6th Mar 2008 11:14
UBS AG (EPT)06 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 5 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 9,453,015 0.43% 5,918,712 0.27%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,453,015 0.43% 5,918,712 0.27% (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 1932 1612 pence SALE 1500 1612 SALE 702 1612 SALE 2711 1613 SALE 1088 1613 SALE 481 1613 SALE 212 1613 SALE 86 1613 PURCHASE 7 1613 PURCHASE 213 1613 PURCHASE 481 1613 PURCHASE 600 1613 PURCHASE 600 1613 PURCHASE 700 1613 PURCHASE 883 1613 PURCHASE 893 1613 PURCHASE 985 1613 PURCHASE 996 1613 PURCHASE 1000 1613 PURCHASE 3052 1613 PURCHASE 3525 1613 SALE 2661 1614 SALE 2015 1614 SALE 2000 1614 SALE 1725 1614 SALE 1200 1614 SALE 936 1614 SALE 757 1614 SALE 709 1614 SALE 619 1614 SALE 500 1614 SALE 500 1614 SALE 472 1614 SALE 468 1614 SALE 437 1614 SALE 166 1614 PURCHASE 176 1614 PURCHASE 500 1614 PURCHASE 711 1614 PURCHASE 737 1614 PURCHASE 862 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1371 1614 PURCHASE 1393 1614 PURCHASE 1500 1614 PURCHASE 1646 1614 PURCHASE 2585 1614 PURCHASE 3730 1614 PURCHASE 4541 1614 PURCHASE 5786 1614 PURCHASE 6195 1614 SALE 1200 1615 SALE 1200 1615 SALE 1200 1615 SALE 996 1615 SALE 858 1615 SALE 800 1615 SALE 704 1615 SALE 658 1615 SALE 601 1615 SALE 374 1615 SALE 200 1615 PURCHASE 106 1615 PURCHASE 190 1615 PURCHASE 200 1615 PURCHASE 236 1615 PURCHASE 346 1615 PURCHASE 519 1615 PURCHASE 585 1615 PURCHASE 925 1615 PURCHASE 945 1615 PURCHASE 1065 1615 PURCHASE 1436 1615 PURCHASE 1755 1615 PURCHASE 1821 1615 PURCHASE 2157 1615 PURCHASE 2235 1615 PURCHASE 2300 1615 PURCHASE 2903 1615 SALE 6188 1616 SALE 5767 1616 SALE 2686 1616 PURCHASE 511 1616 PURCHASE 2668 1616 PURCHASE 3137 1616 SALE 916 1617 SALE 772 1617 PURCHASE 1088 1617 PURCHASE 1090 1617 PURCHASE 1588 1617 PURCHASE 2691 1617 PURCHASE 3945 1617 SALE 3400 1618 SALE 2243 1618 SALE 2205 1618 SALE 1108 1618 SALE 951 1618 SALE 888 1618 SALE 851 1618 PURCHASE 91 1618 PURCHASE 145 1618 PURCHASE 366 1618 PURCHASE 409 1618 PURCHASE 500 1618 PURCHASE 1140 1618 PURCHASE 1143 1618 PURCHASE 1174 1618 PURCHASE 1200 1618 PURCHASE 1401 1618 PURCHASE 1435 1618 PURCHASE 1535 1618 PURCHASE 1963 1618 PURCHASE 2609 1618 SALE 1115 1618.5 SALE 1089 1619 SALE 528 1619 SALE 265 1619 PURCHASE 366 1619 PURCHASE 500 1619 PURCHASE 1478 1619 PURCHASE 2000 1619 PURCHASE 2889 1619 SALE 19066 1620 SALE 9259 1620 SALE 3113 1620 SALE 1662 1620 SALE 1397 1620 SALE 1128 1620 PURCHASE 2876 1620 SALE 2174 1621 SALE 1094 1621 SALE 1000 1621 SALE 633 1621 SALE 612 1621 SALE 510 1621 SALE 467 1621 SALE 400 1621 SALE 100 1621 SALE 92 1621 PURCHASE 653 1621 SALE 2602 1622 SALE 1668 1622 SALE 1620 1622 SALE 1519 1622 SALE 1321 1622 SALE 1074 1622 SALE 1000 1622 SALE 800 1622 SALE 798 1622 SALE 2815 1623 SALE 1221 1623 SALE 954 1623 SALE 862 1623 SALE 45 1623 PURCHASE 168 1623 PURCHASE 500 1623 PURCHASE 1035 1623 PURCHASE 1305 1623 SALE 339 1624 PURCHASE 2000 1624 SALE 1174 1625 PURCHASE 500 1626 PURCHASE 665 1626 SALE 989 1627 SALE 800 1627 SALE 398 1627 SALE 100 1627 PURCHASE 856 1627 SALE 3000 1628 SALE 3000 1628 SALE 1000 1628 SALE 836 1628 SALE 544 1628 SALE 200 1628 PURCHASE 300 1628 PURCHASE 500 1628 PURCHASE 500 1628 PURCHASE 5000 1628 SALE 1492 1629 SALE 1170 1629 SALE 926 1629 SALE 880 1629 SALE 880 1629 SALE 800 1629 SALE 617 1629 SALE 474 1629 SALE 409 1629 SALE 343 1629 SALE 272 1629 SALE 104 1629 SALE 85 1629 SALE 55 1629 PURCHASE 81 1629 PURCHASE 148 1629 PURCHASE 245 1629 PURCHASE 500 1629 PURCHASE 500 1629 PURCHASE 585 1629 PURCHASE 800 1629 PURCHASE 878 1629 PURCHASE 900 1629 PURCHASE 1330 1629 SALE 5649 1630 SALE 1543 1630 SALE 1521 1630 SALE 1446 1630 SALE 1446 1630 SALE 1039 1630 SALE 1000 1630 SALE 500 1630 SALE 379 1630 PURCHASE 800 1630 PURCHASE 1000 1630 PURCHASE 1250 1630 PURCHASE 2000 1630 PURCHASE 2500 1630 PURCHASE 2611 1630 SALE 1115 1630.5 SALE 4000 1631 SALE 1258 1631 SALE 1205 1631 SALE 1205 1631 SALE 1205 1631 SALE 1105 1631 SALE 365 1631 SALE 351 1631 SALE 350 1631 SALE 305 1631 SALE 253 1631 SALE 14 1631 PURCHASE 245 1631 PURCHASE 306 1631 PURCHASE 2337 1631 PURCHASE 2886 1631 SALE 1205 1632 SALE 153 1632 PURCHASE 170 1632 PURCHASE 331 1632 PURCHASE 1019 1632 PURCHASE 1148 1632 PURCHASE 4000 1632 PURCHASE 5000 1632 SALE 8035 1633 SALE 2761 1633 SALE 1420 1633 SALE 2218 1634 SALE 1000 1634 SALE 719 1634 SALE 305 1634 SALE 2557 1635 SALE 384 1635 SALE 312 1635 SALE 141 1635 PURCHASE 2252 1635 SALE 1658 1636 SALE 1351 1636 SALE 1215 1636 SALE 1200 1636 SALE 581 1636 SALE 564 1636 SALE 466 1636 SALE 383 1636 SALE 152 1636 PURCHASE 127 1636 PURCHASE 169 1636 PURCHASE 322 1636 PURCHASE 323 1636 PURCHASE 465 1636 PURCHASE 686 1636 PURCHASE 783 1636 PURCHASE 944 1636 PURCHASE 1000 1636 PURCHASE 1200 1636 PURCHASE 1636 1636 PURCHASE 50000 1636 SALE 4000 1637 SALE 1600 1637 SALE 1488 1637 SALE 1218 1637 SALE 1200 1637 SALE 736 1637 SALE 648 1637 SALE 591 1637 SALE 406 1637 SALE 279 1637 PURCHASE 224 1637 PURCHASE 240 1637 PURCHASE 500 1637 PURCHASE 500 1637 PURCHASE 500 1637 PURCHASE 638 1637 PURCHASE 743 1637 PURCHASE 755 1637 PURCHASE 811 1637 PURCHASE 886 1637 PURCHASE 1000 1637 PURCHASE 1359 1637 PURCHASE 1434 1637 PURCHASE 2839 1637 PURCHASE 2881 1637 SALE 5700 1638 SALE 1707 1638 SALE 1023 1638 SALE 541 1638 SALE 500 1638 SALE 385 1638 SALE 385 1638 SALE 232 1638 SALE 13 1638 PURCHASE 27 1638 PURCHASE 319 1638 PURCHASE 500 1638 PURCHASE 800 1638 PURCHASE 800 1638 PURCHASE 800 1638 PURCHASE 880 1638 PURCHASE 880 1638 PURCHASE 1000 1638 PURCHASE 2000 1638 PURCHASE 3695 1638 PURCHASE 4240 1638 PURCHASE 12694 1638.7782 SALE 2230 1639 SALE 2000 1639 SALE 1200 1639 SALE 1186 1639 SALE 1108 1639 SALE 564 1639 SALE 558 1639 SALE 353 1639 PURCHASE 47 1639 PURCHASE 129 1639 PURCHASE 177 1639 PURCHASE 182 1639 PURCHASE 461 1639 PURCHASE 500 1639 PURCHASE 500 1639 PURCHASE 628 1639 PURCHASE 825 1639 PURCHASE 1000 1639 PURCHASE 1000 1639 PURCHASE 1005 1639 PURCHASE 1093 1639 PURCHASE 3329 1639 PURCHASE 3755 1639 PURCHASE 7365 1639 SALE 1800 1640 SALE 1620 1640 SALE 1500 1640 SALE 1500 1640 SALE 1500 1640 SALE 1500 1640 SALE 1308 1640 SALE 1100 1640 SALE 830 1640 SALE 800 1640 SALE 600 1640 SALE 505 1640 SALE 500 1640 SALE 362 1640 SALE 200 1640 SALE 90 1640 PURCHASE 600 1640 PURCHASE 793 1640 PURCHASE 800 1640 PURCHASE 1400 1640 PURCHASE 1469 1640 PURCHASE 1617 1640 SALE 1500 1641 SALE 1493 1641 SALE 1200 1641 SALE 1037 1641 SALE 900 1641 PURCHASE 479 1641 PURCHASE 570 1641 PURCHASE 2500 1641 SALE 3490 1642 SALE 2743 1642 SALE 2385 1642 SALE 2257 1642 SALE 1806 1642 SALE 1573 1642 SALE 1500 1642 SALE 1200 1642 SALE 1200 1642 SALE 1000 1642 SALE 1000 1642 SALE 955 1642 SALE 900 1642 SALE 818 1642 SALE 814 1642 SALE 800 1642 SALE 745 1642 SALE 681 1642 SALE 670 1642 SALE 652 1642 SALE 574 1642 SALE 545 1642 SALE 500 1642 SALE 500 1642 SALE 412 1642 SALE 259 1642 SALE 220 1642 SALE 200 1642 SALE 188 1642 SALE 157 1642 SALE 70 1642 PURCHASE 504 1642 PURCHASE 730 1642 PURCHASE 774 1642 PURCHASE 894 1642 PURCHASE 896 1642 PURCHASE 1000 1642 PURCHASE 1065 1642 PURCHASE 1944 1642 PURCHASE 2196 1642 PURCHASE 2228 1642 PURCHASE 3059 1642 PURCHASE 4000 1642 SALE 1500 1643 SALE 1310 1643 SALE 1200 1643 SALE 1166 1643 SALE 1000 1643 SALE 800 1643 SALE 749 1643 SALE 700 1643 SALE 549 1643 SALE 517 1643 SALE 429 1643 SALE 383 1643 PURCHASE 29 1643 PURCHASE 64 1643 PURCHASE 87 1643 PURCHASE 322 1643 PURCHASE 330 1643 PURCHASE 334 1643 PURCHASE 345 1643 PURCHASE 355 1643 PURCHASE 378 1643 PURCHASE 391 1643 PURCHASE 403 1643 PURCHASE 407 1643 PURCHASE 475 1643 PURCHASE 476 1643 PURCHASE 498 1643 PURCHASE 500 1643 PURCHASE 500 1643 PURCHASE 500 1643 PURCHASE 533 1643 PURCHASE 570 1643 PURCHASE 570 1643 PURCHASE 650 1643 PURCHASE 679 1643 PURCHASE 700 1643 PURCHASE 809 1643 PURCHASE 863 1643 PURCHASE 865 1643 PURCHASE 868 1643 PURCHASE 1000 1643 PURCHASE 1030 1643 PURCHASE 1154 1643 PURCHASE 1170 1643 PURCHASE 1365 1643 PURCHASE 1586 1643 PURCHASE 1603 1643 PURCHASE 1660 1643 PURCHASE 1949 1643 PURCHASE 2622 1643 SALE 3872 1644 SALE 3319 1644 SALE 3281 1644 SALE 2563 1644 SALE 2081 1644 SALE 1593 1644 SALE 1357 1644 SALE 1200 1644 SALE 1151 1644 SALE 1149 1644 SALE 1106 1644 SALE 1000 1644 SALE 1000 1644 SALE 827 1644 SALE 759 1644 SALE 703 1644 SALE 600 1644 SALE 500 1644 SALE 444 1644 SALE 412 1644 SALE 363 1644 SALE 288 1644 SALE 156 1644 SALE 148 1644 SALE 147 1644 PURCHASE 57 1644 PURCHASE 132 1644 PURCHASE 162 1644 PURCHASE 201 1644 PURCHASE 204 1644 PURCHASE 284 1644 PURCHASE 408 1644 PURCHASE 500 1644 PURCHASE 564 1644 PURCHASE 564 1644 PURCHASE 564 1644 PURCHASE 570 1644 PURCHASE 640 1644 PURCHASE 640 1644 PURCHASE 645 1644 PURCHASE 1000 1644 PURCHASE 1000 1644 PURCHASE 1000 1644 PURCHASE 1000 1644 PURCHASE 1050 1644 PURCHASE 1092 1644 PURCHASE 1146 1644 PURCHASE 1170 1644 PURCHASE 1277 1644 PURCHASE 1500 1644 PURCHASE 1507 1644 PURCHASE 1565 1644 PURCHASE 1703 1644 PURCHASE 1759 1644 PURCHASE 1800 1644 PURCHASE 3410 1644 SALE 6301 1645 SALE 3366 1645 SALE 2055 1645 SALE 1498 1645 SALE 1326 1645 SALE 1200 1645 SALE 1200 1645 SALE 1147 1645 SALE 1000 1645 SALE 830 1645 SALE 800 1645 SALE 500 1645 PURCHASE 87 1645 PURCHASE 163 1645 PURCHASE 331 1645 PURCHASE 500 1645 PURCHASE 500 1645 PURCHASE 564 1645 PURCHASE 564 1645 PURCHASE 564 1645 PURCHASE 568 1645 PURCHASE 570 1645 PURCHASE 843 1645 PURCHASE 934 1645 PURCHASE 938 1645 PURCHASE 996 1645 PURCHASE 1000 1645 PURCHASE 1000 1645 PURCHASE 1057 1645 PURCHASE 1249 1645 PURCHASE 1400 1645 PURCHASE 1800 1645 PURCHASE 2210 1645 PURCHASE 2343 1645 PURCHASE 2400 1645 PURCHASE 3319 1645 PURCHASE 6079 1645 SALE 1115 1645.5 SALE 287 1645.5 SALE 2460 1646 SALE 2000 1646 SALE 1804 1646 SALE 1800 1646 SALE 1420 1646 SALE 1300 1646 SALE 1094 1646 SALE 1037 1646 SALE 500 1646 SALE 445 1646 SALE 291 1646 PURCHASE 147 1646 PURCHASE 153 1646 PURCHASE 200 1646 PURCHASE 422 1646 PURCHASE 500 1646 PURCHASE 500 1646 PURCHASE 500 1646 PURCHASE 545 1646 PURCHASE 564 1646 PURCHASE 640 1646 PURCHASE 752 1646 PURCHASE 752 1646 PURCHASE 807 1646 PURCHASE 917 1646 PURCHASE 962 1646 PURCHASE 1108 1646 PURCHASE 1135 1646 PURCHASE 1182 1646 PURCHASE 1702 1646 PURCHASE 1800 1646 PURCHASE 2000 1646 SALE 5154 1647 SALE 2700 1647 SALE 2210 1647 SALE 2000 1647 SALE 2000 1647 SALE 2000 1647 SALE 1858 1647 SALE 1596 1647 SALE 1200 1647 SALE 1098 1647 SALE 800 1647 SALE 737 1647 SALE 570 1647 SALE 500 1647 SALE 500 1647 SALE 500 1647 SALE 500 1647 SALE 481 1647 SALE 460 1647 SALE 378 1647 SALE 200 1647 PURCHASE 304 1647 PURCHASE 315 1647 PURCHASE 330 1647 PURCHASE 410 1647 PURCHASE 463 1647 PURCHASE 498 1647 PURCHASE 500 1647 PURCHASE 500 1647 PURCHASE 500 1647 PURCHASE 500 1647 PURCHASE 555 1647 PURCHASE 730 1647 PURCHASE 959 1647 PURCHASE 998 1647 PURCHASE 1000 1647 PURCHASE 1066 1647 PURCHASE 1200 1647 PURCHASE 1421 1647 PURCHASE 1600 1647 PURCHASE 2000 1647 PURCHASE 2000 1647 PURCHASE 2000 1647 PURCHASE 6965 1647 SALE 3406 1648 SALE 2748 1648 SALE 2213 1648 SALE 1934 1648 SALE 1800 1648 SALE 1759 1648 SALE 1725 1648 SALE 1536 1648 SALE 1200 1648 SALE 1196 1648 SALE 1195 1648 SALE 1000 1648 SALE 888 1648 SALE 751 1648 SALE 690 1648 SALE 680 1648 SALE 650 1648 SALE 640 1648 SALE 640 1648 SALE 570 1648 SALE 570 1648 SALE 570 1648 SALE 570 1648 SALE 570 1648 SALE 564 1648 SALE 564 1648 SALE 564 1648 SALE 564 1648 SALE 564 1648 SALE 542 1648 SALE 500 1648 SALE 145 1648 SALE 21 1648 SALE 20 1648 PURCHASE 79 1648 PURCHASE 268 1648 PURCHASE 399 1648 PURCHASE 446 1648 PURCHASE 500 1648 PURCHASE 500 1648 PURCHASE 550 1648 PURCHASE 564 1648 PURCHASE 564 1648 PURCHASE 564 1648 PURCHASE 564 1648 PURCHASE 570 1648 PURCHASE 570 1648 PURCHASE 634 1648 PURCHASE 640 1648 PURCHASE 752 1648 PURCHASE 1173 1648 PURCHASE 1200 1648 PURCHASE 1460 1648 PURCHASE 1500 1648 PURCHASE 2052 1648 PURCHASE 8551 1648 SALE 1076 1648.5 SALE 3500 1649 SALE 3035 1649 SALE 2858 1649 SALE 2700 1649 SALE 2700 1649 SALE 2213 1649 SALE 1827 1649 SALE 1759 1649 SALE 1486 1649 SALE 1208 1649 SALE 1173 1649 SALE 1170 1649 SALE 1000 1649 SALE 900 1649 SALE 752 1649 SALE 650 1649 SALE 646 1649 SALE 640 1649 SALE 640 1649 SALE 570 1649 SALE 500 1649 SALE 500 1649 SALE 500 1649 SALE 481 1649 SALE 442 1649 SALE 393 1649 SALE 302 1649 SALE 258 1649 SALE 236 1649 SALE 100 1649 SALE 4 1649 PURCHASE 96 1649 PURCHASE 110 1649 PURCHASE 140 1649 PURCHASE 154 1649 PURCHASE 259 1649 PURCHASE 260 1649 PURCHASE 372 1649 PURCHASE 453 1649 PURCHASE 500 1649 PURCHASE 500 1649 PURCHASE 500 1649 PURCHASE 500 1649 PURCHASE 500 1649 PURCHASE 500 1649 PURCHASE 500 1649 PURCHASE 507 1649 PURCHASE 564 1649 PURCHASE 564 1649 PURCHASE 640 1649 PURCHASE 737 1649 PURCHASE 752 1649 PURCHASE 800 1649 PURCHASE 888 1649 PURCHASE 900 1649 PURCHASE 996 1649 PURCHASE 999 1649 PURCHASE 1000 1649 PURCHASE 1000 1649 PURCHASE 1000 1649 PURCHASE 1000 1649 PURCHASE 1096 1649 PURCHASE 1200 1649 PURCHASE 1284 1649 PURCHASE 1293 1649 PURCHASE 1295 1649 PURCHASE 1619 1649 PURCHASE 2210 1649 PURCHASE 2226 1649 PURCHASE 2500 1649 PURCHASE 3319 1649 PURCHASE 3557 1649 SALE 317 1649.5 SALE 213 1649.5 SALE 29 1649.5 SALE 14 1649.5 SALE 5 1649.5 SALE 12449 1650 SALE 5000 1650 SALE 2918 1650 SALE 2213 1650 SALE 1929 1650 SALE 1839 1650 SALE 1801 1650 SALE 1629 1650 SALE 1600 1650 SALE 1531 1650 SALE 1340 1650 SALE 1200 1650 SALE 1200 1650 SALE 850 1650 SALE 719 1650 SALE 665 1650 SALE 600 1650 SALE 570 1650 SALE 500 1650 SALE 430 1650 SALE 409 1650 SALE 352 1650 SALE 128 1650 SALE 108 1650 SALE 25 1650 SALE 7 1650 PURCHASE 113 1650 PURCHASE 164 1650 PURCHASE 322 1650 PURCHASE 330 1650 PURCHASE 349 1650 PURCHASE 400 1650 PURCHASE 400 1650 PURCHASE 450 1650 PURCHASE 500 1650 PURCHASE 500 1650 PURCHASE 500 1650 PURCHASE 564 1650 PURCHASE 570 1650 PURCHASE 570 1650 PURCHASE 650 1650 PURCHASE 710 1650 PURCHASE 739 1650 PURCHASE 800 1650 PURCHASE 1044 1650 PURCHASE 1056 1650 PURCHASE 1253 1650 PURCHASE 1365 1650 PURCHASE 1449 1650 PURCHASE 3000 1650 SALE 56 1650.5 SALE 1800 1651 SALE 1000 1651 SALE 960 1651 SALE 766 1651 SALE 471 1651 SALE 392 1651 SALE 15 1651 SALE 10 1651 SALE 8 1651 SALE 6 1651 PURCHASE 100 1651 PURCHASE 100 1651 PURCHASE 100 1651 PURCHASE 163 1651 PURCHASE 200 1651 PURCHASE 343 1651 PURCHASE 392 1651 PURCHASE 500 1651 PURCHASE 500 1651 PURCHASE 500 1651 PURCHASE 600 1651 PURCHASE 657 1651 PURCHASE 830 1651 PURCHASE 898 1651 PURCHASE 946 1651 PURCHASE 1200 1651 PURCHASE 1480 1651 PURCHASE 1500 1651 PURCHASE 2354 1651 PURCHASE 2500 1651 SALE 3125 1652 SALE 1252 1652 SALE 831 1653 SALE 831 1653 SALE 570 1653 SALE 564 1653 SALE 564 1653 SALE 564 1653 SALE 564 1653 SALE 500 1653 SALE 500 1653 PURCHASE 315 1653 PURCHASE 500 1653 PURCHASE 880 1653 PURCHASE 1100 1653 PURCHASE 1170 1653 PURCHASE 1314 1653 PURCHASE 1500 1653 PURCHASE 1818 1653 PURCHASE 2500 1653 SALE 2766 1654 SALE 2044 1654 SALE 2000 1654 SALE 1460 1654 SALE 1300 1654 SALE 1000 1654 SALE 791 1654 SALE 570 1654 SALE 564 1654 SALE 500 1654 PURCHASE 500 1654 PURCHASE 564 1654 PURCHASE 752 1654 PURCHASE 900 1654 PURCHASE 900 1654 PURCHASE 1200 1654 SALE 1450 1655 PURCHASE 564 1655 PURCHASE 570 1655 PURCHASE 3699 1655 SALE 6900 1656 SALE 500 1656 SALE 327 1656 PURCHASE 10 1656 PURCHASE 1099 1656 PURCHASE 4000 1656 SALE 1500 1657 SALE 1407 1657 SALE 608 1657 PURCHASE 1397 1657 PURCHASE 25886 1657 SALE 1508 1658 SALE 681 1659 PURCHASE 722 1659 SALE 584 1660 SALE 207 1660.5 SALE 683 1661 SALE 208 1661 TOTAL PURCHASES 595,994 TOTAL SALES 547,882 (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 6 MARCH 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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