10th Dec 2007 11:56
UBS AG (EPT)10 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 07 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 8,544,791 0.38% 4,090,934 0.18%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,544,791 0.38% 4,090,934 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 500 1638 pence PURCHASE 500 1639 PURCHASE 905 1639 SALE 4000 1641 SALE 1498 1641 SALE 1075 1641 SALE 1000 1641 SALE 678 1641 SALE 647 1641 PURCHASE 1171 1641 PURCHASE 1498 1641 PURCHASE 3461 1641 SALE 6000 1642 SALE 4600 1642 SALE 2500 1642 SALE 750 1642 SALE 500 1642 PURCHASE 1949 1642 PURCHASE 2567 1642 PURCHASE 2758 1642 SALE 4155 1643 SALE 1787 1643 SALE 1073 1643 SALE 313 1643 SALE 100 1643 PURCHASE 500 1643 PURCHASE 800 1643 PURCHASE 800 1643 PURCHASE 1201 1643 PURCHASE 3500 1643 PURCHASE 4232 1643 SALE 1000 1644 PURCHASE 455 1644 PURCHASE 633 1644 PURCHASE 912 1644 PURCHASE 986 1644 PURCHASE 1460 1644 PURCHASE 2666 1644 PURCHASE 5500 1644 SALE 3000 1645 SALE 2002 1645 SALE 1287 1645 SALE 842 1645 SALE 210 1645 PURCHASE 840 1645 PURCHASE 5900 1645 SALE 3400 1646 SALE 2409 1646 SALE 2400 1646 SALE 2298 1646 SALE 831 1646 SALE 800 1646 SALE 754 1646 SALE 615 1646 SALE 608 1646 PURCHASE 124 1646 PURCHASE 500 1646 PURCHASE 609 1646 PURCHASE 896 1646 PURCHASE 1873 1646 PURCHASE 1990 1646 PURCHASE 2176 1646 PURCHASE 2500 1646 PURCHASE 2517 1646 SALE 1933 1647 SALE 1793 1647 SALE 1347 1647 SALE 742 1647 SALE 430 1647 SALE 394 1647 SALE 327 1647 SALE 225 1647 PURCHASE 9 1647 PURCHASE 200 1647 PURCHASE 500 1647 PURCHASE 500 1647 PURCHASE 600 1647 PURCHASE 1133 1647 PURCHASE 1203 1647 PURCHASE 1638 1647 PURCHASE 1703 1647 PURCHASE 1901 1647 PURCHASE 1934 1647 PURCHASE 4900 1647 PURCHASE 6071 1647 SALE 6067 1648 SALE 6067 1648 SALE 2743 1648 SALE 2500 1648 SALE 2500 1648 SALE 2200 1648 SALE 2104 1648 SALE 2002 1648 SALE 1985 1648 SALE 1914 1648 SALE 1310 1648 SALE 1200 1648 SALE 900 1648 SALE 800 1648 SALE 800 1648 SALE 697 1648 SALE 654 1648 SALE 610 1648 SALE 610 1648 SALE 597 1648 SALE 465 1648 SALE 449 1648 SALE 385 1648 SALE 303 1648 SALE 249 1648 SALE 195 1648 SALE 179 1648 SALE 108 1648 SALE 83 1648 SALE 65 1648 PURCHASE 172 1648 PURCHASE 300 1648 PURCHASE 482 1648 PURCHASE 490 1648 PURCHASE 500 1648 PURCHASE 500 1648 PURCHASE 600 1648 PURCHASE 700 1648 PURCHASE 836 1648 PURCHASE 900 1648 PURCHASE 2200 1648 PURCHASE 2455 1648 PURCHASE 4774 1648 SALE 2312 1649 SALE 2000 1649 SALE 1926 1649 SALE 1500 1649 SALE 1200 1649 SALE 1152 1649 SALE 800 1649 SALE 500 1649 SALE 500 1649 SALE 289 1649 SALE 48 1649 PURCHASE 6 1649 PURCHASE 74 1649 PURCHASE 260 1649 PURCHASE 464 1649 PURCHASE 576 1649 PURCHASE 800 1649 PURCHASE 973 1649 PURCHASE 1000 1649 PURCHASE 1194 1649 PURCHASE 1500 1649 PURCHASE 1813 1649 PURCHASE 1986 1649 PURCHASE 2188 1649 PURCHASE 2231 1649 PURCHASE 2434 1649 PURCHASE 3000 1649 PURCHASE 5600 1649 SALE 5738 1650 SALE 3214 1650 SALE 2444 1650 SALE 901 1650 SALE 802 1650 SALE 626 1650 SALE 500 1650 SALE 449 1650 SALE 449 1650 SALE 439 1650 SALE 322 1650 SALE 289 1650 SALE 61 1650 PURCHASE 141 1650 PURCHASE 186 1650 PURCHASE 469 1650 PURCHASE 500 1650 PURCHASE 612 1650 PURCHASE 675 1650 PURCHASE 1000 1650 PURCHASE 1067 1650 PURCHASE 1100 1650 PURCHASE 1445 1650 PURCHASE 1505 1650 PURCHASE 1654 1650 PURCHASE 1654 1650 PURCHASE 2446 1650 SALE 5436 1651 SALE 164 1651 PURCHASE 445 1651 PURCHASE 500 1651 PURCHASE 500 1651 PURCHASE 500 1651 PURCHASE 600 1651 PURCHASE 797 1651 PURCHASE 5576 1651 PURCHASE 8299 1651 SALE 2500 1652 SALE 2462 1652 SALE 2202 1652 SALE 1560 1652 SALE 1389 1652 SALE 852 1652 SALE 753 1652 SALE 465 1652 SALE 388 1652 SALE 297 1652 PURCHASE 397 1652 PURCHASE 600 1652 PURCHASE 1000 1652 PURCHASE 1000 1652 PURCHASE 1159 1652 PURCHASE 2284 1652 PURCHASE 2699 1652 PURCHASE 3400 1652 SALE 3976 1653 SALE 2832 1653 SALE 1977 1653 SALE 1951 1653 SALE 1850 1653 SALE 1753 1653 SALE 1627 1653 SALE 1453 1653 SALE 1300 1653 SALE 1217 1653 SALE 960 1653 SALE 923 1653 SALE 841 1653 SALE 800 1653 SALE 441 1653 SALE 276 1653 SALE 108 1653 PURCHASE 7 1653 PURCHASE 66 1653 PURCHASE 88 1653 PURCHASE 148 1653 PURCHASE 155 1653 PURCHASE 172 1653 PURCHASE 216 1653 PURCHASE 250 1653 PURCHASE 265 1653 PURCHASE 300 1653 PURCHASE 326 1653 PURCHASE 395 1653 PURCHASE 500 1653 PURCHASE 559 1653 PURCHASE 675 1653 PURCHASE 800 1653 PURCHASE 823 1653 PURCHASE 825 1653 PURCHASE 973 1653 PURCHASE 990 1653 PURCHASE 1000 1653 PURCHASE 1000 1653 PURCHASE 1016 1653 PURCHASE 1048 1653 PURCHASE 1173 1653 PURCHASE 1217 1653 PURCHASE 1250 1653 PURCHASE 1250 1653 PURCHASE 1367 1653 PURCHASE 1642 1653 PURCHASE 1966 1653 PURCHASE 3643 1653 PURCHASE 4000 1653 PURCHASE 5900 1653 SALE 1263 1654 PURCHASE 36 1654 PURCHASE 152 1654 PURCHASE 386 1654 PURCHASE 500 1654 PURCHASE 800 1654 PURCHASE 992 1654 PURCHASE 1000 1654 PURCHASE 1118 1654 PURCHASE 1464 1654 SALE 1700 1655 SALE 602 1655 PURCHASE 100 1655 PURCHASE 238 1655 PURCHASE 373 1655 PURCHASE 400 1655 PURCHASE 814 1655 PURCHASE 1000 1655 PURCHASE 1805 1655 SALE 1760 1656 SALE 1758 1656 SALE 447 1656 PURCHASE 1925 1656 SALE 1693 1657 SALE 118 1657 PURCHASE 4 1657 PURCHASE 408 1657 PURCHASE 1488 1657 PURCHASE 1632 1657 PURCHASE 3094 1657 SALE 3281 1658 SALE 2750 1658 SALE 2300 1658 SALE 1734 1658 SALE 1514 1658 SALE 857 1658 SALE 830 1658 SALE 552 1658 SALE 500 1658 SALE 490 1658 SALE 400 1658 SALE 234 1658 SALE 232 1658 SALE 194 1658 SALE 153 1658 SALE 142 1658 SALE 93 1658 PURCHASE 100 1658 PURCHASE 122 1658 PURCHASE 427 1658 PURCHASE 619 1658 PURCHASE 670 1658 PURCHASE 736 1658 PURCHASE 1183 1658 PURCHASE 1200 1658 PURCHASE 1437 1658 PURCHASE 2087 1658 PURCHASE 2673 1658 SALE 5272 1659 SALE 2000 1659 SALE 2000 1659 SALE 1362 1659 SALE 500 1659 SALE 416 1659 SALE 317 1659 PURCHASE 144 1659 PURCHASE 237 1659 PURCHASE 275 1659 PURCHASE 332 1659 PURCHASE 548 1659 PURCHASE 623 1659 PURCHASE 644 1659 PURCHASE 765 1659 PURCHASE 833 1659 PURCHASE 845 1659 PURCHASE 1107 1659 PURCHASE 1342 1659 PURCHASE 1385 1659 PURCHASE 1616 1659 PURCHASE 1790 1659 PURCHASE 1854 1659 PURCHASE 1856 1659 PURCHASE 1910 1659 PURCHASE 12 1659.5 SALE 6024 1660 SALE 5767 1660 SALE 5064 1660 SALE 2681 1660 SALE 2275 1660 SALE 2258 1660 SALE 1917 1660 SALE 1683 1660 SALE 1485 1660 SALE 1400 1660 SALE 1308 1660 SALE 1031 1660 SALE 960 1660 SALE 658 1660 SALE 249 1660 SALE 182 1660 SALE 8 1660 PURCHASE 124 1660 PURCHASE 137 1660 PURCHASE 215 1660 PURCHASE 224 1660 PURCHASE 300 1660 PURCHASE 400 1660 PURCHASE 465 1660 PURCHASE 500 1660 PURCHASE 500 1660 PURCHASE 511 1660 PURCHASE 580 1660 PURCHASE 623 1660 PURCHASE 623 1660 PURCHASE 669 1660 PURCHASE 700 1660 PURCHASE 800 1660 PURCHASE 900 1660 PURCHASE 904 1660 PURCHASE 963 1660 PURCHASE 977 1660 PURCHASE 1000 1660 PURCHASE 1000 1660 PURCHASE 1029 1660 PURCHASE 1282 1660 PURCHASE 1418 1660 PURCHASE 1771 1660 PURCHASE 2099 1660 PURCHASE 2550 1660 PURCHASE 4644 1660 PURCHASE 4890 1660 PURCHASE 6024 1660 SALE 6020 1661 SALE 2599 1661 SALE 2182 1661 SALE 2061 1661 SALE 1000 1661 SALE 1000 1661 SALE 1000 1661 SALE 800 1661 SALE 775 1661 SALE 701 1661 SALE 700 1661 SALE 673 1661 SALE 243 1661 SALE 202 1661 PURCHASE 55 1661 PURCHASE 224 1661 PURCHASE 623 1661 PURCHASE 702 1661 PURCHASE 800 1661 PURCHASE 910 1661 PURCHASE 1000 1661 PURCHASE 1800 1661 PURCHASE 1800 1661 PURCHASE 168 1661.5 SALE 2665 1662 SALE 593 1662 SALE 400 1662 SALE 231 1662 PURCHASE 18 1662 PURCHASE 63 1662 PURCHASE 78 1662 PURCHASE 107 1662 PURCHASE 200 1662 PURCHASE 200 1662 PURCHASE 200 1662 PURCHASE 200 1662 PURCHASE 300 1662 PURCHASE 588 1662 PURCHASE 600 1662 PURCHASE 910 1662 PURCHASE 930 1662 PURCHASE 1000 1662 PURCHASE 1800 1662 PURCHASE 1911 1662 PURCHASE 1935 1662 PURCHASE 2263 1662 PURCHASE 3000 1662 PURCHASE 21 1662.5 SALE 5140 1663 SALE 3207 1663 SALE 2228 1663 SALE 1952 1663 SALE 1866 1663 SALE 1859 1663 SALE 1800 1663 SALE 1730 1663 SALE 1632 1663 SALE 1259 1663 SALE 1200 1663 SALE 1161 1663 SALE 873 1663 SALE 844 1663 SALE 600 1663 SALE 590 1663 SALE 500 1663 SALE 500 1663 SALE 500 1663 SALE 445 1663 SALE 398 1663 PURCHASE 16 1663 PURCHASE 60 1663 PURCHASE 80 1663 PURCHASE 84 1663 PURCHASE 154 1663 PURCHASE 169 1663 PURCHASE 181 1663 PURCHASE 224 1663 PURCHASE 224 1663 PURCHASE 252 1663 PURCHASE 252 1663 PURCHASE 286 1663 PURCHASE 424 1663 PURCHASE 500 1663 PURCHASE 531 1663 PURCHASE 623 1663 PURCHASE 623 1663 PURCHASE 799 1663 PURCHASE 1000 1663 PURCHASE 1029 1663 PURCHASE 1297 1663 PURCHASE 1334 1663 PURCHASE 1371 1663 PURCHASE 1431 1663 PURCHASE 1800 1663 PURCHASE 1905 1663 PURCHASE 1935 1663 PURCHASE 1969 1663 PURCHASE 3550 1663 SALE 3545 1664 SALE 3283 1664 SALE 2798 1664 SALE 2726 1664 SALE 1717 1664 SALE 1700 1664 SALE 1645 1664 SALE 1479 1664 SALE 1110 1664 SALE 1046 1664 SALE 999 1664 SALE 476 1664 PURCHASE 9 1664 PURCHASE 132 1664 PURCHASE 200 1664 PURCHASE 210 1664 PURCHASE 330 1664 PURCHASE 400 1664 PURCHASE 442 1664 PURCHASE 454 1664 PURCHASE 632 1664 PURCHASE 836 1664 PURCHASE 855 1664 PURCHASE 999 1664 PURCHASE 1000 1664 PURCHASE 1059 1664 PURCHASE 1098 1664 PURCHASE 1175 1664 PURCHASE 1639 1664 PURCHASE 1815 1664 PURCHASE 280 1664.5 PURCHASE 323 1664.5 PURCHASE 353 1664.5 SALE 3660 1665 SALE 2353 1665 SALE 1868 1665 SALE 1838 1665 SALE 1600 1665 SALE 1599 1665 SALE 1459 1665 SALE 1331 1665 SALE 1000 1665 SALE 850 1665 SALE 850 1665 SALE 677 1665 SALE 623 1665 SALE 528 1665 SALE 500 1665 SALE 445 1665 SALE 247 1665 PURCHASE 58 1665 PURCHASE 110 1665 PURCHASE 123 1665 PURCHASE 128 1665 PURCHASE 181 1665 PURCHASE 220 1665 PURCHASE 225 1665 PURCHASE 294 1665 PURCHASE 354 1665 PURCHASE 500 1665 PURCHASE 500 1665 PURCHASE 500 1665 PURCHASE 652 1665 PURCHASE 805 1665 PURCHASE 840 1665 PURCHASE 867 1665 PURCHASE 900 1665 PURCHASE 919 1665 PURCHASE 1000 1665 PURCHASE 1087 1665 PURCHASE 1100 1665 PURCHASE 1329 1665 PURCHASE 1522 1665 PURCHASE 1558 1665 PURCHASE 2230 1665 PURCHASE 4137 1665 PURCHASE 5000 1665 PURCHASE 5343 1665 PURCHASE 3 1665.5 PURCHASE 708 1665.5 SALE 5004 1666 SALE 5000 1666 SALE 4600 1666 SALE 2149 1666 SALE 2149 1666 SALE 1794 1666 SALE 1784 1666 SALE 1607 1666 SALE 1500 1666 SALE 1402 1666 SALE 1382 1666 SALE 1200 1666 SALE 1200 1666 SALE 1200 1666 SALE 1196 1666 SALE 1111 1666 SALE 1002 1666 SALE 1002 1666 SALE 1000 1666 SALE 987 1666 SALE 813 1666 SALE 800 1666 SALE 750 1666 SALE 735 1666 SALE 639 1666 SALE 628 1666 SALE 614 1666 SALE 519 1666 SALE 500 1666 SALE 500 1666 SALE 500 1666 SALE 400 1666 SALE 189 1666 SALE 104 1666 SALE 43 1666 SALE 41 1666 PURCHASE 224 1666 PURCHASE 414 1666 PURCHASE 448 1666 PURCHASE 500 1666 PURCHASE 507 1666 PURCHASE 900 1666 PURCHASE 1000 1666 PURCHASE 1340 1666 PURCHASE 1431 1666 PURCHASE 1460 1666 PURCHASE 1476 1666 PURCHASE 1493 1666 PURCHASE 1610 1666 PURCHASE 1682 1666 PURCHASE 1847 1666 PURCHASE 2157 1666 PURCHASE 2164 1666 SALE 5000 1667 SALE 4024 1667 SALE 3015 1667 SALE 989 1667 SALE 750 1667 SALE 600 1667 SALE 500 1667 SALE 500 1667 SALE 400 1667 SALE 400 1667 SALE 234 1667 SALE 59 1667 SALE 59 1667 SALE 8 1667 PURCHASE 72 1667 PURCHASE 102 1667 PURCHASE 127 1667 PURCHASE 200 1667 PURCHASE 225 1667 PURCHASE 262 1667 PURCHASE 344 1667 PURCHASE 345 1667 PURCHASE 400 1667 PURCHASE 576 1667 PURCHASE 586 1667 PURCHASE 771 1667 PURCHASE 775 1667 PURCHASE 901 1667 PURCHASE 1000 1667 PURCHASE 1122 1667 PURCHASE 1295 1667 PURCHASE 1400 1667 PURCHASE 1407 1667 PURCHASE 1631 1667 PURCHASE 1752 1667 PURCHASE 1780 1667 PURCHASE 1793 1667 PURCHASE 2094 1667 PURCHASE 2253 1667 PURCHASE 2649 1667 SALE 5000 1668 SALE 5000 1668 SALE 2519 1668 SALE 1600 1668 SALE 1419 1668 SALE 1173 1668 SALE 1100 1668 SALE 1008 1668 SALE 1000 1668 SALE 921 1668 SALE 800 1668 SALE 756 1668 SALE 750 1668 SALE 600 1668 SALE 500 1668 SALE 400 1668 PURCHASE 155 1668 PURCHASE 445 1668 PURCHASE 600 1668 PURCHASE 714 1668 PURCHASE 785 1668 PURCHASE 800 1668 PURCHASE 803 1668 PURCHASE 1340 1668 PURCHASE 1759 1668 PURCHASE 2500 1668 PURCHASE 782 1668.5 SALE 5991 1669 SALE 1700 1669 SALE 1515 1669 SALE 1078 1669 SALE 972 1669 SALE 700 1669 SALE 500 1669 PURCHASE 57 1669 PURCHASE 365 1669 PURCHASE 368 1669 PURCHASE 569 1669 PURCHASE 854 1669 PURCHASE 972 1669 PURCHASE 1000 1669 PURCHASE 1400 1669 PURCHASE 1918 1669 PURCHASE 3718 1669 SALE 2584 1670 SALE 1916 1670 SALE 1800 1670 SALE 1800 1670 SALE 1564 1670 SALE 1453 1670 SALE 1352 1670 SALE 1075 1670 PURCHASE 140 1670 PURCHASE 500 1670 PURCHASE 500 1670 PURCHASE 564 1670 PURCHASE 651 1670 PURCHASE 800 1670 PURCHASE 1500 1670 PURCHASE 1842 1670 SALE 2086 1671 SALE 1205 1671 SALE 1130 1671 SALE 650 1671 SALE 210 1671 PURCHASE 850 1671 PURCHASE 1800 1671 PURCHASE 1833 1671 PURCHASE 1956 1671 PURCHASE 5984 1671 SALE 2996 1672 SALE 1265 1672 SALE 1074 1672 SALE 671 1672 SALE 585 1672 SALE 500 1672 SALE 500 1672 SALE 471 1672 PURCHASE 600 1672 PURCHASE 835 1672 PURCHASE 1000 1672 PURCHASE 1098 1672 PURCHASE 1260 1672 PURCHASE 1773 1672 PURCHASE 1980 1672 SALE 2144 1673 SALE 1800 1673 SALE 1742 1673 SALE 1500 1673 SALE 258 1673 PURCHASE 646 1673 PURCHASE 1173 1673 PURCHASE 1190 1673 PURCHASE 1549 1673 PURCHASE 1718 1673 PURCHASE 1810 1673 SALE 5620 1674 SALE 4520 1674 SALE 2838 1674 SALE 710 1674 SALE 169 1674 PURCHASE 552 1674 PURCHASE 437 1675 PURCHASE 480 1675 PURCHASE 895 1675 PURCHASE 933 1675 PURCHASE 1000 1675 PURCHASE 1043 1675 PURCHASE 1341 1675 PURCHASE 1379 1675 PURCHASE 1800 1675 PURCHASE 3612 1675 SALE 101096 1676 SALE 2100 1676 SALE 1727 1676 PURCHASE 2207 1676 PURCHASE 2632 1676 PURCHASE 4388 1676 PURCHASE 14500 1676 PURCHASE 17400 1676 PURCHASE 21669 1676 PURCHASE 22161 1676 PURCHASE 29528 1676 SALE 3136 1677 SALE 2000 1677 SALE 790 1677 SALE 92 1677 PURCHASE 5963 1677 SALE 2242 1678 SALE 765 1678 PURCHASE 1205 1678 SALE 717 1679 SALE 226 1679 SALE 287 1681 PURCHASE 103 1682 PURCHASE 800 1682 PURCHASE 961 1682 PURCHASE 1798 1682 SALE 2226 1683 SALE 1275 1683 SALE 999 1683 SALE 999 1683 SALE 300 1683 PURCHASE 96 1683 PURCHASE 312 1683 PURCHASE 718 1683 PURCHASE 959 1683 PURCHASE 2465 1683 PURCHASE 4189 1683 SALE 5558 1684 SALE 3089 1684 SALE 1950 1684 SALE 1800 1684 SALE 800 1684 SALE 406 1684 SALE 380 1684 PURCHASE 6 1684 PURCHASE 800 1684 PURCHASE 864 1684 PURCHASE 1114 1684 PURCHASE 280 1685 PURCHASE 500 1685 PURCHASE 800 1685 PURCHASE 974 1685 PURCHASE 1724 1685 PURCHASE 2100 1685 SALE 5811 1686 SALE 1976 1686 SALE 1428 1686 SALE 1200 1686 SALE 811 1686 SALE 706 1686 SALE 508 1686 SALE 500 1686 SALE 439 1686 PURCHASE 706 1686 SALE 1200 1687 SALE 1000 1687 PURCHASE 621 1688 PURCHASE 816 1688 PURCHASE 938 1688 PURCHASE 1200 1688 SALE 2426 1689 SALE 591 1689 TOTAL PURCHASES 651,200 TOTAL SALES 644,101 (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 10 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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