7th Apr 2008 11:50
UBS AG (EPT)07 April 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 4 APRIL 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 8,524,856 0.39% 3,829,412 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,524,856 0.39% 3,829,412 0.17% (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 880 1556 pence PURCHASE 53 1562 PURCHASE 564 1562 PURCHASE 564 1562 PURCHASE 827 1562 SALE 337 1563 SALE 336 1563 SALE 243 1563 PURCHASE 522 1563 PURCHASE 1215 1565 SALE 1270 1566 SALE 497 1566 SALE 134 1566 PURCHASE 580 1567 SALE 5231 1569 SALE 5000 1569 SALE 3979 1569 SALE 2522 1569 SALE 1516 1569 SALE 1021 1569 SALE 121 1569 PURCHASE 151 1570 SALE 3811 1576 SALE 10375 1577 SALE 162 1577 SALE 25 1577 SALE 3633 1582 SALE 2036 1582 SALE 810 1582 SALE 3971 1583 SALE 383 1583 PURCHASE 2554 1583 SALE 3777 1584 SALE 2995 1584 SALE 1692 1584 SALE 1512 1584 SALE 1000 1584 SALE 626 1584 SALE 200 1584 PURCHASE 3076 1584 SALE 617 1584.5 SALE 3000 1585 SALE 2300 1585 SALE 2000 1585 SALE 1858 1585 SALE 1780 1585 SALE 1500 1585 SALE 1171 1585 SALE 1000 1585 SALE 368 1585 SALE 227 1585 SALE 200 1585 PURCHASE 242 1585 PURCHASE 769 1585 PURCHASE 2228 1585 SALE 1300 1586 SALE 796 1586 SALE 564 1586 SALE 500 1586 SALE 300 1586 SALE 265 1586 SALE 166 1586 SALE 68 1586 PURCHASE 100 1586 PURCHASE 200 1586 PURCHASE 1168 1586 PURCHASE 1400 1586 PURCHASE 1401 1586 PURCHASE 2036 1586 PURCHASE 6305 1586 PURCHASE 6305 1586 SALE 4092 1587 SALE 1660 1587 SALE 1591 1588 SALE 717 1588 PURCHASE 200 1588 SALE 1849 1589 SALE 752 1589 SALE 703 1589 SALE 417 1589 SALE 203 1589 PURCHASE 5867 1589 SALE 421 1589.5 SALE 1675 1590 SALE 1170 1590 SALE 900 1590 SALE 880 1590 SALE 793 1590 SALE 752 1590 SALE 727 1590 SALE 699 1590 SALE 498 1590 SALE 7 1590 SALE 1 1590 PURCHASE 284 1590 PURCHASE 2000 1590 PURCHASE 2100 1590 PURCHASE 2316 1590 SALE 268 1590.5 SALE 208 1590.5 SALE 4373 1591 SALE 4140 1591 SALE 2714 1591 SALE 2171 1591 SALE 1796 1591 SALE 1200 1591 SALE 632 1591 SALE 100 1591 SALE 29 1591 PURCHASE 36 1591 PURCHASE 136 1591 PURCHASE 168 1591 PURCHASE 332 1591 PURCHASE 600 1591 PURCHASE 864 1591 PURCHASE 1300 1591 PURCHASE 1364 1591 PURCHASE 1638 1591 PURCHASE 2648 1591 SALE 617 1591.5 SALE 3640 1592 SALE 3234 1592 SALE 3047 1592 SALE 2500 1592 SALE 1200 1592 SALE 1200 1592 SALE 1050 1592 SALE 906 1592 SALE 900 1592 SALE 853 1592 SALE 827 1592 SALE 226 1592 PURCHASE 91 1592 PURCHASE 609 1592 PURCHASE 750 1592 PURCHASE 1300 1592 PURCHASE 2000 1592 PURCHASE 2291 1592 SALE 849 1593 SALE 600 1593 PURCHASE 191 1593 PURCHASE 400 1593 PURCHASE 635 1593 PURCHASE 752 1593 PURCHASE 835 1593 PURCHASE 1600 1593 PURCHASE 2000 1593 SALE 2499 1594 SALE 1720 1594 SALE 1160 1594 SALE 827 1594 SALE 827 1594 SALE 700 1594 SALE 2800 1595 SALE 731 1595 SALE 622 1595 PURCHASE 91 1595 PURCHASE 304 1595 PURCHASE 557 1595 SALE 1072 1596 SALE 827 1596 SALE 500 1596 SALE 356 1596 SALE 26 1596 SALE 3 1596 SALE 241 1596.5 SALE 2416 1597 SALE 887 1597 SALE 612 1597 SALE 206 1597.5 SALE 1319 1598 SALE 681 1598 SALE 163 1598.5 SALE 4282 1599 SALE 720 1599 SALE 624 1599 PURCHASE 337 1601 PURCHASE 1045 1601 PURCHASE 1128 1601 PURCHASE 3740 1601 PURCHASE 6246 1601 SALE 196 1601.5 PURCHASE 4431 1602 SALE 227 1603.5 SALE 241 1604 SALE 859 1605 PURCHASE 1533 1610 SALE 162 1612.5 SALE 109 1614.5 SALE 88 1614.5 SALE 1037 1617 SALE 397 1617 PURCHASE 1037 1617 PURCHASE 35680 1617 TOTAL PURCHASES 124,576 TOTAL SALES 169,119 (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 7 APRIL 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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