23rd Apr 2008 11:34
UBS AG (EPT)23 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 22 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 8,889,859 0.40% 4,568,643 0.21%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,889,859 0.40% 4,568,643 0.21% (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 152 1844 pence PURCHASE 454 1844 PURCHASE 957 1844 PURCHASE 1722 1844 SALE 1618 1854 SALE 871 1854 SALE 290 1854 PURCHASE 100 1856 PURCHASE 437 1856 PURCHASE 805 1856 PURCHASE 1620 1856 SALE 986 1858 SALE 929 1858 SALE 503 1858 SALE 68 1858 PURCHASE 283 1858 PURCHASE 415 1858 PURCHASE 7 1859 PURCHASE 1105 1859 PURCHASE 1638 1860 PURCHASE 31 1860.5 SALE 2618 1861 SALE 2191 1861 SALE 2021 1861 SALE 734 1861 SALE 127 1861 PURCHASE 1260 1861 PURCHASE 2000 1861 PURCHASE 716 1862 PURCHASE 1147 1863 SALE 632 1864 SALE 600 1864 SALE 20 1864 SALE 2300 1865 SALE 1368 1865 SALE 1200 1865 SALE 500 1865 SALE 310 1865 SALE 103 1865 PURCHASE 98 1865 PURCHASE 107 1865 PURCHASE 115 1865 PURCHASE 202 1865 PURCHASE 223 1865 PURCHASE 248 1865 PURCHASE 436 1865 PURCHASE 437 1865 PURCHASE 523 1865 PURCHASE 540 1865 PURCHASE 544 1865 PURCHASE 668 1865 PURCHASE 701 1865 PURCHASE 786 1865 PURCHASE 928 1865 PURCHASE 1200 1865 PURCHASE 1400 1865 PURCHASE 1705 1865 PURCHASE 2000 1865 PURCHASE 2125 1865 PURCHASE 3597 1865 SALE 100000 1865.6036 SALE 1200 1866 SALE 600 1866 SALE 546 1866 SALE 530 1866 SALE 335 1866 SALE 274 1866 SALE 271 1866 SALE 207 1866 PURCHASE 181 1866 PURCHASE 217 1866 PURCHASE 840 1866 PURCHASE 875 1866 SALE 2000 1867 SALE 1292 1867 SALE 726 1867 SALE 608 1867 SALE 536 1867 PURCHASE 90 1867 PURCHASE 107 1867 PURCHASE 143 1867 PURCHASE 161 1867 PURCHASE 214 1867 PURCHASE 393 1867 PURCHASE 404 1867 PURCHASE 447 1867 PURCHASE 730 1867 PURCHASE 789 1867 PURCHASE 800 1867 PURCHASE 810 1867 PURCHASE 871 1867 PURCHASE 1813 1867 PURCHASE 2244 1867 PURCHASE 37 1867.5 SALE 1471 1868 SALE 1279 1868 PURCHASE 30 1868 PURCHASE 303 1868 PURCHASE 459 1868 PURCHASE 500 1868 PURCHASE 596 1868 PURCHASE 684 1868 PURCHASE 797 1868 PURCHASE 960 1868 PURCHASE 1000 1868 PURCHASE 1017 1868 PURCHASE 1400 1868 PURCHASE 1640 1868 PURCHASE 1660 1868 PURCHASE 1660 1868 PURCHASE 1862 1868 PURCHASE 1896 1868 PURCHASE 2000 1868 PURCHASE 2404 1868 SALE 4060 1869 SALE 2000 1869 SALE 800 1869 SALE 548 1869 SALE 521 1869 SALE 490 1869 PURCHASE 40 1869 PURCHASE 68 1869 PURCHASE 109 1869 PURCHASE 109 1869 PURCHASE 149 1869 PURCHASE 153 1869 PURCHASE 465 1869 PURCHASE 542 1869 PURCHASE 700 1869 PURCHASE 980 1869 PURCHASE 1128 1869 PURCHASE 1314 1869 PURCHASE 1586 1869 PURCHASE 1816 1869 PURCHASE 1942 1869 PURCHASE 1954 1869 PURCHASE 2024 1869 PURCHASE 2976 1869 PURCHASE 4060 1869 PURCHASE 5350 1869 SALE 614 1870 SALE 600 1870 SALE 305 1870 PURCHASE 37 1870 PURCHASE 60 1870 PURCHASE 257 1870 PURCHASE 500 1870 PURCHASE 700 1870 PURCHASE 1063 1870 PURCHASE 1161 1870 PURCHASE 1243 1870 PURCHASE 1280 1870 PURCHASE 1500 1870 PURCHASE 1600 1870 PURCHASE 1660 1870 PURCHASE 1660 1870 PURCHASE 1700 1870 PURCHASE 1800 1870 PURCHASE 1848 1870 PURCHASE 1993 1870 PURCHASE 2400 1870 PURCHASE 6631 1870 SALE 150000 1870.5894 SALE 100000 1870.769 SALE 1918 1871 SALE 1735 1871 SALE 1198 1871 SALE 741 1871 SALE 700 1871 SALE 560 1871 SALE 285 1871 PURCHASE 74 1871 PURCHASE 201 1871 PURCHASE 311 1871 PURCHASE 347 1871 PURCHASE 718 1871 PURCHASE 1419 1871 PURCHASE 1982 1871 PURCHASE 2300 1871 PURCHASE 2806 1871 PURCHASE 5000 1871 PURCHASE 5000 1871 SALE 1457 1872 SALE 764 1872 SALE 759 1872 SALE 279 1872 SALE 279 1872 SALE 279 1872 SALE 279 1872 SALE 209 1872 SALE 139 1872 SALE 139 1872 SALE 121 1872 SALE 105 1872 SALE 43 1872 PURCHASE 198 1872 PURCHASE 441 1872 PURCHASE 1670 1872 PURCHASE 2691 1872 SALE 3078 1873 SALE 1914 1873 SALE 1914 1873 SALE 707 1873 SALE 684 1873 SALE 500 1873 SALE 496 1873 SALE 104 1873 PURCHASE 97 1873 PURCHASE 100 1873 PURCHASE 103 1873 PURCHASE 199 1873 PURCHASE 242 1873 PURCHASE 265 1873 PURCHASE 354 1873 PURCHASE 412 1873 PURCHASE 500 1873 PURCHASE 500 1873 PURCHASE 641 1873 PURCHASE 647 1873 PURCHASE 890 1873 PURCHASE 1200 1873 PURCHASE 1259 1873 PURCHASE 1631 1873 PURCHASE 1831 1873 PURCHASE 2040 1873 PURCHASE 2251 1873 PURCHASE 2500 1873 PURCHASE 2741 1873 PURCHASE 3930 1873 PURCHASE 4000 1873 SALE 2400 1874 PURCHASE 154 1874 PURCHASE 305 1874 PURCHASE 436 1874 PURCHASE 675 1874 PURCHASE 693 1874 PURCHASE 827 1874 PURCHASE 1032 1874 PURCHASE 1100 1874 PURCHASE 3178 1874 PURCHASE 4000 1874 PURCHASE 8293 1874 SALE 1500 1875 SALE 1500 1875 SALE 700 1875 SALE 492 1875 SALE 486 1875 SALE 388 1875 SALE 112 1875 SALE 19 1875 PURCHASE 120 1875 PURCHASE 203 1875 PURCHASE 236 1875 PURCHASE 391 1875 PURCHASE 436 1875 PURCHASE 3734 1875 PURCHASE 20 1876 PURCHASE 149 1876 PURCHASE 267 1876 PURCHASE 393 1876 PURCHASE 435 1876 PURCHASE 500 1876 PURCHASE 620 1876 PURCHASE 944 1876 PURCHASE 2000 1876 PURCHASE 2400 1876 PURCHASE 2450 1876 PURCHASE 5330 1876 PURCHASE 6622 1876 SALE 746 1877 SALE 410 1877 SALE 2000 1878 SALE 1660 1878 SALE 1188 1878 SALE 960 1878 SALE 752 1878 SALE 647 1878 SALE 172 1878 SALE 2746 1879 SALE 1389 1879 SALE 1363 1879 SALE 1175 1879 SALE 700 1879 SALE 564 1879 SALE 564 1879 PURCHASE 31 1879 PURCHASE 70 1879 PURCHASE 247 1879 PURCHASE 286 1879 PURCHASE 300 1879 PURCHASE 376 1879 PURCHASE 437 1879 PURCHASE 453 1879 PURCHASE 671 1879 PURCHASE 671 1879 PURCHASE 675 1879 PURCHASE 896 1879 PURCHASE 1051 1879 PURCHASE 1070 1879 PURCHASE 1159 1879 PURCHASE 1793 1879 PURCHASE 2081 1879 PURCHASE 2682 1879 PURCHASE 3011 1879 PURCHASE 3973 1879 PURCHASE 8630 1879 SALE 1936 1879.5 SALE 58 1879.5 PURCHASE 48 1879.5 SALE 4951 1880 SALE 2944 1880 SALE 2666 1880 SALE 2229 1880 SALE 1974 1880 SALE 1779 1880 SALE 1721 1880 SALE 1600 1880 SALE 976 1880 SALE 740 1880 SALE 700 1880 SALE 99 1880 PURCHASE 211 1880 PURCHASE 226 1880 PURCHASE 354 1880 PURCHASE 500 1880 PURCHASE 690 1880 PURCHASE 848 1880 PURCHASE 899 1880 PURCHASE 930 1880 PURCHASE 940 1880 PURCHASE 1202 1880 PURCHASE 1531 1880 PURCHASE 1791 1880 PURCHASE 1974 1880 PURCHASE 3189 1880 PURCHASE 9152 1880 SALE 2999 1881 SALE 1617 1881 PURCHASE 210 1881 PURCHASE 247 1881 PURCHASE 273 1881 PURCHASE 300 1881 PURCHASE 658 1881 PURCHASE 753 1881 PURCHASE 1000 1881 PURCHASE 1278 1881 PURCHASE 1727 1881 PURCHASE 10000 1881 SALE 392 1882 SALE 323 1882 PURCHASE 33 1882 PURCHASE 800 1882 PURCHASE 3048 1882 PURCHASE 5313 1882 SALE 1314 1883 SALE 686 1883 PURCHASE 292 1883 PURCHASE 509 1883 PURCHASE 791 1883 SALE 2051 1884 SALE 349 1884 TOTAL PURCHASES 306,738 TOTAL SALES 471,925 (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 23 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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