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UBS AG (EPT)07 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 6 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 8,946,497 0.40% 4,096,399 0.18%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,946,497 0.40% 4,096,399 0.18% (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 1062 1591 pence SALE 400 1593 SALE 1084 1593 PURCHASE 2000 1594 PURCHASE 2100 1594 SALE 589 1595 SALE 1084 1595 PURCHASE 961 1597 PURCHASE 961 1597 PURCHASE 807 1597 PURCHASE 114 1597 PURCHASE 1169 1598 PURCHASE 1729 1598 PURCHASE 1244 1598 PURCHASE 500 1598 SALE 857 1598 SALE 1332 1598 PURCHASE 760 1598 SALE 3482 1598 SALE 3103 1599 PURCHASE 1000 1599 PURCHASE 1820 1599 PURCHASE 370 1599 SALE 3383 1599 SALE 937 1600 SALE 2500 1600 SALE 2813 1600 SALE 4777 1600 SALE 851 1600 SALE 3935 1600 SALE 2000 1600 PURCHASE 177 1600 SALE 1000 1601 SALE 3000 1601 SALE 2246 1601 PURCHASE 619 1601 PURCHASE 2192 1601 PURCHASE 969 1601 PURCHASE 6246 1601 PURCHASE 1500 1602 PURCHASE 743 1602 PURCHASE 307 1602 PURCHASE 598 1602 PURCHASE 1500 1602 PURCHASE 1000 1602 PURCHASE 1624 1602 PURCHASE 5000 1602 PURCHASE 4357 1603 PURCHASE 732 1603 SALE 674 1603 PURCHASE 1234 1603 PURCHASE 500 1604 PURCHASE 2116 1604 SALE 4336 1604 PURCHASE 213 1605 PURCHASE 2187 1605 PURCHASE 500 1605 PURCHASE 500 1605 PURCHASE 500 1605 PURCHASE 316 1605 PURCHASE 5000 1605 PURCHASE 349 1605 PURCHASE 550 1605 SALE 961 1605 PURCHASE 745 1605 SALE 3347 1606 PURCHASE 2437 1606 PURCHASE 559 1606 PURCHASE 796 1607 PURCHASE 623 1607 PURCHASE 500 1607 PURCHASE 500 1607 PURCHASE 645 1607 PURCHASE 316 1607 PURCHASE 621 1607 SALE 402 1607 PURCHASE 1500 1607 SALE 2440 1607 PURCHASE 118 1607 SALE 2146 1607 SALE 1200 1608 PURCHASE 90 1608 PURCHASE 96 1608 SALE 4084 1608 SALE 3073 1608 PURCHASE 446 1608 PURCHASE 853 1608 PURCHASE 70 1609 PURCHASE 98 1609 PURCHASE 168 1609 PURCHASE 6215 1609 PURCHASE 4391 1609 SALE 1000 1609 PURCHASE 944 1609 PURCHASE 473 1609 PURCHASE 1017 1609 PURCHASE 1651 1609 SALE 631 1609 PURCHASE 1451 1609 PURCHASE 1677 1609 PURCHASE 1262 1610 PURCHASE 754 1610 PURCHASE 1516 1610 PURCHASE 1527 1610 PURCHASE 752 1610 PURCHASE 275 1610 PURCHASE 500 1610 SALE 2925 1610 SALE 698 1610 PURCHASE 293 1610 PURCHASE 1062 1610 PURCHASE 765 1610 SALE 1043 1610 PURCHASE 2000 1610 PURCHASE 149 1610 SALE 3343 1610 SALE 48 1610 SALE 5 1610 SALE 1202 1610 SALE 7 1610 SALE 3 1610 SALE 52 1610 SALE 17 1610 SALE 13 1610 PURCHASE 338 1611 PURCHASE 1000 1611 PURCHASE 529 1611 PURCHASE 800 1611 PURCHASE 664 1611 PURCHASE 812 1611 PURCHASE 2227 1611 PURCHASE 898 1611 PURCHASE 2354 1611 PURCHASE 84 1611 SALE 893 1611 SALE 264 1611 PURCHASE 1521 1611 PURCHASE 231 1611 PURCHASE 493 1611 PURCHASE 1220 1611 PURCHASE 84 1611 PURCHASE 228 1611 PURCHASE 430 1611 SALE 1500 1611 SALE 2100 1611 SALE 2607 1611 PURCHASE 662 1611 PURCHASE 900 1611 PURCHASE 186 1612 PURCHASE 558 1612 PURCHASE 1500 1612 PURCHASE 300 1612 SALE 1592 1612 SALE 638 1612 PURCHASE 18 1612 PURCHASE 1619 1612 SALE 3829 1612 SALE 181 1612 SALE 1000 1612 PURCHASE 3886 1612 SALE 180 1612 SALE 528 1612 SALE 1027 1612 SALE 289 1612 SALE 672 1612 SALE 1779 1613 PURCHASE 222 1613 PURCHASE 958 1613 SALE 500 1613 SALE 200 1613 SALE 500 1613 PURCHASE 385 1613 PURCHASE 4803 1613 PURCHASE 120 1614 PURCHASE 880 1614 PURCHASE 500 1614 PURCHASE 879 1614 SALE 63 1614 SALE 750 1614 SALE 328 1614 PURCHASE 1261 1614 PURCHASE 306 1614 SALE 2000 1614 SALE 758 1614 SALE 500 1614 SALE 207 1614 SALE 2914 1614 PURCHASE 2000 1614 SALE 2474 1614 SALE 302 1614 SALE 2463 1614 PURCHASE 679 1615 SALE 1205 1615 PURCHASE 500 1615 PURCHASE 2656 1615 PURCHASE 491 1615 SALE 69 1615 SALE 340 1615 SALE 1205 1615 SALE 1205 1615 SALE 1897 1615 SALE 1897 1615 PURCHASE 1812 1615 SALE 800 1615 PURCHASE 841 1615 PURCHASE 6191 1615 PURCHASE 282 1615 PURCHASE 628 1615 SALE 600 1616 SALE 104 1616 SALE 100 1616 SALE 500 1616 SALE 931 1616 SALE 1795 1616 PURCHASE 557 1616 PURCHASE 1155 1616 SALE 1045 1616 SALE 3406 1616 SALE 500 1616 SALE 641 1616 PURCHASE 103 1616 PURCHASE 100 1616 PURCHASE 1091 1616 PURCHASE 494 1616 SALE 914 1616 SALE 722 1616 PURCHASE 1101 1616 PURCHASE 300 1616 PURCHASE 2500 1616 SALE 287 1616 SALE 551 1616 PURCHASE 858 1616 SALE 667 1617 SALE 792 1617 SALE 61 1617 PURCHASE 6020 1617 SALE 1205 1617 SALE 1205 1617 SALE 1205 1617 SALE 1205 1617 SALE 653 1617 SALE 380 1617 SALE 380 1617 PURCHASE 5000 1617 PURCHASE 500 1617 SALE 877 1617 SALE 843 1617 SALE 362 1617 SALE 1205 1617 PURCHASE 817 1617 SALE 515 1617 PURCHASE 1100 1617 PURCHASE 1000 1617 PURCHASE 2100 1617 PURCHASE 555 1617 PURCHASE 2500 1617 SALE 1500 1617 SALE 1300 1617 SALE 425 1617 SALE 2150 1618 SALE 1000 1618 SALE 1025 1618 PURCHASE 449 1618 SALE 800 1618 SALE 1000 1618 SALE 504 1618 SALE 500 1618 PURCHASE 1839 1618 SALE 1015 1618 SALE 1615 1618 SALE 2000 1618 SALE 1416 1618 SALE 750 1618 SALE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 166 1619 PURCHASE 4996 1619 SALE 800 1619 SALE 482 1619 SALE 1645 1619 SALE 1205 1619 SALE 1936 1619 PURCHASE 270 1619 PURCHASE 800 1619 SALE 579 1619 SALE 1205 1619 SALE 453 1619 SALE 1205 1619 SALE 500 1619 PURCHASE 1743 1619 PURCHASE 500 1619 PURCHASE 1319 1619 PURCHASE 1500 1619 PURCHASE 937 1619 PURCHASE 2238 1619 SALE 1279 1619 SALE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 500 1619 PURCHASE 1000 1619 SALE 6176 1619 SALE 15586 1619 PURCHASE 466 1620 SALE 800 1620 SALE 699 1620 PURCHASE 2000 1620 PURCHASE 2000 1620 PURCHASE 2000 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 500 1620 PURCHASE 1621 1620 PURCHASE 800 1620 PURCHASE 1798 1620 PURCHASE 963 1620 PURCHASE 1692 1620 PURCHASE 1110 1620 SALE 808 1620 PURCHASE 2000 1620 SALE 1000 1620 SALE 3000 1620 PURCHASE 165 1620 PURCHASE 1500 1620 PURCHASE 1000 1620 PURCHASE 2933 1620 SALE 1162 1621 SALE 3000 1621 PURCHASE 400 1621 SALE 4828 1621 SALE 425 1621 PURCHASE 1 1621 PURCHASE 2500 1621 SALE 1205 1621 PURCHASE 200 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 1000 1621 PURCHASE 500 1621 PURCHASE 5000 1621 PURCHASE 4000 1621 SALE 376 1621 SALE 500 1621 SALE 1304 1621 SALE 2278 1621 PURCHASE 856 1622 SALE 1660 1622 SALE 674 1622 SALE 800 1622 SALE 3428 1622 SALE 2250 1622 SALE 267 1622 SALE 1945 1622 SALE 1945 1622 PURCHASE 220 1622 PURCHASE 151 1622 PURCHASE 2029 1622 SALE 1888 1622 SALE 449 1622 SALE 1200 1623 SALE 4597 1623 SALE 1564 1623 SALE 610 1624 SALE 477 1624 SALE 1491 1624 SALE 1698 1624 PURCHASE 6153 1625 PURCHASE 155 1625 PURCHASE 2500 1625 PURCHASE 1588 1625 SALE 1111 1625 PURCHASE 2192 1625 SALE 470 1626 SALE 95 1626 SALE 1000 1626 PURCHASE 201 1626 PURCHASE 125 1626 SALE 3322 1626 SALE 3322 1626 PURCHASE 666 1626 SALE 1560 1626 SALE 136 1626 SALE 566 1626 SALE 289 1626 SALE 296 1626 SALE 290 1626 SALE 799 1626 SALE 113 1626 SALE 4158 1626 SALE 1992 1626 PURCHASE 2700 1627 PURCHASE 167 1627 PURCHASE 1044 1627 SALE 3845 1627 PURCHASE 1000 1627 PURCHASE 500 1627 PURCHASE 976 1627 SALE 2900 1627 PURCHASE 1500 1627 PURCHASE 1268 1628 PURCHASE 1627 1628 PURCHASE 976 1628 PURCHASE 1000 1628 PURCHASE 250 1628 PURCHASE 2991 1628 PURCHASE 403 1628 PURCHASE 522 1628 SALE 627 1628 SALE 1692 1629 SALE 1836 1629 SALE 163 1629 SALE 1959 1629 PURCHASE 500 1629 SALE 96 1629 PURCHASE 500 1629 SALE 1500 1629 SALE 2237 1629 SALE 2253 1629 SALE 1939 1629 SALE 2478 1629 SALE 840 1629 PURCHASE 2010 1629 PURCHASE 1425 1629 SALE 1300 1629 SALE 1108 1629 PURCHASE 853 1630 SALE 200 1630 SALE 1000 1630 SALE 2000 1630 PURCHASE 5000 1630 PURCHASE 1671 1630 PURCHASE 339 1630 PURCHASE 2886 1630 PURCHASE 1265 1630 PURCHASE 738 1630 PURCHASE 1000 1630 PURCHASE 1216 1630 PURCHASE 1000 1630 PURCHASE 2210 1630 PURCHASE 3165 1630 PURCHASE 1000 1630 SALE 5600 1630 SALE 750 1630 SALE 2921 1630 PURCHASE 1551 1631 PURCHASE 32 1631 PURCHASE 987 1631 SALE 4011 1631 SALE 1686 1631 SALE 297 1631 SALE 17 1631 PURCHASE 3041 1631 PURCHASE 3500 1631 PURCHASE 1780 1631 SALE 1600 1631 SALE 1600 1631 SALE 11 1631 SALE 1611 1631 SALE 334 1631 SALE 440 1631 PURCHASE 1228 1631 PURCHASE 1218 1631 SALE 1215 1631 SALE 322 1631 SALE 1178 1631 PURCHASE 730 1631 PURCHASE 665 1632 PURCHASE 232 1632 PURCHASE 246 1632 PURCHASE 500 1632 SALE 1040 1632 SALE 2000 1632 SALE 2252 1632 SALE 250 1632 SALE 26 1632 PURCHASE 1615 1632 SALE 1500 1632 SALE 3200 1632 PURCHASE 200 1632 SALE 560 1632 SALE 900 1632 SALE 1021 1632 SALE 703 1632 SALE 703 1632 PURCHASE 600 1633 SALE 1725 1633 SALE 45 1633 SALE 755 1633 PURCHASE 4600 1633 PURCHASE 2000 1633 SALE 3761 1633 PURCHASE 1697 1633 SALE 2500 1633 SALE 2636 1633 PURCHASE 1055 1633 PURCHASE 45 1633 PURCHASE 2177 1633 SALE 1000 1633 PURCHASE 910 1633 SALE 912 1633 SALE 389 1633 PURCHASE 3000 1633 PURCHASE 27 1633 PURCHASE 1597 1633 PURCHASE 3710 1633 PURCHASE 790 1633 PURCHASE 1300 1633 PURCHASE 157 1633 PURCHASE 443 1633 SALE 2769 1633 SALE 619 1633 SALE 800 1633 SALE 2685 1633 SALE 800 1633 SALE 600 1633 SALE 1000 1633 SALE 869 1633 SALE 719 1633 SALE 200 1633 PURCHASE 3000 1633 PURCHASE 1000 1633 SALE 1034 1634 PURCHASE 1236 1634 PURCHASE 389 1634 PURCHASE 197 1634 PURCHASE 1500 1634 PURCHASE 1472 1634 PURCHASE 500 1634 SALE 430 1634 SALE 1205 1634 SALE 1205 1634 SALE 1205 1634 SALE 1205 1634 SALE 1205 1634 SALE 275 1634 SALE 930 1634 PURCHASE 1500 1634 PURCHASE 1665 1634 PURCHASE 500 1634 PURCHASE 42 1634 SALE 5500 1634 PURCHASE 1000 1634 PURCHASE 400 1634 SALE 1000 1634 SALE 1000 1634 PURCHASE 1000 1634 PURCHASE 1000 1634 SALE 1000 1634 PURCHASE 1255 1634 SALE 1078 1634 SALE 363 1634 SALE 3884 1634 SALE 1959 1634 SALE 276 1634 PURCHASE 1504 1634 PURCHASE 1496 1634 PURCHASE 810 1634 PURCHASE 370 1634 PURCHASE 739 1634 SALE 1000 1634 SALE 1407 1634 SALE 692 1635 PURCHASE 8 1635 PURCHASE 3892 1635 PURCHASE 2258 1635 PURCHASE 2817 1635 SALE 100 1635 SALE 1000 1635 PURCHASE 1500 1635 PURCHASE 216 1635 SALE 1205 1635 PURCHASE 600 1635 PURCHASE 1000 1635 SALE 800 1635 SALE 1914 1635 SALE 1914 1635 SALE 1000 1635 SALE 256 1635 SALE 3068 1635 PURCHASE 7116 1635 PURCHASE 84 1635 SALE 700 1635 PURCHASE 288 1635 PURCHASE 735 1635 SALE 1611 1635 SALE 5720 1636 PURCHASE 2000 1636 PURCHASE 185 1636 PURCHASE 45 1636 PURCHASE 752 1636 PURCHASE 1000 1636 SALE 1200 1636 SALE 600 1636 SALE 1885 1636 PURCHASE 1555 1636 PURCHASE 500 1636 PURCHASE 800 1636 SALE 800 1636 SALE 310 1636 SALE 400 1636 SALE 1500 1636 SALE 1000 1636 PURCHASE 803 1636 SALE 1400 1636 PURCHASE 2000 1637 PURCHASE 193 1637 PURCHASE 1000 1637 PURCHASE 1500 1637 SALE 1000 1637 SALE 155 1637 SALE 800 1637 SALE 67 1637 SALE 500 1637 PURCHASE 47 1637 PURCHASE 500 1637 SALE 461 1637 PURCHASE 4000 1637 SALE 1000 1637 SALE 1121 1637 SALE 1205 1637 PURCHASE 1000 1637 PURCHASE 647 1637 SALE 878 1637 SALE 3000 1637 SALE 96 1637 SALE 1620 1637 SALE 912 1637 PURCHASE 4200 1637 PURCHASE 290 1638 PURCHASE 169 1638 PURCHASE 269 1638 SALE 2500 1638 SALE 1225 1638 SALE 3574 1638 PURCHASE 3000 1638 PURCHASE 2300 1638 SALE 2500 1638 SALE 500 1638 SALE 900 1638 SALE 1298 1638 SALE 1500 1638 SALE 227 1638 PURCHASE 644 1638 SALE 1128 1638 SALE 1372 1638 PURCHASE 1000 1638 SALE 2240 1638 PURCHASE 1200 1638 PURCHASE 1800 1639 PURCHASE 411 1639 PURCHASE 1293 1639 SALE 3334 1639 PURCHASE 172 1639 PURCHASE 4016 1639 SALE 341 1639 PURCHASE 298 1639 SALE 6000 1639 SALE 101 1639 SALE 518 1639 SALE 573 1639 SALE 714 1639 SALE 936 1639 SALE 1100 1639 SALE 500 1639 SALE 1917 1639 SALE 707 1639 SALE 156 1639 PURCHASE 1667 1640 PURCHASE 1667 1640 PURCHASE 1115 1640 PURCHASE 1744 1640 PURCHASE 1214 1640 PURCHASE 1964 1640 PURCHASE 1964 1640 PURCHASE 1566 1640 PURCHASE 949 1640 PURCHASE 204 1640 PURCHASE 708 1640 SALE 937 1640 SALE 246 1640 PURCHASE 1000 1640 SALE 1000 1640 PURCHASE 8355 1640 PURCHASE 500 1640 PURCHASE 100 1640 PURCHASE 500 1640 PURCHASE 1437 1640 PURCHASE 500 1640 PURCHASE 6097 1640 PURCHASE 2000 1640 PURCHASE 1950 1640 SALE 1401 1640 SALE 1086 1640 PURCHASE 1000 1641 PURCHASE 170 1641 PURCHASE 29 1641 SALE 571 1641 PURCHASE 571 1641 PURCHASE 1254 1641 PURCHASE 165 1641 PURCHASE 3208 1641 PURCHASE 1397 1641 PURCHASE 213 1641 PURCHASE 174 1641 PURCHASE 1000 1641 SALE 890 1641 PURCHASE 4000 1641 PURCHASE 2043 1641 PURCHASE 1000 1641 SALE 1603 1641 SALE 1574 1641 SALE 2230 1641 SALE 393 1641 SALE 2201 1641 PURCHASE 21 1642 PURCHASE 1000 1642 PURCHASE 876 1642 SALE 571 1642 PURCHASE 600 1642 SALE 748 1642 SALE 6090 1642 SALE 500 1642 SALE 1201 1642 PURCHASE 2323 1642 PURCHASE 6090 1642 SALE 1866 1643 PURCHASE 987 1643 SALE 79 1643 SALE 158 1643 SALE 1655 1643 PURCHASE 121 1643 PURCHASE 300 1643 SALE 263 1643 SALE 1533 1643 SALE 1116 1643 SALE 318 1643 SALE 800 1643 PURCHASE 116 1643 PURCHASE 1000 1643 PURCHASE 603 1643 PURCHASE 400 1643 PURCHASE 100 1643 SALE 1484 1643 SALE 1843 1643 SALE 2657 1643 PURCHASE 1937 1643 PURCHASE 4149 1643 PURCHASE 1761 1643 SALE 13 1643 SALE 174 1643 PURCHASE 1652 1643 SALE 531 1644 PURCHASE 990 1644 SALE 969 1644 SALE 207 1644 SALE 754 1644 PURCHASE 2722 1644 PURCHASE 1000 1644 PURCHASE 743 1644 PURCHASE 1667 1645 SALE 1000 1645 SALE 1611 1645 SALE 495 1645 PURCHASE 1035 1645 PURCHASE 5000 1646 SALE 343 1646 SALE 3015 1646 SALE 1812 1646 SALE 1248 1646 PURCHASE 2297 1647 SALE 1097 1648 SALE 2577 1648 PURCHASE 500 1648 TOTAL PURCHASES 509,938 TOTAL SALES 508,505 (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 DECEMBER 2007Contact 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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