21st Apr 2008 11:35
UBS AG (EPT)21 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 18 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 8,710,215 0.39% 4,237,081 0.19%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,710,215 0.39% 4,237,081 0.19% (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 646 1756 pence SALE 1800 1757 SALE 450 1758 SALE 150 1758 PURCHASE 2000 1758 PURCHASE 2000 1759 PURCHASE 2000 1759 SALE 1389 1760 SALE 1000 1760 PURCHASE 130 1760 SALE 1879 1761 SALE 1674 1761 SALE 357 1761 SALE 143 1761 SALE 240 1762 SALE 202 1762 SALE 74 1762 PURCHASE 1700 1762 PURCHASE 2084 1762 SALE 1000 1763 PURCHASE 326 1763 PURCHASE 2000 1763 SALE 2000 1764 SALE 156 1764 PURCHASE 900 1764 PURCHASE 900 1764 PURCHASE 1381 1764 PURCHASE 1500 1764 PURCHASE 1981 1764 PURCHASE 2000 1764 PURCHASE 2050 1764 PURCHASE 2117 1764 PURCHASE 2941 1764 SALE 2850 1765 SALE 1400 1765 SALE 1386 1765 SALE 1300 1765 SALE 878 1765 SALE 650 1765 SALE 200 1765 SALE 22 1765 PURCHASE 100 1765 PURCHASE 300 1765 PURCHASE 600 1765 PURCHASE 1300 1765 PURCHASE 1400 1765 PURCHASE 1700 1765 PURCHASE 2000 1765 SALE 4846 1766 SALE 2000 1766 SALE 1755 1766 SALE 552 1766 SALE 400 1766 SALE 255 1766 SALE 154 1766 SALE 54 1766 SALE 18 1766 PURCHASE 100 1766 PURCHASE 109 1766 PURCHASE 377 1766 PURCHASE 388 1766 PURCHASE 1000 1766 PURCHASE 1100 1766 PURCHASE 1200 1766 PURCHASE 1691 1766 SALE 2500 1767 SALE 2000 1767 SALE 2000 1767 SALE 2000 1767 SALE 1990 1767 SALE 600 1767 SALE 600 1767 SALE 254 1767 SALE 232 1767 SALE 114 1767 SALE 10 1767 PURCHASE 57 1767 PURCHASE 198 1767 PURCHASE 220 1767 PURCHASE 300 1767 PURCHASE 300 1767 PURCHASE 300 1767 PURCHASE 420 1767 PURCHASE 500 1767 PURCHASE 800 1767 PURCHASE 972 1767 PURCHASE 1100 1767 PURCHASE 1900 1767 PURCHASE 2000 1767 PURCHASE 2000 1767 PURCHASE 2000 1767 PURCHASE 2000 1767 SALE 3872 1768 SALE 3758 1768 SALE 900 1768 SALE 820 1768 SALE 800 1768 SALE 495 1768 SALE 447 1768 SALE 400 1768 SALE 400 1768 SALE 271 1768 SALE 148 1768 SALE 93 1768 SALE 34 1768 PURCHASE 180 1768 PURCHASE 196 1768 PURCHASE 452 1768 PURCHASE 548 1768 PURCHASE 904 1768 PURCHASE 1000 1768 PURCHASE 1300 1768 PURCHASE 1400 1768 PURCHASE 2400 1768 PURCHASE 2400 1768 SALE 1531 1769 SALE 1500 1769 SALE 1300 1769 SALE 1200 1769 SALE 1100 1769 SALE 800 1769 SALE 774 1769 SALE 399 1769 SALE 169 1769 SALE 26 1769 SALE 1 1769 PURCHASE 44 1769 PURCHASE 700 1769 PURCHASE 2295 1769 PURCHASE 2400 1769 PURCHASE 3787 1769 SALE 1965 1770 SALE 1379 1770 SALE 800 1770 SALE 256 1770 SALE 2000 1772 SALE 1861 1772 SALE 1138 1772 SALE 345 1772 SALE 139 1772 SALE 128 1772 PURCHASE 35 1772 PURCHASE 463 1772 PURCHASE 502 1772 PURCHASE 1449 1772 SALE 1713 1773 SALE 925 1773 SALE 887 1773 SALE 850 1773 SALE 700 1773 SALE 375 1773 SALE 50 1773 SALE 39 1773 PURCHASE 229 1773 PURCHASE 371 1773 SALE 1908 1774 SALE 1260 1774 SALE 1000 1774 SALE 900 1774 SALE 714 1774 SALE 197 1774 SALE 111 1774 SALE 43 1774 PURCHASE 105 1774 PURCHASE 240 1774 PURCHASE 500 1774 PURCHASE 560 1774 PURCHASE 1041 1774 PURCHASE 1100 1774 PURCHASE 1281 1774 PURCHASE 2000 1774 SALE 5786 1775 SALE 2000 1775 SALE 1500 1775 SALE 1500 1775 SALE 1461 1775 SALE 1382 1775 SALE 1017 1775 SALE 383 1775 SALE 339 1775 SALE 318 1775 SALE 239 1775 PURCHASE 11 1775 PURCHASE 104 1775 PURCHASE 200 1775 PURCHASE 700 1775 PURCHASE 800 1775 PURCHASE 800 1775 PURCHASE 900 1775 PURCHASE 1196 1775 PURCHASE 2300 1775 PURCHASE 2400 1775 PURCHASE 2506 1775 PURCHASE 2694 1775 PURCHASE 4106 1775 PURCHASE 4389 1775 SALE 2000 1776 SALE 1458 1776 SALE 1400 1776 SALE 1220 1776 SALE 900 1776 SALE 825 1776 SALE 700 1776 SALE 300 1776 SALE 280 1776 SALE 42 1776 PURCHASE 10 1776 PURCHASE 59 1776 PURCHASE 86 1776 PURCHASE 105 1776 PURCHASE 700 1776 PURCHASE 800 1776 PURCHASE 800 1776 PURCHASE 855 1776 PURCHASE 900 1776 PURCHASE 1000 1776 SALE 1200 1777 SALE 149 1777 PURCHASE 89 1777 PURCHASE 133 1777 PURCHASE 236 1777 PURCHASE 464 1777 PURCHASE 611 1777 PURCHASE 752 1777 PURCHASE 800 1777 PURCHASE 1115 1777 SALE 1800 1778 SALE 1560 1778 SALE 1400 1778 SALE 1378 1778 SALE 622 1778 SALE 600 1778 SALE 240 1778 PURCHASE 200 1778 PURCHASE 400 1778 PURCHASE 600 1778 PURCHASE 800 1778 SALE 2000 1779 SALE 1693 1779 SALE 1300 1779 SALE 1135 1779 SALE 1012 1779 SALE 506 1779 SALE 425 1779 SALE 288 1779 SALE 240 1779 SALE 214 1779 PURCHASE 134 1779 PURCHASE 135 1779 PURCHASE 931 1779 PURCHASE 1500 1779 PURCHASE 1629 1779 SALE 1651 1780 SALE 149 1780 PURCHASE 47 1780 PURCHASE 1100 1780 PURCHASE 2353 1780 PURCHASE 105 1781 PURCHASE 253 1781 PURCHASE 312 1781 PURCHASE 326 1781 PURCHASE 470 1781 PURCHASE 470 1781 PURCHASE 700 1781 PURCHASE 1900 1781 SALE 2011 1782 SALE 1300 1782 SALE 1044 1782 SALE 692 1784 SALE 151 1784 SALE 57 1784 SALE 255 1785 SALE 186 1785 SALE 68 1785 PURCHASE 300 1787 PURCHASE 500 1788 PURCHASE 700 1788 PURCHASE 1400 1788 SALE 4500 1789 SALE 4069 1789 SALE 931 1789 SALE 340 1789 SALE 160 1789 SALE 160 1789 PURCHASE 500 1789 PURCHASE 600 1789 SALE 7248 1790 SALE 3567 1790 SALE 3320 1790 SALE 3288 1790 SALE 2482 1790 SALE 2104 1790 SALE 1669 1790 SALE 1614 1790 SALE 1500 1790 SALE 1404 1790 SALE 1379 1790 SALE 1200 1790 SALE 1054 1790 SALE 969 1790 SALE 668 1790 SALE 648 1790 SALE 625 1790 SALE 577 1790 SALE 564 1790 SALE 528 1790 SALE 331 1790 SALE 235 1790 SALE 40 1790 PURCHASE 1000 1790 SALE 3812 1791 SALE 3019 1791 SALE 2300 1791 SALE 1718 1791 SALE 1076 1791 SALE 1000 1791 SALE 1000 1791 SALE 1000 1791 SALE 667 1791 SALE 539 1791 SALE 500 1791 SALE 500 1791 SALE 405 1791 SALE 400 1791 SALE 303 1791 SALE 34 1791 PURCHASE 53 1791 PURCHASE 357 1791 PURCHASE 647 1791 PURCHASE 696 1791 PURCHASE 800 1791 PURCHASE 844 1791 PURCHASE 1000 1791 PURCHASE 1259 1791 PURCHASE 1501 1791 PURCHASE 6260 1791 PURCHASE 7261 1791 PURCHASE 10779 1791 SALE 4599 1792 SALE 1113 1792 SALE 600 1792 SALE 401 1792 SALE 287 1792 SALE 2592 1793 SALE 2000 1793 SALE 2000 1793 SALE 1000 1793 SALE 833 1793 SALE 667 1793 SALE 500 1793 SALE 500 1793 PURCHASE 295 1793 PURCHASE 350 1793 PURCHASE 700 1793 SALE 3000 1794 SALE 769 1794 SALE 419 1794 SALE 343 1794 SALE 306 1794 SALE 163 1794 PURCHASE 129 1794 PURCHASE 471 1794 SALE 2112 1795 SALE 1608 1795 SALE 1057 1795 SALE 667 1795 SALE 650 1795 SALE 402 1795 SALE 10000 1796 SALE 10000 1796 SALE 10000 1796 SALE 2500 1796 SALE 1609 1796 SALE 1602 1796 SALE 1561 1796 SALE 1300 1796 SALE 1164 1796 SALE 650 1796 SALE 648 1796 SALE 564 1796 SALE 500 1796 SALE 326 1796 SALE 291 1796 SALE 1200 1797 SALE 824 1797 SALE 650 1797 SALE 650 1797 SALE 648 1797 SALE 648 1797 SALE 500 1797 SALE 380 1797 SALE 240 1797 SALE 176 1797 SALE 99 1797 PURCHASE 681 1797 SALE 300 1798 SALE 300 1798 PURCHASE 169 1798 PURCHASE 206 1798 PURCHASE 650 1798 PURCHASE 880 1798 PURCHASE 1298 1798 PURCHASE 1800 1798 SALE 600 1799 PURCHASE 500 1799 PURCHASE 500 1799 PURCHASE 500 1799 PURCHASE 600 1799 SALE 3576 1800 SALE 2000 1800 SALE 2000 1800 SALE 1700 1800 SALE 1295 1800 SALE 1205 1800 SALE 1205 1800 SALE 1205 1800 SALE 1205 1800 SALE 1205 1800 SALE 1205 1800 SALE 1205 1800 SALE 1205 1800 SALE 1205 1800 SALE 1205 1800 SALE 1205 1800 SALE 900 1800 SALE 605 1800 SALE 600 1800 SALE 540 1800 SALE 535 1800 SALE 194 1800 PURCHASE 152 1800 PURCHASE 311 1800 PURCHASE 419 1800 PURCHASE 469 1800 PURCHASE 513 1800 PURCHASE 569 1800 PURCHASE 588 1800 PURCHASE 698 1800 PURCHASE 732 1800 PURCHASE 868 1800 PURCHASE 1931 1800 PURCHASE 2400 1800 SALE 1800 1801 SALE 1800 1801 SALE 1500 1801 SALE 900 1801 PURCHASE 179 1801 PURCHASE 294 1801 PURCHASE 1421 1801 PURCHASE 1506 1801 PURCHASE 1632 1801 PURCHASE 1800 1801 PURCHASE 1900 1801 SALE 332 1802 SALE 142 1802 PURCHASE 400 1802 PURCHASE 466 1802 PURCHASE 500 1802 PURCHASE 502 1802 PURCHASE 1300 1802 PURCHASE 1737 1802 SALE 2488 1803 SALE 1700 1803 SALE 991 1803 SALE 694 1803 SALE 423 1803 SALE 382 1803 SALE 300 1803 SALE 192 1803 PURCHASE 1000 1803 PURCHASE 1800 1803 SALE 3489 1804 SALE 1437 1804 SALE 1319 1804 SALE 1000 1804 SALE 800 1804 SALE 699 1804 SALE 484 1804 SALE 413 1804 SALE 364 1804 PURCHASE 500 1804 PURCHASE 600 1804 PURCHASE 877 1804 SALE 1100 1805 SALE 1091 1805 SALE 774 1805 SALE 680 1805 SALE 530 1805 SALE 527 1805 SALE 527 1805 SALE 527 1805 SALE 500 1805 SALE 435 1805 SALE 432 1805 SALE 300 1805 SALE 173 1805 SALE 170 1805 SALE 170 1805 SALE 94 1805 SALE 65 1805 SALE 51 1805 SALE 44 1805 PURCHASE 21 1805 PURCHASE 44 1805 PURCHASE 82 1805 PURCHASE 115 1805 PURCHASE 153 1805 PURCHASE 500 1805 PURCHASE 500 1805 PURCHASE 520 1805 PURCHASE 597 1805 PURCHASE 648 1805 PURCHASE 650 1805 PURCHASE 1266 1805 PURCHASE 1411 1805 PURCHASE 1538 1805 PURCHASE 1748 1805 SALE 710 1806 PURCHASE 64 1806 PURCHASE 160 1806 PURCHASE 173 1806 PURCHASE 207 1806 PURCHASE 573 1806 PURCHASE 2000 1806 SALE 4070 1807 SALE 3478 1807 SALE 1716 1807 SALE 1300 1807 SALE 1190 1807 SALE 725 1807 SALE 615 1807 SALE 460 1807 SALE 339 1807 SALE 290 1807 SALE 105 1807 SALE 12 1807 SALE 3 1807 SALE 1 1807 PURCHASE 5 1807 PURCHASE 100 1807 PURCHASE 697 1807 PURCHASE 739 1807 PURCHASE 991 1807 PURCHASE 1600 1807 SALE 5000 1808 SALE 1700 1808 SALE 1295 1808 SALE 1000 1808 SALE 968 1808 SALE 737 1808 SALE 648 1808 SALE 620 1808 SALE 600 1808 SALE 600 1808 SALE 388 1808 SALE 170 1808 SALE 168 1808 SALE 32 1808 SALE 12 1808 PURCHASE 41 1808 PURCHASE 58 1808 PURCHASE 65 1808 PURCHASE 102 1808 PURCHASE 126 1808 PURCHASE 144 1808 PURCHASE 307 1808 PURCHASE 401 1808 PURCHASE 474 1808 PURCHASE 496 1808 PURCHASE 596 1808 PURCHASE 600 1808 PURCHASE 650 1808 PURCHASE 712 1808 PURCHASE 3308 1808 SALE 3828 1809 SALE 2500 1809 SALE 1704 1809 SALE 1686 1809 SALE 1625 1809 SALE 1618 1809 SALE 1400 1809 SALE 1132 1809 SALE 1034 1809 SALE 1000 1809 SALE 991 1809 SALE 956 1809 SALE 650 1809 SALE 648 1809 SALE 600 1809 SALE 600 1809 SALE 527 1809 SALE 461 1809 SALE 435 1809 SALE 375 1809 SALE 334 1809 SALE 292 1809 SALE 200 1809 SALE 174 1809 SALE 170 1809 SALE 141 1809 SALE 40 1809 SALE 10 1809 PURCHASE 2 1809 PURCHASE 2 1809 PURCHASE 10 1809 PURCHASE 95 1809 PURCHASE 141 1809 PURCHASE 152 1809 PURCHASE 236 1809 PURCHASE 500 1809 PURCHASE 600 1809 PURCHASE 700 1809 PURCHASE 798 1809 PURCHASE 949 1809 PURCHASE 1190 1809 PURCHASE 1464 1809 PURCHASE 1538 1809 PURCHASE 1846 1809 SALE 4500 1810 SALE 3119 1810 SALE 2478 1810 SALE 2468 1810 SALE 2400 1810 SALE 2322 1810 SALE 2310 1810 SALE 2000 1810 SALE 1881 1810 SALE 1761 1810 SALE 1739 1810 SALE 1738 1810 SALE 1730 1810 SALE 1660 1810 SALE 1660 1810 SALE 1620 1810 SALE 1549 1810 SALE 1248 1810 SALE 895 1810 SALE 859 1810 SALE 692 1810 SALE 688 1810 SALE 667 1810 SALE 650 1810 SALE 650 1810 SALE 640 1810 SALE 630 1810 SALE 564 1810 SALE 500 1810 SALE 500 1810 SALE 500 1810 SALE 452 1810 SALE 300 1810 SALE 200 1810 SALE 143 1810 SALE 100 1810 SALE 87 1810 PURCHASE 143 1810 PURCHASE 239 1810 PURCHASE 377 1810 PURCHASE 650 1810 PURCHASE 1600 1810 PURCHASE 1784 1810 PURCHASE 5677 1810 SALE 1600 1811 SALE 1400 1811 SALE 1400 1811 SALE 1134 1811 SALE 1063 1811 SALE 800 1811 SALE 474 1811 SALE 1 1811 PURCHASE 40 1811 PURCHASE 233 1811 PURCHASE 460 1811 PURCHASE 500 1811 PURCHASE 525 1811 PURCHASE 562 1811 PURCHASE 647 1811 PURCHASE 667 1811 PURCHASE 800 1811 SALE 2000 1812 SALE 1900 1812 SALE 1414 1812 SALE 880 1812 SALE 640 1812 SALE 336 1812 SALE 127 1812 PURCHASE 18 1812 PURCHASE 51 1812 PURCHASE 89 1812 PURCHASE 179 1812 PURCHASE 179 1812 PURCHASE 179 1812 PURCHASE 468 1812 PURCHASE 622 1812 PURCHASE 717 1812 PURCHASE 742 1812 PURCHASE 914 1812 PURCHASE 1258 1812 PURCHASE 1277 1812 PURCHASE 1949 1812 PURCHASE 1982 1812 PURCHASE 2256 1812 PURCHASE 2343 1812 SALE 500 1813 SALE 405 1813 SALE 195 1813 PURCHASE 159 1813 PURCHASE 294 1813 PURCHASE 341 1813 PURCHASE 500 1813 PURCHASE 800 1813 PURCHASE 1000 1813 PURCHASE 1173 1813 PURCHASE 2400 1813 PURCHASE 3751 1813 SALE 2586 1814 SALE 1900 1814 SALE 1898 1814 SALE 1616 1814 SALE 1578 1814 SALE 784 1814 SALE 700 1814 SALE 500 1814 SALE 367 1814 SALE 233 1814 SALE 22 1814 SALE 2 1814 PURCHASE 500 1814 PURCHASE 1800 1814 SALE 2000 1815 SALE 1300 1815 SALE 800 1815 SALE 700 1815 PURCHASE 27 1815 PURCHASE 100 1815 PURCHASE 101 1815 PURCHASE 225 1815 PURCHASE 500 1815 PURCHASE 600 1815 PURCHASE 600 1815 PURCHASE 872 1815 PURCHASE 975 1815 PURCHASE 1411 1815 PURCHASE 2000 1815 PURCHASE 2400 1815 SALE 1600 1816 SALE 600 1816 PURCHASE 500 1816 PURCHASE 1142 1816 PURCHASE 1200 1816 PURCHASE 1800 1816 SALE 875 1817 PURCHASE 700 1818 SALE 1900 1819 SALE 1660 1819 SALE 1500 1819 SALE 500 1819 PURCHASE 200 1819 PURCHASE 549 1819 PURCHASE 851 1819 PURCHASE 1900 1819 SALE 3698 1820 SALE 3000 1820 SALE 2000 1820 SALE 1237 1820 SALE 973 1820 SALE 912 1820 SALE 163 1820 SALE 2000 1821 PURCHASE 39 1821 PURCHASE 107 1821 PURCHASE 147 1821 PURCHASE 300 1821 PURCHASE 1000 1821 PURCHASE 61 1822 PURCHASE 113 1822 PURCHASE 626 1822 PURCHASE 700 1822 PURCHASE 800 1822 PURCHASE 1000 1822 PURCHASE 37 1823 PURCHASE 99 1823 PURCHASE 168 1823 PURCHASE 600 1823 PURCHASE 700 1823 PURCHASE 1196 1823 SALE 1742 1824 SALE 600 1824 SALE 600 1824 SALE 600 1824 SALE 870 1825 SALE 711 1825 SALE 19 1825 SALE 900 1826 PURCHASE 40 1826 PURCHASE 500 1826 PURCHASE 860 1826 TOTAL PURCHASES 313,556 TOTAL SALES 504,379 (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 21 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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