4th Jan 2008 11:42
UBS AG (EPT)04 January 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 03 JANUARY 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 9,139,614 0.41% 3,850,675 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,139,614 0.41% 3,850,675 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 805 1531 pence PURCHASE 1519 1531 SALE 1828 1532 SALE 1388 1533 SALE 600 1533 PURCHASE 800 1533 PURCHASE 417 1534 SALE 1734 1535 SALE 1700 1535 SALE 1676 1535 SALE 278 1535 SALE 238 1535 SALE 227 1535 PURCHASE 623 1535 PURCHASE 1097 1535 PURCHASE 39 1536 PURCHASE 236 1536 PURCHASE 449 1536 PURCHASE 828 1536 PURCHASE 965 1536 PURCHASE 1461 1536 PURCHASE 1461 1536 PURCHASE 2000 1536 PURCHASE 5205 1536 SALE 1638 1537 SALE 39 1537 PURCHASE 12 1537 PURCHASE 51 1537 PURCHASE 59 1537 PURCHASE 62 1537 PURCHASE 78 1537 PURCHASE 556 1537 PURCHASE 858 1537 PURCHASE 934 1537 PURCHASE 2040 1537 SALE 885 1538 SALE 800 1538 PURCHASE 80 1538 PURCHASE 442 1538 PURCHASE 800 1538 PURCHASE 935 1538 PURCHASE 961 1538 PURCHASE 1011 1538 PURCHASE 1019 1538 PURCHASE 1103 1538 PURCHASE 1254 1538 PURCHASE 1365 1538 PURCHASE 2166 1538 SALE 4000 1539 SALE 1200 1539 SALE 1000 1539 SALE 1000 1539 SALE 915 1539 SALE 900 1539 SALE 793 1539 SALE 600 1539 SALE 300 1539 SALE 300 1539 SALE 300 1539 SALE 291 1539 SALE 240 1539 SALE 40 1539 SALE 15 1539 PURCHASE 34 1539 PURCHASE 39 1539 PURCHASE 101 1539 PURCHASE 121 1539 PURCHASE 183 1539 PURCHASE 256 1539 PURCHASE 384 1539 PURCHASE 800 1539 PURCHASE 1057 1539 PURCHASE 1090 1539 PURCHASE 1355 1539 PURCHASE 2388 1539 SALE 10000 1540 SALE 3581 1540 SALE 3181 1540 SALE 2145 1540 SALE 2000 1540 SALE 2000 1540 SALE 1800 1540 SALE 1800 1540 SALE 1393 1540 SALE 1358 1540 SALE 1200 1540 SALE 1026 1540 SALE 500 1540 SALE 500 1540 SALE 500 1540 SALE 309 1540 SALE 276 1540 SALE 255 1540 SALE 163 1540 PURCHASE 38 1540 PURCHASE 173 1540 PURCHASE 173 1540 PURCHASE 221 1540 PURCHASE 388 1540 PURCHASE 565 1540 PURCHASE 800 1540 PURCHASE 1032 1540 PURCHASE 1138 1540 PURCHASE 1365 1540 PURCHASE 5000 1540 SALE 2800 1541 SALE 1585 1541 SALE 1349 1541 SALE 1172 1541 SALE 1128 1541 SALE 872 1541 SALE 700 1541 SALE 498 1541 SALE 456 1541 SALE 6 1541 PURCHASE 14 1541 PURCHASE 345 1541 PURCHASE 634 1541 PURCHASE 639 1541 PURCHASE 1000 1541 PURCHASE 1000 1541 PURCHASE 1744 1541 PURCHASE 1798 1541 PURCHASE 1847 1541 PURCHASE 2500 1541 PURCHASE 2800 1541 PURCHASE 4000 1541 SALE 2806 1542 SALE 2400 1542 SALE 2372 1542 SALE 1000 1542 SALE 1000 1542 SALE 1000 1542 SALE 1000 1542 SALE 854 1542 SALE 800 1542 SALE 700 1542 SALE 654 1542 SALE 600 1542 SALE 482 1542 SALE 446 1542 SALE 346 1542 SALE 344 1542 SALE 279 1542 SALE 117 1542 SALE 6 1542 PURCHASE 12 1542 PURCHASE 45 1542 PURCHASE 46 1542 PURCHASE 73 1542 PURCHASE 155 1542 PURCHASE 248 1542 PURCHASE 362 1542 PURCHASE 395 1542 PURCHASE 566 1542 PURCHASE 636 1542 PURCHASE 675 1542 PURCHASE 975 1542 PURCHASE 1000 1542 PURCHASE 1100 1542 PURCHASE 1329 1542 PURCHASE 1630 1542 PURCHASE 2715 1542 SALE 2800 1543 SALE 2266 1543 SALE 1597 1543 SALE 1200 1543 SALE 1000 1543 SALE 1000 1543 SALE 775 1543 SALE 695 1543 SALE 685 1543 SALE 500 1543 SALE 450 1543 SALE 418 1543 SALE 393 1543 SALE 242 1543 SALE 172 1543 SALE 165 1543 PURCHASE 240 1543 PURCHASE 400 1543 PURCHASE 500 1543 PURCHASE 577 1543 PURCHASE 1099 1543 PURCHASE 2510 1543 PURCHASE 3240 1543 PURCHASE 3240 1543 SALE 5000 1544 SALE 4000 1544 SALE 1971 1544 SALE 1871 1544 SALE 1800 1544 SALE 1800 1544 SALE 1193 1544 SALE 1153 1544 SALE 1100 1544 SALE 734 1544 SALE 730 1544 SALE 579 1544 SALE 565 1544 SALE 500 1544 SALE 500 1544 SALE 500 1544 SALE 491 1544 SALE 400 1544 SALE 400 1544 SALE 292 1544 SALE 287 1544 PURCHASE 26 1544 PURCHASE 47 1544 PURCHASE 200 1544 PURCHASE 233 1544 PURCHASE 400 1544 PURCHASE 403 1544 PURCHASE 500 1544 PURCHASE 500 1544 PURCHASE 500 1544 PURCHASE 500 1544 PURCHASE 530 1544 PURCHASE 647 1544 PURCHASE 685 1544 PURCHASE 695 1544 PURCHASE 700 1544 PURCHASE 730 1544 PURCHASE 730 1544 PURCHASE 924 1544 PURCHASE 1000 1544 PURCHASE 1045 1544 PURCHASE 1100 1544 PURCHASE 1153 1544 PURCHASE 1170 1544 PURCHASE 1342 1544 PURCHASE 1609 1544 PURCHASE 1800 1544 PURCHASE 1971 1544 PURCHASE 2170 1544 PURCHASE 2440 1544 PURCHASE 3238 1544 PURCHASE 3270 1544 PURCHASE 3300 1544 PURCHASE 4000 1544 PURCHASE 4000 1544 PURCHASE 5000 1544 SALE 4000 1545 SALE 3670 1545 SALE 3500 1545 SALE 1356 1545 SALE 1228 1545 SALE 1000 1545 SALE 1000 1545 SALE 1000 1545 SALE 1000 1545 SALE 600 1545 SALE 500 1545 SALE 230 1545 SALE 228 1545 SALE 168 1545 SALE 135 1545 PURCHASE 1 1545 PURCHASE 86 1545 PURCHASE 330 1545 PURCHASE 600 1545 PURCHASE 680 1545 PURCHASE 1000 1545 PURCHASE 1600 1545 PURCHASE 1600 1545 PURCHASE 2099 1545 PURCHASE 2369 1545 PURCHASE 3670 1545 PURCHASE 4000 1545 SALE 75000 1545.2 SALE 1100 1546 SALE 1075 1546 SALE 811 1546 SALE 700 1546 SALE 100 1546 SALE 43 1546 PURCHASE 43 1546 PURCHASE 257 1546 PURCHASE 500 1546 PURCHASE 524 1546 PURCHASE 700 1546 PURCHASE 838 1546 PURCHASE 838 1546 PURCHASE 1000 1546 PURCHASE 1524 1546 PURCHASE 1850 1546 PURCHASE 2000 1546 PURCHASE 2324 1546 PURCHASE 3150 1546 PURCHASE 3476 1546 PURCHASE 4000 1546 PURCHASE 5654 1546 SALE 3500 1547 SALE 1815 1547 SALE 500 1547 SALE 85 1547 PURCHASE 24 1547 PURCHASE 39 1547 PURCHASE 46 1547 PURCHASE 341 1547 PURCHASE 355 1547 PURCHASE 476 1547 PURCHASE 500 1547 PURCHASE 700 1547 PURCHASE 777 1547 PURCHASE 855 1547 PURCHASE 858 1547 PURCHASE 900 1547 PURCHASE 1000 1547 PURCHASE 1000 1547 PURCHASE 1000 1547 PURCHASE 2300 1547 PURCHASE 3500 1547 PURCHASE 4000 1547 PURCHASE 4000 1547 PURCHASE 5237 1547 SALE 2848 1548 SALE 2600 1548 SALE 1200 1548 SALE 1166 1548 SALE 1000 1548 SALE 890 1548 SALE 300 1548 SALE 300 1548 SALE 190 1548 PURCHASE 300 1548 PURCHASE 492 1548 PURCHASE 929 1548 PURCHASE 933 1548 PURCHASE 950 1548 PURCHASE 1000 1548 PURCHASE 1000 1548 PURCHASE 1000 1548 PURCHASE 1000 1548 PURCHASE 1000 1548 PURCHASE 1000 1548 PURCHASE 1000 1548 PURCHASE 1173 1548 PURCHASE 1394 1548 PURCHASE 1508 1548 PURCHASE 3492 1548 SALE 2770 1549 SALE 1645 1549 SALE 1325 1549 SALE 1200 1549 SALE 1200 1549 SALE 1000 1549 SALE 1000 1549 SALE 1000 1549 SALE 840 1549 SALE 541 1549 SALE 500 1549 SALE 233 1549 SALE 170 1549 SALE 83 1549 SALE 62 1549 SALE 17 1549 PURCHASE 141 1549 PURCHASE 1000 1549 PURCHASE 1002 1549 PURCHASE 1049 1549 PURCHASE 2800 1549 PURCHASE 4000 1549 PURCHASE 8810 1549 SALE 5000 1550 SALE 4102 1550 SALE 2702 1550 SALE 2557 1550 SALE 1800 1550 SALE 1631 1550 SALE 1200 1550 SALE 972 1550 SALE 962 1550 SALE 700 1550 SALE 686 1550 SALE 330 1550 SALE 265 1550 SALE 194 1550 SALE 137 1550 PURCHASE 119 1550 PURCHASE 172 1550 PURCHASE 436 1550 PURCHASE 720 1550 PURCHASE 781 1550 PURCHASE 929 1550 PURCHASE 972 1550 PURCHASE 1000 1550 PURCHASE 1000 1550 PURCHASE 1050 1550 PURCHASE 1187 1550 PURCHASE 1322 1550 PURCHASE 1335 1550 PURCHASE 1446 1550 PURCHASE 3219 1550 PURCHASE 4881 1550 PURCHASE 5000 1550 SALE 3636 1551 SALE 1080 1551 SALE 759 1551 SALE 600 1551 SALE 595 1551 SALE 500 1551 SALE 210 1551 SALE 200 1551 SALE 180 1551 PURCHASE 16 1551 PURCHASE 98 1551 PURCHASE 417 1551 PURCHASE 473 1551 PURCHASE 498 1551 PURCHASE 581 1551 PURCHASE 1000 1551 PURCHASE 1000 1551 PURCHASE 1000 1551 PURCHASE 1062 1551 PURCHASE 1200 1551 PURCHASE 1200 1551 PURCHASE 1501 1551 PURCHASE 1542 1551 PURCHASE 1578 1551 PURCHASE 1607 1551 PURCHASE 1981 1551 PURCHASE 2019 1551 PURCHASE 2553 1551 PURCHASE 2800 1551 PURCHASE 3377 1551 SALE 1348 1552 SALE 1111 1552 SALE 998 1552 SALE 500 1552 SALE 319 1552 PURCHASE 44 1552 PURCHASE 174 1552 PURCHASE 183 1552 PURCHASE 407 1552 PURCHASE 768 1552 PURCHASE 882 1552 PURCHASE 1135 1552 PURCHASE 1623 1552 PURCHASE 4817 1552 SALE 1300 1553 SALE 1187 1553 SALE 562 1553 SALE 332 1553 SALE 200 1553 PURCHASE 172 1553 PURCHASE 510 1553 PURCHASE 566 1553 PURCHASE 1049 1553 PURCHASE 4165 1553 SALE 756 1554 SALE 595 1554 PURCHASE 3000 1554 PURCHASE 11 1555 PURCHASE 273 1555 PURCHASE 400 1555 PURCHASE 483 1555 PURCHASE 700 1555 PURCHASE 1430 1555 PURCHASE 1439 1555 PURCHASE 1499 1555 PURCHASE 1700 1555 PURCHASE 5000 1555 PURCHASE 211 1556 PURCHASE 700 1556 SALE 1200 1557 SALE 500 1557 SALE 1636 1558 SALE 1198 1558 SALE 1010 1558 SALE 978 1558 SALE 814 1558 SALE 810 1558 SALE 275 1558 SALE 281 1559 SALE 270 1559 SALE 176 1559 SALE 99 1559 SALE 53 1559 PURCHASE 947 1559 SALE 627 1560 PURCHASE 1000 1560 PURCHASE 2533 1560 PURCHASE 27 1562 PURCHASE 982 1562 SALE 1282 1566 SALE 303 1566 SALE 125 1566 SALE 125 1566 SALE 62 1566 PURCHASE 596 1566 PURCHASE 288 1567 SALE 1513 1570 SALE 1463 1570 SALE 720 1570 SALE 453 1570 SALE 453 1570 SALE 6 1570 SALE 3116 1571 SALE 2000 1571 SALE 1927 1571 SALE 1886 1571 SALE 1623 1571 SALE 1100 1571 SALE 548 1571 SALE 536 1571 SALE 500 1571 SALE 491 1571 SALE 488 1571 SALE 467 1571 SALE 400 1571 SALE 380 1571 SALE 38 1571 PURCHASE 47 1571 PURCHASE 100 1571 PURCHASE 118 1571 PURCHASE 154 1571 PURCHASE 500 1571 PURCHASE 850 1571 PURCHASE 890 1571 PURCHASE 1000 1571 PURCHASE 1000 1571 PURCHASE 2419 1571 PURCHASE 3345 1571 SALE 2065 1572 SALE 733 1572 SALE 97 1572 SALE 3397 1573 SALE 2101 1573 SALE 2101 1573 SALE 2101 1573 SALE 2050 1573 SALE 1772 1573 SALE 1457 1573 SALE 937 1573 SALE 901 1573 SALE 901 1573 SALE 737 1573 SALE 601 1573 SALE 558 1573 SALE 500 1573 SALE 298 1573 SALE 265 1573 SALE 255 1573 SALE 212 1573 SALE 154 1573 SALE 151 1573 SALE 143 1573 SALE 140 1573 PURCHASE 396 1573 PURCHASE 700 1573 PURCHASE 964 1573 PURCHASE 1377 1573 PURCHASE 3062 1573 SALE 480 1576 PURCHASE 1353 1577 SALE 1562 1579 SALE 1500 1579 SALE 500 1580 SALE 500 1580 PURCHASE 253 1580 PURCHASE 300 1580 PURCHASE 2395 1580 SALE 964 1581 SALE 764 1581 PURCHASE 233 1581 PURCHASE 1100 1581 SALE 3309 1582 SALE 2500 1582 SALE 2051 1582 SALE 1000 1582 SALE 1000 1582 PURCHASE 192 1582 PURCHASE 1500 1582 SALE 820 1583 PURCHASE 346 1583 PURCHASE 479 1583 PURCHASE 479 1583 PURCHASE 2261 1583 SALE 1560 1584 SALE 520 1584 PURCHASE 213 1584 PURCHASE 230 1584 PURCHASE 276 1584 PURCHASE 300 1584 PURCHASE 300 1584 PURCHASE 300 1584 PURCHASE 300 1584 PURCHASE 422 1584 PURCHASE 520 1584 PURCHASE 932 1584 PURCHASE 5891 1584 SALE 4073 1586 SALE 2300 1586 SALE 140 1586 PURCHASE 20 1586 PURCHASE 166 1586 PURCHASE 242 1586 SALE 3556 1587 SALE 2745 1587 SALE 574 1587 PURCHASE 200 1587 PURCHASE 300 1587 PURCHASE 1406 1587 PURCHASE 1665 1587 PURCHASE 2335 1587 SALE 3923 1588 SALE 1869 1588 SALE 1449 1588 SALE 1100 1588 SALE 1000 1588 SALE 727 1588 SALE 511 1588 SALE 500 1588 SALE 500 1588 SALE 436 1588 SALE 348 1588 SALE 321 1588 SALE 140 1588 SALE 100 1588 PURCHASE 10 1588 PURCHASE 144 1588 PURCHASE 300 1588 PURCHASE 300 1588 PURCHASE 500 1588 PURCHASE 626 1588 PURCHASE 700 1588 PURCHASE 760 1588 PURCHASE 835 1588 PURCHASE 959 1588 PURCHASE 999 1588 PURCHASE 1000 1588 PURCHASE 1000 1588 PURCHASE 1019 1588 PURCHASE 1174 1588 SALE 266 1589 SALE 108 1589 SALE 102 1589 PURCHASE 210 1589 PURCHASE 300 1589 PURCHASE 643 1589 PURCHASE 781 1589 PURCHASE 880 1589 PURCHASE 1000 1589 PURCHASE 1324 1589 PURCHASE 1324 1589 PURCHASE 1520 1589 PURCHASE 2000 1589 SALE 3000 1590 SALE 500 1590 SALE 500 1590 PURCHASE 2500 1590 SALE 3182 1591 SALE 2664 1591 SALE 2150 1591 SALE 1471 1591 SALE 240 1591 SALE 509 1592 SALE 6277 1593 SALE 1825 1593 PURCHASE 72 1593 PURCHASE 996 1593 PURCHASE 1073 1593 PURCHASE 6277 1593 SALE 4324 1594 SALE 99 1594 PURCHASE 1362 1594 SALE 2420 1596 SALE 1211 1596 SALE 204 1596 PURCHASE 1071 1597 PURCHASE 6261 1597 PURCHASE 9847 1597 PURCHASE 100 1598 PURCHASE 1000 1598 PURCHASE 1000 1598 TOTAL PURCHASES 443,117 TOTAL SALES 428,491 (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 04 JANUARY 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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