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UBS AG (EPT)02 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 31 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 8,738,200 0.39% 3,730,445 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,738,200 0.39% 3,730,445 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) SALE 408 1521 pence PURCHASE 1730 1521 PURCHASE 1643 1527 SALE 3165 1528 SALE 400 1528 SALE 100 1528 PURCHASE 2431 1529 SALE 2805 1530 SALE 2000 1530 SALE 1828 1530 SALE 95 1530 PURCHASE 500 1530 PURCHASE 900 1530 SALE 2748 1531 SALE 300 1531 PURCHASE 1402 1531 PURCHASE 4726 1531 SALE 2437 1532 SALE 1000 1532 SALE 97 1532 PURCHASE 252 1532 PURCHASE 700 1532 PURCHASE 800 1532 SALE 3304 1533 PURCHASE 744 1533 PURCHASE 900 1533 PURCHASE 1000 1533 PURCHASE 2233 1533 PURCHASE 2800 1533 SALE 636 1534 PURCHASE 469 1534 PURCHASE 711 1534 SALE 260 1535 PURCHASE 600 1535 PURCHASE 1306 1535 PURCHASE 1482 1535 PURCHASE 1500 1535 PURCHASE 3300 1535 SALE 1928 1536 PURCHASE 609 1536 PURCHASE 1000 1536 PURCHASE 2200 1536 PURCHASE 2992 1536 SALE 2800 1537 SALE 1594 1537 SALE 1301 1537 SALE 1152 1537 SALE 800 1537 SALE 712 1537 SALE 700 1537 SALE 683 1537 SALE 656 1537 SALE 629 1537 SALE 400 1537 SALE 246 1537 PURCHASE 100 1537 PURCHASE 182 1537 PURCHASE 900 1537 PURCHASE 900 1537 PURCHASE 1214 1537 PURCHASE 2575 1537 PURCHASE 2800 1537 PURCHASE 4000 1537 SALE 5727 1538 SALE 2800 1538 SALE 1271 1538 SALE 1000 1538 SALE 1000 1538 SALE 803 1538 SALE 771 1538 SALE 769 1538 SALE 750 1538 SALE 750 1538 SALE 668 1538 SALE 664 1538 SALE 656 1538 SALE 646 1538 SALE 501 1538 SALE 440 1538 SALE 348 1538 SALE 340 1538 SALE 300 1538 SALE 214 1538 SALE 200 1538 SALE 132 1538 SALE 35 1538 PURCHASE 1407 1538 SALE 4521 1539 SALE 3414 1539 SALE 1166 1539 SALE 795 1539 SALE 659 1539 SALE 656 1539 SALE 656 1539 SALE 618 1539 SALE 511 1539 SALE 200 1539 SALE 100 1539 SALE 100 1539 SALE 4171 1540 SALE 2297 1540 SALE 2000 1540 SALE 1215 1540 SALE 1000 1540 SALE 656 1540 SALE 300 1540 SALE 300 1540 SALE 114 1540 PURCHASE 77 1540 PURCHASE 100 1540 PURCHASE 500 1540 PURCHASE 500 1540 PURCHASE 500 1540 PURCHASE 700 1540 PURCHASE 1000 1540 PURCHASE 1336 1540 PURCHASE 2000 1540 PURCHASE 2133 1540 PURCHASE 4242 1540 PURCHASE 5000 1540 SALE 2000 1541 SALE 1598 1541 SALE 1210 1541 SALE 1000 1541 SALE 297 1541 SALE 272 1541 SALE 250 1541 SALE 180 1541 SALE 100 1541 PURCHASE 500 1541 PURCHASE 900 1541 PURCHASE 1000 1541 PURCHASE 3931 1541 PURCHASE 4173 1541 PURCHASE 6000 1541 SALE 1928 1542 SALE 1654 1542 PURCHASE 500 1542 PURCHASE 900 1542 PURCHASE 1559 1542 PURCHASE 1934 1542 PURCHASE 2017 1542 PURCHASE 2144 1542 SALE 1000 1543 SALE 975 1543 SALE 179 1543 PURCHASE 200 1543 PURCHASE 1000 1543 PURCHASE 1000 1543 PURCHASE 2800 1543 PURCHASE 203 1544 PURCHASE 1541 1544 SALE 3254 1545 SALE 1698 1545 SALE 656 1545 SALE 432 1545 SALE 250 1545 PURCHASE 900 1545 PURCHASE 1000 1545 PURCHASE 1775 1545 SALE 2156 1546 SALE 1095 1546 SALE 885 1546 SALE 682 1546 SALE 656 1546 SALE 656 1546 SALE 400 1546 SALE 353 1546 SALE 250 1546 SALE 224 1546 SALE 100 1546 PURCHASE 842 1546 PURCHASE 1000 1546 PURCHASE 1109 1546 SALE 1109 1547 SALE 656 1547 SALE 235 1547 SALE 200 1547 PURCHASE 58 1547 PURCHASE 394 1547 PURCHASE 2075 1547 SALE 1751 1548 SALE 1704 1548 SALE 1201 1548 SALE 656 1548 SALE 236 1548 SALE 161 1548 SALE 150 1548 SALE 74 1548 SALE 29 1548 PURCHASE 177 1548 PURCHASE 919 1548 PURCHASE 1000 1548 PURCHASE 1000 1548 PURCHASE 2417 1548 PURCHASE 2800 1548 SALE 1554 1549 PURCHASE 422 1550 PURCHASE 440 1550 PURCHASE 922 1550 PURCHASE 1067 1550 PURCHASE 4008 1550 PURCHASE 4231 1550 TOTAL PURCHASES 131,954 TOTAL SALES 117,524 (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 02 JANUARY 2007Contact 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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