180 1539 PURCHASE 200 1539 PURCHASE 456 1539 PURCHASE 475 1539 PURCHASE 700 1539 PURCHASE 914 1539 PURCHASE 914 1539 SALE 4157 1540 SALE 2500 1540 SALE 1506 1540 SALE 976 1540 SALE 676 1540 PURCHASE 112 1540 PURCHASE 303 1540 PURCHASE 764 1540 PURCHASE 3242 1540 PURCHASE 6493 1540 SALE 1100 1541 SALE 1010 1541 SALE 1000 1541 SALE 900 1541 SALE 900 1541 PURCHASE 160 1541 PURCHASE 394 1541 PURCHASE 683 1541 PURCHASE 807 1541 PURCHASE 899 1541 PURCHASE 1440 1541 PURCHASE 1495 1541 PURCHASE 1650 1541 SALE 2101 1542 SALE 638 1542 SALE 95 1542 PURCHASE 11 1542 PURCHASE 53 1542 PURCHASE 59 1542 PURCHASE 66 1542 PURCHASE 223 1542 PURCHASE 472 1542 PURCHASE 543 1542 PURCHASE 706 1542 PURCHASE 805 1542 PURCHASE 814 1542 PURCHASE 1356 1542 PURCHASE 1721 1542 PURCHASE 6485 1542 PURCHASE 8183 1542 PURCHASE 79 1543 PURCHASE 570 1543 PURCHASE 947 1543 PURCHASE 1500 1543 PURCHASE 3000 1543 PURCHASE 5912 1543 SALE 880 1544 PURCHASE 236 1544 PURCHASE 300 1544 PURCHASE 1000 1544 PURCHASE 1007 1544 PURCHASE 1058 1544 PURCHASE 1200 1544 PURCHASE 1430 1544 PURCHASE 1463 1544 SALE 6472 1545 PURCHASE 57 1545 PURCHASE 1037 1545 SALE 1020 1546 SALE 869 1546 PURCHASE 869 1546 SALE 2848 1547 PURCHASE 225 1547 PURCHASE 278 1547 PURCHASE 971 1547 SALE 1766 1548 SALE 886 1548 SALE 551 1548 PURCHASE 551 1548 PURCHASE 886 1548 TOTAL PURCHASES 455,714 TOTAL SALES 438,740 (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 08 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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