14th Mar 2008 11:21
UBS AG (EPT)14 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 13 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 8,547,920 0.39% 5,447,011 0.25%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,547,920 0.39% 5,447,011 0.25% (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 6666 1500 pence SALE 1561 1501 SALE 3000 1501 SALE 331 1501 SALE 1000 1501 SALE 172 1501 SALE 792 1501 SALE 800 1501 SALE 1000 1501 SALE 4430 1501 PURCHASE 6000 1502 PURCHASE 1179 1502 PURCHASE 1500 1502 SALE 2191 1502 PURCHASE 614 1502 SALE 300 1502 SALE 32 1502 SALE 500 1502 SALE 500 1502 SALE 2581 1502 PURCHASE 1000 1502 SALE 5527 1502 PURCHASE 586 1503 PURCHASE 500 1503 SALE 1240 1503 PURCHASE 1100 1503 PURCHASE 1300 1503 PURCHASE 1772 1503 PURCHASE 3132 1503 PURCHASE 737 1503 SALE 126 1503 SALE 6653 1503 PURCHASE 414 1503 SALE 9973 1504 PURCHASE 1024 1504 PURCHASE 7997 1504 PURCHASE 1976 1504 SALE 400 1504 PURCHASE 1300 1504 PURCHASE 827 1504 PURCHASE 4718 1504 SALE 96 1504 SALE 109 1504 SALE 500 1504 SALE 1097 1504 PURCHASE 467 1504 PURCHASE 1048 1504 PURCHASE 485 1504 PURCHASE 800 1504 PURCHASE 564 1504 PURCHASE 564 1504 PURCHASE 1414 1504 PURCHASE 215 1504 PURCHASE 1338 1504 PURCHASE 1100 1504 PURCHASE 900 1504 PURCHASE 952 1504 PURCHASE 1747 1504 PURCHASE 1200 1504 PURCHASE 177 1504 PURCHASE 523 1504 PURCHASE 800 1504 SALE 2400 1504 SALE 5264 1504 SALE 129 1504 SALE 109 1504 PURCHASE 1300 1504 SALE 1100 1504 PURCHASE 259 1504 SALE 5446 1504 SALE 6648 1504 SALE 1656 1504 SALE 1876 1504 SALE 648 1504 PURCHASE 500 1504 PURCHASE 500 1504 SALE 14 1504 PURCHASE 1115 1504 SALE 142 1504 PURCHASE 6648 1504 PURCHASE 582 1504 PURCHASE 184 1504 PURCHASE 673 1504 PURCHASE 1800 1504 PURCHASE 800 1504 PURCHASE 280 1504 SALE 6653 1504 PURCHASE 6648 1504 PURCHASE 620 1504 SALE 1500 1504 SALE 756 1504 PURCHASE 200 1505 PURCHASE 2655 1505 PURCHASE 600 1505 PURCHASE 2000 1505 PURCHASE 874 1505 PURCHASE 526 1505 SALE 526 1505 SALE 539 1505 SALE 1200 1505 SALE 1100 1505 SALE 345 1505 SALE 500 1505 SALE 1526 1505 SALE 127 1505 SALE 1018 1505 SALE 472 1505 SALE 3118 1505 PURCHASE 2000 1505 SALE 29 1505 SALE 1437 1505 PURCHASE 2000 1505 SALE 1 1505 PURCHASE 1109 1505 PURCHASE 1577 1505 PURCHASE 1270 1505 PURCHASE 1295 1505 PURCHASE 672 1505 SALE 1000 1505 SALE 2481 1505 SALE 900 1505 SALE 2000 1505 PURCHASE 1700 1505 PURCHASE 1561 1505 PURCHASE 1295 1505 PURCHASE 1125 1505 SALE 3286 1505 PURCHASE 940 1505 PURCHASE 1949 1505 PURCHASE 940 1505 PURCHASE 1660 1505 PURCHASE 325 1505 PURCHASE 1128 1505 SALE 2500 1505 SALE 152 1505 SALE 265 1505 SALE 265 1505 SALE 500 1505 PURCHASE 1000 1505 PURCHASE 2000 1505 PURCHASE 675 1505 PURCHASE 1630 1505 SALE 5 1505.5 SALE 700 1506 PURCHASE 700 1506 SALE 350 1506 PURCHASE 1200 1506 PURCHASE 100 1506 PURCHASE 827 1506 PURCHASE 467 1506 PURCHASE 827 1506 PURCHASE 564 1506 PURCHASE 564 1506 PURCHASE 722 1506 SALE 4023 1506 SALE 235 1506 SALE 321 1506 SALE 86 1506 SALE 479 1506 SALE 134 1506 SALE 3345 1506 SALE 7543 1506 SALE 3361 1506 SALE 39 1506 SALE 1133 1506 SALE 2530 1506 SALE 1440 1506 PURCHASE 599 1506 PURCHASE 1800 1506 SALE 109 1506 SALE 218 1506 SALE 80 1506 SALE 1593 1506 SALE 298 1506 SALE 1000 1506 PURCHASE 92 1506 PURCHASE 6548 1506 PURCHASE 1000 1506 PURCHASE 1200 1506 SALE 2000 1506 SALE 1000 1506 SALE 1319 1506 SALE 1599 1506 SALE 158 1506 PURCHASE 1117 1507 SALE 3741 1507 SALE 1200 1507 PURCHASE 1882 1507 PURCHASE 2000 1507 SALE 26 1507 SALE 1565 1507 SALE 6609 1507 SALE 2000 1507 SALE 600 1507 SALE 2466 1507 SALE 800 1507 SALE 34 1507 PURCHASE 2589 1507 PURCHASE 600 1507 PURCHASE 1587 1507 PURCHASE 1200 1507 PURCHASE 1477 1507 PURCHASE 271 1507 PURCHASE 429 1507 SALE 2040 1507 SALE 1561 1507 PURCHASE 3144 1507 PURCHASE 1588 1507 PURCHASE 1447 1507 SALE 600 1507 SALE 800 1507 PURCHASE 869 1507 PURCHASE 634 1507 PURCHASE 1000 1507 PURCHASE 609 1507 PURCHASE 1476 1507 PURCHASE 452 1507 PURCHASE 1200 1507 PURCHASE 401 1507 PURCHASE 2800 1507 PURCHASE 1000 1507 SALE 200 1507 SALE 3308 1507 PURCHASE 2615 1508 PURCHASE 1353 1508 PURCHASE 3308 1508 PURCHASE 1993 1508 SALE 532 1508 SALE 2481 1508 SALE 1000 1508 PURCHASE 1569 1508 PURCHASE 209 1508 SALE 1200 1508 SALE 2000 1508 SALE 900 1508 SALE 220 1508 SALE 2000 1508 SALE 1200 1508 SALE 811 1508 PURCHASE 171 1508 SALE 226 1508 SALE 3000 1508 PURCHASE 836 1508 PURCHASE 6631 1508 PURCHASE 800 1508 SALE 928 1508 SALE 666 1508 SALE 1577 1508 SALE 800 1508 SALE 500 1508 SALE 2800 1508 SALE 3308 1508 PURCHASE 3608 1509 PURCHASE 4882 1509 PURCHASE 2418 1509 PURCHASE 1119 1509 SALE 149 1509 SALE 451 1509 SALE 2000 1509 PURCHASE 800 1509 PURCHASE 1237 1509 SALE 166 1509 PURCHASE 600 1509 SALE 2310 1509 SALE 122 1509 SALE 183 1509 SALE 795 1509 SALE 269 1509 SALE 2000 1509 SALE 700 1509 PURCHASE 1928 1509 PURCHASE 2429 1509 PURCHASE 131 1509 PURCHASE 99 1509 SALE 683 1509 SALE 2300 1509 SALE 264 1509 SALE 912 1509 PURCHASE 739 1509 PURCHASE 200 1509 PURCHASE 750 1509 PURCHASE 1000 1509 PURCHASE 52 1509 PURCHASE 1316 1509 SALE 943 1509 SALE 1185 1509 PURCHASE 2800 1509 SALE 1140 1509 SALE 3000 1509 SALE 100 1509 SALE 228 1509 PURCHASE 1000 1510 PURCHASE 2322 1510 SALE 1200 1510 PURCHASE 564 1510 PURCHASE 564 1510 PURCHASE 880 1510 PURCHASE 1305 1510 PURCHASE 493 1510 PURCHASE 1544 1510 SALE 500 1510 SALE 35 1510 SALE 1965 1510 SALE 359 1510 SALE 1400 1510 PURCHASE 800 1510 PURCHASE 606 1510 SALE 1000 1510 SALE 1543 1510 SALE 1492 1510 SALE 269 1510 SALE 531 1510 PURCHASE 411 1510 PURCHASE 1589 1510 SALE 800 1510 PURCHASE 100 1510 SALE 3045 1510 SALE 2000 1510 SALE 500 1510 PURCHASE 900 1510 PURCHASE 1556 1510 PURCHASE 44 1510 SALE 900 1510 SALE 500 1510 SALE 600 1510 PURCHASE 11 1510 SALE 940 1510 SALE 1128 1510 PURCHASE 340 1510 PURCHASE 2000 1510 PURCHASE 710 1510 PURCHASE 6622 1510 SALE 1000 1510 PURCHASE 800 1510 PURCHASE 3308 1510 PURCHASE 1844 1511 SALE 586 1511 SALE 200 1511 SALE 1600 1511 SALE 1700 1511 SALE 600 1511 PURCHASE 1000 1511 PURCHASE 700 1511 PURCHASE 1321 1511 PURCHASE 468 1511 PURCHASE 400 1511 PURCHASE 569 1511 SALE 2000 1511 PURCHASE 2000 1511 SALE 904 1511 SALE 135 1511 SALE 600 1511 SALE 1928 1511 PURCHASE 752 1511 PURCHASE 1928 1511 PURCHASE 1204 1511 PURCHASE 351 1511 PURCHASE 73 1511 PURCHASE 400 1511 PURCHASE 500 1511 PURCHASE 603 1511 PURCHASE 1649 1511 PURCHASE 77 1511 PURCHASE 723 1511 PURCHASE 600 1511 SALE 250 1511 SALE 590 1511 SALE 400 1511 PURCHASE 752 1511 PURCHASE 752 1511 PURCHASE 648 1511 PURCHASE 607 1511 SALE 1300 1511 SALE 700 1511 SALE 1600 1511 PURCHASE 2400 1511 SALE 2000 1511 SALE 1000 1511 SALE 3618 1511 PURCHASE 1500 1511 PURCHASE 1000 1511 PURCHASE 1863 1511 PURCHASE 1928 1511 SALE 1857 1511 SALE 203 1511 SALE 1797 1511 SALE 2200 1511 SALE 1409 1511 SALE 500 1511 SALE 137 1511 SALE 6618 1511 SALE 1210 1511 SALE 876 1511 SALE 1665 1511 SALE 900 1511 SALE 1190 1511 SALE 940 1511 SALE 260 1511 PURCHASE 1477 1511 PURCHASE 800 1511 PURCHASE 1200 1511 PURCHASE 1957 1511 PURCHASE 2000 1511 PURCHASE 1200 1511 PURCHASE 6618 1511 PURCHASE 3000 1511 PURCHASE 132 1511 PURCHASE 132 1511 PURCHASE 5400 1511 SALE 1928 1511 SALE 3308 1511 SALE 1964 1512 SALE 2466 1512 SALE 3000 1512 PURCHASE 2500 1512 PURCHASE 1000 1512 PURCHASE 1200 1512 PURCHASE 533 1512 PURCHASE 100 1512 PURCHASE 500 1512 PURCHASE 400 1512 PURCHASE 900 1512 PURCHASE 2400 1512 SALE 2136 1512 SALE 150 1512 SALE 3670 1512 SALE 77 1512 SALE 810 1512 SALE 1498 1512 PURCHASE 505 1512 PURCHASE 872 1512 PURCHASE 615 1512 PURCHASE 528 1512 SALE 2163 1512 SALE 37 1512 SALE 2565 1512 SALE 2000 1512 PURCHASE 376 1512 PURCHASE 914 1512 PURCHASE 4948 1512 PURCHASE 600 1512 SALE 1 1512 PURCHASE 1928 1512 SALE 1421 1512 PURCHASE 384 1512 PURCHASE 552 1512 PURCHASE 508 1512 PURCHASE 61 1512 SALE 1600 1512 PURCHASE 1600 1512 PURCHASE 400 1512 PURCHASE 350 1512 SALE 1221 1512 SALE 576 1512 PURCHASE 208 1512 PURCHASE 1027 1512 PURCHASE 2000 1512 PURCHASE 2000 1512 SALE 600 1512 PURCHASE 1400 1512 PURCHASE 600 1512 SALE 1000 1512 PURCHASE 455 1512 PURCHASE 86 1512 PURCHASE 1200 1512 SALE 2000 1512 SALE 2000 1512 PURCHASE 1200 1512 SALE 2400 1512 SALE 140 1512 PURCHASE 2400 1512 SALE 100 1512 SALE 1900 1512 PURCHASE 2000 1512 PURCHASE 1300 1512 PURCHASE 700 1512 SALE 3000 1512 SALE 191 1512 SALE 134 1512 SALE 140 1512 SALE 51 1512 SALE 879 1512 SALE 505 1512 SALE 1285 1512 SALE 1387 1512 SALE 1200 1512 PURCHASE 295 1512 PURCHASE 1568 1512 PURCHASE 129 1512 PURCHASE 1554 1512 PURCHASE 46 1512 PURCHASE 1600 1512 SALE 100 1512 SALE 2000 1512 SALE 500 1512 SALE 3367 1512 SALE 1600 1512 PURCHASE 371 1512 PURCHASE 167 1512 PURCHASE 1962 1512 PURCHASE 656 1512 PURCHASE 1000 1512 SALE 100 1512 SALE 1000 1512 SALE 492 1512 PURCHASE 3000 1512 PURCHASE 1000 1512 SALE 137 1512 PURCHASE 263 1512 PURCHASE 137 1512 PURCHASE 241 1512 PURCHASE 1000 1512 SALE 330 1512 SALE 1200 1512 PURCHASE 2180 1512 PURCHASE 1100 1512 PURCHASE 661 1512 PURCHASE 8820 1512 SALE 3308 1512 PURCHASE 44 1513 PURCHASE 123 1513 PURCHASE 1386 1513 PURCHASE 1900 1513 PURCHASE 800 1513 PURCHASE 752 1513 PURCHASE 752 1513 SALE 700 1513 SALE 158 1513 PURCHASE 1800 1513 PURCHASE 1523 1513 SALE 239 1513 SALE 466 1513 SALE 41 1513 SALE 2000 1513 SALE 2000 1513 SALE 1430 1513 SALE 370 1513 PURCHASE 1200 1513 PURCHASE 800 1513 PURCHASE 407 1513 PURCHASE 522 1513 PURCHASE 93 1513 PURCHASE 347 1513 PURCHASE 1023 1513 PURCHASE 1000 1513 PURCHASE 500 1513 PURCHASE 531 1513 PURCHASE 1771 1513 PURCHASE 98 1513 PURCHASE 1000 1513 SALE 136 1513 SALE 50 1513 SALE 254 1513 PURCHASE 38 1513 PURCHASE 324 1513 SALE 146 1513 PURCHASE 1100 1513 PURCHASE 6609 1513 PURCHASE 1522 1513 PURCHASE 11 1513 PURCHASE 940 1513 PURCHASE 350 1513 PURCHASE 500 1513 SALE 800 1513 SALE 2283 1513 SALE 825 1513 SALE 827 1513 PURCHASE 2251 1513 PURCHASE 827 1513 PURCHASE 779 1513 SALE 1256 1513 SALE 1072 1513 SALE 1200 1513 SALE 1000 1513 SALE 2178 1513 PURCHASE 1400 1514 PURCHASE 617 1514 PURCHASE 1579 1514 SALE 800 1514 SALE 1000 1514 SALE 700 1514 PURCHASE 1479 1514 PURCHASE 545 1514 PURCHASE 246 1514 PURCHASE 1383 1514 PURCHASE 1039 1514 SALE 252 1514 SALE 826 1514 PURCHASE 491 1514 PURCHASE 280 1514 PURCHASE 1000 1514 PURCHASE 720 1514 PURCHASE 1200 1514 SALE 244 1514 SALE 2609 1514 SALE 334 1514 SALE 191 1514 PURCHASE 1649 1514 PURCHASE 1800 1514 SALE 1800 1514 PURCHASE 1192 1514 SALE 3876 1514 SALE 190 1514 PURCHASE 1106 1514 PURCHASE 900 1514 PURCHASE 1200 1514 SALE 2632 1514 SALE 145 1514 SALE 23 1514 PURCHASE 700 1514 PURCHASE 112 1514 PURCHASE 200 1514 PURCHASE 297 1514 PURCHASE 500 1514 PURCHASE 492 1514 PURCHASE 395 1514 SALE 1000 1514 SALE 1000 1514 SALE 500 1514 SALE 1928 1514 PURCHASE 450 1514 SALE 800 1514 SALE 800 1514 SALE 1765 1514 SALE 1560 1514 SALE 2000 1514 SALE 43 1514.5 SALE 89 1514.5 PURCHASE 366 1515 PURCHASE 1324 1515 PURCHASE 1602 1515 PURCHASE 3667 1515 PURCHASE 1502 1515 PURCHASE 1729 1515 SALE 1590 1515 SALE 564 1515 SALE 31 1515 SALE 880 1515 PURCHASE 500 1515 PURCHASE 250 1515 PURCHASE 1192 1515 SALE 1200 1515 SALE 2135 1515 PURCHASE 1600 1515 SALE 318 1515 SALE 175 1515 SALE 1506 1515 PURCHASE 600 1515 PURCHASE 1200 1515 PURCHASE 800 1515 SALE 1708 1515 SALE 404 1515 PURCHASE 7874 1515 PURCHASE 2026 1515 SALE 1182 1515 PURCHASE 2000 1515 SALE 2596 1515 PURCHASE 467 1515 SALE 859 1515 SALE 183 1515 PURCHASE 200 1515 PURCHASE 800 1515 PURCHASE 1000 1515 PURCHASE 1125 1515 SALE 1800 1515 SALE 3308 1515 SALE 1336 1515 SALE 112 1515 SALE 11 1515 SALE 1000 1515 SALE 1000 1515 SALE 2267 1515 PURCHASE 2106 1516 PURCHASE 1447 1516 PURCHASE 261 1516 PURCHASE 500 1516 PURCHASE 692 1516 PURCHASE 2279 1516 PURCHASE 1656 1516 PURCHASE 1200 1516 PURCHASE 500 1516 PURCHASE 500 1516 PURCHASE 1000 1516 PURCHASE 718 1516 SALE 1250 1516 PURCHASE 3000 1516 PURCHASE 1000 1516 PURCHASE 708 1516 PURCHASE 1500 1516 SALE 58 1516 SALE 528 1516 SALE 300 1516 SALE 1400 1516 SALE 300 1516 SALE 600 1516 SALE 3430 1516 SALE 1128 1516 SALE 778 1516 SALE 500 1516 PURCHASE 6477 1516 PURCHASE 2090 1516 SALE 2000 1516 PURCHASE 1342 1516 SALE 329 1516 SALE 5000 1516 SALE 15 1516 PURCHASE 1080 1516 PURCHASE 1078 1516 PURCHASE 1128 1516 PURCHASE 800 1516 PURCHASE 2349 1516 PURCHASE 1785 1516 SALE 1316 1516 SALE 1928 1516 SALE 2517 1516 SALE 825 1516 SALE 3308 1516 SALE 1316 1516 SALE 1750 1516 SALE 2000 1516 SALE 1565 1516 SALE 1000 1516 SALE 6596 1516 PURCHASE 5400 1516 SALE 648 1517 SALE 650 1517 SALE 200 1517 SALE 700 1517 SALE 564 1517 SALE 700 1517 SALE 8680 1517 PURCHASE 2600 1517 PURCHASE 900 1517 PURCHASE 1300 1517 SALE 1128 1517 SALE 1128 1517 PURCHASE 1128 1517 SALE 1241 1517 PURCHASE 564 1517 PURCHASE 1000 1517 PURCHASE 1128 1517 PURCHASE 825 1517 PURCHASE 15 1517 PURCHASE 1100 1517 PURCHASE 685 1517 PURCHASE 1075 1517 PURCHASE 1312 1517 PURCHASE 141 1517 SALE 272 1517 SALE 825 1517 SALE 827 1517 PURCHASE 827 1517 PURCHASE 825 1517 PURCHASE 1587 1517 PURCHASE 1000 1517 SALE 1600 1517 PURCHASE 9363 1517 PURCHASE 2995 1517 PURCHASE 418 1517 PURCHASE 300 1517 PURCHASE 500 1517 PURCHASE 1567 1517 PURCHASE 489 1517 PURCHASE 1170 1517 PURCHASE 940 1517 PURCHASE 1316 1517 PURCHASE 1504 1517 SALE 3000 1517 PURCHASE 2000 1517 SALE 21 1517.5 SALE 9881 1518 PURCHASE 500 1518 PURCHASE 1928 1518 PURCHASE 825 1518 PURCHASE 827 1518 PURCHASE 3308 1518 SALE 1803 1518 SALE 193 1518 PURCHASE 1349 1518 PURCHASE 800 1518 PURCHASE 827 1518 PURCHASE 1000 1518 PURCHASE 1289 1518 PURCHASE 2230 1518 SALE 243 1518 SALE 1128 1518 SALE 1928 1518 PURCHASE 1418 1518 PURCHASE 1484 1518 SALE 80 1518 SALE 2788 1518 SALE 5000 1518 SALE 177 1518 SALE 2947 1519 PURCHASE 1502 1519 SALE 94 1519 SALE 940 1519 SALE 551 1519 SALE 1412 1519 SALE 800 1519 SALE 3797 1519 SALE 1590 1519 PURCHASE 400 1519 PURCHASE 564 1519 PURCHASE 125 1519 PURCHASE 121 1519 SALE 1291 1519 PURCHASE 1173 1519 PURCHASE 2344 1519 PURCHASE 164 1519 PURCHASE 1151 1519 PURCHASE 1000 1519 PURCHASE 1605 1519 PURCHASE 1411 1519 PURCHASE 1597 1519 SALE 875 1519 SALE 864 1519 SALE 880 1519 SALE 864 1519 PURCHASE 658 1519 PURCHASE 3296 1519 SALE 785 1519 SALE 250 1519 SALE 1000 1519 SALE 1200 1519 SALE 800 1519 SALE 800 1519 SALE 158 1519 SALE 136 1519 SALE 816 1519 SALE 100 1519 SALE 9038 1520 SALE 1000 1520 SALE 97 1520 SALE 703 1520 SALE 2000 1520 SALE 655 1520 SALE 936 1520 SALE 1556 1520 SALE 135 1520 SALE 342 1520 SALE 402 1520 SALE 1413 1520 SALE 616 1520 SALE 1635 1520 SALE 940 1520 SALE 90 1520 SALE 1460 1520 SALE 100 1520 SALE 2142 1520 SALE 500 1520 SALE 147 1520 SALE 1718 1520 SALE 807 1520 SALE 1 1520 PURCHASE 800 1520 PURCHASE 800 1520 PURCHASE 1928 1520 PURCHASE 564 1520 PURCHASE 100 1520 SALE 1725 1520 PURCHASE 114 1520 PURCHASE 1000 1520 PURCHASE 114 1520 PURCHASE 992 1520 PURCHASE 3 1520 PURCHASE 9868 1520 SALE 191 1520 SALE 293 1520 SALE 400 1520 SALE 817 1520 SALE 2500 1520 SALE 816 1520 SALE 1000 1520 SALE 6963 1520 SALE 400 1520 SALE 1200 1520 PURCHASE 1000 1520 SALE 2522 1521 SALE 2614 1521 SALE 2609 1521 PURCHASE 1184 1521 PURCHASE 3308 1521 PURCHASE 500 1521 PURCHASE 500 1521 PURCHASE 940 1521 PURCHASE 940 1521 SALE 1007 1521 SALE 1973 1521 SALE 825 1521 PURCHASE 1781 1521 PURCHASE 1351 1521 PURCHASE 1359 1521 PURCHASE 2405 1521 SALE 143 1521 SALE 500 1521 SALE 1000 1521 SALE 800 1521 SALE 181 1521 SALE 1200 1521 PURCHASE 2014 1521 PURCHASE 1928 1521 PURCHASE 827 1521 PURCHASE 37 1521 SALE 827 1521 SALE 2000 1521 SALE 653 1521 PURCHASE 2000 1521 PURCHASE 440 1521 SALE 4461 1521 PURCHASE 1000 1521 PURCHASE 3308 1521 PURCHASE 1504 1521 SALE 564 1521 PURCHASE 914 1521 PURCHASE 800 1521 PURCHASE 800 1521 PURCHASE 1504 1521 SALE 1226 1521 SALE 1493 1522 SALE 3406 1522 SALE 1581 1522 SALE 90 1522 SALE 4519 1522 SALE 500 1522 SALE 589 1522 SALE 1928 1522 SALE 827 1522 SALE 3308 1522 SALE 500 1522 SALE 500 1522 PURCHASE 500 1522 PURCHASE 1375 1522 PURCHASE 1000 1522 PURCHASE 1200 1522 SALE 2700 1522 PURCHASE 1938 1522 PURCHASE 827 1522 SALE 619 1522 PURCHASE 5 1522 PURCHASE 1000 1522 SALE 1600 1522 SALE 840 1522 SALE 1504 1522 SALE 2000 1522 PURCHASE 825 1522 PURCHASE 55 1522 PURCHASE 2000 1522 PURCHASE 200 1523 PURCHASE 1200 1523 SALE 2047 1523 SALE 800 1523 SALE 3308 1523 PURCHASE 246 1524 PURCHASE 262 1524 PURCHASE 497 1524 PURCHASE 1114 1524 PURCHASE 600 1524 PURCHASE 9842 1524 PURCHASE 1128 1524 PURCHASE 1928 1524 SALE 700 1524 SALE 128 1524 SALE 700 1524 SALE 1316 1524 PURCHASE 500 1525 PURCHASE 5008 1525 SALE 547 1526 SALE 3308 1526 SALE 1928 1526 SALE 3308 1526 SALE 1770 1526 SALE 1173 1526 SALE 229 1526 SALE 1990 1526 PURCHASE 2240 1527 SALE 1076 1527 SALE 2232 1527 SALE 417 1527 SALE 900 1527 SALE 500 1527 PURCHASE 2000 1527 PURCHASE 1586 1527 PURCHASE 3308 1528 PURCHASE 2000 1528 PURCHASE 654 1528 SALE 432 1528 SALE 752 1528 SALE 715 1528 SALE 2213 1528 SALE 2000 1528 SALE 1481 1528 SALE 825 1528 SALE 483 1528 SALE 1928 1528 SALE 992 1528 PURCHASE 1928 1528 PURCHASE 119 1528 SALE 284 1529 SALE 200 1529 SALE 25 1529 SALE 700 1529 SALE 1316 1529 SALE 1600 1529 SALE 2000 1529 PURCHASE 1568 1530 SALE 9803 1530 PURCHASE 213 1531 PURCHASE 2500 1531 PURCHASE 1769 1531 SALE 1841 1531 PURCHASE 100 1531 PURCHASE 1223 1531 PURCHASE 261 1532 PURCHASE 261 1532 PURCHASE 326 1532 PURCHASE 313 1532 PURCHASE 261 1532 PURCHASE 796 1533 PURCHASE 315 1533 PURCHASE 2501 1533 PURCHASE 2000 1533 SALE 592 1533 PURCHASE 279 1534 SALE 227 1534 SALE 300 1534 SALE 585 1534 PURCHASE 1103 1534 SALE 24 1534 PURCHASE 6655 1534 PURCHASE 8323 1534 PURCHASE 1435 1535 PURCHASE 260 1535 PURCHASE 940 1535 PURCHASE 260 1535 PURCHASE 325 1535 PURCHASE 260 1535 SALE 2475 1535 SALE 376 1535 SALE 1128 1535 PURCHASE 859 1535 PURCHASE 317 1536 PURCHASE 376 1536 PURCHASE 924 1536 PURCHASE 381 1537 PURCHASE 1234 1537 PURCHASE 10 1538 SALE 1128 1538 SALE 400 1538 PURCHASE 1393 1538 PURCHASE 750 1539 PURCHASE 581 1539 PURCHASE 1054 1539 PURCHASE 1000 1539 PURCHASE 3879 1539 PURCHASE 1316 1539 PURCHASE 1635 1539 PURCHASE 315 1539 PURCHASE 670 1540 PURCHASE 825 1540 PURCHASE 100 1540 PURCHASE 1000 1540 PURCHASE 800 1540 PURCHASE 2402 1540 PURCHASE 2213 1540 PURCHASE 100 1541 PURCHASE 259 1541 SALE 741 1541 SALE 292 1541 SALE 500 1541 SALE 193 1541 PURCHASE 1660 1541 PURCHASE 1660 1541 SALE 1504 1542 SALE 564 1542 SALE 424 1542 SALE 940 1542 SALE 1316 1542 SALE 376 1542 SALE 2000 1542 SALE 1778 1542 SALE 825 1542 SALE 323 1542 SALE 3308 1542 SALE 720 1542 SALE 3308 1542 SALE 564 1542 SALE 1504 1542 PURCHASE 656 1542 PURCHASE 3308 1542 PURCHASE 3000 1542 SALE 327 1542 SALE 800 1542 SALE 600 1542 SALE 9721 1543 PURCHASE 200 1543 PURCHASE 1000 1543 SALE 1096 1543 SALE 4072 1543 SALE 1000 1543 SALE 312 1543 PURCHASE 547 1543 PURCHASE 1040 1543 SALE 3329 1543 PURCHASE 1000 1543 PURCHASE 1800 1543 PURCHASE 652 1543 PURCHASE 3560 1543 PURCHASE 167 1543 PURCHASE 390 1543 PURCHASE 800 1543 PURCHASE 439 1543 PURCHASE 159 1543 PURCHASE 2000 1544 PURCHASE 2206 1544 PURCHASE 370 1544 PURCHASE 93 1544 PURCHASE 594 1544 SALE 1000 1544 SALE 100 1544 PURCHASE 4593 1544 PURCHASE 58 1544 PURCHASE 1117 1544 SALE 772 1544 SALE 171 1544 SALE 1300 1544 SALE 816 1544 SALE 2975 1545 SALE 500 1545 PURCHASE 2 1545 PURCHASE 1253 1545 SALE 1460 1545 SALE 2308 1545 SALE 376 1545 PURCHASE 1504 1545 PURCHASE 81 1545 PURCHASE 1676 1545 PURCHASE 940 1545 PURCHASE 564 1545 PURCHASE 323 1545 PURCHASE 6000 1545 PURCHASE 677 1545 PURCHASE 1000 1545 PURCHASE 1000 1545 PURCHASE 1200 1545 PURCHASE 100 1545 PURCHASE 627 1545 PURCHASE 1021 1545 SALE 645 1545 SALE 1928 1545 SALE 2819 1545 SALE 825 1545 PURCHASE 935 1545 PURCHASE 240 1545 PURCHASE 500 1545 PURCHASE 4000 1545 PURCHASE 609 1546 SALE 3308 1546 SALE 251 1546 PURCHASE 1000 1546 PURCHASE 1040 1546 PURCHASE 258 1546 PURCHASE 1392 1546 SALE 3934 1546 PURCHASE 302 1546 SALE 2626 1546 SALE 500 1546 SALE 1200 1546 SALE 74 1546 SALE 1504 1546 SALE 564 1546 SALE 65 1546 SALE 880 1546 SALE 880 1546 SALE 880 1546 SALE 1504 1546 SALE 564 1546 SALE 940 1546 PURCHASE 2000 1546 PURCHASE 1170 1546 PURCHASE 825 1546 PURCHASE 3308 1546 PURCHASE 694 1546 PURCHASE 880 1546 PURCHASE 825 1546 PURCHASE 2213 1547 PURCHASE 1000 1547 PURCHASE 350 1547 PURCHASE 3308 1547 PURCHASE 825 1547 PURCHASE 2000 1547 PURCHASE 566 1547 PURCHASE 564 1547 PURCHASE 3308 1547 PURCHASE 1705 1547 PURCHASE 800 1547 PURCHASE 1928 1547 PURCHASE 825 1547 SALE 135 1547 PURCHASE 152 1547 PURCHASE 1210 1547 SALE 421 1548 TOTAL PURCHASES 810,429 TOTAL SALES 771,059 (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 14 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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