20th Dec 2007 12:33
UBS AG (EPT)20 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 18 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 8,748,175 0.39% 3,751,456 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,748,175 0.39% 3,751,456 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 4422 1458 pence SALE 3158 1459 PURCHASE 300 1460 PURCHASE 394 1460 PURCHASE 190 1460 PURCHASE 77 1460 PURCHASE 638 1460 PURCHASE 3746 1461 SALE 102 1463 SALE 1000 1463 PURCHASE 2164 1463 SALE 21 1464 SALE 1918 1464 PURCHASE 1913 1465 PURCHASE 184 1465 PURCHASE 2364 1465 PURCHASE 720 1465 PURCHASE 876 1465 PURCHASE 1283 1465 PURCHASE 191 1465 PURCHASE 3774 1465 SALE 1000 1465 PURCHASE 398 1465 PURCHASE 268 1465 PURCHASE 40 1466 PURCHASE 160 1466 PURCHASE 300 1466 PURCHASE 2544 1466 PURCHASE 1956 1466 PURCHASE 1295 1466 PURCHASE 871 1466 PURCHASE 2010 1466 PURCHASE 3136 1466 PURCHASE 1200 1466 PURCHASE 1185 1466 PURCHASE 303 1466 PURCHASE 750 1467 PURCHASE 2500 1467 PURCHASE 1500 1467 PURCHASE 250 1467 SALE 369 1467 PURCHASE 315 1467 SALE 1679 1468 SALE 701 1468 SALE 3545 1468 SALE 3266 1468 PURCHASE 370 1468 PURCHASE 1139 1469 PURCHASE 1139 1469 SALE 5343 1469 SALE 1848 1469 SALE 908 1469 SALE 668 1469 PURCHASE 1790 1469 SALE 69 1469 SALE 707 1469 PURCHASE 41 1469 PURCHASE 438 1469 PURCHASE 1562 1469 PURCHASE 955 1469 PURCHASE 1925 1469 PURCHASE 2470 1469 PURCHASE 1000 1469 PURCHASE 42 1469 PURCHASE 874 1469 PURCHASE 3105 1469 PURCHASE 2829 1470 PURCHASE 495 1470 PURCHASE 725 1470 PURCHASE 1877 1470 SALE 642 1470 PURCHASE 2153 1470 PURCHASE 100 1470 PURCHASE 100 1470 PURCHASE 100 1470 PURCHASE 19 1470 PURCHASE 2000 1470 PURCHASE 1200 1470 PURCHASE 1000 1470 PURCHASE 181 1470 PURCHASE 2000 1470 PURCHASE 800 1470 PURCHASE 1554 1470 PURCHASE 300 1470 PURCHASE 1338 1470 PURCHASE 739 1470 PURCHASE 1144 1471 PURCHASE 2473 1471 PURCHASE 410 1471 SALE 1188 1471 PURCHASE 1239 1471 SALE 1701 1471 SALE 1025 1471 PURCHASE 3334 1471 SALE 1000 1471 SALE 4 1471 SALE 35 1471 SALE 1 1471 SALE 1 1471 SALE 327 1471 SALE 1000 1471 SALE 1000 1471 SALE 1000 1471 SALE 993 1471 SALE 1800 1471 SALE 1201 1471 PURCHASE 300 1471 PURCHASE 1100 1471 PURCHASE 2554 1471 SALE 4333 1471 SALE 1801 1472 SALE 1006 1472 SALE 2858 1472 SALE 1096 1472 SALE 2475 1472 SALE 1537 1472 PURCHASE 733 1473 SALE 32 1473 SALE 373 1473 SALE 864 1473 SALE 1104 1473 SALE 1909 1473 PURCHASE 500 1473 SALE 385 1473 SALE 579 1473 SALE 500 1474 SALE 388 1474 PURCHASE 2914 1474 PURCHASE 4145 1474 PURCHASE 900 1474 PURCHASE 506 1474 PURCHASE 1373 1474 SALE 2000 1475 SALE 445 1475 SALE 506 1475 SALE 91 1475 SALE 775 1475 SALE 43 1475 SALE 1326 1475 SALE 1000 1475 PURCHASE 1100 1475 PURCHASE 30 1475 PURCHASE 1200 1475 PURCHASE 1380 1476 SALE 3500 1476 PURCHASE 493 1476 PURCHASE 6282 1476 PURCHASE 1000 1476 PURCHASE 618 1477 SALE 400 1477 PURCHASE 729 1477 PURCHASE 7900 1477 SALE 1000 1477 SALE 3974 1477 PURCHASE 3052 1477 SALE 800 1477 SALE 1500 1477 PURCHASE 700 1478 PURCHASE 1206 1478 PURCHASE 1004 1478 PURCHASE 550 1478 SALE 4934 1478 SALE 200 1478 SALE 540 1478 SALE 172 1478 SALE 800 1478 PURCHASE 800 1479 SALE 725 1479 PURCHASE 4832 1479 SALE 1215 1479 SALE 818 1479 SALE 1800 1479 SALE 936 1479 SALE 3926 1479 SALE 4648 1479 SALE 2590 1479 SALE 1000 1479 SALE 1401 1479 PURCHASE 1505 1480 PURCHASE 621 1480 PURCHASE 1000 1480 SALE 616 1480 PURCHASE 1000 1480 SALE 787 1480 SALE 1400 1480 PURCHASE 1766 1480 SALE 36 1480 SALE 612 1480 SALE 60 1480 SALE 400 1480 SALE 3840 1480 SALE 1527 1481 SALE 1500 1481 SALE 2300 1481 PURCHASE 4694 1481 SALE 1300 1481 SALE 2300 1481 SALE 1300 1481 SALE 2300 1481 PURCHASE 1000 1481 PURCHASE 818 1481 PURCHASE 1200 1481 PURCHASE 1501 1481 PURCHASE 3649 1481 PURCHASE 200 1481 SALE 373 1481 SALE 1345 1482 PURCHASE 4194 1482 PURCHASE 55 1482 PURCHASE 421 1482 PURCHASE 1492 1482 PURCHASE 1744 1482 PURCHASE 750 1482 PURCHASE 700 1483 PURCHASE 1351 1483 PURCHASE 1000 1483 PURCHASE 445 1483 SALE 2620 1483 PURCHASE 2102 1484 SALE 542 1484 PURCHASE 3603 1484 PURCHASE 1824 1484 PURCHASE 1148 1484 PURCHASE 750 1484 SALE 1000 1484 PURCHASE 500 1484 PURCHASE 80 1484 SALE 800 1484 SALE 1800 1484 PURCHASE 732 1485 SALE 1200 1486 SALE 2180 1486 PURCHASE 312 1486 SALE 2000 1486 SALE 1680 1486 SALE 600 1486 PURCHASE 780 1486 SALE 1381 1486 SALE 1000 1486 SALE 6729 1486 SALE 3 1486 SALE 303 1486 SALE 1187 1486 SALE 1800 1486 SALE 3079 1486 SALE 2650 1486 SALE 1800 1486 SALE 500 1486 SALE 1779 1486 SALE 1287 1486 PURCHASE 600 1487 SALE 581 1487 PURCHASE 6724 1487 PURCHASE 733 1487 PURCHASE 474 1487 PURCHASE 270 1487 PURCHASE 1424 1487 PURCHASE 5000 1487 PURCHASE 1500 1487 PURCHASE 1069 1487 PURCHASE 1000 1487 PURCHASE 1200 1487 PURCHASE 676 1487 SALE 1780 1487 SALE 1260 1487 PURCHASE 1200 1487 PURCHASE 1000 1487 PURCHASE 288 1487 PURCHASE 1016 1487 PURCHASE 332 1487 PURCHASE 792 1487 PURCHASE 207 1487 PURCHASE 3478 1488 PURCHASE 1395 1488 PURCHASE 1000 1488 SALE 500 1488 SALE 1200 1488 SALE 1168 1488 SALE 1400 1488 SALE 1867 1488 SALE 100 1488 SALE 1500 1488 SALE 1512 1488 PURCHASE 1000 1488 PURCHASE 425 1488 PURCHASE 400 1488 PURCHASE 438 1488 SALE 46 1488 SALE 499 1488 PURCHASE 787 1488 PURCHASE 437 1488 PURCHASE 390 1488 PURCHASE 850 1488 PURCHASE 1411 1488 PURCHASE 678 1488 PURCHASE 1200 1488 PURCHASE 3249 1488 PURCHASE 2026 1488 PURCHASE 864 1488 PURCHASE 2200 1488 PURCHASE 690 1488 PURCHASE 771 1488 PURCHASE 386 1488 PURCHASE 1289 1488 PURCHASE 1800 1488 SALE 1261 1488 PURCHASE 1109 1488 PURCHASE 2932 1488 PURCHASE 1800 1488 SALE 5000 1489 PURCHASE 2500 1489 PURCHASE 1500 1489 SALE 1000 1489 SALE 669 1489 SALE 10000 1489 SALE 141 1489 SALE 205 1489 PURCHASE 400 1489 PURCHASE 400 1489 PURCHASE 573 1489 SALE 1636 1489 PURCHASE 4000 1489 PURCHASE 895 1489 SALE 344 1490 SALE 5486 1490 PURCHASE 2565 1490 SALE 6711 1490 SALE 9384 1490 SALE 996 1490 SALE 133 1490 PURCHASE 455 1490 PURCHASE 206 1490 PURCHASE 1180 1490 PURCHASE 1000 1490 PURCHASE 400 1490 SALE 1593 1490 SALE 1593 1490 PURCHASE 2757 1490 PURCHASE 300 1490 PURCHASE 301 1490 PURCHASE 100 1490 PURCHASE 33 1490 PURCHASE 1124 1490 PURCHASE 1421 1490 PURCHASE 1254 1490 PURCHASE 900 1490 PURCHASE 34 1490 PURCHASE 834 1490 PURCHASE 180 1490 PURCHASE 729 1490 PURCHASE 925 1490 PURCHASE 192 1490 PURCHASE 4055 1490 PURCHASE 2956 1490 PURCHASE 757 1491 PURCHASE 1559 1491 SALE 1500 1491 SALE 3036 1491 SALE 6000 1491 PURCHASE 800 1491 PURCHASE 319 1491 SALE 400 1491 SALE 1000 1491 PURCHASE 800 1491 SALE 300 1491 SALE 6406 1491 PURCHASE 1000 1491 PURCHASE 800 1491 PURCHASE 887 1491 SALE 267 1491 PURCHASE 50 1491 PURCHASE 308 1491 PURCHASE 1000 1491 PURCHASE 1393 1491 PURCHASE 1419 1491 PURCHASE 1033 1491 PURCHASE 400 1491 PURCHASE 400 1491 PURCHASE 1590 1492 SALE 337 1492 SALE 2432 1492 SALE 1500 1492 SALE 1500 1492 PURCHASE 1610 1492 SALE 805 1492 SALE 695 1492 SALE 107 1492 SALE 1500 1492 SALE 44 1492 SALE 1800 1492 SALE 1500 1492 SALE 1500 1492 SALE 387 1492 SALE 1500 1492 SALE 4262 1492 SALE 338 1492 SALE 400 1492 PURCHASE 1067 1492 SALE 341 1492 SALE 1275 1492 PURCHASE 809 1492 PURCHASE 50 1492 PURCHASE 500 1492 SALE 1800 1492 PURCHASE 1200 1492 SALE 202 1492 SALE 4000 1492 PURCHASE 919 1492 PURCHASE 765 1492 PURCHASE 377 1492 SALE 1066 1493 SALE 1200 1493 SALE 906 1493 SALE 2638 1493 PURCHASE 1800 1493 SALE 800 1493 SALE 1104 1493 PURCHASE 125 1493 SALE 1000 1493 SALE 1000 1493 PURCHASE 244 1493 PURCHASE 289 1493 PURCHASE 3305 1493 PURCHASE 1000 1493 PURCHASE 1800 1493 SALE 300 1493 SALE 182 1493 SALE 182 1493 SALE 296 1493 SALE 341 1493 SALE 290 1493 PURCHASE 271 1493 PURCHASE 800 1493 PURCHASE 1000 1493 PURCHASE 400 1493 PURCHASE 1200 1493 PURCHASE 752 1493 PURCHASE 838 1493 PURCHASE 1867 1493 PURCHASE 2050 1493 SALE 1200 1493 SALE 306 1493 PURCHASE 367 1494 PURCHASE 1200 1494 PURCHASE 498 1494 PURCHASE 671 1494 SALE 5000 1494 PURCHASE 2500 1494 SALE 479 1494 SALE 1777 1494 PURCHASE 126 1494 PURCHASE 578 1494 PURCHASE 2500 1494 PURCHASE 1500 1494 PURCHASE 26 1494 PURCHASE 800 1494 SALE 182 1494 SALE 577 1494 SALE 182 1494 SALE 793 1494 SALE 800 1494 SALE 258 1494 SALE 600 1494 SALE 1519 1494 SALE 1511 1494 SALE 182 1494 SALE 31 1494 SALE 1079 1494 SALE 1916 1494 SALE 1655 1495 PURCHASE 1571 1495 PURCHASE 300 1495 PURCHASE 1237 1495 PURCHASE 1000 1495 PURCHASE 2580 1495 PURCHASE 409 1495 PURCHASE 2121 1495 SALE 4935 1495 SALE 6263 1495 SALE 1328 1495 SALE 5000 1495 SALE 1000 1495 PURCHASE 310 1495 PURCHASE 2764 1495 PURCHASE 778 1495 PURCHASE 1504 1495 PURCHASE 309 1495 SALE 1386 1495 PURCHASE 1906 1495 PURCHASE 1000 1495 PURCHASE 373 1495 PURCHASE 373 1495 SALE 1098 1495 SALE 1135 1495 PURCHASE 25 1495 PURCHASE 1000 1495 SALE 1000 1495 SALE 1000 1495 SALE 7 1495 PURCHASE 1000 1496 PURCHASE 1000 1496 PURCHASE 2365 1496 PURCHASE 6607 1496 PURCHASE 3573 1496 PURCHASE 2208 1496 PURCHASE 511 1496 PURCHASE 190 1496 PURCHASE 190 1496 SALE 1000 1496 SALE 1634 1496 PURCHASE 3040 1496 PURCHASE 121 1496 PURCHASE 196 1496 PURCHASE 500 1496 SALE 3189 1497 PURCHASE 1147 1497 PURCHASE 1000 1497 PURCHASE 100 1497 PURCHASE 3160 1497 PURCHASE 1000 1497 PURCHASE 789 1497 PURCHASE 1475 1497 PURCHASE 46 1497 PURCHASE 561 1497 SALE 107 1497 SALE 573 1497 SALE 800 1497 PURCHASE 800 1497 PURCHASE 1000 1497 PURCHASE 500 1497 PURCHASE 296 1497 PURCHASE 945 1497 SALE 1800 1497 SALE 70 1497 SALE 302 1497 SALE 1381 1497 SALE 967 1497 PURCHASE 786 1497 PURCHASE 4000 1497 PURCHASE 784 1497 PURCHASE 66 1497 SALE 6680 1497 PURCHASE 489 1497 SALE 1800 1497 PURCHASE 2700 1497 PURCHASE 1600 1497 PURCHASE 271 1497 PURCHASE 54 1497 PURCHASE 306 1497 PURCHASE 1271 1497 PURCHASE 400 1497 SALE 1000 1497 SALE 1000 1497 SALE 2270 1497 SALE 1405 1497 PURCHASE 3000 1498 SALE 100 1498 SALE 200 1498 PURCHASE 976 1498 PURCHASE 595 1498 SALE 3337 1498 PURCHASE 1000 1498 PURCHASE 710 1498 SALE 1502 1498 SALE 800 1498 SALE 1195 1498 SALE 500 1498 SALE 1200 1498 SALE 591 1498 PURCHASE 8809 1498 SALE 25000 1498 PURCHASE 1926 1499 PURCHASE 3400 1499 PURCHASE 1369 1499 PURCHASE 1000 1499 PURCHASE 397 1499 PURCHASE 505 1499 PURCHASE 1168 1499 PURCHASE 1093 1499 PURCHASE 140 1499 PURCHASE 566 1499 PURCHASE 566 1499 PURCHASE 3476 1499 PURCHASE 222 1499 PURCHASE 146 1499 PURCHASE 1000 1499 PURCHASE 17 1499 PURCHASE 744 1499 PURCHASE 1000 1499 SALE 6666 1500 SALE 75 1500 SALE 1316 1500 SALE 1500 1500 SALE 1500 1500 SALE 1000 1500 SALE 3475 1500 SALE 2161 1500 SALE 2005 1500 SALE 2500 1500 PURCHASE 452 1500 PURCHASE 375 1500 SALE 69 1500 PURCHASE 800 1500 PURCHASE 1000 1500 PURCHASE 39 1500 PURCHASE 37 1500 PURCHASE 2716 1500 PURCHASE 591 1500 SALE 341 1500 SALE 3333 1500 PURCHASE 3663 1500 SALE 1500 1501 SALE 965 1501 PURCHASE 192 1501 PURCHASE 410 1501 SALE 1254 1501 SALE 614 1501 SALE 58 1501 SALE 781 1501 SALE 574 1501 SALE 127 1501 SALE 1675 1501 SALE 1000 1502 PURCHASE 800 1502 PURCHASE 2000 1502 PURCHASE 1325 1502 SALE 1613 1502 SALE 96 1502 SALE 600 1502 SALE 345 1502 SALE 66 1502 SALE 566 1502 PURCHASE 672 1502 SALE 1479 1502 SALE 3328 1502 SALE 1015 1503 SALE 800 1503 SALE 1703 1503 SALE 2586 1503 SALE 850 1503 PURCHASE 865 1503 PURCHASE 100 1503 SALE 185 1503 SALE 1057 1503 SALE 728 1503 SALE 500 1503 SALE 348 1503 SALE 2000 1503 SALE 856 1503 SALE 2000 1503 PURCHASE 250 1503 PURCHASE 339 1503 PURCHASE 750 1503 SALE 1287 1503 SALE 3200 1504 SALE 2000 1504 PURCHASE 93 1504 SALE 1411 1504 SALE 10000 1504 SALE 1167 1504 SALE 742 1504 SALE 2000 1504 PURCHASE 1000 1504 PURCHASE 899 1504 PURCHASE 899 1504 SALE 1963 1504 SALE 149 1504 PURCHASE 2424 1504 SALE 427 1504 SALE 754 1504 SALE 3211 1504 SALE 1611 1504 SALE 521 1504 SALE 1639 1505 PURCHASE 241 1505 PURCHASE 128 1505 PURCHASE 2766 1505 PURCHASE 143 1505 PURCHASE 485 1505 PURCHASE 327 1505 PURCHASE 400 1505 PURCHASE 1000 1505 SALE 888 1505 PURCHASE 1391 1505 PURCHASE 750 1505 SALE 532 1505 SALE 1570 1505 SALE 692 1505 PURCHASE 1800 1505 PURCHASE 4305 1505 SALE 6644 1505 PURCHASE 1800 1505 SALE 76 1505 SALE 1524 1505 PURCHASE 1000 1505 PURCHASE 4000 1505 PURCHASE 80 1505 SALE 1000 1505 PURCHASE 780 1505 PURCHASE 144 1505 SALE 2000 1505 SALE 164 1505 SALE 2904 1505 PURCHASE 292 1505 SALE 1780 1505 SALE 2600 1505 PURCHASE 500 1505 PURCHASE 500 1505 SALE 432 1505 SALE 432 1505 SALE 576 1505 PURCHASE 413 1506 PURCHASE 902 1506 PURCHASE 1692 1506 SALE 503 1506 SALE 2000 1506 SALE 340 1506 SALE 665 1506 SALE 666 1506 SALE 1000 1506 SALE 2251 1506 SALE 2604 1506 PURCHASE 1000 1506 PURCHASE 1000 1506 PURCHASE 1000 1506 PURCHASE 186 1506 PURCHASE 1200 1506 PURCHASE 1000 1506 PURCHASE 1000 1506 PURCHASE 500 1506 PURCHASE 2000 1506 PURCHASE 4000 1506 PURCHASE 750 1506 PURCHASE 1800 1506 PURCHASE 1300 1506 PURCHASE 3000 1506 PURCHASE 540 1506 PURCHASE 1000 1506 PURCHASE 1000 1506 PURCHASE 1000 1506 PURCHASE 1800 1506 PURCHASE 1009 1506 PURCHASE 2500 1506 PURCHASE 292 1507 PURCHASE 1000 1507 PURCHASE 10 1507 PURCHASE 500 1507 PURCHASE 300 1507 PURCHASE 3309 1507 PURCHASE 800 1507 PURCHASE 467 1507 PURCHASE 750 1507 PURCHASE 2500 1507 PURCHASE 4000 1507 SALE 366 1507 SALE 1156 1507 SALE 3317 1507 SALE 1317 1507 SALE 230 1507 SALE 2000 1507 PURCHASE 878 1507 PURCHASE 231 1507 PURCHASE 201 1507 PURCHASE 332 1507 PURCHASE 1584 1507 PURCHASE 992 1507 SALE 1107 1507 PURCHASE 1000 1508 SALE 342 1508 SALE 432 1508 SALE 100 1508 SALE 599 1508 SALE 521 1508 SALE 270 1508 SALE 735 1508 SALE 500 1508 SALE 3548 1508 PURCHASE 1000 1508 PURCHASE 147 1508 PURCHASE 500 1508 SALE 6631 1508 PURCHASE 740 1509 PURCHASE 269 1509 PURCHASE 100 1509 SALE 4000 1509 SALE 400 1509 SALE 340 1509 SALE 4000 1509 SALE 2137 1509 SALE 879 1509 SALE 836 1509 SALE 500 1509 PURCHASE 458 1509 PURCHASE 501 1509 PURCHASE 713 1509 PURCHASE 275 1509 PURCHASE 300 1509 PURCHASE 182 1509 PURCHASE 1000 1509 PURCHASE 400 1510 PURCHASE 2000 1510 PURCHASE 1000 1510 PURCHASE 3410 1510 PURCHASE 1000 1510 SALE 6622 1510 SALE 397 1510 SALE 484 1510 SALE 254 1510 SALE 258 1510 SALE 510 1510 SALE 350 1510 SALE 522 1510 PURCHASE 1444 1510 SALE 400 1511 SALE 721 1511 PURCHASE 1900 1511 PURCHASE 861 1511 PURCHASE 350 1511 SALE 653 1511 SALE 204 1511 SALE 171 1511 SALE 602 1511 SALE 1800 1511 PURCHASE 1307 1511 SALE 221 1511 SALE 500 1511 SALE 474 1512 SALE 1852 1512 SALE 1103 1512 SALE 435 1512 PURCHASE 5582 1512 SALE 400 1512 SALE 1763 1512 SALE 3000 1512 PURCHASE 6613 1512 PURCHASE 298 1512 SALE 414 1512 SALE 1000 1512 SALE 516 1512 PURCHASE 6536 1512 SALE 761 1512 PURCHASE 2598 1512 PURCHASE 800 1512 SALE 3290 1513 SALE 687 1513 PURCHASE 2152 1513 PURCHASE 1800 1513 PURCHASE 3000 1513 PURCHASE 1105 1513 SALE 344 1513 SALE 1934 1513 PURCHASE 5697 1513 PURCHASE 1800 1513 SALE 312 1513 SALE 517 1513 PURCHASE 1000 1513 SALE 298 1514 SALE 298 1514 PURCHASE 1345 1514 PURCHASE 500 1514 PURCHASE 1000 1514 PURCHASE 1317 1514 PURCHASE 1500 1514 PURCHASE 1000 1514 PURCHASE 1064 1514 SALE 4200 1514 PURCHASE 862 1514 SALE 2084 1515 SALE 1251 1515 SALE 409 1515 PURCHASE 1260 1515 SALE 228 1515 SALE 400 1515 SALE 1000 1515 SALE 1000 1515 SALE 1000 1515 SALE 307 1515 SALE 4026 1515 PURCHASE 6600 1515 SALE 2001 1515 SALE 1000 1515 SALE 2155 1515 PURCHASE 1156 1515 SALE 483 1515 SALE 1864 1515 SALE 4736 1515 SALE 1000 1515 SALE 615 1515 SALE 1500 1515 SALE 50000 1515 PURCHASE 1000 1515 PURCHASE 500 1515 PURCHASE 2059 1515 PURCHASE 800 1515 SALE 1608 1515 PURCHASE 1884 1516 PURCHASE 681 1516 PURCHASE 1145 1516 SALE 541 1516 SALE 601 1516 SALE 3359 1516 SALE 2000 1516 SALE 1237 1516 SALE 810 1516 SALE 625 1516 SALE 553 1516 PURCHASE 500 1516 PURCHASE 2000 1516 PURCHASE 622 1516 PURCHASE 500 1516 PURCHASE 1095 1516 PURCHASE 1000 1516 SALE 1096 1516 SALE 1171 1516 SALE 309 1517 SALE 46 1517 SALE 2202 1517 PURCHASE 2996 1517 PURCHASE 1600 1517 PURCHASE 1180 1517 PURCHASE 500 1517 SALE 4629 1517 PURCHASE 3000 1517 PURCHASE 483 1517 PURCHASE 1000 1518 SALE 1067 1518 PURCHASE 655 1518 SALE 1070 1518 SALE 1011 1518 SALE 327 1518 SALE 371 1518 SALE 563 1518 SALE 1000 1518 SALE 1000 1519 SALE 1727 1519 SALE 300 1519 SALE 1000 1519 SALE 1000 1519 SALE 1000 1519 SALE 1000 1519 SALE 369 1519 SALE 1098 1519 SALE 100 1519 SALE 215 1519 PURCHASE 1500 1519 SALE 731 1520 SALE 1448 1520 PURCHASE 4422 1458 TOTAL PURCHASES 622,848 TOTAL SALES 697,955 (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 19 DECEMBER 2007Contact 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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